2001 Audi TT Complaint Log

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAD A MAJOR COMPUTER MALFUNCTION CAUSING THE GAS GAUGE NEEDLE TO ROTATE VIOLENTLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT AND BACK AGAIN CONTINIOUSLY. CLUTHH PEDAL WHEN WET TURNS INTO A SLIPPERY SURFACE DUE TO THE METAL ON THE PEDAL CAUSING THE FOOT TO SLIP OFF. THE SEAT BELT DESIGN FOR THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGERS IS DEFECTIVE CAUSING THE SEATBELT NOT TO RETRACT. THIS CREATES THE DANGER OF THE SEAT BELT NOT WORKING AS INTENDED.

CENTRAL COMPUTER HAS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING DOOR LOCKS TO JAM, PREVENTING OCCUPANTS FROM EXITING VEHICLE. ALSO, WHEN DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPER STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING POOR DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER NOT SURE WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE FUEL SENDING UNIT CAN OFTEN REPORT INCORRECT INFORMATION, CAUSING OWNERS TO OCCASIONALLY RUN OUT OF GAS WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. FUEL GAUGE HAS A TENDENCY TO JUMP FROM FULL TO EMPTY WITHIN MINUTES. AUDI HAS ALREADY RECALLED THEIR A6 MODEL FOR THE SAME DEFECT, YET DOES NOT WANT TO RECALL THE TT EVEN THOUGH THEY SHARE THE SAME PART NUMBER FOR THE FUEL SENDING UNIT AND EXHIBIT THE SAME PROBLEM.

2001 TT QUATRO COUPE GAUGES CLUSTER FAILED TWICE. *TS ***NAR*** THE MANUFACTURER RESOLVED THE DESIGNED PROBLEM AFTER THE 2003 MODEL YEAR. *NM

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER PROBLEM WITH GAUGE CLUSTER**CC THE CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO READ THE TEMPERATURE, VEHICLE SPEED AND FUEL READINGS ON THE VEHICLE. *JB

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE VEHICLE'S GAUGE CLUSTER FAILED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED IN 2004. AUDI HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER FAILURE FOR YEARS. AUDI HAS REFUSED TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY. AUDI UK CHOSE TO REPLACE ALL IDENTICALLY FAILED CLUSTERS FREE OF CHARGE IN THE UK. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING THAT AUDI REPLACED HIS CLUSTER FREE OF CHARGE. *NM

2001 AUDI TT COUPE WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE NO LONGER WORKED AND THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY.*JB

AUDI TT ROADSTER CUSTOMER STATES AFTER 40,000 MILES THE CAR DEVELOPED INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HIS HEADLIGHTS AND ALL INSTRUMENTS LIGHTS WENT OUT AND THE VEHICLE WAS STALLING INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

2001 AUDI TT COUPE CUSTOMER STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEM STARTED RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED IN 2004**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL GAUGE AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTION AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DOESN'T INDICATE READABLE INFORMATION. *JB

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER DEVELOPED GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEM JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED IN 2004**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO READ THE FUEL, TEMPERATURE AND VEHICLE SPEED. *JB

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER CUSTOMER STATES THAT IT DEVELOPED PROBLEMS WITH GAUGE CLUSTER AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE WANTS TO BE COMPENSATED WITH A REPLACEMENT GAUGE CLUSTER FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

2001 AUDI TT COUPE WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND IT WAS FIXED AND THEN AGE AFTER**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE GAUGE CLUSTER HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE SINCE IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE 1ST TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED AUDI IS VERY AWARE OF THIS WIDESPREAD DEFECT HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION HERE IN THE US. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE GAUGE CLUSTERS OF CONSUMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM WERE REPLACED BUT NOT HERE IN THE UNITED STATES. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT AUDI SHOULD REPAIR THE GAUGE CLUSTER AT NO CHARGE AND A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS DEFECT. THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES ARE INACCURATE *TR

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE, OR THE ENGINE'S OPERATING TEMPERATURE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FUNCTIONED INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD ENDED**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DID NOT INDICATE READABLE INFORMATION. THERE WAS NO WAY TO TELL HOW MUCH FUEL WAS IN THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FUNCTIONED SPORADICALLY PROVIDING NO WAY TO KNOW THE CORRECT SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

2001 AUDI TT COUPE WITH GAUGE CLUSTER PROBLEMS CUSTOMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED JUST AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD**CC THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURES GAUGES NO LONGER FUNCTION AND THE MULTI-FUNCTION LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DOES NOT INDICATE READABLE INFORMATION. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ONLY FUNCTION SPORADICALLY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL THE VEHICLE HAS. *JB

2001 AUDI TT ROADSTER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS HAVE PROGRESSED SINCE 2005 WHEN THEY ORIGINATED. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE VEHICLE NOW HAS PERFORMANCE PROBLEMS DUE TO THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. *KB THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE FAR RIGHT AND STAYED THERE; THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG CAME ON, THE OIL ALERT LIGHT CAME ON RANDOMLY AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CONTINUOUSLY. *JB

2001 AUDI TT WITH INSTRUMENT PANEL FAILURE. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL GAUGES ARE NOT WORKING. HE ALSO STATES THAT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE HAS STARTED AFFECTING THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE NO LONGER FUNCTIONED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW THE LEVEL OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER ALSO FAILED. *JB

2001 AUDI TT PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL HAVE GROWN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AFFECTING THE SAFETY OF THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. *KB THE FUEL AND TEMPERATURE GAUGES NO LONGER FUNCTIONED AND THE LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY WORKED ERRATICALLY AND DID NOT ALWAYS DISPLAY READABLE INFORMATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FUNCTIONED ONLY SPORADICALLY, PROVIDING NO WAY TO DEPENDABLY MONITOR ENGINE OR VEHICLE SPEED. *JB

ALL WINDSHIELDS PRODUCED BY AUDI FOR TT MODEL HAVE NOTICEABLE VISUAL DISTORTION SHOWING IN WINDSHIELD AS VIEWED FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT WHILE LOOKING OUT THE PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD. DISTORTION APPEARS AS VERTICLE LINES RUNNING FROM TO BOTTOM OF WINSHIELD MAKING ANYTHING VIEWED, ESPECIALLY STRAIGHT LINES, DISTORT. THIS CAUSES CAN AND HAS CAUSED MOMENTARY DIZZINESS. THIS IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BUT ACCORDING TO AUDI OF AMERICA, JERRAD, IN CUSTOMER SERVICE, AUDI HAS BEEN UNABLE TO DATE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE WILLING TO SUPPLY A THRID WINDSHEILD IN THE HOPES IT WILL HAVE LESS DISTORTION, BUT HE SUGGESTED I MAY WANT TO WAIT TO SEE IF THIS PRODUCTION PROBLEM IS EVER FIXED AND THAN OBTAIN A NEW WINDSHIELD. THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THIS POTETNTIAL SAFETY HAZARD.*AK