2001 Audi A6 Engine

DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I20 FROM COLUMBIA, SC TO ST ROBERT/FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. LIMPED ABOUT 3/4 MI TO NEXT EXIT AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. TRANSPORTED VEHICLE BACK TO NEAREST AUDI DEALER (45 MI EAST) IN COLUMBIA, SC. AUDI OF COLUMBIA DID DIAGNOSTIC AND AFTER $2527.00 DETERMINED THAT THE EXHAUST CAMSHAFT ON BANK 1 BROKE IN THE CENTER. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT MANAGER STATED HE HAS NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THAT HAPPENING IN ALL HIS YEARS WITH AUDI. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MATERIAL DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT BE CHARGED FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE (SERVICE MANAGERS RECOMMENDATION). *TR

THE INSULATED HEAR SHIELD AROUND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER STARTED A SLOW BURN AND EXCESSIVE SMOKE, CAUSING A FIRE ALARM, WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED AT MY WORK PLACE. THE FIRE COMPANY RESPONDED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 01/30/12 *BF

AUDI A6 QUATTP WITH TWIN TURBO, OIL PUMP FAILURE DUE TO "COKING" FROM TURBOS. EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE 1.8 TURBO ENGINE. I FEEL THAT MY ENGINE SHOULD BE INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2.7 LITRE ENGINE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A VALVE THAT ALLOWS AIR IN THE CRANKCASE FREEZES. THIS CAUSES A BUILD-UP AND PREVENTS OIL FROM ESCAPING DUE TO THE FROZEN VALVE. THE FAILURE OCCURS IN COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 65,000.

AUDI'S 2.8L V6 ENGINE, FROM THE LATE 1990'S FORWARD TO CURRENT V6 ENGINES HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE CAM ADJUSTERS COMMONLY LEAK OIL, AND THESE LEAKS DRIP OIL ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD, WHICH PRESENTS A FIRE HAZARD.*AK

2001 AUDI A6 WITH ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE ENGINE BASICALLY MELTED WITH OUT ANY WARNING. DEALER SAYS THE RADIATOR WAS FINE AND THE WAS NO OIL LEAK. ALL WIRES ARE MELTED ONTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE IS RUINED. SUSPECT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. ONLY 2 YEARS OLD BUT OFF WARRANTY. DEALER OFFERS NOTHING AND AUDI OFFERS 4000 TOWARDS A NEW AUDI PURCHASE. A NET 37000 DOLLAR LOSS IN 2 YRS FOR ME. I WAS TOLD WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, IT WOULD EASILY GET 90000 TO 15000 MILES BY EVERY DEALER. THEY ARE COVERING UP AN ELECTRICAL DEFECT OR SEVERLY MISREPRESENTING THEIR PRODUCT. *AK

I HAVE A 2001 AUDI A6 2.7T AND IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET INTO SEVERE ACCIDENTS WHERE I WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED IN A SIDE IMPACT COLLISION. THE CULPRIT IS THIS: IF YOU DEPRESS THE BRAKE (AS IF YOU WERE STOPPING OR COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP) AND TRY TO REACCELERATE, THERE IS LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. THIS "HESITATION" HAS ALMOST GOT ME KILLED SEVERAL TIMES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER AUDI A6 CONSUMERS REGARDLESS OF MODEL ENGINE (2.8, 2.7T, 3.0 AND 4.2) THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. THUS, IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR AUDI USA TO SAY THIS IS "NORMAL" AND "INHERENT IN THE OPERATION OF TURBOCHARGERS" AS THIS IS WHAT THEY HAVE TOLD ME BEFORE WHILE THE CAR WAS BEING SERVICED. ALTHOUGH I DO UNDERSTAND THAT TURBOCHARGERS CREATE WHAT IS DEEMED AS "TURBO LAG" ON ACCELERATION, I EXPERIENCE MAJOR DELAYS IN ANY ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY AFTER I HAVE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE (AT ANY SPEED) AND THEN TRY TO REACCELERATE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED OR REMEDIED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE SEE THE POSTING AT AUDIWORLD (THE LARGEST ONLINE FORUM FOR AUDI OWNERS). HERE IS THE POST URL: HTTP://FORUMS.AUDIWORLD.COM/A6/MSGS/304185.PHTML . *LA

WHILE DRIVING WITH NO INDICATION HAD NO INDICATION OF OIL LEAKING FROM ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND A6-4.2 THAT HAS THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR DUMPS ALL POWER FROM SLOW SPEEDS. IMAGINE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE STREET OR ONRAMP AND TURNING THE IGNITION OFF. AUDI REPLACED MY FIRST A6 BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND NOW ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGERS AT THE DEALERSHIP HAS NUMEROUS OTHER 2000 AND 2001 A6'S AND A8'S WITH THE 4.2 ENGINE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. IT 'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THERE IS GOING TO BE A HORRENDOUS T-BONE OR REAR-END CRASH WITH THESE CARS. ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, AUDI KNEW THAT THESE CARS HAVE THIS PROBLEM WHEN THEY TOOK BACK MY ORIGINAL A6 AND SOLD ME THE SECOND ONE. THE AUDI ZONE MGR ASKED THE SERVICE REP WHY THE HECK THEY SOLD ME ANOTHER ONE. THIS IS A RELATIVELY EXPENSIVE AND RARE CAR BUT THEY CONTINUED TO SELL THEM AFTER KNOWING FULL WELL THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS FLAW IN THE ECM AND THROTTLE COMBO THAT MORE THAN LIKELY WILL CAUSE SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. AFTER 5 WEEKS OF PHONE CALLS TO AUDI CUST RELATIONS IN MICHIGAN I HAVE GIVEN UP AND WILL HAVE TO GET LEGAL HELP. I HAVE IMPLORED THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK DUE TO THE SAFETY ISSUES AND CUST RELATIONS HAS PLAYED RUN-AROUND WITHOUT GIVING ME ANY ANSWERS UP TO THIS POINT TODAY. THE MOST ASTOUNDING POINT TO THIS IS THAT I HAVE PURCHASE 6 OR 7 AUDI'S OVER THE YEARS AND 4 NEW VW'S FOR MY KIDS IN THE PAST 6 YEARS AND THEY ABSOLUTELY DON'T CARE IF I GET HURT OR KILLED IN THIS CAR! THIS MODEL CAR WITH THIS ENGINE WILL KILL SOMEONE IF THEY DON'T DO A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP. I GUESS THEY ARE RELYING ON THE AIRBAGS SAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS

VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY HESITATE AT LOW SPEED; VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK