Ten problems related to power train have been reported for the 2006 Audi A3. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Audi A3 based on all problems reported for the 2006 A3.
Loss of power at any time without warning the car will lose power while in motion, on a highway, just driving down a street or turning. Almost rear ended several times.
2nd time this has happened in just a few days. I want to start documenting every time this has happened. I was pulling into fast moving traffic from a side street. I was making a left hand turn and the car hesitated putting me into the way of on coming traffic at 50 mph. This was very dangerous because I was accelerating trying to reach 50 mph could have been rear ended only going about 10 mph.
From a stopped position on a side street in a left hand turn lane I stepped on the gas pedal and the car started to move then immediately had a loss of power in making a left hand turn onto a major street. The car lurched forward then hesitated. It is really dangerous because it can surprise people and cause cars to crash into me. It has done this a few other times. I feel given the right circumstances this could cause an accident.
No accident has happened yet, but is one just waiting to happen. The vehicle does not respond after a roll stop. The accelerator has to be completely depress and wait a few seconds in order for the vehicle to start rolling. If I would need to merge into traffic after a stop at an intersection there is a great risk of a crash since the vehicle does not respond to equalize the speed of incoming traffic. The problem seems to affect many, many of these vehicles year and model according to multiple complaints from owners forums. Owners have complained even when the vehicle was brand new and Audi have disregarded the complaints. According to owner's forums the mechatronix unit inside the transmission is at fault, and a simple software reflash from Audi would solve the problem. This is quite similar to the ignition problem recently discovered in gm vehicles.
The contact owns a 2006 Audi A3. While driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle shifted to neutral and the selector lever on the instrument panel illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle veered to the side, the engine stalled, and the vehicle restarted. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 09v333000 (power train). The failure mileage was 48,000.
Today my Audi A3 2. 0t went into neutral while at highway speed. We were merging from I-80 to I-55. Without warning or any indicator lights we lost power. The engine was running and the shifter in d-drive but no power was going to the wheels. We were able to get out of traffic on the ramp but it was a close call with the car behind us almost hitting us. The car exhibited the same problem about a half hour before at a gas stop but I turned the car off and the car functioned normally. The dash indicators flashed dnrs when we tried to move again. While waiting for the tow truck I looked up recalls and it seems the 2007-2009 A3 have recall for this issue as do other Audi models with the same dsg transmission. There are dozens of complaints listed here for this same issue. Why is not the 2006 recalled as well? this is a problem that put my wife and I in harms way. Even more disturbing is this is a known issue.
When coming slowly to a stop the car will suddenly surge forward. Traveling slowly forward or reverse will also cause unexpected surges.
After the vehicle came to a stop at a stop sign, and I tried to get the vehicle to move again, its response was very weak as if it had lost power. Couple of times earlier, the vehicle refused to engage into reverse gear, stranding me in a parking lot for a while. On showing the dealer, the fault was in the mechtronics unit of the dsg (direct shift gearbox). Audi has recalled cars from year 2007 onwards for this issue, claiming that 2006 and before are not affected. This is not the case as it has happened with my car, which is a 2006. The symptoms and failed unit are exactly the same, with the same resolution proposed by the dealer as they would for 2007 year onward models. At the time of writing this complaint, Audi has refused responsibility and are not supporting the recall for my vehicle. I think this is serious oversight that Audi is unwilling to accept responsibility for and should be corrected by NHTSA's help. . Read more...
My Audi A3 dynamic shift gearbox, has been having issues from about 30k miles, which in the last few days have escalated to a complete failure of the gearbox. Despite the fact that I have complained to the Audi service at 48000 miles, about: jerkiness while shifting from 2nd to 1st gear; lack of adequate acceleration when starting from a complete stop; car dies when stopping on intersections while driving in city conditions; shifting to incorrect (neutral) gear while operating at highway speeds; Audi does not want to cover the repair costs under warranty, and it does not acknowledge the fact that it has shown negligence in diagnostic the problem, prior to a complete mechanical failure. The car is currently is service awaiting a replacement of the dsg (mechatronic and gearbox) which are estimated to cost at about 7000 - 10000 dollars. According to the facts and my service records, it is my believe that Audi should be fully responsible for the repair cost of this problem.
Was a normal day of driving, car was warming up. I live in florida so it warms up pretty quickly. I was pulling out onto 4th street when I gave the car a lot of gas, but the transmission did nothing. It just revved up and then after about 1 or 2 seconds, the transmission engaged and the car began to slowly accelerate. After this 1-3 second delay, the car was driving like normal. But the initial hesitation almost caused me to be rear ended because I was pulling into traffic. My dsg has no fault codes, yet it hesitates at times and sometimes scares me. My other complaint has to do with it hesitating and jerking in reverse. It has almost caused me to back into stuff. Reverse is very inconsistent. My final complaint is in regard to the fuel pump system. The fuel pump uses a cam follower. These cam followers wear out, and can cause failure of the high pressure fuel pump system. My fuel pump failed under warranty and was replaced. Less than 10,000 miles later I inspected my new pump and follower and found excessive wear on the face of the cam follower. This is unheard of with a car like this. When the cam follower fails, the fuel system fails - how can vw/Audi manufacture something this unreliable.