2004 AUDI TT Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
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Common Problems
The Gates Corporation (Gates) is recalling certain aftermarket Tru-Flow Water Pumps, part number TFW 41127, sold at certain NAPA Auto Parts and/or installed by automotive service technicians after Nov...
CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY AUDI DEALERSHIP STATE THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH MY CAR FALLS UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2004/RCRIT-04V007-5629.PDF AUDI CAMPAIGN JA (04V-007) DIRECT SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACE DUAL CLUTCH
Mileage: 110,000
CAR JERKS VIOLENTLY AUDI DEALERSHIP STATE THEY WILL NOT FIX THIS ISSUE ALTHOUGH MY CAR FALLS UNDER THIS CAMPAIGN HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2004/RCRIT-04V007-5629.PDF AUDI CAMPAIGN JA (04V-007) DIRECT SHIFT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION REPLACE DUAL CLUTCH
Mileage: 110,000
AIRBAGS NOT WORKING DUE CAR SITTING AND BATTERY RUNNING LOW. LOW BATTERY TRIGGERED CODE 65535 WHICH MAKES ALL THE AIRBAGS IN THE VEHICLE INOPERATIVE.
Mileage: 96,250
FUEL SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY; WHILE HAVING GAS, ONCE TANK METER READS 1/2, THE ENGINE SHOT-DOWN, INCORRECTLY TELLING THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. SAME ISSUES WITH THE CATHALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM. ENGINE'S TRANSMISSION WEARING FAST; PUSHING BACK AND FORT WHILE ACCELERATING.
Mileage: 95,000
FUEL SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY; WHILE HAVING GAS, ONCE TANK METER READS 1/2, THE ENGINE SHOT-DOWN, INCORRECTLY TELLING THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. SAME ISSUES WITH THE CATHALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM. ENGINE'S TRANSMISSION WEARING FAST; PUSHING BACK AND FORT WHILE ACCELERATING.
Mileage: 95,000
FUEL SENSOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY; WHILE HAVING GAS, ONCE TANK METER READS 1/2, THE ENGINE SHOT-DOWN, INCORRECTLY TELLING THAT THE TANK IS EMPTY. SAME ISSUES WITH THE CATHALYTIC CONVERTER SYSTEM. ENGINE'S TRANSMISSION WEARING FAST; PUSHING BACK AND FORT WHILE ACCELERATING.
Mileage: 95,000
GAS SENSOR AND WATER / COOLANT PUMPS/ EXAUST SYS..: CAR WAS IN MOTION...; TAKEN TO REPAIR-SHOP... HIFGH COST.
Mileage: 125,000
GAS SENSOR AND WATER / COOLANT PUMPS/ EXAUST SYS..: CAR WAS IN MOTION...; TAKEN TO REPAIR-SHOP... HIFGH COST.
Mileage: 125,000
GAS SENSOR AND WATER / COOLANT PUMPS/ EXAUST SYS..: CAR WAS IN MOTION...; TAKEN TO REPAIR-SHOP... HIFGH COST.
Mileage: 125,000
MECHATRONIC FAILURE, TAKING A MICHIGAN UTURN CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE CROSSIMG THE STREET ,ALMOST T BONED BY 2 DIFFERENT CARS, CALLED AUDI THEY WANT ME TO BUY A NEW UNIT FOR A CRAZY AMOUNT OF MONEY AND A LONG WAITING PERIOD, CALLED EVERYONE I COULD FOR HELP BUT SEEMS THERE IA SOME SORT OF COVER UP O...
THE FIRST WEEK OF DEC 2014, I HAD BEEN HEARING A SPORADIC, WHOOTING NOISE FROM THE FLOOR OF MY AUDI TT 2004 (49,000 MILES). I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/05/14. ASIDE FROM SOME OTHER NON-CRITICAL REPAIRS, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE NOISE AND IT WAS RELEASED. AS...
Mileage: 49,000
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 2 ND AND 3 RD GEAR. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH THE PEDAL DOWN COMPLETELY. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE DESIGN OF THESE TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH CAN BE SWITCHED FROM MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC ARE FAULTY AND COSTLY TO REPAIR. I AM CONSIDE...
THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS VIOLENTLY BETWEEN 2 ND AND 3 RD GEAR. THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITH THE PEDAL DOWN COMPLETELY. AFTER RESEARCH HAVE DISCOVERED THAT THE DESIGN OF THESE TRIPTONIC TRANSMISSIONS WHICH CAN BE SWITCHED FROM MANUAL TO AUTOMATIC ARE FAULTY AND COSTLY TO REPAIR. I AM CONSIDE...
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT TO NEUTRAL. WITH NO POWER AND AT 70MPH, I WAS FORCED INTO AN UNSAFE MANEUVER, CUTTING DRIVERS OFF IN ORDER TO GET ONTO THE SHOULDER LANE. I WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY AUDI DEALERSHIP AROUND 11:00PM. 3 BUSINESS DAYS LATER, THEY CALLED ME WITH...
Mileage: 65,232
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 AUDI TT1.8 COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK IN BETWEEN GEARS AND STALL. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE SHIFTED IN OR OUT OF ANY GEAR. BY TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTING, THE FAILURE WOULD CORRECT ITSELF BUT WOU...
Mileage: 70,000
FAILED ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE DIAGNOSED BY AUDI TECHNICIAN AS A FAILED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER; THE CLUSTER HAS TO BE REPLACED OR ALL GAUGES MAY FAIL WITHOUT WARNING. *JS
Mileage: 55,501
MECHATRONIC VALVE CONTROL MODULE FAILURE GOING INTO NEUTRAL OR CHANGING DOWN AT HIGHWAY CRUISE. MOST DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE: SLIPPING CLUTCH AND NOT ENGAGING FIRST GEAR PROPERLY. I WAS NEARLY HIT BY A CAR TRAVELING AT 60MPH WHILE LIMPING ACROSS AN INTERSECTION. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *TR
Mileage: 81,000
I HAVE A 2004 AUDI TT 3.2 DSG WITH ABOUT 106,000 MILES ON IT, WHEN EVER I TURN THE CAR ON AND SHIFT INTO GEAR THE CAR WILL JUST SIT THERE WITH THE GEAR LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER BLINKING. I HAVE NO REVERSE GEAR, THE CAR CAN MOVE IN DRIVE BUT MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, I MIGHT HAVE TO RESTART THE...
Mileage: 106,000
IN NOVEMBER OF 2010, I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2004 1.8 AUDI TT AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR LOST POWER AT 1:00 AM OR I MAY HAVE BEEN EASILY HIT/KILLED BY THE HEAVY FLOW OF DAYTIME TRAFFIC. AS IT TURNS OUT, T...
Mileage: 32,000
IN NOVEMBER OF 2010, I WAS DRIVING IN MY 2004 1.8 AUDI TT AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES PER HOUR. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR LOST POWER AT 1:00 AM OR I MAY HAVE BEEN EASILY HIT/KILLED BY THE HEAVY FLOW OF DAYTIME TRAFFIC. AS IT TURNS OUT, T...
Mileage: 32,000
THE CAR WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, APPEAR RELATED TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. I SCHEDULED WITH AUDI TO EVALUATE FAULTY GAS GAUGE AND RADIO STAYING ON AFTER KEY REMOVED. ANYHOW, BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO AUDI, THE CAR WHILE DRIVING JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IT WAS LUCK...
Mileage: 45,000
THE CAR WAS HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, APPEAR RELATED TO INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE. I SCHEDULED WITH AUDI TO EVALUATE FAULTY GAS GAUGE AND RADIO STAYING ON AFTER KEY REMOVED. ANYHOW, BEFORE I COULD GET IT INTO AUDI, THE CAR WHILE DRIVING JERKED VIOLENTLY AND THEN WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. IT WAS LUCK...
