2010 AUDI S4 Complaints

MECHATRONIC FAILURE. CAR WAS FULLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED BY AUDI HOWEVER AUDI WILL NOT PAY FOR COST OF REPLACEMENT. COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $3,000 USD. CAR DISPLAYED GEARBOX MALFUNCTION LIMITED DRIVING ABILITY, PARKING BRAKE FAILURE THEN LOST ALL DRIVE AND CAR WAS STUCK IN N. I WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

GEARBOX MALFUNCTION LIGHT, LIMITED FUNCTION, CAR DROPS TO 10 MPH WITH NO WARNING. CAR REMOVES DRIVERS ABILITY TO CONTROL CAR IN SITUATION ON HIGHWAY LIMP MODE IS NOT SAFE AND CAN NOT BE DISABLED. CAR PERFORMS NORMAL EXCEPT FOR LIMP MODE SENSOR KNOWN FAULT

HARD CLUNK WHEN SELECTING GEARS FROM P TO R TO D. WHEN COMING TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD LIKE BEING REAR ENDED. SOMETIMES AFTER A COMPLETE STOP HAS BEEN MADE THE CAR WILL SURGE FORWARD A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT WHICH MAY POSSIBLY CAUSE ME TO HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.

AT 57K MILES GOT TRANS OVERHEATING WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON BACK ROADS AND CAR STARTED TO LOOSE POWER. AFTER A FEW SECS WENT AWAY. ON WAY HOME SAME THING HAPPENED AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP TO DEALER. DEALER DIAGNOSED W/ BAD MECHATRONICS UNIT WHICH APPEARS TO BE COMMON PROBLEM W/ EARLY B8 DSG TRANSMISSIONS.

HARD CLUNK WHEN SELECTING GEARS FROM P TO R TO D. WHEN COMING TO A STOP THE CAR LURCHES FORWARD ALMOST LIKE BEING REAR ENDED. SOMETIMES AFTER A COMPLETE STOP HAS BEEN MADE THE CAR WILL BUCK FORWARD SLIGHTLY

MECHATRONICS ISSUE. CAR WILL SURGE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC WHEN OPERATING AT COLDER ENGINE TEMPERATURES. COMMON ISSUE AMONGST THE 2010-2012 MODELS.

JERKY DSG TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, WHETHER DOWNSHIFTING OR UP SHIFT. GOING SLOW OR FAST, THIS ONLY HAPPENS ONCE TRANS IS UP TO TEMP, I'M PRETTY SURE MY MECHATRONICS UNIT IS FAILING.

THE S-TRONIC/DSG TRANSMISSION IS HAVING ISSUES DOWNSHIFTING. IT WILL REV UP HIGH WHEN COMING TO A STOP AS WELL. THERE IS ALSO A HARSH CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING FROM NEUTRAL-DRIVE-PARK. AUDI RECOMMENDED REPLACING THE MECHATRONICS UNIT IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE MECHATRONICS CIRCUIT BOARD HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED AT OWNERS COST AND NOW THEY WANT ME TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE MECHATRONIC UNIT AT MY COST ($3800+). THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. IT IS KNOWN THAT THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE FAULTY AND AUDI DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE ISSUES.

AT APPROX 55K MILES, MECHATRONICS UNIT FAILED. EXTREMELY ROUGH SHIFTS FROM 1-2 AND 2-1, LURCHING FORWARD AFTER COMING TO COMPLETE STOP. DEALERSHIP REPLACED MECHARONICS UNIT. AT 74K MILES ENTIRE DSG GEARBOX FAILED, WHILE ON HIGHWAY WITH VIRTUALLY NO POWER OR ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS AT NEAR STOP DUE TO RUSH HOUR, WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO NEXT OFFRAMP IN WHAT THEY CALL 'LIMP MODE'. DEALERSHIP IS REPLACING ENTIRE TRANSMISSION.

SYMPTOMATIC DSG ENGAGEMENT ISSUES. BRAKING DOWN TO 0 MPH FROM GEARS ABOVE 1ST WILL HOLD THE GEAR UNTIL THE LAST SECOND BEFORE TOTAL STOP WHERE IT FEELS THE CAR IS REAR ENDED AND LOUD BANG IN THE TRANSMISSION. MOVING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND BACK CAN SOMETIMES CAUSE LOUD BANG IN TRANSMISSION. UPSHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND SOMETIMES HAS TROUBLE GETTING INTO GEAR