2006 Audi A3 Problems

The contact owns a 2006 Audi A3. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the passenger’s side air bag warning light illuminated. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, he heard an abnormal rattling sound coming from the passenger’s side of the dashboard where the air bag was located. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer and was informed that parts were not available for repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V082000 (Air Bags); for the driver's side air bag, but the passenger’s side air bag was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

I totaled my car about two weeks ago. And none of my passenger side airbags deployed ( front , front side, nor rear passenger side)

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.

RANDOM LOSS OF POWER, THE TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY SLIP WHILE THE CAR IS IN REVERSE FROM A PARKED POSITION. IT WILL ALSO SLIP RANDOMLY WHILE IN FORWARD MOTION AND DURING TURNING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT RESULTING IN BEING REAR ENDED. PLEASE HELP! LAST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS 1/15/2017.

AUDI DSG TRANSMISSION SAFETY ISSUE - THE"PRNDS" ON MY DASH OFTEN STARTS FLASHING, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS NOW IN A "LIMP" MODE. I THEN HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, TURN THE IGNITION OFF, START THE CAR, AND PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE MODE. I DO ALL OF THIS WHILE EITHER ROLLING DOWN THE ROAD OR THE ALTERNATIVE IS FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER. AUDI RECOGNIZES THIS AS A PROBLEM ON DSG EQUIPPED VEHICLES JUST A FEW MONTHS NEWER THAN MINE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WILL NOT ADMIT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ON CARS BUILT WITH THE SAME EQUIPMENT JUST A LITTLE EARLIER. PLEASE HELP ME RESOLVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH AUDI. THEY CLAIM IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION THAT WILL COST $4800 AND CAN ONLY BE DONE AT A DEALER. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER 1.5 YEARS AND HAS GOTTEN MUCH MORE FREQUENT IN THE LAST HALF YEAR. *TR

MY 2006 AUDI A3 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES SLIPS WHEN HOT WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP. ALSO SURGES IN FIRST GEAR OCCASIONALLY WHEN HOT. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIRS AS THEY ARE TOO EXPENSIVE. THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE ON AUTO FORUMS. IM GOING TO TAKE IT IN THIS WEEK AND SEE WHAT THE CHARGE WOULD BE TO CHECK IT OUT. BUT IM SURE ITS THE SAME PROBLEM AS ALL THE OTHER AUDI AND VW CARS OUT THERE WITH THE DSG TRANNY.IM SCARED TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND GET HIT. *TR

HEADLIGHT INTERNAL COIL THAT IS REPONSIBLE FOR HEADLIGHTS HIGHBEAM TO COME ON GOES BAD TO CAUSE THE HEADLIGHT TO STOP COMING ON. KNOWN PROBLEM IN AUDI A3 2006 HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY

FAULTY DESIGN IN AUDI A3 TAIL-LIGHTS CAUSE MELTING OF THE BRAKE LIGHT/TAIL-LIGHT HOUSING. MELTED COMPONENTS, DEFORM AND BREAK THE CONTINUITY OF THE CIRCUIT AND BRAKE LIGHTS FAIL. BULBS ARE GOOD, AND FUNCTIONAL, CIRCUIT IS AFFECTED (BULB HOLDERS MELT AND FAIL) CAUSING BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THIS HAPPENS UNDER ANY DRIVING CONDITION, INCLUDING DRIVING.

OWNER OF AUDI A3 2006 2.0TFSI. RECENTLY GOT THE PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INDICATES THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM LEAK. THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY CREATED FOR US, BUT ITS NOW ACTIVE IN EUROPE. ALREADY SEEN SOME CAR REPAIR CENTERS, BUT NONE COULD FIX THE ENGINE CHECK PROBLEM. TODAY, I READ INFORMATION FROM OFFICIAL AUDI SITES. "FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY RECALL' ENGINE CHECK LIGHT SHOWED UP WHEN I WAS DRIVING HIGHWAY, FIRST, COMPUTER TOLD ME TO CLOSE FUEL CAP, WHICH WAS FULLY CLOSED, AFTER FUEL CAP LOGO WENT AWAY, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STARTED TO BLINKING AND THE MOTOR STARTED TO SHAKE BADLY AND I NEEDED TO DO EMERGENCY STOP. I THINK ITS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AROUND WHEN ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL SHOWS UP.

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.

AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WENT OUT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING WHILE DRIVING ( AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL). WHILE DRIVING UP A BRIDGE IT JUST STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS AND NOW WILL NOT WORK AT ALL .ITS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT AUDI RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION IN THE UK.

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.

THE CAR SWIVELS SIDEWAYS EVEN ON GOOD, FLAT ROADS AND AT LOW SPEEDS. IT'S BEEN HAPPENING QUITE FREQUENTLY AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT, KNOWING THAT IT CAN SHIFT TO THE SIDES AND CAN HIT THE CAR NEXT TO ME. I'VE HEARD THIS IS A CUPPING OR FEATHERING EFFECT AND I'VE READ THAT THIS PARTICULAR BRAND AND MODEL IS PRONE TO DEVELOPING SUCH ISSUES. *TR

CAR SUSPENSION/SETUP LEADS TO EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. LATEST SET OF TIRES (FALCON) ARE CUPPED AT 10,000. HAS HAPPENED TO THREE PRIOR SETS OF TIRES (TOTAL OF 4 SETS AT 80,000 MILES). DEALER CLAIMS IT IS THE WRONG TIRE COMPOSITION, BUT OFFERS NO SOLUTION OTHER THAN BUYING THE EXPENSIVE CONTINENTAL TIERS THEY SELL. *TR

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.

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. THE EXACT SYMPTOMS ARE ALSO MENTIONED IN THIS NEWS ARTICLE HTTP://WWW.AUTOINSANE.COM/2009/08/28/NEWS/RECALLS-TSBS/VOLKSWAGEN-RECALLS-53300-NEW-VEHICLES-ANNOUNCES-SERVICE-PROGRAM-TO-ADDRESS-DSG-COMPLAINTS/

PLEASE DISREGARD THIS A TEST FOR THE NEW DEPLOYMENT. *TR

CENTER SEATBELT LOCKS IN THE FULLY RETRACTED POSITION EVERY TIME THE REAR SEAT IS LOWERED AND REQUIRES TAKING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER TO REPAIRED. *TR

I BELIEVE THERE IS A DESIGN ISSUE WITH THE AUDI A3'S OPEN SKY (SUNROOF) SUN SHADE LATCHING MECHANISM. THE SUNSHADE HAS A PLASTIC CLIP ASSEMBLY WHICH ALLOWS THE SHADE TO COVER THE SUNROOF AREA. THIS DESIGN IS WEAK AND PRONE TO BREAK. THIS HAS BEEN NOTED BY NUMEROUS OTHER A3 OWNERS. IN APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS, WE BROKEN THE CLIPS 3 TIMES AND THIS IS WITH VERY INFREQUENT USAGE AND EXTREME CARE. AUDI SERVICE STAFF OPENLY ADMIT THIS IS AN ISSUE, HOWEVER AUDI ONLY SELLS THE ENTIRE SUNSHADE ASSEMBLY AS A FIX - NOT JUST THE CLIP. THIS IS A $200+ PART, NOT INCLUDING LABOR. I BELIEVE AUDI SHOULD REDESIGN/RECALL THIS ASSEMBLY OR AT LEAST OFFER A STANDALONE LOCKING REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHADE COVERING THE SUNROOF FAILED IN HER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE HORN WOULD NOT FUNCTION ALONG WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. MOREOVER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO HAD TO BE RE-WIRED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER EACH TIME A FAILURE OCCURRED AND THEY WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MOST RECENTLY, THE BATTERY FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY $257 FOR THE REPAIR. IN JULY OF 2007, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE HAS SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER MANY TIMES REGARDING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED HER FOR THE BATTERY REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,837 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 AUDI A3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SHADE COVERING THE SUNROOF FAILED IN HER VEHICLE. ALSO, THE STEERING COLUMN HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE HORN WOULD NOT FUNCTION ALONG WITH THE TURN SIGNALS. MOREOVER, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ALSO HAD TO BE RE-WIRED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER EACH TIME A FAILURE OCCURRED AND THEY WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MOST RECENTLY, THE BATTERY FAILED AND THE CONTACT HAD TO PAY $257 FOR THE REPAIR. IN JULY OF 2007, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. SHE HAS SPOKEN WITH THE DEALER MANY TIMES REGARDING THE FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER REIMBURSED HER FOR THE BATTERY REPAIR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 22,837 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 300.