2005 AUDI A4 Power Train Problems

WE ARE THE 2ND OWNER OF AN AUDI A4 CONVERTIBLE, PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER OF 2010 WITH 25K MILES. WITHIN TWO YEARS, WE BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THE CVT TRANSMISSION AND HAD TO HAVE THE TCM REPLACED, WHICH WAS LATER REIMBURSED BY AUDI AS A RESULT OF A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT. IN JANUARY OF 2014, AT 38K MILES, AUDI DIAGNOSED THE TRANSMISSION AS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING REPLACEMENT, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WHEN COLD, VEHICLE SHUDDERING. ON COMPLAINT TO AUDI, THEY AGREED TO COVER 50% OF THE COSTS, WHICH WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $7,000 WHICH RESULTED IN MY WIFE BEING AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER. REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT HALF COST. AT 47K MILES, AGAIN COLD WEATHER, THE PROBLEM HAS WORSENED, VEHICLE OFTEN WON'T REVERSE AND TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP UNEXPECTEDLY. AS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY, MY WIFE WILL NOT DRIVE IT UNTIL IT IS SAFE AGAIN. AS THERE IS DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION (US DISTRICT COURT # CV11-00665 BRO AGRX), AUDI SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR 100% OF THE COSTS TO REPAIR AND CVT TRANSMISSION WHICH RESULTS IN A VEHICLE BEING UNSAFE TO OPERATE.

Mileage: 38,000

2005 AUDI A4 CABRIOLET WITH 38K MILES, CVT TRANSMISSION SLIPS BADLY, WON'T ACCELERATE, LOUD WHINING NOISE WHEN COLD. AUDI HAS ACKNOWLEDGED PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION AND EXTENDING WARRANTY FOR 2004 AND EARLIER VEHICLES, BUT NOT 2005 MODELS, AS SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FOR VEHICLES WITH THE SAME CVT TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED BY AUDI DEALERSHIP AS NEEDING NEW TRANSMISSION AND PROVIDED A QUOTE FOR REPLACEMENT RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION ($6,687.00 AND TAX). AUDI USA AGREED IN WRITING TO ASSIST WITH THE EXPENSE BY COVERING 50% OF TOTAL COST TO REPAIR. VEHICLE OWNER CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY AND RELIABILITY WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE IN COLD WEATHER, ESPECIALLY WHEN IN TRAFFIC. *JS

Mileage: 38,288

STOPPED ON A HILL AT A STOP LIGHT, WENT TO GO AND CAR LUNGED FORWARD AND DIED. HAD TO IMMEDIATELY APPLY BRAKES, CAR STARTED AGAIN. HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. WE ARE SECOND OWNER, HAVE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A YEAR AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE FOR THIS VEHICLE WAS ALREADY REPLACED AT 49,000 MILES - UNDER WARRANTY TO OTHER OWNER. NOW, AT 130K MILES WE ARE BEING TOLD IT HAS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. IT IS A DANGER TO DRIVE AS THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL OR EVEN THE GEARS COULD SLIP CAUSING DANGER TO THE PASSENGERS. THIS PARTICULAR MODEL OF AUDI TRANSMISSION, KNOWN AS "MULTITRONIC" OR "CVT" HAS NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND FAILURES. WE PAID 12K FOR THIS CAR USED AND HAVE A MAJOR MALFUNCTION WITHIN A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 130,000

SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND ENGINE REDLINED RPMS. I HAD TO MANUALLY PULL THE PEDAL FROM THE FLOOR WHERE THE ENGINE AND PEDAL FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL AFTERWARDS. I CHECKED THE FLOOR MAT AND IT WAS SECURE AND AWAY FROM IMPEDING THE PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 106,453

SITTING, STOPPED IN MY DRIVEWAY, SHIFTED INTO REVERSE, (R WAS LIT ON DASH) YET WHEN I RELEASED BRAKE PEDDLE CAR WENT FOREWORD; IT WAS IN (D) DRIVE! I QUICKLY MOVED SHIFT LEVER TO PARK (P) AND BACK TO REVERSE, THIS TIME IT REALLY WAS IN REVERSE. *TR

