Audi TT Complaints

326 consumer complaints on file.

#10250917December 6, 2008
STRUCTURE:BODY
POSSIBLE DESIGN DEFECT IN THE 2008 AUDI TT ROADSTER. ON OCTOBER 18, 2008 I WAS ON A SUBURBAN STREET AND UNWITTINGLY DROVE OVER WHAT I BELIEVE WAS A SMALL ROCK. THE LATTER UNALARMINGLY BANGED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR. A FEW BLOCKS LATER I PULLED INTO MY FRIEND?S DRIVEWAY, PARKED, AND WENT INSIDE. FIVE MINUTES LATER I CAME OUT AND FOUND THAT THE CAR?S ENTIRE OIL RESERVOIR HAD SPILLED OUT ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. I PHONED FRED BAKER AUDI SERVICE, AND WITHIN AN HOUR THE CAR WAS BEING INSPECTED BY THE MECHANIC TEAM. I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE EXCELLENT CUSTOMER SERVICE PROVIDED BY FRED BAKER PORSCHE AUDI. HERE IS WHAT CONCERNS ME: AUDI MECHANICS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT THE SCREW THAT SECURES THE PAN HAD PUNCTURED THE OIL PAN BECAUSE IT IS TOO LONG AND NOT PROTECTED. HOWEVER UNUSUAL THIS OCCURRENCE WAS, I BELIEVE THAT AUDI SHOULD HAVE PROTECTORS OVER THE SCREWS SO THAT THEY ARE NOT DRIVEN INTO THE OIL PAN IF A ROCK HITS THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249385November 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CLUSTER WENT OUT ON 2002 AUDI TT AT UNDER 21000 MILES, FOUR MONTHS SHY OF BEING COVERED BY AUDI. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249445November 20, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
PURCHASED A 2001 AUDI TT 225 COUPE ON OCTOBER 2000, EIGHT YEARS LATER AND ONLY 69700 MILES,TIMING BELT FAILS CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. AUGUST 2008 AUDI SENT OUT A LETTER ACKNOWLEDGING A POTENTIAL PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING BELT BUT SINCE IT WAS NOT A RECALL I PAID ONLY A SMALL ATTENTION TO IT. BESIDES ALL THIS CLEARLY THE DESIGN OF THE TIMING BELT IS FAULTY OR INADEQUATE TO BE USED ON A SPORTS CAR!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10247238October 30, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, POWER DOOR LOCK BUTTON SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK, DRIVER SIDE WINDOW SOMETIMES DOES NOT FULLY CLOSE, BUTTON TO PUT THE CONVERTIBLE TOP DOWN SOMETIMES DOES NOT WORK, BUTTON FOR MOTION SENSOR ALARM DOES NOT LIGHT UP WHEN PRESSED, LCD DISPLAY TURNS FULLY RED AND NEXT DAY IS BACK TO NORMAL, REAR DEFROST LINES NOT FULLY OPERABLE, WATER LEAKS IN BETWEEN WINDOW AND DOOR SEAL ON BOTH DOORS. I HAVE JUST PURCHASED MY CAR WITH ABOUT 19000 MILES, A FEW DAYS LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. TOOK IT TO TOYOTA GROSSINGER DEALER AND SAID THAT IT WAS THE FUEL GAGE AND THAT I SHOULD WAIT A FEW MONTHS FOR IT TO TURN ITSELF OFF. I CALLED AUDI DEALERSHIP AND SAID THAT MY CAR HAD NO RECALLS. THEN, I WENT TO A MECHANIC AND SAID THAT COMPUTER SHOWED THAT SOLENOID SENSORS HAD FAILED, SO IT WAS REPLACED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AGAIN AND AFTER COMPLAINING WITH FIRST MECHANIC I WENT TO A TURBO PERFORMANCE SPECIALIST AND SAID THAT THE SECONDARY AIR PUMP HAD FAILED. CHANGED IT AND WEEK LATER LIGHT CAME BACK ON SHOWING THE SAME CODE. ALL THROUGHOUT, THE CAR HAS LOST POWER AND A FLUTTERING NOISE IS HEARD FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE EVERY TIME I CHANGE GEARS. WHEN POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK, I HAVE TO USE THE REMOTE TO UNLOCK DOORS TO GET OUT OF CAR. SOMETIMES I HEAR SPARKS AND CLICKING FROM DASHBOARD DISPLAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242843September 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER RESETS DATE, TIME. FUEL GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS TO READ EMPTY WHEN FULL, AND READS RPM INACCURATELY. BEGAN A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO AND NOT OFTEN, NOW IT'S A DAILY PROBLEM. ON A RECENT TRIP I WANTED TO TOP THE GAS TANK, BUT THE CENTER ISLE CONTROLS FOR THE GAS CAP AND HATCH DOOR FAILED TO WORK FORCING ME TO CONTINUE WITH THE AVAILABLE GAS IN TANK. ONCE I ARRIVED, BOTH GAS CAP AND LATCH DOOR OPENED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242128September 14, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COMPONENT FAILURE. CENTER INFORMATION DISPLAY MISSING MANY PIXELS MAKING DISPLAYED TEXT AND IMAGES HARD TO DISTINGUISH. BECAUSE OF THIS FAILURE, IT CAN BE HARD TO DISTINGUISH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CERTAIN INFORMATIONAL SYMBOLS SUCH AS A BRAKE PROBLEM OR A TAIL LIGHT OUT. I HAD A SYMBOL COME ON THE DISPLAY BUT I COULD NOT TELL IF IT DISPLAYED BECAUSE OF A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES OR TAIL LIGHTS AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE OF THE CENTER DISPLAY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE. RPM TACHOMETER STICKS ON COLD START AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238881August 19, 2008
VISIBILITY, STRUCTURE:BODY
UNDER WARRANTY THE REAR WINDOW IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP START TO COME OFF AND EVENTUALLY FELL OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237729August 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY LOW MILEAGE 2001 AUDI TT 6 WEEKS OUTSIDE OF THE CLOSING DATE OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. U.S. DISTRICT COURT OF CALIFORNIA NORTHERN DISTRICT CASE NO. C 06 6801 MJJ. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237132August 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
2000 AUDI TT WITH INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT AUDI IS ONLY GOING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR TWO YEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HE STATES THAT THIS EXCLUDES THE TIME THAT MOST VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10235959July 28, 2008
