2000 AUDI TT Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 AUDI TT ON THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL AUDI DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN, AND AS A RESULT SOME ENGINE DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER QUOTED US ABOUT $4300 FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE. AUDI RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIMING BELT BE REPLACED AT 105,000 MILES. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,388 MILES ON IT. HAD I KNOWN THAT THE TIMING BELT WOULD NOT LAST TO 105,000 MILES I WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT AVOIDING ENGINE DAMAGE AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. TO DATE AUDI HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THE VARIOUS AUDI WEB SITES, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY AUDI TT OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME SITUATION HAPPEN TO THEM. I AM HOPEFUL THAT AUDI WILL OFFER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND INFORM ALL TT OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TIMING BELT PREMATURE FAILURE. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, JOE PETERS. *JB

10-DECEMBER 2005 SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG. CONDITIONS: CLEAR ROAD AT 7,000 FEET ELEVATION, ~ 30 MPH ESTIMATED SPEED. AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON AFTER EVENT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER EVENT, INTERIOR LIGHT ON. NO 4-WAY FLASHER. 13-DECEMBER 2005 DROPPED OFF AT RECTOR MOTORS, BURLINGAME, CA. J. M. HANDLES SERVICE CONTACTED AND INFORMED AUDI CUSTOMER RELATIONS. 23-JANUARY 2006 AUDI CALLED STATING THAT THEIR LIABILITY GROUP HAS ADVISED THAT "IT WAS AN INSURANCE ISSUE, MEANING THAT REPAIR OF THE AIRBAG WOULD BE A COST TO SUBMIT TO MY INSURANCE, NOT ANYTHING AUDI WOULD PICK UP. I POINTED OUT THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT WHETHER THE COST WAS AUDI'S OR MINE BUT RATHER THAT EXPLODING AIRBAGS REPRESENT A SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. ON 4-JANUARY 4, 2006 DEALER ADVISED THAT AUDI DID NOT REQUEST NOR RECEIVED INFORMATION LOGGED IN EVENT DATA RECORDER AND THAT LOCAL DEALERS DIDN'T HAVE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD OR VIEW KEY INFORMATION FOR DIAGNOSING PROBLEM. ON 24-JANUARY 2006 INFORMED THAT THE RESPONSE FROM AUDI WAS INADEQUATE. HE STATED THAT THE LIABILITY ENGINEER HAD MADE HIS ASSESSMENT AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER RESPONSE FROM AUDI. I REQUESTED THAT AUDI DOWNLOAD THE DETAILS IN THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT. HE REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER RESPONSE FROM AUDI NOR WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO DOCUMENT THEIR FINDINGS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT WHICH TIME THEY WOULD PROVIDE A STATEMENT THAT IT WAS THEN OPERATING TO AUDI STANDARDS. I INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS NO CAUSATIVE INCIDENT THAT TRIGGERED THE DEPLOYMENT AND THAT REPLACING THE BAG WITHOUT CORRECTING THE UNDERLYING CAUSE POSED ONGOING RISK TO ME, MY PASSENGER AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN THE NEXT DEPLOYMENT. HE STATED THAT THE LIABILITY ENGINEER HAD CONCLUDED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS RELATED THE MARKS BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THAT NO FURTHER ASSESSMENT WOULD BE MADE BY AUDI. *AK

I HAD A TIMING BELT FAILURE AT 80K WHICH REQUIRED MOST OF MY ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. MY COMPLAINT IS, AUDI MAINTENANCE DID NOT RECOMMEND A TIMING BELT CHANGE BEFORE 80K. I ALSO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEM AND THE REAR SUSPENSION WHICH IS WEARING THE TIRES PREMATURELY AND, SOME OF MY GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING. *JB

2000 AUDI TT QUATTRO COUPE. TIMING BELT FAILED AT 83918 MILES. (STRIPPED TIMING BELT). FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON IN UTAH ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE CANYON. THE CAR LOST POWER ABRUPTLY AND DUE TO SMALL SHOULDER ON THE ROAD, WE WERE UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CARS FOLLOWING UP THE CANYON. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AS CAR NO LONGER HAD FORWARD MOMENTUM AND PROCEEDED TO BACK SLOWLY DOWN THE CANYON TO A SECTION OF ROAD THAT HAD A WIDER SHOULDER WHERE WE PULLED OFF. AUDI RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIMING BELT BE REPLACED AT 90,000 MILES. MY CAR HAD 83918. DUE TO THE TIMING BELT FAILURE, THE VALVES IN THE ENGINE WERE BENT, AND THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS SCORED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST WAS $3464.82. TO CORRECT THE DAMAGE A NEW HEAD, VALVES, TENSIONERS, AND TIMING BELT WAS INSTALLED BY THE AUDI DEALER. VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY, OR SERVICE BULLETIN. AS I HAVE READ THROUGH INTERNET FORUMS, THIS SEEMS NOT TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

DT: THE TIMING BELT SHOULDN'T NEED TO BE CHANGED UNTIL 90,000 MILES, BUT IT WENT OUT AT 65,000 MILES. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS ON THE ROAD. MECHANIC SAID IT SHOULD NEVER FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. *AK

THE TIMING BELT BROKE AT 35 MPH, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO NOT OPERATE. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE COULD BE REPAIRED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE IS UNABLE TO BE USED AT THIS TIME.*AK

THE LOWER CONTROL ARM FAILED. CONSUMER WAS IN REVERSE AND HEARD A POP. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM SNAPPED. THE WHEEL TURNED IN. CONSUMER SPOKENWITH AUDI AMERICA. HOWEVER, THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING TO HELP. *AK

THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS DEFECTIVE. THERE WAS NO ILLUMINATION. THE DRIVER WAS NOT ABLE TO TELL HOW FAST SHE GOING, OR HOW MUCH FUEL WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM THEM. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

MY 2000 AUDI TT QUATTRO HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS FUEL GAUGE WHERE IT SOMETIMES READS THAT THERE IS MOST OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN THE TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOT RUN OUT OF GAS OR HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD TO ME (THE CAR COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING). ON AUDIWORLD.COM TT FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM.*AK

VEHICLE LOST STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED OF 60-85 MPH. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED , AND WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK