2006 Audi A3 owner complaints

Takata recall. Recall has been in place since 02/09/2016 with no remedy. Delayed remedy continues to place the driver in harms way. When will this be corrected?

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Audi a3. The contact received a recall notification for NHTSA campaign number: 16v079000 (air bags). The part needed was unavailable to perform the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. ...updated 01/23/17 *bf updated 03/01/17.*jb

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Audi a3. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v079000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a year ago. The dealer (Audi farmington hills, 37911 grand river ave, farmington hills, mi 48335, (248) 471-0800) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was contacted several times and was unable to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Takata airbag recall. Manufacturer has failed to remedy.

Tl* the contact owned a 2006 Audi a3. While driving at approximately 35 MPH, another vehicle crashed into the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. Three occupants were injured. The contact sustained head, left arm, and left leg injuries that needed medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to an unknown area. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The VIN and failure mileage were unknown.

Takata recall. Dealer said they did not have parts

Drove over a raised manhole cover. (1.5-2 inches above ground) bottom of car hits cover & deploys airbags. Was going less than 15 MPH. Impact was so minor that neither myself nor my friend's faces touched either airbag. Car was not stopped by manhole cover. We rolled another 50 feet before I stopped the car with the brake. Airbag sensor misread situation which put us and others in danger. *tr

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2006 Audi a3. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18v082000 (air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called Audi service portland dealer ((877) 868-3792, 14811 ne airport way, portland, or 97230) and was informed that the part was not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and did not offer any assistance. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

Takata recall - Audi dealerships are either denying that there is a recall or refusing repair on the basis of airbag unavailability. I have been in contact with both of the following dealerships regarding this recall for about 1 year with no satisfaction. Rockville Audi, bryan webster, checked the Audi recall site as late as 10/30/2017 and showed me on the screen that there were no open recalls on my vehicle, and denied replacement. Silver spring Audi (mile one) (original selling dealer) acknowledged recall but indicated repeatedly that they could not obtain a replacement from takata and therefore could not comply with the replacement of the recalled airbag. This has effectively denied me the use of my car for 12 months.

When driving, prnds flashes and car goes into limp mode (loses power). Must stop car and turn off. After turning on again, will drive and will happen again.

As with a lot of people that have complained about the Audi a3 transmission. The trans started to lag thru the gears especially around 40mph. Also in reverse, you would press on the gas pedal to go back and the engine would rev but wouldn't move and then all of a sudden it would launch backwards. Very dangerous. The car wouldn't get out of its own way sometimes. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Audi a3. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, the vehicle started to jump abnormally before stalling. The vehicle was able to be restarted but would not accelerate forward. The vehicle was later taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis who informed him that the mechatronic unit for the transmission had failed. The mechatronic unit was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. The failure and current mileages were approximately 91,000. Updated 10/22/13 *cn

This is for a 2006 Audi a3 2.0t with the fsi engine and the dsg transmission. Both my wife and I experience a few dangerous situations where the automatic transmission disengaged unexpectedly and we lost the ability to make the car move via the gas pedal. The car's lcd gear selector display then began to flash intermittently to indicate a transmission failure of some type. We did regain 1st gear after a few seconds as well but this put us at danger and is not acceptable for a family car with only 42590 miles on it. The problem then re-occurred within the next few days about 3 more times and even failed while driving into the dealership. I had to call a couple of dealerships to get a straight answer as well on whether this was covered under any kind of recall warranty as well as they were a

When changing from highway driving to stop and go traffic, car tries to shift up and down frequently very harshly, then all gears flash and car enters limp mode. Have to restart engine to allow it to allow car to drive normal. This repeats until able to drive in free flowing traffic. Car drives normal under all other driving conditions.

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

The vehicle started to stall and was not responsive to acceleration. It dangerously lost almost all of its power in the middle of the road. The next day it failed to start. The problem is a very common problem that Audi has published in their service bulletin 15 07 02 for replacement of intake camshaft and high pressure fuel pump follower. Audi is aware of this issue and should be held responsible for this defect in manufacturing and workmanship. Failed components: 1) intake camshaft 2) follower and high pressure fuel pump

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

Front light headlight flickers and then goes off. Can come back on by manually turning off and on the lights. Goes back off within 10 seconds. Have gone for repair multiple times and have been pulled over and warned by police. Help us-if you google this problem thousands of owners have the same issue and have dumped huge amounts of money into the vehicle without repair. *tr

The problem started with an intermittent right headlight tilt message. The right bulb was replaced per tsb 2013829/6 on 4/15/09 by the dealer under warranty. We have been having this problem on the left side for the past year or more. The left headlight now turns off intermittently after the dip warning light comes on. When the lights are turned off and on again, the light turns on. This is a safety issue as the left headlight shuts off randomly. We are out of warranty now and feel both headlights should have been repaired under the original tsb while the car was under warranty. The bulbs are xenon and very expensive. This problem appears to be a common problem with Audi's based on the service order and internet discussion groups. *tr