2010 Audi S4: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 16, 2019 · Transmission · 72,000 miles · FL

The whole car jerked when going to 2nd gear and then thetpms, no reverse, and gear malfunction lights comes on. 2nd, 4th, 6th, and reverse gear are gone. Restarting the car cleared the warning and drove fine for 10 miles before it happens again. Try restarting again to clear the warning but light will come back on when going to 2nd or reverse.

Filed Feb 15, 2019 · Transmission · 109,000 miles · CA

Transmission failure. Lurching from a stop and lurching during shift changes.

Filed Aug 9, 2018 · Acceleration, Electrical · 101,500 miles · CO

Gearbox malfunction and TPMS malfunction while driving on the road within the city about 45mph I felt a slight jerk and immediately following the warnings came on in the dashboard "tire pressure! System malfunction" & "gearbox malfunction: no reverse gear (you can continue driving)" throttle response was off and forced me to immediately puller over! While stopped I re-started the vehicle and the warnings went away, I sat there for a couple minutes and then continued driving. Few miles down the road the vehicle jerked again and warnings came back on, I needed to get to work so I continued driving; the car would take very long to shift gears and it would jump from 1st to 3rd, from 3rd to 5th and 5th to 7th gear jerking kind of violently every-time and throttle response between shifts was very lethargic to the point that the vehicle would slow down severely and I felt unsafe due to cars getting really close to my rear and them having to slow down drastically while the car shifted gears. Due to the number of complaints I strongly feel that audi should be liable and held accountable for all repairs necessary and accidents that this issue can cause. If this issue would of presented itself while traveling at 75mph on the highway I believe it could of been a case of life & death. Audi is putting the people driving their vehicles and others around at risk by not recalling an unit or units known to cause problems.

Filed May 13, 2017 · Transmission · 83,380 miles · MI

My s4 threw the "gearbox malfunction, reverse disabled" as well as a TPMS error code while in traffic, and went into limp mode and would not allow me to accelerate. Very dangerous, and inconvenient. Limped home at very slow speed while transmission clunked and struggled to change gears. The code has gone away since I restarted the vehicle, and now it lunges forward when you're coming to a stop, which makes you feel like you've been hit from behind. Taking off from a stop is bouncy and super jerky. If I hesitate before accelerating from a stop, it will sometimes go smoothly. The engine RPM's surge while coasting to a stop, or going down, hill especially with foot off the pedal.

Filed Mar 9, 2017 · Transmission · 42,000 miles · CA

One week after purchasing car, car exhibiting symptoms of mechatronics unit failure (bang/jerk when stopping, RPM jumpy in 1/2nd gear, reverse is jumpy).

Filed Jan 4, 2017 · Transmission · 46,000 miles · CA

Tpms & gearbox malfunction car will not drive in reverse and jerk in forward gears while also increasing revs all by itself. Major safety hazard as the car was in motion on a major busy road!

Filed Jun 1, 2016 · Transmission · 61,700 miles · NJ

Hard clunk when selecting gears from p to r to d. When coming to a stop in traffic the car lurches forward like being rear ended. Sometimes after a complete stop has been made the car will surge forward a considerable amount which may possibly cause me to hit the car in front of me.

Filed Mar 17, 2016 · Transmission · 65,600 miles · CA

Hard clunk when selecting gears from p to r to d. When coming to a stop the car lurches forward almost like being rear ended. Sometimes after a complete stop has been made the car will buck forward slightly

Filed Oct 25, 2015 · Transmission · 39,000 miles · IL

Jerky dsg transmission shifts, whether downshifting or up shift. Going slow or fast, this only happens once trans is up to temp, I'm pretty sure my mechatronics unit is failing.

Filed Sep 30, 2015 · Transmission · 74,500 miles · OH

At approx 55k miles, mechatronics unit failed. Extremely rough shifts from 1-2 and 2-1, lurching forward after coming to complete stop. Dealership replaced mecharonics unit. At 74k miles entire dsg gearbox failed, while on highway with virtually no power or ability to accelerate. Luckily traffic was at near stop due to rush hour, was able to make it to next offramp in what they call 'limp mode'. Dealership is replacing entire transmission.

Filed Apr 4, 2015 · Transmission · 55,000 miles · MN

The dsg transmission is very jerky in 1-2 gears it operates as though the clutch is not engaging/disengaging properly. When traveling at highway speeds with the cruise control engaged the engine rpms wander as though the clutch is engaging and disengaging. Starting from a deadstop or driving at low speeds are very uncomfortable due to the jerky-ness.

Filed Oct 29, 2014 · Transmission · 48,000 miles · GA

While driving in rush hour bumper to bumper traffic the 2010 audi s4 with the dsg s-tronic transmission becomes very jerky, causing it to surge when starting and stopping or driving at low speeds. As a result it is hard to control, especially in tight traffic, parking areas, or around pedestrians. Additionally, when coming to a complete stop when in this condition the shift from 2nd gear to first happen in such a way the it give the feeling that the car has been rear ended.