Engine Shut Off Without Warning problems of the 2013 Audi S8

One problem related to engine shut off without warning has been reported for the 2013 Audi S8. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Engine Shut Off Without Warning problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2021

While driving on the main highway, my car engine shut off. I had dysfunctional brake and steering failure. Brake was hardly working and I had to use all my strength to control steering. Basically, while driving at 50mph, car engine shut off without warning and I lost steering and braking. I was able to pull off the road into a vacant parking lot and car came to a stop. Fortunately, no cars were around at the time. Otherwise, I along with my family would have been involved in a potentially fatal accident. My car had been serviced by Audi since purchase. It was just serviced within the past month. Car was towed to an Audi dealer--the turbo charger had failed. Based on the dealer description, failer of turbo caused the catastrophic failure of both the steering and the brakes. There should be a backup safety mechanism in case of turbo failure with Audi 4l engine--apparently, this does not seem to exist. I contacted Audi and they had no explanation. It was just by god's grace that horrible accident did not occur. I hope you can provide some insight into this. Based on some blogs, this is apparently common with 4l turbo engines with Audi.


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