TrevorW can you "elab" on the shudder sound. I have 104,*** on my vehicle now and the trans CVT was replaced at 79,000 and I have always even with old transmission had a slight vibration if you will at idle. The other day I bought a set of wheel ramps to make it easier to do a oil change (easier than a jack) and when pulling up on the ramps I stopped and put in park however I was not all the way on the ramps- when I went back to pull the car up futher it was like it was locked in park and would not move. Went and got my friend and had him push the car from behind about 6 in and then I was able to put it back in gear. I hope i didn't mess anything up.
"CVT SHOULD BE RECALLED" I agree why would AUDI continue to produce a transmission that they know is crap and then turn there backs on there customers? Do we really need snowmobile technology in AUDI's? TREVOR W, Same thing happened to me where the warranty company would not pay until the dealer took the whole transmission apart to isolate the issue-huge risk but it turned out okay. My refurb CVt came out of canada and was sent to WI which is where my dealer in IL got the trans from. Funny thing is the mechanics at a dealer where they sell $120,000 Benz's and 60,000 Audi's are not trained to fix a CVT transmission- all they do is replace them. The guy who did mine told me AUDI wont even approve for them to just fix the trans it has to be replaced b/c there so technical. WOW build an expensive A$$ car with crappy transmissions and then limit what tech's can do to the vehicle in the United States, thus increasing your profit at the expense of your customer, way to go AUDI........we love you to
I just picked a 02 a4 3.0 quattro, its got 127,000 miles on and rides great, does this car have the same transmission? I saw someone mention should of got a quattro.
I have an 04 CVT. My CVT crapped out at 42,000 miles. Total cost of repair, just under $7,000. One thing I noticed was about 1 week prior to the failure my car began to drop rpms when coming to a stop. It would feel as though (for a brief second) the car was trying to stall. It would only happen a couple times each morning and then go away once the car was warm. I took it into the shop and they said there were no codes, the coil packs looked fine and the throttle body was relatively clean. I was told to "keep an eye on it". A day or so later I started the car, put it in reverse and felt a little jolt and when I tried to drive away noticed there was a serious problem. Since the replacement of the tranny the RPM drop problem has gone away and not returned. The mechanic suggested that the RPM drop and transmission failure were not related. I on the other hand disagree as the only work done to my car was a tranny swap and the problem is gone. I've heard of others having similar RPM dropping symptoms upon stopping but they also said coil packs were at fault. This wasn't the case in my situation. To sum it all up, if you don't have one, GET A WARRANTY! Trust me, the 1 or 2 grand you'll spend on a warranty will far outweigh the financial and emotional stress accompanied by a CVT failure.
Quattro models came with a 6-speed manual transmission or a conventional 5-speed automatic. I don't think they had any fancy names... The CVT doesn't have conventional gears (because it's variable) but it did have 6 preset "gears" or "drive ratios" to simulate shifting when the user shift option is engaged.
Thanks for the information. So, do you think that I should get a Quattro rather than the 2WD B6? What other common problems do Quattro have?
Thanks again.
Well, here's how I view it. If you have a warranty you should be covered no matter what you do. The problem is that if you have the warranty you still have to make 100% sure that you perform all the recommended service to the car or you will be held financially responsible for whatever could happen. Not only do you need to be sure to do all the service, which you'll have to pay for on your own, you'll also need to be sure to keep all your records to prove you've done the scheduled work as suggested in the maintenance book. So, if you usually keep very good care of your cars and perform service by the book whether you feel it's needed or not then either transmission should be fine. On the other hand, the CVT is well documented as having more problems so even if you are covered and something happens you'll still have to consider the time of being without a car (about a week in my case) as well as having to incur the cost of a rental during that time. The plus side about the CVT is that it is usually a couple grand cheaper and it's a really smooth ride. I drive about 40 miles to work each day and average usually over 31 mpg when traffic is normal, so I get about 400 or slightly more miles out of each tank of gas. I have heard that the quattro gas mileage is not as good but I can't imagine it's terrible. My wife had an 01 quattro before we got this car and we never had any type of problems with it and honestly, I couldn't say that it shifted any better or worse. So, in the end, it's really all up to what your preferences are. The quattro will obviously have its advantages in poor driving conditions but again I think that either way, if you're covered by a warranty and you make sure to keep your records you should be safe with either choice. The bottom line is no matter what you choose, be sure to get a warranty to guarantee yourself piece of mind which should help you to enjoy whatever car you decide to go with. Just remember, as you should well understand by now... I'll say it again anyway, be sure to get a warranty. One other thing, don't think that you have to pay what the dealer is trying to charge for the warranty. In my case, after my issue, I went back to the dealer and they wanted me to pay a couple thousand more for the same warranty that I got from a 3rd party. If you do choose to go with a 3rd party warranty company just make sure that your warranty is in place BEFORE you drive your car off the lot. I used warrantydirect and the process was very simple. The whole process took about 10 min. and a credit card and the warranty was active before I drove my car out of the mechanic's shop. One last side note, some warranties (depending upon the mileage and year of your car may take 30 days to become active so be sure you get all the details before you make your final decision. Hope that helps,
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