The clutch experienced failure while on the highway and wouldn’t go into gear without being put into neutral first then into second gear . Then while driving one day I couldn’t put it in reverse it’s just gone so now the car will roll slightly even with the emergency brake on but I was put in danger the day it wouldn’t shift gears as it should while on the highway leaving me pretty much in fast motion but unable to continue in gear as it should which caused me to have to drift to the side of the road to then experience the effect of it being in neutral to second to continue driving however the vehicle seems to be high reviving in all gears after this experience happened
NHTSA complaint #11711019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
While driving on a city street in Ann Arbor Michigan, the manual transmission shift lever snapped off. The lever detached at the base right above the spring assembly that allows the shifter to be moved into reverse. I was stuck in third gear and had to feather the clutch and keep the revs high in order to get through a traffic light and pull into a parking garage. The part required a complete replacement (completed myself).
NHTSA complaint #11589250 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY AUDI DEALERSHIP STATE THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH MY CAR FALLS UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2004/RCRIT-04V007-5629.PDF AUDI CAMPAIGN JA (04V-007) DIRECT SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACE DUAL CLUTCH
NHTSA complaint #11230513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WILL NOT CHANGE GEARS, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, CAR JERKS MECHTRONIC AND TRANSMISSION. CAN RESET BY SHUTTING CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. THAT NO LONGER WORKS. ONLY DRIVES IN 2ND GEAR. NO REVERSE. CAR IS NO LONGER DRIVABLE
NHTSA complaint #11124019 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY; WHILE HAVING GAS, ONCE TANK METER READS 1/2, THE ENGINE SHOT-DOWN, INCORRECTLY TELLING THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. SAME ISSUES WITH THE CATHALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM. ENGINE'S TRANSMISSION WEARING FAST; PUSHING BACK AND FORT WHILE ACCELERATING.
NHTSA complaint #11097849 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MECHATRONIC FAILURE, TAKING A MICHIGAN UTURN CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE CROSSIMG THE STREET ,ALMOST T BONED BY 2 DIFFERENT CARS, CALLED AUDI THEY WANT ME TO BUY A NEW UNIT FOR A CRAZY AMOUNT OF MONEY AND A LONG WAITING PERIOD, CALLED EVERYONE I COULD FOR HELP BUT SEEMS THERE IA SOME SORT OF COVER UP OR NEGLECT WHEN IT COMES TO THIS SPECIFIC CAR AND PROBLEM, SOMEBODY IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT IF THERE ISNT A RECALL SOON, IM ONE OF HUNDEREDS THAT HAVE RAN INTO THIS SAME PROBLEM, BOUGHT THE CAR STILL MAKING PAYMENTS AT 61007 MILES AND THIS HAPPEND AT 72361 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10984780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI TT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
NHTSA complaint #10914552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ERRATIC SHIFTING AND SUDDEN SHIFTING TO NEUTRAL WITH DSG GEARBOX, WHILE DRIVING. DEALER FOUND FAULTY MECHATRONICS UNIT. SIMILAR COMPLAINTS LED TO AN INVESTIGATION AND RECALL IN 2009 BUT UNSURE IF OUR VEHICLE WAS COVERED(DEPENDS ON PRODUCTION DATE).
NHTSA complaint #10885370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I'VE EXPERIENCED ISSUES WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT GEARS, MOST RECENTLY WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN REVERSE FROM DRIVE, THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING AND IT LOST ALL POWER AS IF IT WERE DISENGAGED OR IN NEUTRAL. I TOOK THE CAR INTO A DEALER AS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE FOR MY VIN ( CAMPAIGN 09V333000), BUT THAT IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP, WHICH DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CASE.
NHTSA complaint #10870701 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
CLUNK AND NOISE FROM DSG TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATE FROM STOP IN D POSITION OR FROM 2ND TO 1ST GEAR FOR SLOWING DOWN. I THINK IT IS MECHATRONIC ISSUES FOR THOSE YEAR VW AUDI DSGS. IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY BUT STILL CAN BE COVERED BY RECALL?
