Automatic Transmission problems of the 2010 Audi A4

Two problems related to automatic transmission have been reported for the 2010 Audi A4. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Audi A4 based on all problems reported for the 2010 A4.

1 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 05/01/2010

I have a 2010 Audi A4 with the "multitronic" cvt transmission. When the vehicle is on an incline, the car rolls-back (or forward) when in drive, much like a car with a manual transmission. I have taken the car in for service and was told that this behavior is "normal" and functioning "as designed. " while this has not caused an accident, this sort of behavior has the potential to cause collisions with the car behind (or in front) when on an incline, grade, hill, parking garage, parking lot, etc. This behavior has cause frightening situations in which I've had to slam on the brakes for fear of hitting the car behind (or in front) of me. This has also caused the driver of the other vehicle to honk in fear of getting hit. I have not observed similar behavior in vehicles with traditional manual or automatic transmissions. This behavior seems to be limited to Audis with cvt transmissions. I have been able to reproduce the same behavior on a friend's 2009 Audi A4 with the same transmission.

2 Automatic Transmission problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2010

The 2010 Audi A4 2. 0t which I leased lunges forward every time it is down shifted in triptronic mode (manually shifting the automatic transmission). Today, I reported the defect to the service writer scott summerfield at mcdonald Audi in littleton CO and he told me he was aware of it and that he thought Audi might be working on a "fix" for it. I think you should compel Audi to replace the transmissions because the lunging is a potentially life threatening defect. The manual shifting mode of the automatic transmission is used mainly on unsafe steep mountain roads to avoid riding the brake on a downhill grade and to acquire greater control of the vehicle on slippery terrain where the possibility of a fatal accident such as going over a cliff is great.


Other Power Train related problems of the 2010 Audi A4

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Automatic Transmission problems
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