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2004 AUDI A4 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash · 496063 · 2004-08-19

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A4
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
1,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. OWNER HAS LEASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, IT WILL NOT MOVE THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE AND A CLICK AND POP SOUND WILL BE HEARD AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE BACKWARD. OWNER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SAID AT THAT TIME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10092119
Machine
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