NHTSA Complaint #10767570 — 2011 AUDI S4

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10767570
Vehicle	2011 AUDI S4
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	July 8, 2014
Date Filed	September 22, 2015
Mileage	45,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT STRANGE SHIFTING BEHAVIOR IN LOW GEARS. WHEN UPSHIFTING OR DOWNSHIFTING FROM 1-2-3 AND VICE VERSA THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SOMETIMES HESITATE OR SHIFT INAPPROPRIATELY. AUDI DEALERSHIP UPDATED SOFTWARE AND CHECKED THE PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS NOT ANY ERROR CODES. PROBLEM WOULD COME AND GO USUALLY WHEN IT WAS HOT OUTSIDE. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR (SEPT 2015) CAR HAS AGAIN BEEN ODDLY SHIFTING IN LOW GEARS AND EVEN REVVING TO HIGH RPMS BEFORE DOWNSHIFTING IN AUTOMATIC MODE. CAR FINALLY THREW AND ERROR CODE SAYING GEARBOX MALFUNCTION AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT FIND THE RIGHT GEARS TO SHIFT. CAR HAS BEEN EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS OF MECHATRONIC UNIT FAILURE FOR OVER A YEAR NOW.

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