2001 Audi Quattro Recalls & Complaints

Incident: March 21, 2004 · Filed: August 20, 2007

MY FUEL GAUGE HAS FAILED. I CHECKED WITH YOUR RECALL NOTICED FOR MY CAR AUDI A6 4.2L 2001, AND THE SENDING UNIT APPARENTLY HAS FILED AND WAS RECALLED. HOWEVER FOR MY PARTICULAR ENGINE, NO SUCH RECALL WAS INITIATED. THE 4.2 L ENGINE SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THIS RECALL. IT TOOK MY $4,000 TO FIGURE OUT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE SENDING UNIT. THE AUDI DEALERSHIP HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP AND THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER THE 4.2L ENGINES AS WELL. I WAS STRANDED TWICE ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NO IDEA IT WAS BECAUSE I RAN OUT OF FUEL BECAUSE IT READ HALF FULL. CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENDED IF IT OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT IN THE DESERT. PLEASE MAKE SURE THIS GETS RECALLED!. WORRIED CONSUMER. THANK YOU *TR

Incident: February 14, 2007 · Filed: April 19, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI QUATTRO. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED 12/2006 AND ON 02/2007 THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER DUE TO ALL OF THE TIRES BEING WORN AND THE WIRES WERE ALSO VISIBLE. THE DEALER PERFORMED REPAIRS FOR A TOTAL OF $500.00 AND IS NOW UNABLE TO PROVIDE HER WITH RECEIPTS FOR THE WORK PERFORMED. THE REPAIRS INCLUDED 2 NEW TIRES AND A NEW TAIL PIPE EXTENDER. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TAIL PIPE WAS WELDED ON TOP OF RUST AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISKS INVOLVED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 69,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

Incident: March 3, 2006 · Filed: April 4, 2006

LTR FM(VA) RE THE FAULTY DESIGN OF THE WATER PUMP WHICH CAUSE THE TIMING BELT TO PREMATURELY BREAK IN HIS 2001 AUDI QUATTRO: AUDI HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT RE THIS PROBLEM. *TS *NM

Incident: September 15, 2003 · Filed: January 15, 2004

JUST ABOUT EVERY MAJOR COMPONENT ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED AT LEAST 4 TIMES. AUDI REFUSES TO BUY BACK

Incident: July 2, 2003 · Filed: August 1, 2003

MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2001 AUDI ALLROAD WHICH IS EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER F1 RADIAL TIRES MARKED ALLROAD SIZE 225 R17 M+S RATED. THESE ARE THE ONLY MANUFACTURER APPROVED TIRES FOR THE VEHICLE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO I EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE AND THE SIDEWALL WAS DAMAGED REQUIRING A NEW TIRE. IT TOOK SEVERAL DAYS TO OBTAIN A TIRE AND I WAS LIMITED TO DRIVING ON STREETS AS THE SPARE IS NOT A FULL SIZE TIRE AND CANNOT BE USED OVER 50MPH. ON JULY 2, WE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE CAUSED BY A NAIL AND THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE BLEW OUT. WE TRIED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT. THE 3 AUDI DEALERS IN OUR AREA DID NOT CARRY THE TIRE, AND AFTER SEVERAL REFERRALS WE FOUND A TIRE AT GRAND PRIX TIRES IN COSTA MESA CA WHICH HAD BEEN ORDERED BY A CUSTOMER BUT NOT PICKED UP. AT THE SAME TIME WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS ABNORMAL WEAR ON ANOTHER TIRE WHICH NEEDED REPLACEMENT SO WE IMMEDIATELY ORDERED AN ADDITIONAL TIRE. WHEN I CHECKED ON THE STATUS OF THE ORDER ON JULY 30, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRES ARE ON BACK ORDER AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST A MONTH---WHICH MEANS THAT I AM FORCED TO DRIVE ON A WORN TIRE. I CONTACTED AUDI'S CUSTOMER ADVOCATES WHO CLAIM THAT IT IS A NON-AUDI PART AND THAT THEY HAVE NO CONTROL OVER IT EVEN THOUGH THEY ADMIT THAT IT IS THE ONLY TIRE WHICH CAN BE USED ON THE VEHICLE. THEY REFERRED ME TO THEIR SUPPLIER---THE TIRE RACK WHO LOOKED INTO IT AND AGAIN TOLD ME THAT THE TIRES ARE ON BACK ORDER FROM GOODYEAR AND THAT IT WILL BE A MONTH OR MORE TO GET ONE (A TOTAL OF 7 WEEKS PLUS). AUDI REFUSES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE SO I AM REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RESOLVING IT AS IT HAS NOW BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE WEAR ON THE TIRE AND THE LACK OF ANY OTHER TIRE FOR THIS MODEL VEHICLE.*AK

