2001 AUDI TT Complaints

THIS CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES THIS YEAR WHILE DRIVING WHEN ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF , MOTOR DIED , POWER STEERING DIED AND I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE CAR ANYMORE. *NM 1. JAN 23,2005 I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED. LUCKILY I WAS JUST APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED . THE SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A BAD BATTERY AND THE CAR IS FINE NOW. 2. NOV 10, 2005 I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A WINDY COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE SAME HAPPENED THIS TIME AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50 MPH. LIGHTS OFF, MOTOR DIED, NO STEERING POWER, NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I SURVIVED THIS INCIDENT SINCE WITHIN A SECOND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I WAS NOR WHERE I WAS GOING. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO GET THE CAR OFF THE STREET ASAP SINCE I WAS JUST BEHIND A SHARP CURVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY. 3. ON DEC 3 THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THE CAR IS FIXED AND I CAN PICK IT UP. I ASKED IF SOMEONE COULD GIVE ME A RIDE TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE I WANTED TO DROP OFF THE CAR I CAME WITH. THE SERVICE MANAGER HIMSELF TOOK THE CAR TO DROP IT OFF AND WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE SAME HAPPENED TO HIM. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. 4. HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME NOW IT??S THE ALTERNATOR WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WILL PICK UP THE CAR TOMORROW. IT??S FIXED. ????????? I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 TIMES OF WHICH ONE TIME I ALMOST DIED. I??M PRETTY SURE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS TIME I MIGHT NOT SURVIVE. THE REASON WHY I THINK THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? THE CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE 3 TIMES, IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE SERVICE CAME UP EACH TIME WITH A DIFFERENT EXPLANATION. FIRST TIME THE BATTERY, SECOND TIME ??, THIRD TIME THE ALTERNATOR. NONE OF THEM JUSTIFY THAT A CAR DIES JUST LIKE THAT , WHILE I??M DRIVING. ALL THREE TIMES IT HAD RAINED THE DAYS BEFORE. HEINZ LEGLER. *NM

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON. AN AUTHORIZED AUDI SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED AIR BAG MODULAR MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN THE INABILITY FOR ALL AIR BAGS TO PROPERLY FUNCTION AND SEAT BELT TENSIONER TO BE INACTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED OTHER SAFETY COMPONENTS NOT AVAILABLE TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS MALFUNCTIONING. AIR BAG MODULAR IS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG MODULAR, THE AIR BAG(S) WILL NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER WILL NOT WORK PRESENTING THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER. *NM

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN VEHICLE SUFFERS INTERMITTENT POWER FAILURE. PROBLEM IS BECOMING WORSE AND WORSE. *JB

THE VEHICLE IS AN AUDI TT, VIN [XXX]. THE VEHICLE ABS AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUDI DEALER, AND THE DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES REPORTED BY THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ONBOARD COMPUTER SENSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING INTO A SLIDE WHEN IT WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, AND THAT THE VEHICLE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE DEALER REPLACED A FALTY LATERAL ANGEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE ABS AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE FUEL GAUGES STOPPED WORKING. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT A NUMBER OF THEM HAVE FAILED. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE CLUSTER OF ALL THE GAUGES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED.*AK *NM

BATTERY WAS DEAD. REPLACED BATTERY AND BY NEXT MORNING THE NEW BATTERY WAS DEAD. TURNS OUT THAT THE HEATED SEATS WERE SHORT CIRCUITING AND WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY EVEN WHEN SHUT OFF. DISCONNECTED THE FUSE. FOUND OUT THAT IN ORDER TO GET FIXED COULD COST IN EXCESS OF $1000 SINCE IT REQUIRES TAKING THE DASHBOARD APART. *JB

I PURCHASED AN AUDI TT WITH 40,000 MILES ON IT IN JANUARY OF 2004. IT BURNS 2 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 800 MILES. AUDI IS UNABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP AT LEAST 15+ TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. NO ONE WILL HELP ME AND I NEVER HAVE MY CAR. THEY GIVE ME LOANERS UNTIL THEY CAN FIX IT, WHICH THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DO IT 11 MONTHS. I NEED HELP AND HAVE NO WHERE ELSE TO TURN TO. PLEASE HELP! *NM

I WAS GETTING INTO MY 2001 AUDI TT COUPE AND COULD NOT LATCH THE SEAT BELT INTO THE BUCKLE. AFTER WORKING WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES I FINALLY DROVE HOME AND REMOVED THE SEAT BELT LATCH AND TOOK IT APART. I DISCOVERED THAT A SMALL PLASTIC COMPONENT IN THE BUCKLE HAD BROKEN. I CALLED AUDI ABOUT THIS SINCE IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE HOPING THAT THEY MIGHT HELP ME OUT WITH THE REPAIR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD JUST RUN OUT THE REPAIR WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE AT MY EXPENSE. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CHARGE $110 FOR THIS PART. *JB

ALL ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCES SHUT DOWN. ALSO, VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE OPERATING. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER TRIED TO RESTART VEHICLE, BUT WAS UNABLE TO DO SO. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED CLIPS, SCREWS, PINS, AND PLATES. *AK