Mileage: 45,000
2004 AUDI TT 3.2 DSG TRANSMISSION, 75823 MILES. 2ND TIME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE IN THE PASS SEVERAL MONTHS.THE BOTH TIMES THAT IT HAS HAPPENED IS WHEN INITIALLY THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED UP. I DRIVE SEVERAL FEET, STOP AND THEN ACCELERATE AGAIN AND THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE. ...
Mileage: 75,423
OPERATING VEHICLE AT NORMAL SURFACE STREET AND HIGHWAY CONDITIONS - DSG TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES PUTTING VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND ELIMINATING ALL POWER TRAIN RESPONSE. THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED TWICE WITHIN THE FIRST FIVE DAYS OF OPERATION - 1 @ SURFACE COASTING AS APPROACH TO INTERSECTION - THEN ...
Mileage: 47,500
2004 AUDI TT 3.2 LITER, DSG TRANSMISSION, 32,000 MILES. AT RANDOM TIMES, THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY DISCONNECT FROM THE DRIVETRAIN FOR A FEW SECONDS, A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHEN MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY, OR CROSSING A BUSY STREET. THIS OCCURRED MANY TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF WEEKS, UNTIL I STOPPED DRIVING...
Mileage: 32,350
RECENTLY PURCHASED AN AUDI TT 3.2 V6 2004 DSG MODEL. 51K ON THE CLOCK. WHILST DRIVING ALONG THE MOTORWAY SUDDENLY THE CAR SEEMS LIKE ITS BEEN THROWN INTO NEUTRAL AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. NO WARNING, NO ENGINE MANAGEMENT LIGHT, NOTHING. THIS KEEPS HAPPENDING SPORADICALLY APPROX TWICE A DAY AND ...
Mileage: 51,500
AUDI TT DSG TRANSMISSION FAILS AND THE CAR LOSES ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC. ALL TRANSMISSION DISPLAY LIGHT FLASH RAPIDLY (PRDNS) WHILE THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE WITHOUT TURNING OFF THE IGNITION & RESTARTING THE ENGINE. PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND NOW T...
Mileage: 81,000
2004 AUDI TT ROADSTER DSG/MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILURE. ENGINE SHIFTED INTO 1ST GEAR ON 294 NORTHBOUND WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE! LOST ALL POWER AND PRAYED THAT I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT. ROAD THE SHOULD IN 1ST GEAR WITH HAZARDS ON UNTIL I COULD EXIT AND LIMP MY WAY ...
Mileage: 67,000
AUDI TT 3.2 WITH DSG GEARBOX. AFTER STARTING A JOURNEY THE GEARBOXFAILED AND WENT OUT OF GEAR. COULD ONLY RE-ENGAGE GEAR BY TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. RETURNED VEHICLE TO AUDI DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION AND GEARBOX PARAMETERS FOUND NORMAL BUT WITH UNEXPLAINED OVERTEMP REGISTERED. FURTHER DRIV...
Mileage: 30,000
FAILURE OF FUEL GAUGE. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A SMALL EXPLOSION WAS HEARD AS THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW ON JUNE 8, 2006. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING ALONG THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. IT WAS A CLEAR HOT DAY; THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ON STRAIGHT LEVEL PAVEMENT AND THERE WAS NO DEBRIS WAS SEEN IN THE R...
Mileage: 25,780
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA DBA AUDI OF AMERICA INITIATED A RECALL ON MY CAR, ALLEGING THERE WERE "DEFECTIVE WELDS" IN A SEAM ON THE CLUTCH. THE RECALL IS DOCUMENTED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN "JA". AUDI SENT ME NOTICE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. AUDI OF AMERICA SENT A NOTICE TO THEIR DEAL...
Mileage: 8,575
VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA DBA AUDI OF AMERICA INITIATED A RECALL ON MY CAR, ALLEGING THERE WERE "DEFECTIVE WELDS" IN A SEAM ON THE CLUTCH. THE RECALL IS DOCUMENTED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN "JA". AUDI SENT ME NOTICE THAT THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH. AUDI OF AMERICA SENT A NOTICE TO THEIR DEAL...
Mileage: 8,575