P2711: owner reports and bulletins

Powertrain (generic, all makes). We haven't written the explanation for this code yet. Below is what owners and manufacturers have filed with NHTSA.

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What owners report to NHTSA

8 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P2711, 8 of them since 2015, across 3 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: power train.

Most-reported models

VehicleComplaintsModel years reported
VOLKSWAGEN CC42010
VOLKSWAGEN EOS32009, 2010, 2012

Manufacturer service bulletins that name P2711

1 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P2711, from 1 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:

  • AUDI A3 (2009, 2010), bulletin 10210630: Customer states that the gear display is illuminated in cluster. Vehicle may exhibit a shudder condition on first acceleration from a stop. The following fault entry is logged in the transmission control module (TCM), J2…

Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.