2001 AUDI TT Complaints

1.) NO SIGNIFICANT EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. PARKED CAR OUTSIDE BUT I LIVE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, THUS NO EXTREME TEMPERATURES. 2.) GAUGE CLUSTER DID NOT TURN ON. CANNOT SEE MILEAGE, TRIP METER, RPM , OR SPEED! 3.)SOMETIMES RESTARTING THE CAR WILL FIX IT. SOMETIMES IT TAKES 10 MINUTES FOR THE GAUGES TO TURN ITSELF ON. *JB

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, OR THE ENGINE'S OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

2001 AUDI TT COUPE WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND IT WAS FIXED AND THEN AGE AFTER**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE 1ST TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED AUDI IS VERY AWARE OF THIS WIDESPREAD DEFECT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION HERE IN THE US. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTERS OF CONSUMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE REPLACED BUT NOT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AUDI SHOULD REPAIR THE GAUGE CLUSTER AT NO CHARGE AND A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES ARE INACCURATE *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI TT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE'S TIMING BELT FAILS WITHOUT NOTICE AND CAUSES THE ENGINE TO STOP. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND RECOMMENDED CHANGING THE TIMING BELT AT 65,000 MILES. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 85,000.

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER CUSTOMER STATES THAT IT DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH GAUGE CLUSTER AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WANTS TO BE COMPENSATED WITH A REPLACEMENT GAUGE CLUSTER FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER DEVELOPED GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEM JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED IN 2004**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE FUEL, TEMPERATURE AND VEHICLE SPEED. *JB

2001 AUDI TT COUPE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED IN 2004**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTION AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DOESN'T INDICATE READABLE INFORMATION. *JB

(1) EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE OF MY TIMING BELT WERE NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, IE NO SOUNDS, SMELLS, OR VISUAL DAMAGE. (2) ON 01/15/2007, MY TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSEQUENCES ARE DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD, AS WELL AS OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE. (3) LAST YEAR, AUDI CHANGED THE TIME/MILEAGE NEEDED IN ORDER TO CHANGE TIMING BELT FROM 106,000(AS STATED IN THE OWNER MANUAL, OF THE AUDI TT) TO 60,000-70,000, ACCORDING TO AN EMPLOYEE, I SPOKE WITH. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF ANY NOTICES; MAIL, E-MAIL, OR PHONE, WERE SENT OUT, AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS, "NO. BECAUSE MANY CUSTOMER HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TIMING BELTS BREAKING AT AN EARLY STAGE, WE LET THEM KNOW AS THEY COME IN FOR SERVICE." I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS ON, 1/19/2007. AND ALSO CONTACTED AUDI OF AMERICA, IN WHICH, HAD ME TO PROVIDE THE ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE WITH MY AUTOMOBILES VIN NUMBER. *JB

AUDI TT ROADSTER CUSTOMER STATES AFTER 40,000 MILES THE CAR DEVELOPED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HIS HEADLIGHTS AND ALL INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

2001 AUDI TT COUPE. WHEN STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT/STOP SIGN AFTER EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK OIL LIGHT AND WARNING NOISE COME ON. IT GOES OFF WHEN I START UP AGAIN. THE DEALER STATES IT IS A GAUGE CLUSTER FAILURE AND WILL COST $1000.00 TO REPAIR. THE CAR OPERATES PERFECTLY AND THE OIL LEVEL IS NORMAL. *JB