7 complaints reported

2003 Audi A6 Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Aug 2012

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SHUDDER AND SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GOES TO NEUTRAL WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED, ENGINE REVS AND IT IS DIFFICULT TO STOP. PRND DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD IS BLINKING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FAULT CODE SHOWS FAILURE ON TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2003 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2012
Apr 2012

TORQUE CONVERTER DISENGAGES AND POWER / RPM SURGE OCCURS. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2003 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2012
Mar 2010

CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY AND CAR BEHIND ALMOST HIT ME. TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY. IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. RECURRING PROBLEM WITH AUDI A6 3.0 2003 CVT. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2003 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: May 2010
Aug 2009

CAR SHUDDERS WHEN ACCELERATING MAINLY AND ALSO SLIGHTLY FELT WHEN BRAKING-DEALER RECOMMENDS REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2003 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2009
Mar 2005

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH MY 2003 AUDI A6 CVT TRANSMISSION. THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED RECENTLEY, BUT THE SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR PROBLEM CONTINUES WITH NEW ONE. THE SAN DIEGO AUDI DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, BUT HAVE TOLD ME TO LET THE TRANSMISSION FAIL COMPLETELY AGAIN AND THEY WILL REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY AGAIN. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2003 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2005
Jun 2004

CAR SHAKES AND SHUDDERS WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WHEN TRYING TO START FROM A STOP, CAR HESITATES BEFORE MOVING. CAN ROLL BACKWARDS IF CAR IS ON AN UPHILL INCLINE. NATURAL RESPONSE IS TO DEPRESS GAS PEDAL FURTHER. TRANSMISSION THEN ENGAGES AND CAR LURCHES FORWARD. TOOK CAR TO DEALER 3 TIMES. FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION FLUID TOPPED OFF. SECOND TIME TRANMISSION CONTROL UNIT SOFTWARE UPGRADED. 3RD TIME WE WERE TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM CANNOT BE FIXED, EVEN WITH TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT.*AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2003 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Dec 2003
Jul 2003

WHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN THE REVERSE MODE IT WILL START SHAKING AND VIBRATING. *AK

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2003 AUDI A6, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2003

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2003 Audi A6 has 7 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.