2001 Audi A6 transmission problems

Filed Aug 23, 2014 · Transmission · 104,000 miles · NE

Transmission went out at 104,000 miles. This seems to be a common problem on audi's. The car was a $55000 car! I ended up selling it for parts, as the cost of a new transmission was more than the market value. I will never buy audi again.

Filed Mar 3, 2010 · Transmission · 80,000 miles · DE

My 2006 audi a-6 CVT jerks on start-up or will not engage for several seconds and then leaps fprward. Dealer says there is a problem but does not report what the problem could be.

Filed Oct 20, 2006 · Transmission · 62,000 miles · WA

Transmission went out with now warning at 62,000 miles...it was very jolting and hard jerking of the vehicle.

Filed May 7, 2005 · Transmission · 45,000 miles · MA

Transmission failure

Filed Mar 24, 2005 · Transmission · 40,000 miles · MA

Car hesitates when pulling from a stop. Hesitation appears to be transmission related. Transmission is audi/zf tiptronic automatic. Hesitation is unpredictable, and can last for several seconds. I have had a number of near misses as I pulled into traffic and have had to quickly shift to reverse and get out of the way of oncoming vehicles. Audi states that their transmission is working as designed. I believe this because my research indicates this to be a know behavior of the tiptronic transmission as used in audi and some volkswagen vehicles. Vw/audi needs to fix this problem before someone gets seriously injured or killed.

Filed Aug 20, 2004 · Transmission · MA

Problems with transmission failure. *mr the drain holes were not apart of the 20k miles maintenance. The consumer learned that the plenum chamber cover should have been removed during maintenance at which time any evidence of debris would have been obvious to the technician. The problem was due to water damage under the cowl, which destroyed the transmission computer. *sc

Filed Apr 16, 2004 · Transmission · 28,000 miles · CA

There appears to be a possible design defect that I believe merits reporting and possible investigation. I have 2001 audi a6. The replacement of the oil filter at a jiffy lube resulted in damage to the oil cooler which cause me to suffer a $800 plus repair bill at the dealer. The dealer technician advised jiffy lube that they are aware of the potentiality of problems in replacement of the oil filter and as result have one mechanic secure the cooler with channel locks while the other removes the oil filter. There are no present warnings for shops of this method to assure no damage to the oil cooler. I presented a b.a.r. Complaint in ca. And took up a small claims action for recovery, jiffy lube stepped up but audi refuses and denies any possible design flaw in their vehicle. As a consumer I cannot understand how it should require two technicians to remove and replace an oil filter.

Filed Oct 17, 2003 · Acceleration, Brakes · AZ

Audi 2001 a6 2.7t tiptronic while in d transmission mode, car does not accelerate per accelerator input after using the brakes. There is a delay of about a couple of seconds before car accelerates. This happens after braking from low speeds followed by gentle acceleration and also when braking from higher speeds followed by either gentle or aggressive acceleration. Often there will be a pronounced jerk when the car starts to accelerate after the delay. *la safety issue typical situation: when crossing medians to merge with traffic in the opposite direction, oncoming traffic have to brake heavily to avoid a collision because the car is unable to accelerate smartly after braking. The same crossing in previously owned audi a4 1.8t and audi a4 2.8 (both without fly by wire throttle) could be safely negotiated without any acceleration delay. This situation is unacceptable and highly dangerous in normal everyday driving. References from audiworld.com forums it is apparent that there are many owners experiencing this problem. All have the audi tiptronic transmission and fly by wire throttle system, not limited to the 2.7t model. Here is the link to the latest messages http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/304185.phtml also, consumer reports have noted the delay in acceleration when testing this car. Here is the link. Http://www.consumerreports.org/main/detailv2.jsp?content%3c%3ecnt_id=302773&folder%3c%3efolder_id=97851&assortment%3c%3east_id=333137&bmuid=1066370138539 several other reviews in the u.s. Automobile press have also noted the delay. Repair local audi dealer is unable to offer a solution since their troubleshooting techniques only indicate a "no fault found" or "unable to duplicate" situation (several visits). Escalation to audi headquarters elicits statements such as "working as per design, "safety feature (prevent over revving damage to engine/transmission)", and "system has to process a lot of data".

Filed Oct 15, 2003 · Transmission · 14,000 miles · NC

Vehicle exhibits delay from a stop when depressing the gas pedal. Very dangerous when crossing oncoming traffic.

Filed Jun 1, 2002 · Transmission · CA

Transmission/automatic - no response from gas pedal when attempting to accelerate from rolling stop. Car then high-revs and finally jerks forward, after an approximate 1-2 second delay.