aragorn65
5/1/2008 12:28:15 PM
I'm a newbie. Please be kind hehe :-)
My 2003 A4 1.8 Multitronic 53,000KM mileage has recently developed juddering at low rpm on gear shifts. It took a lot of effort to convince the dealership that a juddering takes place at gear shifts. I had to test drive the car three times to show the juddering which becomes irritating as the car heats up.
The local Audi dealer (Philippines) is now checking the Gearbox/transmission assembly. It'll cost around USD 19,000.00 to replace the gearbox assembly because the local Audi dealer can't do overhauls.
It's too expensive. I would rather buy a new car. My A4 is working fine at full acceleration. The judder only occurs at low rpms.
My question is, do I really need to replace the transmission assembly?
Hailjericho
5/1/2008 1:13:04 PM
Bummer - did you have them run a diagnostic and if so did you ask for the fault codes? I would recommend getting those if you already haven't and then trying a few other sources before you jump into bed with the dealer.
Also - I would recommend doing a search on the forum for similar circumstances. I believe quite a few people have had problems similar to yours, including myself. I'm assuming since you said you have a multitronic engine you have a CVT. So I would recommend doing a few searches on the forums - like "CVT", "Multitronic", "Transmission", etc.
Either way, 19,000 seems extremely overpriced. Most transmission overhauls cost about 8k w/ labor. Good luck.
aragorn65
5/1/2008 6:13:56 PM
Thanks for your post
I think they did run a diagnostic. They said the transmission is ok based on the tests. I insisted that they look into what was causing the judder. You've already had a transmission overhaul?
Yes I've done a search on this problem.
http://www.****.com/c5-forum/35159-2003-a6-cvt-problems-multi-tronic.html Is this problem merely a nuisance? or is it something that will gradually damage the transmission over time?
