One problem related to transmission failure has been reported for the 2012 Audi S4. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Premature transmission mechatronic failure. Car unable to reverse during a 3 point turn in a roadway across train tracks. Since new the car had a clunky transmission. It progressively got worse but when brought to the dealer it was always, "operating within manufacturer's specifications" this is the 2nd Audi in a row that has been brought in multiple times for a problem that the dealer claims isn't a problem and is "operating in specs of the manufacturer".
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