NHTSA complaint #10818578 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2010 AUDI TT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO MECHATRONIC CONTROL UNIT FAILURE ISSUES. *SMD CONSUMER SENT ADDITIONAL CORRESPONDENCE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STUTTERING WHEN STARTING AND IDLING AND THERE WAS A CHIRPING NOISE UNDER THE HOOD. A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP STATED THE DUAL MULTIPLE CLUTCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEIR DIAGNOSTIC TEST A FAILED MECHATRONIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PICKED UP THE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER, THE STUTTERING AND CHIRPING WAS STILL PRESENT. THE DEALER RETRIEVED THE VEHICLE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THEY WERE REPLACING THE CLUTCH PLATE. HOWEVER, IT WOULD BE 7-10 DAYS BEFORE THE PART WOULD ARRIVE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SHIFTER. *JB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED.
NHTSA complaint #10743259 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC 2014, I HAD BEEN HEARING A SPORADIC, WHOOTING NOISE FROM THE FLOOR OF MY AUDI TT 2004 (49,000 MILES). I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/05/14. ASIDE FROM SOME OTHER NON-CRITICAL REPAIRS, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE NOISE AND IT WAS RELEASED. AS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/12/14 TO PICK UP MY OTHER VEHICLE, I HAD SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. I WAS DRIVING ALONG NORTH AVE AT 35 - 40 MPH IN RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC. AS I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BEGAN TO RAPIDLY SLOW. IN AN EFFORT TO AVOID A SERIOUS REAR-END COLLISION, I QUICKLY ENGAGED THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND SLOWED TO A STOP. ONCE STOPPED, I SHIFTED INTO PARK (NOT CERTAIN IF IT ACTUALLY SHIFTED TO PARK AT THIS POINT), SHUT OF THE ENGINE, AND RE-STARTED. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE MADE IT SAFELY TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT ANOTHER INCIDENT THAT DAY. THE FOLLOWING WEEK ON 12/15/14, THE DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTICS ON THE VEHICLE. THEY NOTED A FAULT IN THE TRANSMISSION, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND AFTER RUNNING 10 MILES, NOTED THAT IT WAS RUNNING WELL. IN AN EFFORT TO CONTINUE TROUBLESHOOTING, THE DEALER USED MY VEHICLE TO RUN ERRANDS. AS THEY TURNED ONTO OGDEN AVE (WESTMONT, IL), THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTING SPONTANEOUSLY INTO NEUTRAL. I DO NOT KNOW THE FULL DETAILS OF THAT INCIDENT, BUT CAN IMAGINE IT WAS ALSO A CLOSE CALL AS OGDEN AVE IS A BUSY, FOUR-LANE ROAD. THE OFFICIAL DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT IT NEEDS A MECHATRONICS UNIT REPLACEMENT. I AM GRATEFUL THAT THIS INCIDENT DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AND THAT I WAS NOT DRIVING IN FRONT OF A MORE AGGRESSIVE DRIVER (WHO MAY HAVE OTHERWISE COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE). I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AS IT OCCURS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, IT OCCURS ON A SPORADIC BASIS, AND IT IS EVIDENTLY UNDETECTABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP.
NHTSA complaint #10668033 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I HAVE A SILVER TT 2008 WITH AUTO GEARBOX. I'VE HAD IT SINCE APRIL 20TH THIS YEAR! PROBLEM IS, IT JERKS AND BUNNYHOPS WHEN PULLING OFF, REVERSING AND MOVING IN SLOW TRAFFIC. IT GETS WORSE AFTER THE CAR WARMS UP AND IS A NIGHTMARE TRYING TO PARK IN TIGHT SPACE , NO MIL OR CODES ,AUDI DEALER COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR , GOING TOMORROW TO A DIFFERENT AUDI DEALER HOPEFULLY THEY HAVE BETTER KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10588218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AT THIS TIME AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. THE NEUTRAL PROBLEM NOW OCCURS QUITE OFTEN AND I NOW HAVE THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR. THE TRANSMISSION IS A DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND AFTER REVIEWING INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN ALL MODEL YEARS AND AUDI HAS ONLY HAD A RECALL ON LATER YEAR VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE RECALL WOULD NOT COVER ALL EARLIER VEHICLES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AS THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS ALSO AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR AS THE TEMPERATURE SENSING UNIT AND THE MECHATRONIC UNIT HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THESE WERE THE ITEMS COVERED IN THE LATER MODEL YEAR RECALL. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHY ALL DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT COVERED.
