2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage

Recalls

1 recall names the 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Newest first.

• Seats › Front assembly › Seat heater/cooler

  Nov 25, 2014NHTSA 14V7530007,256 vehicles

  Aston Martin Lagonda of North America (Aston Martin) is recalling certain model year 2006-2014 DB9, V12 Vantage, V8 Vantage, DBS, and Virage vehicles manufactured July 3, 2006, to November 5, 2014. In the affected vehicles, the electronic control module for the driver and front passenger seat heaters may fail, preventing the seat heaters from being able to…

  Risk and remedy

  Risk

  If the electronic control module fails, the seat heater could get hot enough that areas of the seat may overheat and smolder, increasing the risk of injury to the seat occupant.

  Remedy

  Aston Martin will notify owners, and dealers will install an additional module to the circuit that can interrupt the power to the seat heaters in case the electronic control module for the seat heaters fails, free of charge. The recall began in January 2015. Owners may contact Aston Martin Customer Service by calling 1-888-923-9988. Aston Martin's number for this recall is RA-01-0019.

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Owner complaints

Latest complaints

• Jun 25, 2019FL80,000 mi
  Exterior lighting
  The control circuit board failed inside the left headlight. the left front turn signal therefore does not work, and the board IS not available by itself. a year later (6/2019) the left rear tail light developed condensation and the brake light and turn signal failed. these are very common…

  The control circuit board failed inside the left headlight. the left front turn signal therefore does not work, and the board IS not available by itself. a year later (6/2019) the left rear tail light developed condensation and the brake light and turn signal failed. these are very common problems for this car and not repairable. officially a new headlight and new tail light would be needed. this would be approximately $2500+ for just one taillight and one headlight plus likely 5+HRS labor. it IS very likely the right side lights will fail some day. turn signals should be repairable. the car IS overall in excellent condition, but I am not sure a car like this should need $6000 in turnsignal repairs in its lifetime.

• Jun 25, 2019SC15,043 mi
  Exterior lighting

  Factory headlights suffer from severe condensation. This causes poor road illumination and excessive diffraction of light. It also caused components to fail including the turning indicator leds that are built into the headlight housing. The tail lights suffered the same condition. Causing indicators and brake lights to fail.

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 10226734Phased Launch of Bosch MTS 6531 VCI Unit
• 10195136Compliance with E10 Fuel
• 10184291Set up Guide for Data Loggers
• 10183740We have introduced a new special tool 43-28335 Docking Station Bezel Release Tool.
• 10183737The reason for this policy letter is to give you information that was not available before, when body repair policy BPL-01-0021 "Change of Paint Supplier" was published.
• 10171855Crankshaft Sensor - High RPM Test
• 10165858Welcome to Technical Hub V2
• 10165856Customer Handover Checklist
• 10161683Recommended Engine Oils for V8 and V12 Naturally Aspirated Engines
• 10158158Welcome to Technical Hub
• 10158157The Introduction of Tech Hub and Spotlight
• 10154955Parts return requests PRRs
• 10154954Technical Assessments launched on the training academy
• 10154214Instructions for the ATEQ TPMS / RKE Tool
• 10146088Aftermarket dash camera questionnaire
• 10146087To inform about the changes we are making to Technical Training along with the introduction of the 3 tier Technician grading system
• 10146082Deployable Spoiler wear inspection - annual check required.
• 10145035Introduction of a remanufactured long-block V8 engine
• 10145034EPDR Submission process update to existing SPL-30-0458
• 10142192Correct Diagnosis and Replacement of Restraint Control Modules
• 101295432018 Technical Training Update.
• 10129542New electrical content and HTML5 upgrade for Cortona 3D content on the dealer communication system (DCS).
• 10129541Client Services Department Team Update.
• 10129540Reminder to do OBD In-use Monitoring with AMDS.
• 10125912Some markets do not need a front licence plate plinth to be installed to a vehicle. This gives instruction on how to install a front licence plate plinth if a vehicle moves to a region where this becomes a legal requirement.
• 10118574Introduction of a Remanufactured Long Block V8 Engine. Amended to show increased labour Times. changes to details of one of special tools.
• 10108955A new type of throttle pedal needs an additional support bracket. The support bracket is installed in Production on vehicles after the VINs given. Before you install a new-type throttle pedal on a vehicle before the VINs given, you must bond a support bracket to the body extrusion. If you install a new-type throttle pedal on an earlier vehicle, you must do the Workshop Procedure that follows also to install a support bracket. Amended to show new kit of parts needed.
• 10108947Introduction of Remanufactured Long Block V8 Engine.
• 10108942Process if a Customer complains about six-speed manual transmission shift quality when cold.
• 10037234Aston martin service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. There are front arm suspension bolts that are out of specifications and could crack affecting steering and stability.

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