- Audi is recalling 1,042 e-tron GTs over a battery issue that could potentially cause a fire.
- Owners are being advised to only charge their vehicle to 80%.
- The faulty battery modules will be replaced free of charge.
Audi is recalling the e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT over high-voltage batteries that may short circuit. Two separate recalls are involved and impact a total of 1,042 vehicles.
The first recall involves 1,013 vehicles from the 2022-2024 model years. It’s rather serious as the government noted their “high-voltage batteries may experience short circuits … which can lead to thermal events and, in some cases, fires.”
According to the safety recall report, Porsche told their colleagues at Audi there was a defect in certain Taycan battery modules. Because the two vehicles are “substantially similar” and use the same battery modules, Audi started an investigation with Porsche and supplier LG Energy Solution Wrocław.
This investigation identified impacted vehicles as well as the need for two separate recalls. As the report explained, “As there are different batches of potentially affected Audi e-tron GT vehicles which require different remedies, Audi decided to conduct two different recalls.”
This makes things a little complicated, but the first recall doesn’t have a fix at this point. As a result, owners are being advised to only charge their battery to 80% for the time being.
Once a fix is available, dealers will collect and analyze battery data. This will apparently enable them to determine whether or not the battery modules need to be replaced. These replacement modules will be built with “improved cell production quality.”
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The second recall impacts 29 vehicles from the 2022 and 2023 model years. It’s essentially the same recall as mentioned above, but Audi has “sufficient vehicle battery data” to know exactly which cars are impacted. As a result, 100% of the vehicles in this recall have the defect while an estimated 1% of the 1,013 vehicles in the other recall are believed to have the problem.
Audi will replace the battery modules free of charge and, in the meantime, owners are being told to limit charges to 80%. This will likely prove to be an inconvenient headache, but Audi isn’t aware of any injuries, crashes, fires or warranty claims related to either recall.
