Audi A3 1 6 Automatic Gearbox Problems
My audi a3 cabriolet has done 59 000 kms and has been driven carefully.
Audi a3 1 6 automatic gearbox problems. More than 10 000 audi a3 a1 and tt cars have faulty dual clutch automatic transmissions 7 may 2020 by justin hilliard audi australia has recalled 10 373 a3 small cars a1 light hatches and tt sports cars over a production defect with their seven speed s tronic dual clutch automatic transmissions. I m thinking of buying a new audi a3 but am being put off by reports in recent years of problems with the volkswagen dsg audi automatic gearboxes. Second generation audi a3 problems reliability issues and recalls explained read this before you buy. A reader has the opportunity to buy her company car but is concerned that its dual clutch automatic gearbox could be prone to problems.
Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 audi a3 based on all problems reported for the 2006 a3. Remove refit labour. Now at 59 000 kms my transmission has gone and it will cost approx 4 000. The transmission is one of the most expensive components on the audi a3 and it is not your typical slushbox automatic but an advanced automated dual clutch manual transmission.
Have such faults been rectified. The first problem was so called gold plated wires being broken audi fixed this problem for approx 700. Audi has had a recall on transmissions but not my car s model. Vw pioneered the direct shift gearbox dsg which is called s tronic when fitted to vehicles made by its audi subsidiary.
This article applies to the audi a3 2005 2016.