2002 AUDI A6 Power Train Problems

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. FOURTH TIME IN 3 YEARS. EACH TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AUDI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAILURE OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THAT MODEL. IT IS A DANGER TO PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 122,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PLATE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,700.

Mileage: 55,700

APPARENTLY AUDI HAVE KNOWN FOR AGES THAT THE CVT CLUTCH HAS NEEDED UPGRADING ON THIS ENGINE, BUT HASN'T RECALLED THE CARS. WE OWN A 2002 AUDI A6 (3.0 ENGINE & MULTITRONIC CVT). *TR

Mileage: 43,000

OWN 2002 AUDI A6 3.0 LITER SEDAN. MODULE(COMPUTER) REPLACED AND COMPLAINED OF TRANSMISSION NOT WORKING PROPERLY. BROUGHT AUTO BACK TO DEALER AND AFTER CHECKING THE TRANSMISSION FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TRANSMISSION STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. WHEN PUT IN DRIVE AUTO DOESN'T MOVE FORWARD. HAVE TO PLAY AROUND WITH LEVER FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE TO ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN IT MOVES FORWARD IT LUNGES NOT SMOOTHLY. NOT SAFE DRIVING. *TR

WATER FROM AIR CONITIONING SYSTEM LEAKED INTO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AND FLOODED AND DISABLED TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "LIMP MODE,' ALLOWING VEHICLE TO ONLY OPERATE IN 4TH GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

I HAVE PURCHASED A 2002 AUDI A6 2.7T FROM SUNNYSIDE IN MIDDLEBURG HTS OHIO. THE CAR HAD A VIBRATION FELT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AND FLOORBOARD WITH OEM WHEELS AND TIRES. WENT BACK AND FORTH TO THIS SPECIFIC DEALER WITH NO RESULTS. OTHER AREA DEALER, FRED BAKER WAS ABLE TO ALLEVIATE THE PROBLEM, BUT I ASKED IF PURCHASING NEW WHEELS AND TIRES WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD YES, AS LONG AS I GET WHEEL AND TIRES WITH MANUFACTURER'S SPECS. PURCHASED NEW WHEELS AND TIRES WITH THE FOLLOWING SPECS: 5X112MM BOLT PATTERN, WHEEL BORE TO FIT HUB BORE OF 57.1MM WITH HUBCENTRIC RING. THE OFFSET OF THE TIRE IS 35MM (SAME AS OEM TIRE) AND THE VIBRATION BECAME WORSE. THIS IS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER TECH MANAGER DID NOT EVEN INSPECT THE VEHICLE, EVEN UNDER WARRANTY, JUST BLAMED THE WHEELS AND TIRES. CONTACTED THE WHEEL SELLER, EDGERACING IN FLORIDA AND WAS TOLD THEY BUILD WHEELS FOR AUDI AND VW TO SPECS AND NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE. DEALER TECH MANAGER ASKED ME HOW I WANT TO PROBLEM FIXED. MANUFACTURER'S MANUAL DOES NOT SAY THAT I SHOULD NOT BE UPGRADING MY CAR'S WHEEL TO MORE THAN SPECS. MY TIRE RATIO AND OFFSET REMAINED TO MANUFACTURER'S SPECS, AND I DO NOT FEEL THAT MY CAR IS SAFE WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONETARY RESOURCES TO INSPECT THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WAS EVER INVOLVED INTO AN ACCIDENT AND NEVER REPORTED TO CARFAX. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR 12 YEARS AND I CAN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN ROUGH DRIVING DUE TO LOWER PROFILE TIRES (PIRELLI PZERO NERO M/S 235/40/18) AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATION AND FLOOR BOARD VIBRATION DUE TO SOME MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT DEALER WILL EITHER NOT DISCLOSE OR ARE TRYING TO HIDE. THEY DID DROP THE SALES PRICE FROM 26,995 TO 23,250 WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM THEM. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND I HAVE CONTACTED THE AUTO MANUFACTURER IN GERMANY TO INFORM THEM OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE ME HOW TO HANDLE THIS SITUATION, I FEEL THAT THE CAR HAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM THAT THE DEALER IS TRYING TO HIDE. *NM

WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER USING THE BRAKES, NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR'S THROTTLE APPEARS TO HAVE NO EFFECT FOR 2+ SECONDS, EVEN WHEN PRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. ON SEVERAL SEPARATE OCCAISIONS, WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT BY AN ONCOMING VEHICLE WHILE WAITING FOR MY CAR TO UNDERSTAND THAT I INTENDED TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS NOT TURBO LAG; IT IS COMPUTER-INDUCED THROTTLE LAG. (THE ENGINE RPMS DO NOT CHANGE DURING THESE OCCURRENCES.) THIS IS A CLEAR SAFETY ISSUE THAT AUDI MUST ADDRESS. (A REPRESENTATIVE OF MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME HE IS QUITE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IT. BUT AUDI INFORMED HIM IT DOES NOT SEE THIS AS A PROBLEM.) *AK

Mileage: 2,000

THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY, WHILE DRIVING.*JB

2002 AUDI A6 AVANTE WAGON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT"HESITATION" ON ACCELERATION SUCH THAT THE CAR DOES NOT INITIALLY RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BUT DOES SO SUDDENLY A SHORT TIME RESLTING IN A HESITATION. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, BOTH REPORTING THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE "FLY-BY-THE-WIRE" SYSTEMS WHICH IS USED IN THE CAR AND THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT OR CORRECTION FOR THIS. I FIND IT TO BE OF CONCERN AND A SAFGETY ISSUE THAT AAUDI SHOULD DEAL WITH BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM AUTOMATIC MODE TO MANUAL MODE INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR