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#51 of 1212 Anyone have CVT Problems?? by rlenguyen Oct 21, 2002 (3:35 pm)
Well, last Saturday I took my '03 A6 3.0 in to get automatic locking programmed and it worked for about 3 days. Now, I'm trying to be patient with all these "little" problems, but it sure does get frustrating. I have it scheduled to get it reprogrammed this Thursday. In addition, I've been having problems with the CVT when in the reverse mode. It seems like it's slipping and will roughly jerk the car a few times before "finding the gear." This happened on numerous occassions in the whole month that I've owned the vehicle, but only intermittenly. I tried to explain it to my service manager and the only thing he said he could do (if he can't replicate the situation) is to hook it up to diagnostics. Oh well, all I can do is hope for the best come Thursday.
#52 of 1212 Ongoing Brake Problem! What a Nightmare! 2001 A-6 by kchan3 Oct 25, 2002 (1:50 pm)
My Wife and I leased a 2001 A-6 2.8. 6 months later we've experienced what seem to be a everlasting series of brake problems which 2 Audi Dealers cannot properly fix! It started with brake noise then led on to shuttering. The first time we brought the vehicle to the Dealer,we were told everything checked out ok upon inspection. The problem continued and eventually got worst. We decided to bring back to vehicle and they ended up changing brake pads and resurfaced the rotors. Of course, their techs never did drive the vehicle. YOU HAVE TO ASK THEM TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE otherwise your wasting your time! As I drove the A-6 home, a new brake problem now appeared. It seems that my brakes now shutter when i turn right. I brought back the vehicle the very next day and demanded someone test drive this vehicle. To my amazement and to the techs. We have a BAD WHEEL BEARING! How in the heck is this possible? I only have 7ooo miles on the car. I should be experiencing this until at least 80K-100K miles. The darn part took over 3 weeks to get in. After the repairs were made, finally. Everything seems normal for about a month. Then sure enough I have another brake problem. We said enough is enough. We contacted AUDI of America and complained about the continuing problems we are having with our A-6 and the incompetence of the dealer to properly make repairs. We told them we want this problem fixed and do not want to go back to the same dealer to do so. The advocate did make arrangements with another area Audi dealer to do the repairs. We agreed and the car ended up in service. To my continued amazement/ The brake pads were replaced and the techs found out the rotors were Warped! Again why does this happen? i only have less than 9000 miles on the car! The service manager was very professional and had even offered to drive the vehicle home to make sure no problem still existed. We were relieved and finally happy until 2 days later. We got another brake problem. It seems my brake lights stayed on! When I am driving you can't even tell if i am braking or not if your driving behind me! my on dash computer stated a "brake light" error message. I was so furious my wife ended up taking the vehicle back to the dealer for them to examine. By this point it seemed hopeless. I know Audi makes great cars but we felt like we got stuck with a lemon for the rest of the lease. 5 months later we brought in our vehicle for maintenance and again to the techs suprise we STILL have a brake problem. This time both brake pads and rotors are rusted. According to my wife the tech was puzzled. After checking with my collueges who both own Audi's if they have ever heard of these problems before. One of them stated. The reason why you have these brake problems are due to the vehicle sitting too long on the docks! (rusting, warping,etc) I finally decided to gather all my reciept and contacted AUDI of america and was given an OPEN CLAIM Number for reference while they investigate into this matter. Has anyone ever heard of such craziness? I choose this car for my wife because of the safety of the Quattro system and instead we end up worrying whether or not the brakes even work.
#53 of 1212 Brake warpage is very common, by zueslewis Oct 25, 2002 (2:52 pm)
with stock brake pads and brake rotors. It is, unfortunately, a fact of life with nearly every automobile made today. Not driving the car to diagnose a braking problem is unnacceptable. Acting like they've never heard of brake rotor warpage is a joke as well.
#54 of 1212 kchan3....audi brake problems by marleybarr Oct 26, 2002 (7:43 am)
Did you lease this car from new or did it have some miles on the odometer when the lease was signed?
#55 of 1212 Same brake problems!! by ermmg Oct 28, 2002 (9:02 am)
After reviewing the repair notes on the 3 disc/rotor replacements in less than 22,000 miles, it appears there is a manufacturing defect with the discs/rotors being put into the car. Audi appears to be using a bad batch of parts (rusted, warped), but has done nothing to ensure that these parts are no longer used. My latest problem has yet to be fixed because they found "no problems" in diagnostics; they "test drove" the car less that 1 mile. It doesn't sound like Audi corporate is of much help ... they must be aware of these problems. I would like to keep the car if it is merely a parts issue, but Audi's inability to fix the problem may force me get rid of it (through the lemon laws).
#56 of 1212 For the umpteenth time, by zueslewis Oct 28, 2002 (10:22 am)
it's not an Audi problem - all manufacturers are dealing with this - it's an EPA issue. The only way around the warped rotors is to replace them with thicker aftermarket rotors. Also, metal rusts, and they can't make rotors out of aluminum or stainless. Don't believe me, though, I'm just an automotive engineer.
#57 of 1212 Front Bumper! by gold49 Oct 28, 2002 (3:06 pm)
I have a 2001 A6, and have knocked the bumper off four times in a little over a year. The first time, the dealership replaced it free with the warning that the next time it would be in the ballpark of $1000.   Well, three months later we happened to have the unfortunate driving experience of coming to the end of a steep hill, and the bumper scratched and came off again. Then, since this is a 4-wheel drive vehicle, we thought we could drive a day after a 6 inch snowstorm. Wrong. Bumper got knocked off by a one-day old snow drift that my son could knock over....   So, the second time we brought it to the dealership I demanded they fix it for free. They claimed it was not under warranty. However, EVERY Audi dealer knows this is a problem with this car and fails to disclose or even recognize it. My brother had an A8 with 70K miles, and loved the thing (which is what steered me towards the A6 in the first place). I quietly walked back into the showroom and informed the salesman we worked with that he was about to lose an $70,000+ sale because his service department didn't want to fix a bumper that is a defect to the car's construction to begin with....   Suffice it to say, we haven't paid for a new bumper yet. I know- some people have never had this problem. But those who have realize it is not poor driving- these things are horribly attached, with a horrendous amount of clearance for a 4-wheel drive vehicle.
#58 of 1212 I have never heard of this in the roughly by zueslewis Oct 28, 2002 (4:48 pm)
200 A-6 lemon law cases I've worked on. Seems like "damage" and "insurance", not "warranty".   Personal friend has both a 2000 and a 2002 A-6 - he's never heard of it in his driver groups.
#59 of 1212 gold49 by JBaumgart Oct 28, 2002 (5:19 pm)
Next time consider purchasing an allroad - you can raise the suspension up to 8.2 inches and will be less likely to damage the front end.
#60 of 1212 For the umpteenth time ..... by ermmg Oct 29, 2002 (8:43 am)
Why haven't the EPA regulations impacted the rotors on any of my other cars? Why has the problem come back 3 times?

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