Audi TT Electrical System Problems
Hi
I am not sure how many of you have had these annoying, unsafe, non-value defects that the Audi reps give a run around.
My car is: 2001 TT 225 quatro 18k miles, GPS, Bose Premium sound, Premium Pkg....Lake silver/Denim blue
I have ECO light coming with power going down to 50%, turbo stopping (as a ECO effect), fuel display erratic, speedometer erratic, GPS requiring fuse reseating etc. They replaced parts in it (GPS computer, instrument cluster, cable harness, connectors etc), and after 5 times, it still reappears sporadically. I am in arbitration with BBB and Audi but I am afraid BBB will side with Audi. These problems cannot be reproduced on demand, and does not seem to leave a trail (fault code), But BBB insited that a inspector "test drive" to reproduce them ... Hah!!
I have found that a lot of the TTs have this problem, as well as some other Audis and VWs.. I just want them to buy my car back.. I did not expect this much troble for $42k!! When I had the BMW, I never had any problems!!
Please let me know who else have these defects...
The car is cheaply made in Hungary, and it only "looks" nice... fit and finish are not worthy of a $42k car!! and Audi's customer services needs to learn a thing or two about customer satisfaction...
Mohan P.
I am not sure how many of you have had these annoying, unsafe, non-value defects that the Audi reps give a run around.
My car is: 2001 TT 225 quatro 18k miles, GPS, Bose Premium sound, Premium Pkg....Lake silver/Denim blue
I have ECO light coming with power going down to 50%, turbo stopping (as a ECO effect), fuel display erratic, speedometer erratic, GPS requiring fuse reseating etc. They replaced parts in it (GPS computer, instrument cluster, cable harness, connectors etc), and after 5 times, it still reappears sporadically. I am in arbitration with BBB and Audi but I am afraid BBB will side with Audi. These problems cannot be reproduced on demand, and does not seem to leave a trail (fault code), But BBB insited that a inspector "test drive" to reproduce them ... Hah!!
I have found that a lot of the TTs have this problem, as well as some other Audis and VWs.. I just want them to buy my car back.. I did not expect this much troble for $42k!! When I had the BMW, I never had any problems!!
Please let me know who else have these defects...
The car is cheaply made in Hungary, and it only "looks" nice... fit and finish are not worthy of a $42k car!! and Audi's customer services needs to learn a thing or two about customer satisfaction...
Mohan P.
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Lemon Law prcedures are quite lengthy and involved. It's not a simple or easy process and wasn't meant to be. So if that's the route you want to go, you're going to have to expect things to be long and drawn out unfortunately. Being able to reproduce the problem is a key factor, too, because they are counting down time.
Audi Roadside towed the car to the dealer on Monday afternoon and after 3 days of diagnostics, I was advised that no trouble was found.
Has anyone else had this occur? If so, did your dealer or Audi ever discover the root cause?
If the car sits for any length of time, like > 2 days the battery is dead. Seems like I've had this problem for awhile but just started noticing it because I no longer drive it everyday. The service folks thinks its the door control modules that have out of sync firmware. Anyone heard of this?
Early on I had problems with driver door lock module which was replaced because the system thought the door was open and would move the window down a little... which caused the car to think that a door was open while moving or the alarm went off when stationary.
Anyway that was cleared up years ago but now I have this slow drain. Has anyone else had a similar problem? Did you solve it?
The instrument panel all reverts back to July 1st 1998. The horn when i lock it stops beeping. And no go on the starting of the car :-(
So...I have been to the dealer twice thusfar and no such luck on it being fixed (and right now it is sitting in my garage with a sad look on its face b/c i need to take it in again). The dealer has no idea what is going on by the way.
1st time i took it to dealer I had them check all the electrical draws and then replace the battery.
2nd time it happened I told them that they needed to check all the electrical draws again and this time they found an error in the central control module (the big brain for the TT) this was not good and cost me over a grande to fix.
I'll let you know what they "figure out" this time but I am not hopefull - I would reall appreciate anything you find on the subject as well!
Has anyone received any satisfaction from Audi headquarters?
Thanks,
Art
I own a 2001 TT and have had the same problem that you've encountered.
Since my car was under warranty I took it back a week ago and the diagnosis from the Audi Dealer was a power drain due to the instrument cluster and a faulty dimmer switch which flickered and buzzed when I used it.
Solution was to replace the whole instrument cluster (electrical), a new dimmer switch and now the car seems to run fine.....I will keep in touch though just in case the problem happens again.
Hope this helps you.
