i have a 1997 audi a4 1.8T automatic. sometimes when it shifts it shifts kinda rough and if im going up a really steep hill and i let off the gas and go to press on the gas again it kind of jolts back and then accelerates. i was thinking it jolts back because it would downshift a few gears. but it doesnt always jolt back like that. could it jolt back because its not mounted right? but also ive heard that i should replace the transmission fluid and that might fix the rough shifting but does it sound like the transmission is going bad? if so how much would it cost to rebuild it?

 

i believe mines does the same...is it automatic or tiptronic?

 

try getting your fluid changed, it should make the gear changes a lot smoother.

 

whats triptronic? its an automatic

 

and to change the fluid should i go somewhere to get it changed? or do it myself?

 

i would go to an audi mechanic cuz it has to be connected to a vag-com and pumped in from the bottom at a certain temperature..

 

automatic and tiptronic would be the same tranny. did you mean automatic or manual? :P

 

i dont really have any audi mechanics around me... could i just take it to a shop or something? my boss (whos rich) takes his cars to walmart to get the oil and trasnmission fluid replaced. can and should i take it to walmart?

 

you have to remember that you need synthetic tranny oil in there. most of the time places like that only do cars that dont have transmissions sealed for life.. and actually have a dip stick and a fill hole our audis have their transmissions sealed for life and the only way to get new oil in there is to pump it in the same way it comes out

 

why the hell is everything so comlicated! hahaha but thanks you have been a lot of help! now i just need to find an audi mechanic! about how much will it cost? and i have other problems with my car. could you look at the thread i posted that says contol arm or cv joint please