2000 Audi Tt

1. THE EVENTS LEADING UP THE FAILURE INCLUDED A 60,000 MILE CHECK UP AND A DISCUSSION ABOUT CHECKING OUT THE TIMING BELT AS PART OF THE SERVICE. THE AUTHORIZED AUDI DEALER REPLIED THAT AUDI DOES NOT RECOMMEND CHECKING OR CHANGING THE TIMING BELT UNTIL 67,000 MILES. 2. AT 67,000 MILES, THE TIMING BELT WENT OUT CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO GO OUT AND MY CAR TO DIE. IF I HAD BEEN TURNING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION, I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. TAKING IT TO THE DEALER, I HAVE FOUND THAT THERE IS $5000+ IN DAMAGES DONE TO THE ENGINE BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. 3. I HAVE FOUND MANY OTHER AUDI TT DRIVERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, TIMING BELTS FAILING BETWEEN 30K-70K MILES, WELL BEFORE HOW LONG AUDI SAYS THEY WILL LAST. THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THEIR CARS HAVE PROBLEMS. *JB

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING OUR 2000 AUDI TT ON THE FREEWAY. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AVOIDING A COLLISION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL AUDI DEALER. THE DEALER INFORMED US THAT THE TIMING BELT HAD BROKEN, AND AS A RESULT SOME ENGINE DAMAGE HAD OCCURRED. THE DEALER QUOTED US ABOUT $4300 FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE ENGINE. AUDI RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIMING BELT BE REPLACED AT 105,000 MILES. MY CAR ONLY HAS 78,388 MILES ON IT. HAD I KNOWN THAT THE TIMING BELT WOULD NOT LAST TO 105,000 MILES I WOULD HAVE REPLACED IT AVOIDING ENGINE DAMAGE AND A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. TO DATE AUDI HAS NOT OFFERED ANY HELP REGARDING THIS PROBLEM. IN RESEARCHING THE VARIOUS AUDI WEB SITES, I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY AUDI TT OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME SITUATION HAPPEN TO THEM. I AM HOPEFUL THAT AUDI WILL OFFER TO FIX THE PROBLEM, AND INFORM ALL TT OWNERS OF THE POTENTIAL FOR TIMING BELT PREMATURE FAILURE. YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. SINCERELY, JOE PETERS. *JB

10-DECEMBER 2005 SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIRBAG. CONDITIONS: CLEAR ROAD AT 7,000 FEET ELEVATION, ~ 30 MPH ESTIMATED SPEED. AIRBAG LIGHT INDICATOR ON AFTER EVENT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER EVENT, INTERIOR LIGHT ON. NO 4-WAY FLASHER. 13-DECEMBER 2005 DROPPED OFF AT RECTOR MOTORS, BURLINGAME, CA. J. M. HANDLES SERVICE CONTACTED AND INFORMED AUDI CUSTOMER RELATIONS. 23-JANUARY 2006 AUDI CALLED STATING THAT THEIR LIABILITY GROUP HAS ADVISED THAT "IT WAS AN INSURANCE ISSUE, MEANING THAT REPAIR OF THE AIRBAG WOULD BE A COST TO SUBMIT TO MY INSURANCE, NOT ANYTHING AUDI WOULD PICK UP. I POINTED OUT THAT THE ISSUE WAS NOT WHETHER THE COST WAS AUDI'S OR MINE BUT RATHER THAT EXPLODING AIRBAGS REPRESENT A SAFETY CONCERN THAT HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. ON 4-JANUARY 4, 2006 DEALER ADVISED THAT AUDI DID NOT REQUEST NOR RECEIVED INFORMATION LOGGED IN EVENT DATA RECORDER AND THAT LOCAL DEALERS DIDN'T HAVE ABILITY TO DOWNLOAD OR VIEW KEY INFORMATION FOR DIAGNOSING PROBLEM. ON 24-JANUARY 2006 INFORMED THAT THE RESPONSE FROM AUDI WAS INADEQUATE. HE STATED THAT THE LIABILITY ENGINEER HAD MADE HIS ASSESSMENT AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER RESPONSE FROM AUDI. I REQUESTED THAT AUDI DOWNLOAD THE DETAILS IN THE EVENT DATA RECORDER AS A MEANS OF IDENTIFYING THE CAUSE OF THE DEPLOYMENT. HE REITERATED THAT THERE WOULD BE NO FURTHER RESPONSE FROM AUDI NOR WOULD THEY BE WILLING TO DOCUMENT THEIR FINDINGS UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT WHICH TIME THEY WOULD PROVIDE A STATEMENT THAT IT WAS THEN OPERATING TO AUDI STANDARDS. I INFORMED HIM THAT THERE WAS NO CAUSATIVE INCIDENT THAT TRIGGERED THE DEPLOYMENT AND THAT REPLACING THE BAG WITHOUT CORRECTING THE UNDERLYING CAUSE POSED ONGOING RISK TO ME, MY PASSENGER AND ANY OTHER VEHICLES THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED IN THE NEXT DEPLOYMENT. HE STATED THAT THE LIABILITY ENGINEER HAD CONCLUDED THAT THE DEPLOYMENT WAS RELATED THE MARKS BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THAT NO FURTHER ASSESSMENT WOULD BE MADE BY AUDI. *AK

2000 AUDI TT QUATTRO COUPE. TIMING BELT FAILED AT 83918 MILES. (STRIPPED TIMING BELT). FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING UP LITTLE COTTONWOOD CANYON IN UTAH ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE CANYON. THE CAR LOST POWER ABRUPTLY AND DUE TO SMALL SHOULDER ON THE ROAD, WE WERE UNABLE TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WITH THE CARS FOLLOWING UP THE CANYON. WE IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS AS CAR NO LONGER HAD FORWARD MOMENTUM AND PROCEEDED TO BACK SLOWLY DOWN THE CANYON TO A SECTION OF ROAD THAT HAD A WIDER SHOULDER WHERE WE PULLED OFF. AUDI RECOMMENDS THAT THE TIMING BELT BE REPLACED AT 90,000 MILES. MY CAR HAD 83918. DUE TO THE TIMING BELT FAILURE, THE VALVES IN THE ENGINE WERE BENT, AND THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS SCORED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. TOTAL COST WAS $3464.82. TO CORRECT THE DAMAGE A NEW HEAD, VALVES, TENSIONERS, AND TIMING BELT WAS INSTALLED BY THE AUDI DEALER. VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY, OR SERVICE BULLETIN. AS I HAVE READ THROUGH INTERNET FORUMS, THIS SEEMS NOT TO BE AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. *JB

MY 2000 AUDI TT QUATTRO HAS A PROBLEM WITH ITS FUEL GAUGE WHERE IT SOMETIMES READS THAT THERE IS MOST OF A TANK OF GAS WHEN THE TANK IS NEARLY EMPTY. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. I HAVE NOT RUN OUT OF GAS OR HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD TO ME (THE CAR COULD RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT WARNING). ON AUDIWORLD.COM TT FORUMS, THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM.*AK