Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Audi S4 has 42 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
42
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | CAR SLAMMED INTO DIFFERENT GEAR, WASN'T ABLE TO SHIFT INTO 2ND AND THREW GEARBOX MALFUNCTION AND TPM... |
| Mar 12, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | ONCE CAR IS PUT INTO REVERSE IT LAUNCHES BACK ? ALSO IN FIRST ONE PUT IN COST IT WANTS TO MOVE PRAC... |
| Oct 23, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY CAR FLASHED GEARBOX MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE I-264 IN LOUISVILLE KY. CAR SEAMED... |
| Aug 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MECHATRONIC ISSUES. |
| Jul 15, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE WHOLE CAR JERKED WHEN GOING TO 2ND GEAR AND THEN THETPMS, NO REVERSE, AND GEAR MALFUNCTION LIGHT... |
| May 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY GOING UP TO SPEED, AT ABOUT 50 MPH I GOT A "GEARBOX... |
| May 29, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE MECHATRONICS UNIT ON MY CAR IS FAILING AND JUST MANY MANY OTHER VEHICLES ... |
| Feb 4, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FAILURE. LURCHING FROM A STOP AND LURCHING DURING SHIFT CHANGES. |
| Dec 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | GEARBOX FAILURE SEEMS TO BE COMMON ISSUE ON THE 2010 MODEL. SEEMS A REPLACEMENT MECHATRONICS UNIT OR... |
| Aug 30, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH BRAKE ENGAGED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ENGAGED INTO GEAR A... |
| Aug 9, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | GEARBOX MALFUNCTION AND TPMS MALFUNCTION WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD WITHIN THE CITY ABOUT 45MPH I FE... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | GEARBOX MALFUNCTION |
| Oct 20, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | AUDI 7SP DL501 'S-TRONIC' TRANSMISSION FOR: 2010-2015 AUDI S4 AND S5, 2013-2015 AUDI RS5, S6 AND S7.... |
| Sep 3, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BECAME NON-OPERATIONAL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS DUE TO MULTIPLE... |
| May 7, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | MY S4 THREW THE "GEARBOX MALFUNCTION, REVERSE DISABLED" AS WELL AS A TPMS ERROR CODE WHILE IN TRAFFI... |
| Apr 7, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | WHEN DRIVING IN REGULAR DRIVE BOX INDICATOR COMES ON. SAYING GEARBOX MALFUNCTION LIMITED FUNCTION. ... |
| Mar 8, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | ONE WEEK AFTER PURCHASING CAR, CAR EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILURE (BANG/JERK WHEN... |
| Jan 4, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TPMS & GEARBOX MALFUNCTION CAR WILL NOT DRIVE IN REVERSE AND JERK IN FORWARD GEARS WHILE ALSO INCR... |
| Nov 30, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | MY S4 LUNGES AT STOPS, OR IT FEELS LIKE I'VE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. TAKEOFF FROM A STOP IS BOUNCY, BO... |
| Sep 3, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | POSSIBLE DSG TRANSMISSION FAILURE GEARBOX MALFUNCTION ERROR MESSAGE ON DASH. |