Mileage: 113,000

THE TRANSMISION STALLED; IT WAS AS IF THE CAR LOST POWER BUT THE ENGINE WAS STEEL RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 376 THROUGH SQUIRRELL TUNNEL THE CAR STARTED TO HOP. SPUTTER AND JUST STOPPED. THE DASHBOARD STARTED FLASHING. AFTER 5 MINUTES THE CAR RESTARTED AND TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED.THIS CAUSED A HORRIFIC TRAFFIC JAM AND ALMOST WAS REAR ENDED. *TR

Mileage: 38,513

THERE IS A HUGE PROBLEM IT SEEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). APPARENTLY MOST AUDI VEHICLES WILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT AND THE REPAIRS ARE COSTING THE CONSUMERS BIG MONEY. A NEW ONE FROM THE DEALER COSTS AROUND 1100-1200.00 DOLLARS AND THEY ARE USED TO SEEING THIS PROBLEM AND DON'T THINK ITS A BIG DEAL... WHY SHOULD WE PAY IF ITS A PROBLEM THAT THEY ARE AWARE ABOUT AND ULTIMATELY COMES DOWN TO A BAD SERVICE BY THEM KNOWING AND NOT HELPING PAY FOR A REGULAR PROBLEM CAUSED BY THEM??? *TR

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE ABNORMALLY. THE PARKING, DRIVE AND NEUTRAL GEARS WERE ALSO ILLUMINATED SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM DRIVE TO SECOND GEAR ON ITS OWN AND ERRATICALLY. DEALER DIAGNOSES FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE, REPLACED. AND, AT APPROX 90,000 MILES, THE REAR WINDOW DETACHED FROM THE CLOTH TOP. DEALER EXPLAINED IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. TOP WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 103,000

2005 AUDI CABRIOLET; BACK WINDOW CAME UNGLUED; DEALER TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY. SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FLORIDA HEAT; TALKING WITH AN UPHOLSTERY, HE REPORTED 5 AUDI CABRIOLET'S COMING IN THE LAST WEEK WITH SEPARATED BACK WINDOW JUST HERE IN NAPLES, FL. ALSO THE ECU TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE IS OUT, WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE, INDICATOR LIGHTS FLASHING; DEALER OF COURSE SAID IT IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM, WHICH I CAN SEE FROM MY RESEARCH IT IS! *TR

Mileage: 59,000

AUDI A4 A6 ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE (TCM). MY 2005 A4 CAR HAD APPROX 45,000 MILES WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS TAKING THE CAR IN FOR AM OIL CHANGE SO I HAD THEM CHECK THE ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE TCM AND THE CAR WAS REGISTERING FAULTY SAFETY CODES. I WAS INFORMED THAT IF I DID NOT GET IT FIXED THE CAR COULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING OR THE TRANSMISSION COULD BURN UP WHILE DRIVING. I ASKED WAY THERE HAD NOT BEEN A RECALL AS IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE IF THE CAR COULD SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING CAUSING SEVERE INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. THE UNIVERSITY AUDI SERVICE REPR (JORDAN) STATED IT WAS UP TO AUDI HQ TO MAKE SUCH A CALL. I ASKED IF HE HAD SEEN OTHER ISSUES. HE STATED YES THAT IS WHY AUDI CAME UP WITH AN UPDATED PART. I STATED WELL IF THERE WAS AN UPDATED PART THAT MEANS THE OLD PART WAS NO GOOD AND A RECALL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ISSUE. I CALLED AUDI HQ AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY TRACK THE FREQUENCY OF PART REPLACE AND DETERMINE A RECALL BASED ON THAT. I REPLIED WHAT ABOUT SAFETY AND THE DEATH OR INJURY OF YOUR CUSTOMERS. WHY WOULD YOU NOT EVALUATE AN ISSUE FOR RECALL BASED ON SAFETY? SHE INDICATED AUDI VALUES ITS CUSTOMERS, BUT RELIES ON DEALERS TO REPORT ISSUES. SOUNDS LIKE EVERYONE IS IN DENIAL OF WHO IS RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE SAFETY AND LIVES OF AUDI CAR OWNERS. THEN, I WAS TOLD THE AMOUNT OF MORE THAN $1800 DOLLARS. I SAW SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE TCM AND COST OF MORE THAN $2500. NOW I KNOW WHY THEY DID NOT WANT TO ISSUE THE RECALL, BUT INSTEAD UPDATE A PART AND CHARGE ITS CUSTOMERS VERSUS TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SAFETY ISSUE. I PAID FOR THE REPAIRS, AS IT IS MY ONLY SOURCE OF TRANSPORTATION. I DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE CAR WITHOUT THE REPAIRS AS THE DEALER CLEARLY STATED THERE WERE SAFETY CONCERNS. IS THIS ANOTHER HIDDEN TOYOTA SITUATION WHERE THE DEALER IS MORE CONCERNED ABOUT PROFITS OVER SAFETY? *TR

