View Poll Results: How many members have experienced these transmission issues...
felt it in the beginning and over time and went away
10
23.26%
had it serviced and problem resolved
2
4.65%
had it serviced and problem still exists
5
11.63%
have issues but doesn't really bother me
4
9.30%
my car is running great no transmission problems at all
22
51.16%
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Transmission issues
01-28-2010, 08:56 AM
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Transmission issues
Hi all,
I bought my P+ at the end of sept of 09 and after a month of driving I noticed the jerk/clunk, lag and lurching issues. I took it back to the dealer and they said that the car needs to "learn your driving style". I accepted that and drove it for another two months. Some of the problems have lessened but still there and happen randomly. I still feel the clunk at low speeds all the time (going from 10mph to almost a stop). I also feel a downshift from 3rd to 2nd (like the car is in one gear to low), but without the clunk. Last week I took it back to the dealer and got a service foreman to take a ride. He felt the low speed jerk/clunk and he stated that this is normal and is the "nature of the beast", whatever that means and there is nothing they can do about it. Only after me almost hitting a car because of the lurch and telling them that I don't safe, they took the car in for a more thorough inspection.
What I wanted to ask my fellow members is, is it normal to feel downshifting and jerking/clunking of gears?
Am I making a big deal of this? This is the feeling I am getting from my dealer.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
I bought my P+ at the end of sept of 09 and after a month of driving I noticed the jerk/clunk, lag and lurching issues. I took it back to the dealer and they said that the car needs to "learn your driving style". I accepted that and drove it for another two months. Some of the problems have lessened but still there and happen randomly. I still feel the clunk at low speeds all the time (going from 10mph to almost a stop). I also feel a downshift from 3rd to 2nd (like the car is in one gear to low), but without the clunk. Last week I took it back to the dealer and got a service foreman to take a ride. He felt the low speed jerk/clunk and he stated that this is normal and is the "nature of the beast", whatever that means and there is nothing they can do about it. Only after me almost hitting a car because of the lurch and telling them that I don't safe, they took the car in for a more thorough inspection.
What I wanted to ask my fellow members is, is it normal to feel downshifting and jerking/clunking of gears?
Am I making a big deal of this? This is the feeling I am getting from my dealer.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
01-28-2010, 09:35 AM
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Am I making a big deal of this? This is the feeling I am getting from my dealer.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
01-28-2010, 09:46 AM
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Yes I have read the many posts of others and therefor surprised by the level of interest of my dealer/service department. Seems like others have getting software updates, mechatronics, or even new transmissions. My dealer keeps stating that everything is NORMAL. Hopefully, this time they will say something else than your car is at manufactured specs.
01-28-2010, 10:28 AM
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Yes I have read the many posts of others and therefor surprised by the level of interest of my dealer/service department. Seems like others have getting software updates, mechatronics, or even new transmissions. My dealer keeps stating that everything is NORMAL. Hopefully, this time they will say something else than your car is at manufactured specs.
01-28-2010, 10:41 AM
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Thanks for your feedback TIME89
Maybe I should state my question a different way,
How many members have experienced these transmission issues...
-- felt it in the beginning and over time and went away
-- had it serviced and problem resolved
-- had it serviced and problem still exists
-- have issues but doesn't really bother me ( I don't expect anyone to pick this)
or my car is running great no transmission problems at all.
Thanks in advance
Maybe I should state my question a different way,
How many members have experienced these transmission issues...
-- felt it in the beginning and over time and went away
-- had it serviced and problem resolved
-- had it serviced and problem still exists
-- have issues but doesn't really bother me ( I don't expect anyone to pick this)
or my car is running great no transmission problems at all.
Thanks in advance
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01-28-2010, 11:33 AM
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Hi all,
I bought my P+ at the end of sept of 09 and after a month of driving I noticed the jerk/clunk, lag and lurching issues. I took it back to the dealer and they said that the car needs to "learn your driving style". I accepted that and drove it for another two months. Some of the problems have lessened but still there and happen randomly. I still feel the clunk at low speeds all the time (going from 10mph to almost a stop). I also feel a downshift from 3rd to 2nd (like the car is in one gear to low), but without the clunk. Last week I took it back to the dealer and got a service foreman to take a ride. He felt the low speed jerk/clunk and he stated that this is normal and is the "nature of the beast", whatever that means and there is nothing they can do about it. Only after me almost hitting a car because of the lurch and telling them that I don't safe, they took the car in for a more thorough inspection.
