2002 Audi A6 Power Train

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. FOURTH TIME IN 3 YEARS. EACH TIME THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AUDI REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE FAILURE OF THE CVT TRANSMISSION ON THAT MODEL. IT IS A DANGER TO PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 AUDI A6. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE WHILE ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PLATE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,700.

APPARENTLY AUDI HAVE KNOWN FOR AGES THAT THE CVT CLUTCH HAS NEEDED UPGRADING ON THIS ENGINE, BUT HASN'T RECALLED THE CARS. WE OWN A 2002 AUDI A6 (3.0 ENGINE & MULTITRONIC CVT). *TR

2002 AUDI A6 AVANTE WAGON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT"HESITATION" ON ACCELERATION SUCH THAT THE CAR DOES NOT INITIALLY RESPOND WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED BUT DOES SO SUDDENLY A SHORT TIME RESLTING IN A HESITATION. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO TWO DEALERS TO DEAL WITH THIS PROBLEM, BOTH REPORTING THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE "FLY-BY-THE-WIRE" SYSTEMS WHICH IS USED IN THE CAR AND THAT THERE IS NO ADJUSTMENT OR CORRECTION FOR THIS. I FIND IT TO BE OF CONCERN AND A SAFGETY ISSUE THAT AAUDI SHOULD DEAL WITH BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

THE VEHICLE JERKED HEAVILY, WHILE DRIVING.*JB

VEHICLE SHIFTS FROM AUTOMATIC MODE TO MANUAL MODE INADVERTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *MR