2001 Audi Tt

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER 1.8T. THE TACHOMETER IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DOES NOT FUNCTION, THE NEEDLE IS STUCK ON ZERO AND DOES NOT GAUGE RPM WHEN VEHICLE IS IN USE. THE AUDI DEALER IN SAN ANTONIO TX (CAVENDER AUDI) STATES THAT THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL NEEDS TO BE REPLACED...TOTAL COST 700 DOLLARS FOR PARTS AND 150 DOLLARS LABOR. THE CAR HAD A TOTAL OF 38,800 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. CURRENTLY IT HAS 39,350 MILES. *TR

CAR SHOWS 1/4 OF FUEL IN TANK WHEN TANK IS COMPLETELY EMPTY CAUSING ME TO RUN OUT OF GAS MULTIPLE TIMES IN HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS. I CAN NOT READ THE LCD SCREEN SO I CAN NOT SEE ANY WARNING LIGHTS (GAS, OIL CHANGE, TRUNK OPEN, ETC). MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER TELLS ME THAT MY VEHICLE IS CONSTANTLY OVERHEATING, WHICH IS FALSE. SOMETIMES WHEN I TURN MY LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WILL NOT LIGHT UP, NOR WILL IT REGISTER MY RPMS OR EVEN MY SPEED. IF I CAN NOT READ MY SPEED OR EVEN SEE IF I HAVE GAS, THEN I AM NOT SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. THE CLUSTER HAS NOW FAILED COMPLETELY, WHICH PREVENTED MY CAR FROM EVEN STARTING SO I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. FURTHER MORE, AUDI HAS REFUSED TO FULLY PAY FOR THIS ITEM TO BE REPLACED EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN RECALLED! OUTRAGEOUS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI TT QUATTRO. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT RECEIVED FOUR CITATIONS ON MARCH 19, 2008. THE CITATIONS STATED THAT SHE WAS DRIVING 45 MPH IN A 35 MPH ZONE AND 51 MPH IN A 35 MPH ZONE. THE CITATIONS WERE RECEIVED WITHIN TEN MINUTES OF ONE ANOTHER. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATOR DISPLAYED 1/4 TANK; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF FUEL A FEW MILES LATER. SHE RECEIVED A CLASS ACTION LETTER INDICATING THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE WERE NOT OPERATING NORMALLY AND COULD DISPLAY INACCURATE READINGS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CLASS ACTION SUIT DOES NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE SINCE IT IS BEYOND THE SEVEN YEAR PERIOD. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 6/2/08 *CN UPDATED 05/30/08

FAILURE OF GAS GAUGE AND ULTIMATE FAILURE OF INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IN 2001 AUDI TT. LOST POWER ON VERY BUSY HIGHWAY IN A HEAVY SNOWSTORM, LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET TO SHOULDER. HAD TO BE TOWED. GAS GAUGE INDICATED ONE-HALF TANK OF GAS, BUT TURNS OUT TANK WAS EMPTY. GAUGE NEVER OPERATED PROPERLY AFTER THAT. SEVERAL WEEKS LATER, RECEIVED NOTICE OF CLASS ACTION NOTING SIMILAR INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURES IN THIS TYPE OF CAR, AND EXTENSION OF WARRANTY TO 6 YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY MY CAR HAS BEEN IN SERVICE 7.5 YEARS AND IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENSION SO I WILL BE PERSONALLY LIABLE FOR THE $1,000 COST FOR REPAIR FOR THIS KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

2001 AUDI TT PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AFFECTING THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AND THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WORKED ERRATICALLY AND DID NOT ALWAYS DISPLAY READABLE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FUNCTIONED ONLY SPORADICALLY, PROVIDING NO WAY TO DEPENDABLY MONITOR ENGINE OR VEHICLE SPEED. *JB

MY CAR HAS HAD A LOW OIL PRESSURE LIGHT COMING ON FOR THE LAST THREE MONTHS, AND IT'S OCCURRING WITH MORE FREQUENCY. THE LIGHT ONLY COMES ON WHEN I TAKE MY CAR OUT OF GEAR AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL WHILE SLOWING DOWN OR WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT. AFTER TAKING IT TO THREE DIFFERENT AUDI DEALERS, I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE ANSWERS AS TO THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS LATER, MY LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND NOTHING HAS BEEN FIXED. EVEN MORE RECENTLY AND JUST TO TOP IT OFF, MY INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER HAS BLOWN. SO FAR, IT'S JUST THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE, FUEL GAUGE, LED DISPLAY, AND A WARNING LIGHT THAT TRIGGERS ONE OF MY HEADLIGHTS TO TURN OFF, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ ONLINE, THE SPEEDOMETER IS SOON TO FOLLOW. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL IN THE UK FOR THIS, BUT AUDI USA WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I HAVE SPOKEN WITH THEM ON THE PHONE AND THEY ONLY REFER ME TO THE LOCAL AUDI DEALER, WHICH IS JUST A VISCOUS CYCLE. I WILL BE VERY UPSET WHEN I'M DRIVING AND CAN'T TELL HOW FAST I'M GOING. THIS SEEMS A DANGER TO BE ON THE ROAD. SINCE THE PROBLEM COSTS $1000 TO FIX, I GUESS I WILL JUST HAVE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A SPEEDOMETER FOR A WHILE ... *TR

2001 AUDI TT WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE HAS STARTED AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ALSO FAILED. *JB