Audi Allroad owners have reported 5 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (5 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Power Train problems |
During recent heavy rains, all of a sudden the car's transmission that had been working fine, after having been parked briefly pointing slightly down hill, no longer functioned properly, and had apparently gone into "limp mode". After talking with mechanics and doing research, we checked the carpet areas and determined and documented the car's interior was very wet, both in front and in the rear areas, with evident moisture and corrosion under the battery and cabin air filter areas and rear wheel well area. The transmission no longer shifts properly and the car is not able to be safely driven. Apparently there is a well known design flaw in the Audi c5 a6 vehicles where multiple drains frequently fail. Apparently there are 2 very hard to access drains under the battery, under the battery tray, and also the cabin air filter seal to the sidewall is prone to failure. I'm told that there is a "soft" ntsb Audi recall on this. Please advise.
Please see prior form submission re transmission. . . Please confirm receipt of earlier entry.
I parked my car in its usual place in the parking lot of my office. I put it into 'park' turned off the engine, and left after clicking the locked button. Some hours later, I happened to notice that my car had moved some 60 feet in the parking lot. I went to retrieve the car, made sure the car was still locked and the side mirrors retracted, opened the door and confirmed the car was still in the 'park' position and the engine was turned off. I reparked and used the emergency brake as I no longer trusted the 'park' position. When my car moved, it bumped into a colleague's car causing slight damage. (could have been worse!) I believe this is a defect in the gearshift and that nhsta should be informed. My office keeps a motion camera on the parking lot and I have a videotape of the incident: my leaving the car; the car subsequently moving a foot or two; then moving some 60 feet away. I can provide the videotape but this form does not permit that.
Rainwater leaked into the vehicle, collecting in the passenger footwell, shorting out several electrical components. I understand vw/Audi vehicles have a history of this occurring due to firewall/pollen filter/sunroof deficiencies which allow this to happen and they and their dealerships are very uncooperative in even acknowledging such a problem exists in the design of these vehicles. This is an obvious inherent design flaw. Audi is very unfair to consumers to deny such a problem exists and they should be held accountable. At no time during any regular service was it ever suggested that these drain plugs should be cleaned - while the cleaning of the sunroof rails were??? no owner could possibly be aware that such a disaster awaits them if these inaccessible drain plugs aren't cleaned.
2003 Audi all road. Consumer states problem with vehicle transmission, seat belts and wheels the consumer stated at times, the transmission did not react to a sudden depression of the gas pedal. The resulting delay in acceleration could result in a collision due to the inability to move the vehicle in a timely manner. The driver's seat belt did not retract. Also, the consumer experienced multiple flat tires, due to wheel corrosion, which resulted in a loss of the air seal, between the wheels and tires.