2003 AUDI A4 Complaints

GASKET LEAKAGE, IN TWO SEPARATE AREAS IN UPPER GASKET, PER MECHANIC. CAR IS NOW IN REPAIRS. BASED UPON READING THE ONLINE RECALLS ON THE OFFICIAL NHTSA PAGE, THIS IS PART OF THE RECALL FOR AUDI A4 2000-2006. UNITED STATES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD TO BE LIFTED WITH HER FOOT FOR IT TO GO BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS OF THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,003.

03 AUDI A4 6 SPEED AUTO CVT TRANSMISSION, THIS VEHICLE HAS KNOWN ISSUES WITH SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR TOO SOON. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE FROM A COMPLETE STOP ON AN ON RAMP ON RT 80 I HIT THE GAS AND IT WOULD SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND AND BACK TO FIRST THEN LURCH FORWARD WHILE ROLLING. WHILE THIS IS GOING ON I AM TRYING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY WHICH PUT MY CAR INTO THE RIGHT LANE DOING ABOUT 2 MPH WITH TRAFFIC (WHICH WOULD BE A SAFE DISTANCE IF THIS ISSUE DIDN'T HAPPEN) HAVING TO COME TO AN ABRUPT STOP NOT TO HIT MY CAR. THIS IS AN KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THEM SINCE NEW. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE NUMEROUS TIME AS MANY OTHERS WITH THIS VEHICLE DOES. THERE ARE NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH CONSUMERS COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

2003 AUDI A4 WITH 6 SPEED CVT TRANSMISSION. THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND VERY FAST EVEN IF YOU EASE DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD AND JERKS. I HAVE CAME CLOSE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS TO HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME . I HAVE READ SEVERAL SITES INCLUDING THE AUDI AND VOLKS WAGON FORUMS AND THERE ARE ALSO MANY COMPLAINTS WITH EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AUDI SHOULD CORRECT.

WHILE DRIVING TOSTORE VEHICLE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND WOULD NOT RETURN BACK TO POSITION. I APPLIED BRAKE VERY HARD TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER INTO PARKING LOT AND STOP ALTHOUGH ENGINE CONTINUED TO REV LIKE PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR . I PUTCAR IN PARK AND IT REDLINE THE TACH WITHOUT MY FOOT ON THE PEDAL ALMOST CAUSING THE ENGINE TO BLOW.VERY DANGEROUS .GLAD I WAS DRIVING INSTEAD OF MY WIFE.L BOUGHT THE CAR 2 MOS. AGO FROM CHECKERED FLAG VOLKSWAGEN USED CAR LOT AND THEY DON'T THINK THIS FALLS UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN SOMETHING THIS DANGEROUS , AND SEEING OTHER COMPLAINTS I'M GUESSING AUDI DOESN'T EITHER . AT LEAST UNTIL THE COST ANALYSIS OF DEATHS VS. REPAIR GETS A LITTLE CLOSER. *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED AFTER HAVING THE BRAKES REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RESET THE COMPUTER BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN THE AUDI AND AFTER A YEAR THE TRANSMISSION REVERSE MODE FAILED. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHICH REPAIRED THE CAR AND FOUND THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE PART WHICH WAS NEEDED FOR THE CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE AUDI DEALERSHIP THEY REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE NEW PART AN ADDITIONAL $2700. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS NOT THE OWNER OF THE CAR AND THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON FILE ABOUT ME HOWEVER I HAD REPEATEDLY BEEN IN PERSONALLY TO ASK ABOUT THE CAR AND ANY RECALLS AFTER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO THEY HAD MY EMAIL ADDRESS. I WAS THEN TOLD I WAS SIX MONTHS TOO LATE AND I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I TRIED TO CALL AUDI CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE HEADQUARTERS AND ONLY GOT THE RUN AROUND. IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PART THE AUDI DEALERSHIP AND AUDI HEADQUARTERS SHOULD HAVE HONORED THIS AND REPLACED THE PART. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR STALLED. HAD TO GET IT TOWED HOME AND IT WILL NO LONGER START BUT IT REVS. *TR