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AIRBAG LIGHT ON DASH APPEARED. CAR WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. AIRBAG IS NOW NON-FUNCTIONAL AND A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234483July 15, 2008
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SEEMS TO BE DEFECTIVE. IN THE UK, THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL, NOT HERE IN THE US. (OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON ONLINE FORUMS AND AT THE DEALERSHIP, FOUR OTHERS HAVE THE PROBLEM AND INSTRUMENT PANELS ARE ON ORDER). I HAVE A PERFECTLY MAINTAINED VEHICLE AND NOW THE INSTRUMENT PANEL (INCLUDING THE GAUGE AND COMPUTER) ARE GIVING ME WRONG INFORMATION. THE "GET FUEL" INDICATOR ON THE COMPUTER COMES ON AT OVER 1/4 A TANK AND THE FUEL GAUGE SEEMS TO BE OFF. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234271July 14, 2008
SUSPENSION
COIL SPRING BREAKAGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233334July 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2001 AUDI TT QUATTRO INSTRUMENT PANEL BEGAN TO FAIL ABOUT AT ABOUT 45,000 MILES. CURRENTLY AT 62,000 MILES. PANEL CONTINUES TO GET WORSE. CAN NO LONGER READ ANY WARNING MESSAGES, ETC. DID RECEIVE A NOTICE REGARDING A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT WOULD PROVIDE FREE REPLACEMENT, BUT FOUND OUT FROM DEALER THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO 2001 TT SINCE IT IS BEYOND THE SEVEN YEAR LIMIT OF THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233100July 3, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE 2001 AUDI TT QUATTRO WE OWN RUNS OUT OF GAS BEFORE THE GAS GAUGE REGISTERS AN HALF TANK. THE COMPUTERIZED DASH COMPONENTS DON'T WORK, EITHER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233155July 3, 2008
SUSPENSION:REAR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI TT QUATTRO. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. SHE NOTICED THAT THE TIRE WAS NOT ALIGNED WITH THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR CONTROL ARM BOLT WAS CORRODED AND FAILED, ALONG WITH THE REAR SUSPENSION COIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 01V325000 (SUSPENSION:REAR). THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232600June 28, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2002 AUDI TT - MAJOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE IN DASH COMPUTER. BATTERY GOES DEAD WHILE DRIVING AND ALL INDICATOR LIGHTS COME ON. SPEEDO AND ALL INSTRUMENTS GO DEAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229450June 1, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, FUEL, TEMP, SPEED AND RPM, ALL FAILED TO WORK. CAR HAS LESS THAN 14,000 MILES. OUT OF WARRANTY. VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229256May 29, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 2001 AUDI TT QUATTRO NO LONGER WORKS AND DOES NOT PROPERLY INDICATE THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN MY TANK. THIS HAPPENS WHENEVER THE CAR IS OPERATING. IN ORDER TO REPLACE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OVER 1000 DOLLARS AT THE AUDI DEAL. I AM AWARE THAT MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THE SAME CAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND SEEMS WORTHY OF A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10228857May 25, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON MY 2002 AUDI TT ROADSTER BEGAN TO FAIL IN AUGUST 2007. BY THE END OF THE SUMMER, NOT ONE NUMBER ON THE PANEL COULD BE READ...IT WAS IN COMPLETE FAILURE. BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE I CANNOT DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE NO IDEA OF HOW MUCH GAS I HAD NOR WOULD I KNOW AT WHAT RATE OF SPEED I WAS TRAVELING. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ON THIS ISSUE WHICH WAS SETTLED THIS YEAR AND I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF IT IN APRIL 2008...WHICH, AT THE TIME OF RECEIPT PLACED MY CAR OUTSIDE OF THE SIX YEAR LIMITATION PERIOD...EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS A 2002 AND THE PANEL FAILED LAST YEAR. I AM BEING TOLD THAT MY CAR WILL NOT BE REPAIRED BY AUDI OF AMERICA UNLESS I PAY THE $1,300.00 CHARGE TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS AN AUDI PROBLEM AND THEY ARE TRYING TO TURN IT INTO MY PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY EXPENSIVE CAR WHICH IS NEVER DRIVEN IN THE SNOW AND IS A "GARAGE QUEEN". I CAN'T DRIVE IT AND NOW, I CAN'T EVEN SELL IT...WHO WOULD WANT TO BUY IT? IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I WOULD NOT TAKE IT ONTO THE HIGHWAY WITHOUT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WORKING. I CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT REPAIRED, THEREFORE, I HAVE AN EXPENSIVE LITTLE CAR SITTING IN MY GARAGE WHICH CANNOT EVEN BE USED. WHAT SHOULD I DO? *TR UPDATED 06/10/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10227991May 16, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI TT. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FADED OUT AND THE ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE READINGS WERE INACCURATE. AFTER A FEW DAYS, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAY WAS COMPLETELY ILLEGIBLE. ALSO, THE CONTACT HAD TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO START THE VEHICLE. ONCE IT STARTED, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL MOMENTS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR FREE BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY, THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURES, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,267 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,400. UPDATED 06/02/08 *BF UPDATED 06/02/08 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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