2008 AUDI A3 Power Train Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL LOOSING THE ABILITY TO POWER THE VEHICLE ALMOST CAUSING A MULTI-VEHICLE CRASH. THE DEALER REPORTS THAT IT IS THE S-TRONIC TRANSMISSION CONTROL BOX CAUSING THE ISSUE. THE INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW WITH THE SECOND TIME WITH A NEAR MISS ALMOST CAUSING A CRASH. THIS CONTROL MODULE FAILED IN OUR VEHICLE AT 34,000 MILES (ESTIMATE) COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW AGAIN AT 83,000 MILES. I HAVE CONTACTED AUDI AND I AM NOT RECEIVING ANY ASSISTANCE FOR AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ITEM - LOOSING POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHICH COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WITH A FATALITY OR INJURY. THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL TO REPLACE THE MODULE WITH A KNOWN GOOD MODULE. INSTEAD, IT APPEARS THAT THE FIRST MODULE REPLACEMENT DID NOT INCLUDE WHATEVER FIX THEY HAD DONE. WE ARE CONCERNED FOR...

I HAVE AN AUDI A3 2008 2.0 MODEL THAT WAS PURCHASED NEW IN 11/07. I STARTED EXPERIENCING A HESITATION WITH THE TRANSMISSION A FEW MONTHS AGO. BASICALLY, FROM A ROLLING START IN 1ST GEAR, THERE CAN BE A JERKY ACTION WITH THE CAR. I DON'T THINK THIS IS TURBO LAG BECAUSE I CAN HEAR THE CLUTCH TRYING TO CATCH ONTO THE GEAR. ON TOP OF THAT, WHEN I SLOW THE CAR DOWN (I.E. 40 MPH TO 0 MPH), I FEEL A JERK EVERY TIME THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS. TO MY PASSENGERS, THEY FEEL AS IF I AM SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND THEN RELEASING THE BRAKES SPORADICALLY. A FEW ONLINE POSTS TELLS ME THAT THIS IS POSSIBLY A DEFECT WITH THE MECHATRONICS UNIT AND THAT IF NOT REPLACED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

I HAVE AN AUDI A3 2008 WITH DSG TRANSMISSION. I DROVE IT ON VACATION FROM COLUMBUS OHIO TO NH ABOUT A 15 HR DRIVE. WHEN I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE RPM'S WOULD DIP AS I WOULD APPLY THE BREAK CAUSING THE CAR TO NEARLY STALL. EVERY TIME THIS HAPPENED I HAD TO REACT QUICKLY AS TO MAKE SURE NOT TO HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I WOULD LET OFF THE BREAK THE CAR WOULD SURGE FORWARD CAUSING ME TO ABRUPTLY HAVE TO HIT THE BREAK. I TOOK IT TO AUDI AND THEY CLAIM THAT IN HOT WEATHER THIS HAPPENS AND IS A SIDE EFFECT OF THE MECHATRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE VEHICLE BUT THAT IT IS NOT SIGNIFICANT ENOUGH TO REPLACE THE UNIT UNTIL IT ACTUALLY FAILS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD CONSIDERING I FEEL LIKE I AM TAMING A WILD...