2013 Audi A4 Allroad Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“When the vehicle as at a stop or moving forward very slowly and the gas pedal (accelerator) is depressed the transmission (which is in drive) does not engage - the engine will simply rev and the vehicle will not move forward for several seconds. The transmission will ultimately engage with a rather severe jolt. This presents a substantial safety issue, as the car will not accelerate upon command. On more than one occasion this has put me in a very dangerous situation. In one instance, a car was stalled ahead of me on a very busy freeway. …”

“When I back out from my garage the vehicle fails to move forward when the shifter is moved from reverse to drive. I have to apply an excessive amount of pressure to the accelerator to get the car to move forward. When the front wheels engage, the excessive force from increasing the power causes the vehicle to launch forward many times almost uncontrollable with the front tires squealing. It appears the front brakes are engaged and suddenly disengages and then suddenly launches forward. There has been no assistance from the dealership to assist with the problem. …”

“I just bought an 2013 Audi a4 on 4/6/17, I drove it for a week and the car started to give me transmission malfunction warning, the car jerks and clunks when going from 1st to 2nd or even when coming to a stop. The car only has 36,000 miles. I believe Audi needs to step up and make this a mandatory recall because there is entirely to many people having the same issues with the mechatronic units on such low mileage Audi's. I had the same problem on my old 2006 Audi a4 and got it fixed for a few thousand, now I have to do the same with my 2013 Audi a4. …”

“My driveway is on a slight down-slope. When parked there with my Audi a4 2.0t's front end facing down with my foot on the brake, I put my Audi in reverse, move my foot from brake to the gas pedal and attempt to back up the down-slope, but my Audi aggressively rolls forward as I continue trying to accelerate to back up. I can roll forward 3' to 6' before reverse gear kicks in and when it does the launches backward at a high rate of speed out driveway into the path pedestrians who I've nearly hit and goes on into street traffic where I have almost been hit. …”

“While driving on highway, vehicle's RPM would go up, but vehicle would not accelerate with the increased acceleration. Strong smell of burnt clutch fluid. And some smoke was coming from engine bay. Driving vehicle home, transmission slipped in every gear. Vehicle struggled to get up to speed and RPM would rise and fall with the press/depress of the accelerator pedal. Vehicle has 80k miles, never abused and has all recalls completed.”