2002 Audi TT Recalls, Ratings & Complaints

Incident: November 19, 2025 · Filed: January 14, 2026

The clutch experienced failure while on the highway and wouldn’t go into gear without being put into neutral first then into second gear . Then while driving one day I couldn’t put it in reverse it’s just gone so now the car will roll slightly even with the emergency brake on but I was put in danger the day it wouldn’t shift gears as it should while on the highway leaving me pretty much in fast motion but unable to continue in gear as it should which caused me to have to drift to the side of the road to then experience the effect of it being in neutral to second to continue driving however the vehicle seems to be high reviving in all gears after this experience happened

Incident: July 15, 2017 · Filed: March 8, 2018

TIRE CAME OFF CAR. REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM BROKE, LOWER LEFT KNUCKLE BUSHING SEIZED, SWAY BAR LINK BROKE, AXEL SHAFT COMPROMISED THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE THE KNUCKLE BUSHING WAS REPLACED. SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS 11/18/2017

Incident: October 4, 2016 · Filed: October 7, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI TT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO MOVE OUT OF FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.

Incident: March 2, 2016 · Filed: March 10, 2016

LEFT HEADLIGHT OCCASIONALLY WONT TURN ON. WOULD HAVE TO SWITCH ON/ OFF A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM TO TURN ON. TENDS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN VEHICLE IS COLD.

Incident: September 25, 2015 · Filed: October 1, 2015

ONE MORNING STARTED UP THE ENGINE ON MY AUDI, AND THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE IT HAD ROUGH IDLING, STUTTERING SOUND TO IT. I HAD TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE AND EXPERIENCED LACK OF POWER, HESITATION IN ENGINE, ROUGH IDLING, AND THEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED OUT THE CODE. IT CAME UP TO BE (P0304) CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, AND HE REPLACED SPARK PLUGS, COIL PACKS. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. HE HAD CHECKED THE COMPRESSION. IT WAS GOOD. CHECK ALL WIRES, SENORS...ECT. ANYTHING HE COULD THINK OF AND IT ALL CHECKED OUT GOOD. TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED COUPLE MONTHS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM EXISTED. THE PROBLEM ONLY EXISTS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD. ONCE YOU WARM UP THE ENGINE, RESTART THE CAR, AND IT DRIVES PERFECTLY FINE! ENGINE COOLS DOWN, AND ROUGH IDLING, LACK OF POWER AND ALL THE COMES BACK AGAIN. THE MECHANIC DOESN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE.

Incident: July 1, 2009 · Filed: September 28, 2015

REAR GLASS WINDSHIELD STARTED TO COME APART N RAIN WATER LEAKED IN N SHORT CIRCUITED THE WIRING . THE WINDOW FINALLY CAME APART COMPLETELY N FELL OFF. BECAUS OF THE WATER LEAK , IT SHORT CIRCUITED THE WIRING N THE COMUNICATION WITH THE MAIN COMPUTER IS CORRUPTED N THE AIR BAG SIGN IS ON ALSO. THIS IS A BIG FIRE HAZARD N I HAVE TO REINSTALL NEW WIRING N HV A NEW ROOF INSTALL. THIS REAR WINDOW PROBLEMS ARE ON ALL AUDI CONVERTABLES BECAUSE OF THE BAD GLUE. ITS HIGH TIME THAT A RECALL ON THIS SHOULD BE ISSUED AS THIS IS ALSO A MAJOR FIRE HAZARD ALSO AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE.MY CAR HAS ONLY 25,000 MILES ON IT NOW.

Incident: September 1, 2014 · Filed: October 6, 2014

THE LED LIGHTS IN THE CENTER OF THE CONSOLE ARE GOING OUT. THERE WAS A RECALL AT ROUGHLY 50K MILES, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED AND NOW THE SAME THING IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THESE LIGHTS ARE IMPORTANT AS THEY TELL YOU WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOUR CAR SUCH AS ON OVERHEAT, LOW OIL ETC. *TR

Incident: March 4, 2014 · Filed: April 16, 2014

AUDI TT'S 2002 AND OTHERS ALL HAVE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. THE DOOR LATCH HAS A DEFECTIVE ELECTRONIC SWITCH THAT FAILS. THUS, MAKING THE DOOR IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN. THE COMPUTER SENSOR IN THE DOOR HANDLE IS DEFECTIVE. IT'S DANGEROUS. YOU CAN'T EVEN GET OUT OF THE CAR DUE TO AN ACCIDENT. IF YOU GOOGLE AUDI TT DOOR LATCH SENSOR PROBLEMS, YOU WILL SEE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. GO TO THIS LINK FOR A UTUBE VIDEO OF THE PROBLEM: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=2LV62SEDY-S AUDI NEEDS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE ALL THESE DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLIES IMMEDIATELY. *TT

Incident: August 3, 2012 · Filed: May 11, 2013

PARKING BRAKE DISENGAGED ON 3 OCCASIONS: BUTTON POPPED OFF PARKING BRAKE HANDLE, AS IF SHOT FROM A GUN, AND CAR ROLLED BACKWARD. 1ST INSTANCE WAS PRIOR TO AUGUST 2012 BUT NO DAMAGE BECAUSE I WAS STILL IN THE CAR AND STOPPED IT. 2ND INSTANCE IN AUG. 2012 CAR ROLLED BACKWARD INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE IN A PARKING LOT, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO MY REAR BUMPER AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE, WHICH WAS PARKED. 3RD INSTANCE ON 5/11/13, CAR ROLLED BACKWARD DOWN DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO GET IN THE CAR TO STOP IT, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IT UNTIL THE DRIVER DOOR WAS CAUGHT AND RIPPED PAST ITS NORMAL MAXIMUM OPENING, EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED. IN AUG. 2012 AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS CHECKED BY AUDI DEALER, WHO SAID THEY COULD GLUE THE BUTTON BACK ON BUT REPORTED NOTHING WRONG WITH THE PARKING BRAKE APPARATUS. REAR BRAKES WERE REPLACED AS THEY WERE WORN AND DEALER SAID THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGED THE REAR BRAKES AND THE WORN BRAKES COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. CAR HAS RECEIVED ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE FROM THE SAME AUDI DEALER. I AM SOLE OWNER OF CAR. AFTER 5/9/13 INCIDENT, DEALER REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE ANY KNOWN DEFECT, DENIED RESPONSIBILITY FOR DAMAGE, DID NOT OFFER ANY SORT OF COMPENSATION FOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE(S) OR TO REPAIR BRAKE. *TR

Incident: December 1, 2010 · Filed: December 8, 2011

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI TT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE JACK WAS NOT STRONG OR STURDY ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE JACK COLLAPSED ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE LIFTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.