Mileage: 45,500

I OWN A 2005 AUDI A4. THREE MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WITH THE ODOMETER AT 24,616, THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT ON MY CAR STARTED SIGNALING A FAULT. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, BOARDWALK AUDI IN PLANO, TEXAS, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UNIT WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT AND THAT THE CAR COULD JUST STOP WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $1490 AND IT WOULD TAKE UP TO TWO WEEKS TO GET THE TCU BECAUSE OF BACK ORDERS. IF FACT, ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THE SERVICE ADVISOR TOLD ME WAS THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO ORDER SEVERAL OF THESE PARTS (NOTE - AT THIS ONE DEALERSHIP) AND THAT IT HAS TAKEN AT LEAST A WEEK TO GET THEM IN. I ALSO SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR AND SERVICE MANAGER AND THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR 50% OF THE REPAIRS. BOTH REMARKED THAT IT WAS TAKING TWO OR SOMETIMES THREE WEEKS TO GET THE PART BECAUSE OF BACK ORDERS. IT SEEMS LIKE, WITH THAT LEVEL OF INCIDENTS, THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE HAVING THAT TYPE OF FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 25,000 MILES. II REPORTED IT TO AUDI AMERICA WHO RESPONDED WITH COMPLETE INDIFFERENCE. *TR

Mileage: 24,616

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 AUDI A4. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $2,000. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN TWO WEEKS FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE DUE TO THE HIGH DEMAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 51,000. UPDATED 6/15/09 *CN UPDATED 06/16/09.*JB

Mileage: 51,000

AUDI A4 ACCELERATES AND DECELERATES AT WILL. DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE GEAR ALL THE TIME. THEN CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND ON TO GET IT INTO REVERSE GEAR. ENGINE RACES UPON ACCELERATION, OR DOWNSHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS INTO LOW GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF SPEED. COMPLETELY UNPREDICTABLE. UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED. MY PEACE OF MIND IS SHATTERED. CAR AT DEALERSHIP NOW FOR REPAIR WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO COST $1500. THE INTEGRITY OF THE AUTO IS SUBSTANTIALLY IMPAIRED. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

THE VEHICLE HESITATES FOR 2 TO 3 SECONDS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP. FROM JUNE 23RD, 2005, WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR, UNTIL JULY 1,2005, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN T-BONED WHILE TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN, 3 TIMES. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS!! I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER ON JULY THE 1ST. THEY TOLD ME THEN THAT THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR IS DESIGNED TO OPERATE. I THEN CONTACTED AUDI CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING BY THEM. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND I BELEIVE THEY HOPE IT WILL GO AWAY. I HAVE NO WAY OF CHECKING, BUT I WILL GUESS THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEMS AND HAS CAUSED MANY ACCIDENTS.

Mileage: 400