2002 AUDI TT Complaints

MY AUDI TT (2002 MODEL) WITH ONLY 25K MILES HAS HAD SERIOUS DRIVE TRAIN FAILURES. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHEN TRAVELING AT 60 MPH MY FRONT LEFT AXLE FELL OUT OF THE DRIVE SYSTEM, AND MY CAR WAS THROWN INTO A SPIN. I BARELY MISSED SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AS WELL AS A HIGHWAY DIVIDER. I WAS TOLD AT THE SERVICE CENTER THE AXLE NEVER WAS PINNED IN PLACE PROPERLY. THE SECOND AND MORE RECENT INCIDENT INVOLVES THE TRANSMISSION. WHILE DRIVING IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, AS I SHIFTED THROUGH THE GEARS, NOTHING HAPPENED, AND THEN FINALLY WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE CAR SHIFTED INTO GEAR, THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FROZE UP, AND I ALMOST WAS HIT FROM THE BACK ... ONCE AGAIN THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE SERVICE CENTER FOR MORE REPAIR ... BESIDES THESE ISSUES, IN THE LAST 2 YEARS I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN FOR NUMEROUS OTHER ISSUES REGARDING THE DRIVE SYSTEM ALSO. THIS IS JUST NOT A SAFE CAR. *NM

2002 AUDI TT DEVELOPED NUMEROUS MECHANICAL PROBLEMS.*MR THE WINDOWS MADE NOISE WHEN BEING ROLLED DOWNS, THE DEALER REPLACED THE REGULATOR. THE TURN SIGNAL RELAY WAS DEFECTIVE WHICH CAUSED THE FLASHER RELAY TO MAKE NOISE. THE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE LEFT FRONT MAKER LIGHT BULB BLEW. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE FRONT PADS AND REAR ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. A FEW DAY LATER THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS UNIT. WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR. IGNITION COILS FAILED TWICE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE RADIO LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. THE HORN STOPPED WORKING. THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WAS REPLACED. BREATHER HOSE SPLIT. RIGHT TIE ROD END BECAME WORN AND CAUSED NOISE. THE DEALER FOUND LOOSE SUBFRAME BOLTS DURING INSPECTION WHICH CAUSED THE SUBFRAME TO MOVE WHILE DRIVING OVER BUMPS AND WHILE BRAKING. *NM

FRONT WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK DUE TO STRESS. *AK CONSUMER FELT THAT IT'S A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND REQUESTING REPLACEMENT OF WINDSHIELD FROM MANUFACTURER. *LA

DIRECT IGNITION COIL FAILURE DUE TO COLD WEATHER. LOST ONE COIL ON A COLD DAY AND WAS TOLD BY MY SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THIS WAS COMMON AND THAT AUDI WAS ALREADY REDESIGNING THE UNIT. THEY REPLACE ONLY THE BAD COIL AS THEY HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TOO DUE TO LACK OF SPARE PARTS. VERY UNHAPPY THAT I WILL BE DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT WILL HAVE 3 MORE POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WAITING TO HAPPEN.

MY NEW CAR CAME EQUIPPED WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE MICHELIN TIRES. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND NOTICED A PECULAR SOUND AND THEN HAD DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING MY CAR. SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE CAR. I MANAGED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE TIRE WAS SMOKING AND THERE WAS A STRONG SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. THE TIRE WAS COMPLETELY SPLIT AROUND THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIM. THE VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE THE DRIVER SAID HE COULD SEE SMOKE COMING FROM MY PRIOR TO THE TIME I NOTICED A PROBLEM. I HAD THE SPARE PUT ON AND WENT HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, I HAD DIFFICULTY FINDING A DEALER THAT CARRIED THE TIRE, 225/10 ZR18. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP SAID THAT THE TIRES WERE UNDER A WARRENTY FROM MICHELIN, BUT WERE UNABLE TO GIVE ME A CONTACT NUMBER AT THAT TIME. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A SHOP THAT COULD ORDER THE TIRE AND REPLACE IT IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS. THE OWNER WAS CONCERNED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. I CALL MICHELIN AND SPOKE TO A CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO WAS CLEARLY DEFENSIVE AND NON- SPECIFIC. HE REFUSED TO TAKE ANY COMPLAINT OR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIRE BECAUSE THE TIRE STORE WAS NOT AN AUTHORIZED MICHILEN DEALER. HE INFORMED ME THAT I COULD HAVE EASILY "HIT" AN OBJECT IN THE ROAD AND NOT FELT IT. I FIND THAT EXPLANATION VERY QUESTIONABLE. I HIT NOTHING. THERE WERE NO FOREIGN OBJECTS, SUCH AS NAILS OR GLASS, IN THE TIRE. I PURCHASED THE CAR, AN AUDI TT 2002, WITH THE FACTORY INSTALLED TIRES, NOVEMBER OF 2002. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 4000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER AT PURCHASE AND NOW HAS 6200 MILES. MY DRIVING IS CITY/COUNTRY AND, TRUELY, I RARELY DRIVE OVER THE SPEED LIMIT. ALTHOUGH, I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE TIRE, I AM MORE CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS INJURY HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A MULTILANE, HIGH SPEED FREEWAY. I DO NOT WISH TO SEE ANY OTHER DRIVER BE LESS FORTUNATE THAN I.

XENON HEADLIGHTS LIGHT MASKS MAKE SIDES OF THE ROAD COMPLETELY DARK. DRIVER CANNOT SEE ROADWAY WHEN TURNING MORE THAN 90 DEGREES ON RURAL ROADS WITHOUT STREET LIGHTS. AUDI AND DEALER SAY"GET USE TO IT". ONE CAN NOT GET USE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE WHEN DRIVING.*AK