I'm purchasing a 2001 TT 225HP Roadster with 38K miles...For $60/month more (over 72 months) the dealer is offering me a CNA warranty allowing me to take the car to any Audi dealer for 4 years or 48,000 miles...Should I get it? Doesn't cover normal wear and tear, and since this is the "problems" forum, I'm wondering what you all think? At this point, the car has been inspected and is free of any probs... I drive maybe 10-15 miles a day max. Thanks for your advice!
Doesn't seem like a good bet for you given the number of miles you drive and the cumulative miles on the car.
I'm not clear about this $60/month additional over 72 months, since your warranty will run out in 48 months.
I've recently started to have a similar electrical drain on my 2000 tt. Since September, if the car sits for more than a day, it won't start... of course I changed the battery, which was original, then moved from NJ to DC.
The problem came back right away, especially since I now take public transportation to work more often than not, and so the care is driven less.
Suffice to say, it has been at the dealer as I don't know any Audi specialists is the area. Over two weeks this past month of diagnostics, a system code reset, then eventually a new instrument cluster, at 2200 dollars later, the problem still occurs.
Every time the car fails, it's been sitting for a few days, and when I open the drivers side door, there is a clicking in it... can't tell exactly where, but I have always stuck to the belief that the problem is in some accessory motor/sensor/switch which thinks the car is on or the door is open when it's not. Audi did a "thorough" check and did not find a problem there ir in any of the wiring...
Has anyone had any resolution to this problem? Any suggestions for a good auto electrics shop in the DC area? I can't take this anymore! If I want the car to start in the morning, I have to disconnect the battery,,, and that won't be a good idea for very long.
Thanks
jenn
My exprience tells me that this is an itermittant software issue, depending on the status of the interrupt flags at engine shutdown a sneak earth leakage path is set up thus allowing the battery to drain at different rates. Starting the engine resets the Flag system and temporarily clears the fault.
I give a car "three strikes". If it leaves me totally stranded three times, despite my best efforts to make it reliable after each failure (and I DO try), it's up for sale, I'm done with it.
Now you know why when you go into Best Buy you don't see German electronics :sick:
Also, a few days later I had a total power failure -- couldn't start the car in the AM though I did have lights and dashboard. That turned out to be a corroded wire in the floor board harness -- they have allegedly fixed that in newer Passats as they are now shrink wrapping the wires in the harness to make them more waterproof.
Hope this helps.
Hope this helps
Ken
Did you ever figure out what was wrong with it?
I have the same problem but bit more complicated.
The trunk, gas lid and the convertible top won't work as well as some of the inside lights.
I have had the alternator changed in the past and have had problems with the battery draining too fast.
Thanks!
rob
I know there is a trick to push in both silvere posts on the gauges to erase service codes, but it only seems to do a self-test when I attempt this. Then still displays the predictable the next time I start it.
Does anyone know if this is a serious issue? Should I just visually check the timing belt (also replaced 3 years ago) and erase the code?
Any ideas??
Much appreciated! :shades:
I've had no issues with the seat heater as you've described.
Nor have I experienced the stuck trunk ot gas lid (to whoever posted that delimma).
Sorry to be useless, but it's a response. LOL
Head gasket
Timing Belt
Radiator (then back again for the plug because I hit a bucket on the free and it emptied out the radiator fluid.ugh.... at 2:30 am )
Water pump (exploded into 3 pieces) :mad:
Switch for radiator fan
Brake light sensor
Plus couple other things that I cannot remember :sick:
Today I was driving home and my battery light came one, along with the ABS and the Emergency brake light was flashing. Oh and some other light with a curvey thing and arrow on the dial for RPMs.
For the past 2 months the fuel gauge frankly has not felt like working correctly so I've kept the mileage under 300 after filling up.
One morning last month my gas, trunk and interior alarm buttons would not work. I have a manual but of course it was not in the car. Lucky that I had enough gas to make it to work. I called my mechanic and he told me how to manually open it and it's been working since (crossed fingers and silently praying it will continue).
There was a mention to a letter from Audi about repairing something and now I know that I must find it the letter or google it.
So any help on why the brake light flashes, abs and battery light in the center gage and the curvy arrow are on would be awesome.
Best of luck to all
Why does something so pretty not work correctly?
I am thinking it was a short in wiring. Tested head unit, tested amplifier, tested CD unit, tested speakers - no dice. Tested amperage at the fuse box - it spiked intermittently high enough to cause a drain of the battery every 10 days or so. Since I knew it was in the stereo line, but just could not find it, I unplugged the fuse to the stereo when I was not using the car. Drove it that way for 2 years, no problem.
Any thoughts on how to question them..I am in NYC but can travel to find a good dealer.