2001 Audi A6: hesitation when accelerating

5 of the 113 complaints about the 2001 Audi A6 describe hesitation when accelerating.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 4%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Hesitation when accelerating by model year

2016
1
2014
1
2008
2
2007
2
2003
1
2002
4
2001
5
1999
1
1998
1

What owners say

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 Dec 14, 2004 · Brakes, Visibility · 160,000 miles · NY

While applying the brake pedal vehicle hesitated to stop completely. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the rotors needed to be replaced, and replaced them twice. However, the problem recurred. *ak...... The brake problem occurred first at 16,000 miles, occurred again before warranty expired, at 60,000 miles , and then at 75,000 miles. Dealer refused to give any relief, appealed to audi hom eoffice, and they too refused to d o anything about it. Also, removed and installed windshield wiper blades.

Filed Oct 15, 2003 · Engine · 29,000 miles · AZ

I have a 2001 audi a6 2.7t and it has almost caused me to get into severe accidents where I would have been seriously injured or killed in a side impact collision. The culprit is this: if you depress the brake (as if you were stopping or coming to a complete stop) and try to reaccelerate, there is little to no acceleration. This "hesitation" has almost got me killed several times. There are hundreds of other audi a6 consumers regardless of model engine (2.8, 2.7t, 3.0 and 4.2) that have experienced this problem. Thus, it is unacceptable for audi USA to say this is "normal" and "inherent in the operation of turbochargers" as this is what they have told me before while the car was being serviced. Although I do understand that turbochargers create what is deemed as "turbo lag" on acceleration, I experience major delays in any acceleration immediately after I have depressed the brake (at any speed) and then try to reaccelerate. This is a serious issue and needs to be fixed or remedied immediately. Please see the posting at audiworld (the largest online forum for audi owners). Here is the post url: http://forums.audiworld.com/a6/msgs/304185.phtml .

Filed Feb 26, 2002 · Acceleration, Transmission · WA

Consumer is upset because he had to have a brand new transmission replaced. After taking transmission to mechanic, he was told that he needed transmission replaced because it was not working properly. Also, it was hesitating at slow speeds, clumping when it was going in and out of 1st to 2nd gear. In addition, vehicle was revving at 6000 rpms before shifting into gear.

Filed Jun 26, 2001 · Engine · NY

Vehicle will intermittently hesitate at low speed; vehicle has been at dealer on two occasions, and problem still reoccurring. Provide any further information.