What I wanted to ask my fellow members is, is it normal to feel downshifting and jerking/clunking of gears?
Am I making a big deal of this? This is the feeling I am getting from my dealer.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
I bought my P+ at the end of sept of 09 and after a month of driving I noticed the jerk/clunk, lag and lurching issues. I took it back to the dealer and they said that the car needs to "learn your driving style". I accepted that and drove it for another two months. Some of the problems have lessened but still there and happen randomly. I still feel the clunk at low speeds all the time (going from 10mph to almost a stop). I also feel a downshift from 3rd to 2nd (like the car is in one gear to low), but without the clunk. Last week I took it back to the dealer and got a service foreman to take a ride. He felt the low speed jerk/clunk and he stated that this is normal and is the "nature of the beast", whatever that means and there is nothing they can do about it. Only after me almost hitting a car because of the lurch and telling them that I don't safe, they took the car in for a more thorough inspection.
What I wanted to ask my fellow members is, is it normal to feel downshifting and jerking/clunking of gears?
Am I making a big deal of this? This is the feeling I am getting from my dealer.
Any feedback would be much appreciated.
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01-28-2010, 11:50 AM
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Yes GMAN I am following DUCTMAN's posts and at least his service dept. acknowledges the issue. Mine flat out rejects my issues and makes me feel like my issues are nothing and normal. I leave feeling like I am bothering them.
I will take TIME89 suggestion of taking my car to another service dept. but I just have a feeling I will get the same response.
I just can't understand why any service dept. would say jerking/clunking, feeling downshifting every time I slow down is normal...it just doesn't make sense on a lux vehicle...unless they are trying to hide a problem on a larger scale of vehicles...just my thought
I will take TIME89 suggestion of taking my car to another service dept. but I just have a feeling I will get the same response.
I just can't understand why any service dept. would say jerking/clunking, feeling downshifting every time I slow down is normal...it just doesn't make sense on a lux vehicle...unless they are trying to hide a problem on a larger scale of vehicles...just my thought
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01-28-2010, 03:05 PM
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Yes GMAN I am following DUCTMAN's posts and at least his service dept. acknowledges the issue. Mine flat out rejects my issues and makes me feel like my issues are nothing and normal. I leave feeling like I am bothering them.
I will take TIME89 suggestion of taking my car to another service dept. but I just have a feeling I will get the same response.
I just can't understand why any service dept. would say jerking/clunking, feeling downshifting every time I slow down is normal...it just doesn't make sense on a lux vehicle...unless they are trying to hide a problem on a larger scale of vehicles...just my thought
I will take TIME89 suggestion of taking my car to another service dept. but I just have a feeling I will get the same response.
I just can't understand why any service dept. would say jerking/clunking, feeling downshifting every time I slow down is normal...it just doesn't make sense on a lux vehicle...unless they are trying to hide a problem on a larger scale of vehicles...just my thought
01-28-2010, 03:45 PM
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I guess the transmission that came in last Friday didn,t work out too well, I was told by AOA that the vehicle at the latest would be done this past Wednesday, I e-mailed and called the dealer, no response, I e-mailed again today, finally received an answer, " transmission hasn"t come in yet, I am at 54 calendar days and counting , I am hoping with the new attorney that this saga will quickly come to an end and I will be receiving a repurchase, It is a shame , I really like the car but I can not take a chance having another Audi , especially more transmission issue keep surfacing, and AOA and the dealership have combined to make this a terrible experience, this is my second poor experience with Audi, I will now stay away from them forever.
I start seeing more and more posts on S4 forum about water pump Overheated and towed to the dealer just now
As you can see from my revised signature - I move my ED to 2011. Post like yours was a big reason.
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