NHTSA complaint #10508296 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 2 ND AND 3 RD GEAR. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH THE PEDAL DOWN COMPLETELY. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE DESIGN OF THESE TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH CAN BE SWITCHED FROM MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC ARE FAULTY AND COSTLY TO REPAIR. I AM CONSIDERING A VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT WHICH MAY OR MAY NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AUDI DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG AUDI OWNERS.
NHTSA complaint #10487274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT TO NEUTRAL. WITH NO POWER AND AT 70MPH, I WAS FORCED INTO AN UNSAFE MANEUVER, CUTTING DRIVERS OFF IN ORDER TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER LANE. I WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUDI DEALERSHIP AROUND 11:00PM. 3 BUSINESS DAYS LATER, THEY CALLED ME WITH THE RESULTS; THE MECHATRONICS (TRANSMISSION COMPUTER) WAS FAULTY AND WAS ESTIMATED TO COST $2800 FOR THE REPAIR. THIS ISSUE WITH VW'S DSG TRANSMISSION IS WIDESPREAD AS OWNERS AT VARIOUS MILEAGES HAVE REPORTED BROKEN MECHATRONICS UNITS. MY VEHICLE HAS 65K MILES AND REPLACING A TRANSMISSION AT THAT MILEAGE IS ABSURD.
NHTSA complaint #10468347 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPLACEMENT FOR THE DIGITAL CLUSTER, THERMOSTAT AND COOLING PUMP. THEN I REPLACED THE CLUSTER FOR THE FIRST TIME 9/2011. SAME DAY AFTER PUTTING IN THE NEW CLUSTER THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT WAS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE THE FUEL GAUGE WOULD NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AND REPLACED A FEW DAYS LATER. THE CLUSTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN WHEN THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD NOT MOVE AND STAYED BELOW ZERO. ON THAT SAME DAY I PICK UP THE CAR AND DROVE LESS THAN A MILE AND THE DIGITAL CLUSTER FADED OUT TO A BLANK SCREEN. I TURN AROUND AND TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORM THAT THEY WILL ORDER ANOTHER CLUSTER AND CALL ME FOR THE INSTALL WHICH WAS DONE A FEW DAYS LATER. NOW THE DIGITAL CLUSTER IS NOT MAKING ANY WARNING SOUNDS. WHEN I PRESS THE BUTTON MANUALLY TO SEE, IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS IT SHOWED A SERVICE VISIT WAS COMING UP AND THE SYMBOL TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL AND WATER PUMP. THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THIS WAS NORMAL TO SEE WHICH CONTRADICTS THE CAR MANUAL AND ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER IN A DIFFERENT STATE WHOM REPLACE THE COOLING PUMP AND THERMOSTAT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORM THEM THAT THE CLUSTER WAS NOT ALARMING FOR ANY SERVICES COMING DUE OR PROBLEMS AND THE CAR NOW HAS A SLIGHT JERK FORWARD WHEN I PRESS THE BRAKES. THERE REPORT STATED DIFFERENTLY LIKE THE CAR RAN ROUGH, THE PANEL LIGHTS WERE FLASHING AND THE CAR SAT FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THERE DIAGNOSTIC WAS THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CLUSTER WAS FINE. WHEN I PICK UP THE CAR THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THE CAR WAS STILL IN GOOD SHAPE NO ALARM EXCEPT FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND ITS WAS NOT THAT BAD BUT AFTER I GOT HOME AND VIEWED THE PAPERWORK IT SHOWED EVERY COMPONENT ON THE VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORT NEEDED FURTHER ATTENTION. I PHONED THE NEXT DAY AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR STATED THE TECHNICIAN MAY HAVE MADE A MISTAKE.
NHTSA complaint #10463224 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.