Audi is now recalling not only electric cars because of the risk of fire. The brand's plug-in hybrids also need to be taken to the workshop. Thousands of cars may be affected.
Audi is recalling plug-in hybrids and the e-tron GT electric car because the cars could catch fire. Plug-in hybrid owners are advised not to charge their cars.
Audi has announced a recall of several of its plug-in hybrid models due to a risk that the high-voltage battery could overheat and, in the worst case, catch fire during charging.
The defect has affected the battery modules in the cars. The affected models are; Audi A6, A7 and Q5 TFSI produced between January 2021 and August 2023.
Globally, 6,133 vehicles are affected by the recall. Audi is working on a software update that will monitor the condition of the battery. In some cases, it may be necessary to replace individual battery modules.
– An optimized software to monitor and provide information about the battery is under development. Individual battery modules may also need to be replaced on certain vehicles, says Irene Bernald, Head of Information at Audi in Sweden, to Vi Bilägare .
Until the software update is ready, plug-in hybrid owners are advised not to charge their cars.
In addition to the plug-in hybrids, the electric car e-tron GT and its sister car Porsche Taycan are also being recalled. Here too, there is a risk of fire due to defects in the battery modules.
For the e-tron GT and Taycan, the batteries must be checked at a workshop and, if necessary, individual modules must be replaced.
– Affected vehicles should not be charged above 80 percent for the time being, says Irene Bernald in this regard.
Globally, 7,697 units of the e-tron GT and 7,458 units of the Taycan are covered by this recall.
Audi expects to have implemented the necessary measures during the first quarter of 2025. However, the German brand is not always so far ahead with this kind of thing.
For example, the Audi e-tron owner was told that Audi had not had time to look at his otherwise recalled car for a full 9 months. Read more about it here .
