2001 audi a4 1.8 turbo at 99.1k miles. The timing belt prematurely napped while the car was traveling in a busy morning commute causing car to disabled on the freeway. The timing belt failure caused extensive, additional damage to the engine that estimated to coast about $6000 to repair. I have all my maintenances done at the audi dealers and follow all the recommend service by audi. I was never been recommended to replace the timing belt on my all previous visits for maintenance service. The recommended timing belts replacement by audi for my model is 105k miles. Both audi dealer and audi denied been in responsible for the timing belt defect and/or incorrect timing belt maintenance recommendation which subsequently result the engine damage and provide any assistant. According to audi, they do not guarantee the timing belt will last to 105k miles, only that it is their recommendation.
2001 Audi A4 engine complaints
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Tl*the contact owns a 2001 audi a4. While driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost power and shut off. The vehicle was unable to be restarted and was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the timing belt snapped. As of july 30, 2007, the vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 99,000.
2001 audi a4 1.8 turbo: the timing belt broke while the car was traveling in heavy, rush hour traffic causing the car to be immediately disabled and stopped with no opportunity to move the car off of the highway. The 3-lane highway was backed up for 6 miles while police and emergency workers worked to tow the car. The disabled car LED to a very dangerous situation with traffic backed up for over 1-hour on a 3-lane highway with a 55 MPH speed limit and could have easily caused additional accidents. The timing belt failure caused extensive, additional damage to the engine that is estimated to cost about $5,000-$6,000 to repair. My audi a4 has the same 1.8 t engine and item (timing belt) as in the 2001 vw 1.8 t and that item has been recalled. The timing belt defect in the 2001 a4 appears to be quite well known to the two audi dealers that I frequent. Since I bring my audi in for service at the regular intervals - and since the timing belt issue is well known to audi - I would have expected the audi dealers to bring this issue to my attention so that we could have replaced the belt as part of regular preventive maintenance. The fact that this well known problem was not handled in preventive maintenance LED to a very dangerous traffic incident and caused extensive damage to the vehicle's engine.
Dt*: the contact stated while driving 50 MPH on the interstate, there was a popping noise from the engine compartment followed by a lost of all power. The contact managed to pull over without incident. The engine would not restart and the vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. The dealer determined there was a hole in the engine and was unable to identify what caused the hole, however a new engine replacement was necessary. Updated 5/10/2006 -
I have an audi a4 1.8 t and the hydraulic timing belt tensioner lost its pressure witch made the timing belt slip, forcing the pistons into the valves and bending them, causing the engine to basically self destruct after only 89000 miles when the owner's manual only recommended changing the timing belt after 120000 miles. I called audi, and they told me they would fix it for $5,000 and don't feel I should be the one paying for this when there was nothing I could have done to prevent this problem.
1) normal driving 2) cam shaft gasket failure. Causing oil leak. 3) taken to repair shop. Audi maintenance warranty does not check for this. Issue occurred after warranty expired after 50000 miles.
A4's have a poorly designed cam tensioner that eventually leaks oil. The cost to repair the item is approximately $1000. The dealer (carousel audi) even admits to the fact that it is a poor design and there have been numerous complaints about it at the dealer. I've also read numerous complaints about it on audi forums. The leak typically found shortly after the warranty period has expired. I feel strongly that this should be a recall on all respective cars to have it repaired!
'01 a4 2.8: (1) digital display is blurry and cannot fully understand everything the computer is displaying, (2) internal oil seals have become defective causing a foul burnt-oil smell within and outside the vehicle, (3) transmission downshifts very hard and rough, (4) very poor design by the engineers to place a cupholder directly over the stereo and heater instrumentation which have caused my buttons to stick. Have taken the vehicle to various dealerships and shops and technicians have stated that the seals are obviously a design flaw and so is the display panel with has some software or lcd problems associated with it.
Improper motor oil specification causes sludge buildup in engine, leading to engine failure.
Oil light came on. Immediately pulled over and checked engine oil level. Not low. Took the car to the dealership. Originally diagnosed as needing a new oil pump due to oil sludge. On further inspection the dealer found scarring on the engine bearings and wear on the camshaft. Upon flushing all the pre-existing oil out of the engine, metal filings were found. New diagnosis: completely new engine required. Audi, USA knows this is a prombem with a4 1.8t. They've extended warranties as a direct result. Yet becuase I'm the second owner and can't produce all previous oil change receipts, I'm being required to pay for the new engine. This is a poor engine design that I shouldn't be held liable for.
02 v 131 001/fmvss 201 air bag deployment & 04 v 357 000/camshaft position sensor/mil: the consumer received both of these recall notices and was unable to locate a authorized service center within her area.
Malfuntion indicator had been on before I deployed to iraq and was still on when I came back. I brought it to the dealor for the $50,000 mile scheduled maint. Less than 2 months later, I started the car at a store and heard a loud pop, the engine started idling hard and was very noisy. I was able to drive in first gear the two blocks to my house but the car was very shaky. The spark plug had shot out, there was oil and grime all over it and the threads of the cylinder were stripped. My friend in the car, who has worked on porshes before, said I was lucky this happened when it did because if I was driving on the highway at a high speed, I probably would have been seriously hurt in an accident. The cost of repair is estimated at $5100 and the dealor said that there was no tampering with the spark plugs for almost a year so this "just happened" due to "wear and tear." the car is 3 years old and most the miles are highway miles due to several trips cross country. I am nervous to think what will go wrong when the car gets a little older.
Audi a4 1.8t oil pump failure causes cam adjuster failure, causing possible $8000 in damage to cams in 1.8t motor.
While driving 60-65 MPH, the vehicle lost power with the dashboard flashing. The consumer began smelling burnt wires and noticed smoke coming from under the hood. The consumer pulled over and opened the hood. Upon doing so, flames shot out.
I leased an a4 2001 audi in december 2000. My lease runs out in march 2004 and I'm looking at what my rights are as a consumer. Over the last 6 months, I've had my car towed and repaired twice for ignition coil failure as well as my tires replaced from out of whack alignment. Today, the engine light appeared again and I will drop it off at the audi service department, this monday for maintenance review. Fortunately, the only costs I've incurred are replacement of the 2 front tires. It currently has 33,000 miles on it.
Timing belt tensioner failed at 59,016 miles. Recommended replacement of both tensioner and belt on a 2001 a4 1.8t quattro per owner's manual is 105,000 miles. All recommended services had been done on schedule by same dealer. This car is only used as commuter transportation and is primarily driven on freeways.
While driving the vehicle at 65mph suddenly the speed dropped to 35mph due to a faulty ignition coil pack. Dealer changed the faulty coil. (under guarantee) dealer and manufacturer has been notified. Please provide further information. Ts
Consumer states that vehicle's coil pack failed out causing vehicle to stall, and total loss of power please provide additional information. Ts
While driving down the highway, consumer states vehicle began to shake and engine light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to dealer. Dealer says emission coil failed. Please provide any further inforationl mr
No summary. Dt
Vehicle has total loss of power on many instances is unsafe to drive , dealer /manufacturer have been unable to remedy.
Customer states that in wet weather conditions while braking the vehicle experiences a brake loss. Mechanic modified the brakes and found the rotors to be glazed, dealer also installed water shields as per recall, however brake loss still occurs, consumer also states that the ABS does not work well.
Vehicle will intermittently shut off while consumer is driving. Please provide more information.
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