Allroad 2.7t Vibration Problem

[batevanko]

Hi all,
I have 2003 2.7T - drives very well and is very fast, however from few weeks a have this problem, when accelerating on 4th 5th and 6th gear a distinctive vibration appears in the car interior and in the gear stick. It is very annoying - took it to porsche service centre and they said that all parts are OK - still does not disaaear, what could this be?

Ta
Ivan

[cheesemax]

Here are some suggestions, some cheap & easy, some not so cheap;
1) wheel is out of balance, maybe you threw a weight, pretty common
2) Tire (steel belt) is out of round +/or the steel belt has shifted (if so, tire is finished)
3) the rim is bent, hit and curbs lately?
4) wheel bearing (less likely)

Good luck.

[batevanko]

Thanks for this.

Have checked all these and nothing, re-balanced just in case, cleaned the inside of the wheels just in case, checked the wheels to be ideally round on a machine, tyres are good - only 10K km I have done on these continentals,

still no improvement - looks like it is not related to the wheels as it comes on any speed above 80 km/h and only when accelerating

Ta

[cheesemax]

So the only time you get this is over 80kms and under acceleration? It is probably drive train related then. I had a problem with a Honda a long time ago (damned if I can remember what the exact problem was) but it showed up only when the engine was under load (accelerating). I suggest you get a thorough check of the entire drive train. Also, put the car up on a lift and have them check the engine's movement while you go off and on the throttle just to make sure (longshot) that it has nothing to with your engine mounts.

Good luck.

[snooga]

Hey there,

I have a similar problem with my 2005 AllRoad since last October. It happens once it hits 120km/hr. I bring it in for service, and all they do is wheel balancing. It helps for maybe a week...then the same problem. I had winter tires put on and did not encounter that problem during those months. Just put on the summers again, and within a week, it's starting to come back. They even use the road force wheel balancing, but I just don't think it's the wheels. Any input?

[kazyee]

maybe a slipdisc.... or to really improve it and lessen the chances opt for swaybars, should stablize everything drastically... worth a shot

[tpinco]

I think a lot of people have had this and the dealer claims its a regularly known problem with allroads at highway speed. Mine start to vibrate from the front end at 48 mph and then goes away at 65. It's really silly. More pronounced on the 2-piece wheels. Drove an '03 with 5-spoke one pieces today and no vibration.

Keep us posted here though.

[baq]

I have the 03 allroad 2.7T and I have the exact problem plus more:

odometer reading is ~35000miles and I'm on my fourth set of tires for this car. every time the vibration started, I took it to the audi dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong with the car. truth of the matter is the tires go out of round - the original pirellis, goodyear assurance comfortreds, goodyear assurance tripletreads, and now the bridgestone turanza-ls. How can it be that every different tire manufacturer experiences the same problem with this car?

The Audi dealership, Audi of America, and Sonic Automotive (dealership owner) have been completely unhelpful with this issue. They each come back to me saying they will continue to meet the warranty expectations, but tires are not covered. Well! it's your vehicle eating my tires up every single time!

I've even consulted an attorney, and we're looking around for a tire expert right now. Truly I think if there are a number of people experiencing this exact issue, we could class action Audi.

Thoughts?

[denver]

I have a 2002 Allroad 2.7 and ate a set of tires in about 20k miles. I took the car to the dealer and they said it was the tires and couldn't find anything. I'm a fanatic about rotating, balancing and alignments. Rotate and balance every 5k and align every year at least.

I just put a new set of tires on the car and I can feel a slight vibration which I'm sure will lead to these tires being ruined in 20k or less.

The only thing I haven't had checked is the steering linkage. Any thoughts out there on this?

Any thoughts on whether or not the active suspension and ride height could cause this?

In the end it is sad, I thought I had found a car make I could continue to own in the future, however after this experience I'll never own another Audi.

[keyerleber]

Yeah, this problem is extremely aggravating. I purchased my 2003 Allroad new and have had problems with vibration ever since. I have been given one excuse (dirt on the rims, bad tire, dent on rim, model of tire, etc., etc.) after another from the daelership where I purchased the vehicle.

I have placed six new sets of tires on this vehicle, have had the vehicle in the dealership so many times Iv'e lost count and I am still having this problem.
I want like to know what Audi is going to do for us??? It's obviously an engineering/design problem. This is not the first Audi Iv'e owned. I believe that a company should stand behind thier product, not pretend as though the problem isn't real.

Please do not hesitate to contact me.