NHTSA Complaint #11475656 — 2022 AUDI E-TRON GT

After exiting the highway and slowing for traffic the car lost power and displayed a message along the lines of "Drive system malfunction. Continued driving not possible." I was able to limp the car out of traffic to a parking lot nearby, but the car had almost no power. You could push the accelerator all the way to the floor and the car would barely move. Once in the parking lot I turned the car off for a few minutes and then back on. The problem appeared to resolve but once exiting the parking lot immediately came back. Once again I limped to another parking lot and shut the car off longer, waiting for it to go to "sleep." After restarting the car this time the error was gone and driving functionality was normal, and has not reoccurred since (knock on wood). The e-tron GT owners forum has a thread where others have experienced the issue, which is how I was aware that turning the car off and on could resolve the problem and allow continued driving. While the issue has not persisted, it put me in a very dangerous situation where I lost all power in the middle of traffic. I'm thankful I had exited the interstate when it occurred and it didn't happen while I was traveling at a high speed.