Incident: June 24, 2003 · Filed: July 2, 2003

TURN SIGNAL QUIT WORKING. *AK

Incident: May 28, 2001 · Filed: August 20, 2002

AFTER SLOWING DOWN IN WARM WEATHER THEN ACCELERATING THERE IS A LAG TIME OF ABOUT 10-15 SECONDS BEFORE VEHICLE RESPONDS. IT LUNGED FORWARD. THIS HAPPENED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE 10 TIMES, FINALLY DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WAS FAULTY, AND COULD NOT BE REPROGRAMMED.*AKTHE DRIVERS SEAT BACK MEMORY DOESNT HOLD, PINNING THE DRIVER AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL. THE PARKTRONIC WAS INOPERATIVE. THE RIGHT REAR SPEAKER COVER WAS CRACKED. THE NAVAGATION CONTROL WAS BROKEN. THE REAR DECKLID HATCH NEEDED REPAIR. THE COMPRESSOR CONTINUES TO RUN. THE LEFT CONVERTOR HEAT SHIELD WAS LOOSE CAUSING A METAL TO METAL SOUND. THERE IS A CLICKING SOUND HEARD FROM THE FUEL INJECTOR. *JG

Incident: December 20, 2001 · Filed: August 8, 2002

GOODYEAR, WRANGLER, P225/55R17, DOT UNKNOWN, ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A 2001, AUDI QUATTRO. AT 4400 MILES FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD A LARGE BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL. AT 14000 MILES, REAR PASSENGER TIRE HAD A BUBBLE. BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED.*AK*JB

Incident: February 9, 2002 · Filed: February 11, 2002

WHEN DRIVING IN SNOW AT SLOW SPEED SUSPENSION WAS IN UP POSITION. WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS SUSPENSION WAS LOWER. SNOW AND ICE WERE PACKED IN WHEEL WELL, CAUSING ROAD DIRT TO GRIND AWAY ON REAR TIRES.

Incident: September 2, 2002 · Filed: October 24, 2002

TIRE CRACKING, SEPARATING AT SEAMS AND LOOSING AIR. REPORTED PROBLEM TO PERILLI AND THEY WERE UNINTERESTED. AT THIS TIME ONLY ONE TIRE IS FLAT. I FEAR THE OTHER THREE WILL ALSO CRACK AND SEPARATE . ALL THE TIRES ARE FROM THE SAME SERIES. AFTER I FINALLY GOT PERELLI TO REPLACE 1 TIRE IT IS NOW TWO WEEKS AND THE TIRE IS STILL NOT ARRIVED AT CRAVEN TIRES. ( THIS IS WHERE PERELLI INSTRUCTED ME TO GO) I HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR WHILE MY CAR SITS WITH A FLAT. I DO NOT BELIEVE MY DEFECTIVE TIRES ARE AN ISOLATED PROBLEM. I TOLD PERILLI ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE THE TIRE WENT FLAT AND TOLD THEM OF MY CONCERN IN DRIVING MY CAR WITH CRACKED TIRES PEELING AND LEAKING AIR. DT