2001 Audi Tt

CAR HAD 37,000 MILES ON IT. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE RESULTED IN AN INABILITY TO READ VEHICLE SPEED, ENGINE SPEED, ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND FUEL LEVEL. REPLACEMENT CLUSTER WAS ACQUIRED AT MY EXPENSE AND INSTALLED AT MY EXPENSE. OLD CLUSTER IS AVAILABLE, HOWEVER I DO NOT WANT TO GIVE IT UP. THIS IS SUCH A COMMON PROBLEM THAT A REPAIR INDUSTRY FOR THESE INSTRUMENT CLUSTERS HAS CROPPED UP. I INTEND TO HAVE THE OLD ONE REPAIRED FOR THE NEXT TIME THE FAILURE OCCURS. *JB

I HAVE A 2001 AUDI TT. I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES NOT WORKING. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN MANY TIMES AND I AM NOT GETTING ANYWHERE. MY LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT KNOW OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGES THAT IS WIDE SPREAD. I AM A MEMBER OF MANY AUDI OWNERS GROUPS AND EVERYONE I KNOW HAS HAD TO REPLACE THE GAUGES. THEY ARE BETWEEN $600-$900 AND I THINK THAT IF THIS MANY PEOPLE (AT LEAST 100) HAVE THIS PROBLEM THEN IT HAS TO BE A FACTORY DEFECT OF SOME KIND. *NM

I OWN A 2001 AUDI TT CONVERTIBLE WITH THE 1.8 TURBO ENGINE (180HP). ON FEBRUARY 22ND, THE TIMING BELT FAILED AND THE ENGINE WAS SEVERLY DAMAGED. THE REPAIRS COST ME $3650 ALONG WITH A RENTAL CAR BILL OF $450. SINCE MY CAR HAD 47,200 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED, I ATTEMPTED TO GET AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA TO PAY FOR THE REPARIS BUT THEY REFUSED. THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE MAINTAINANCE MANUAL SPECIFIES THAT THE TIMING BELT SHOULD BE CHANGE AT 120,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNIQUE TO AUDI, TO THE AUDI TT, OR TO THE 1.8 T ENGINE AS I FOUND OUT FROM THE LARGE NUMBER OF ONLINE POSTINGS BY OTHER AUDI OWNERS. *NM

THIS CAR HAS STALLED 3 TIMES THIS YEAR WHILE DRIVING WHEN ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF , MOTOR DIED , POWER STEERING DIED AND I COULD NOT MANEUVER THE CAR ANYMORE. *NM 1. JAN 23,2005 I WAS DRIVING WHEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED. LUCKILY I WAS JUST APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT SO I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. I HAD THE CAR TOWED . THE SERVICE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A BAD BATTERY AND THE CAR IS FINE NOW. 2. NOV 10, 2005 I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON A WINDY COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE SAME HAPPENED THIS TIME AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 50 MPH. LIGHTS OFF, MOTOR DIED, NO STEERING POWER, NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I SURVIVED THIS INCIDENT SINCE WITHIN A SECOND I DIDN'T KNOW WHERE I WAS NOR WHERE I WAS GOING. I ENDED UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TRYING TO GET THE CAR OFF THE STREET ASAP SINCE I WAS JUST BEHIND A SHARP CURVE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED THE NEXT DAY. 3. ON DEC 3 THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THE CAR IS FIXED AND I CAN PICK IT UP. I ASKED IF SOMEONE COULD GIVE ME A RIDE TO ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE I WANTED TO DROP OFF THE CAR I CAME WITH. THE SERVICE MANAGER HIMSELF TOOK THE CAR TO DROP IT OFF AND WHILE HE WAS DRIVING THE SAME HAPPENED TO HIM. THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. 4. HE CALLED ME AND TOLD ME NOW IT??S THE ALTERNATOR WHICH NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I WILL PICK UP THE CAR TOMORROW. IT??S FIXED. ????????? I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR ANYMORE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 3 TIMES OF WHICH ONE TIME I ALMOST DIED. I??M PRETTY SURE THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND THIS TIME I MIGHT NOT SURVIVE. THE REASON WHY I THINK THAT IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? THE CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE 3 TIMES, IT JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. THE SERVICE CAME UP EACH TIME WITH A DIFFERENT EXPLANATION. FIRST TIME THE BATTERY, SECOND TIME ??, THIRD TIME THE ALTERNATOR. NONE OF THEM JUSTIFY THAT A CAR DIES JUST LIKE THAT , WHILE I??M DRIVING. ALL THREE TIMES IT HAD RAINED THE DAYS BEFORE. HEINZ LEGLER. *NM

AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY STAYS ON. AN AUTHORIZED AUDI SERVICE CENTER DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED AIR BAG MODULAR MALFUNCTION RESULTING IN THE INABILITY FOR ALL AIR BAGS TO PROPERLY FUNCTION AND SEAT BELT TENSIONER TO BE INACTIVE. IN ADDITION, THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED OTHER SAFETY COMPONENTS NOT AVAILABLE TO THIS MAKE AND MODEL AS MALFUNCTIONING. AIR BAG MODULAR IS REQUIRED TO BE REPLACED TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS. WITHOUT REPLACEMENT OF AIR BAG MODULAR, THE AIR BAG(S) WILL NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT TENSIONER WILL NOT WORK PRESENTING THE POSSIBILITY OF SERIOUS INJURIES TO THE DRIVER AND/OR PASSENGER. *NM

THE VEHICLE IS AN AUDI TT, VIN [XXX]. THE VEHICLE ABS AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUDI DEALER, AND THE DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES REPORTED BY THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S ONBOARD COMPUTER SENSED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING INTO A SLIDE WHEN IT WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, AND THAT THE VEHICLE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AS CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE DEALER REPLACED A FALTY LATERAL ANGEL SENSOR. THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO HAVE THE ABS AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)