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2003 Audi A4 power train problems

43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2003 Audi A420% of all complaints for this model year.

43
Power Train complaints
20%
share of all complaints
75,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 2003 audi a4 3.0 cabriolet convertible started shifting rough and hesitant and shut off, cranked back up went into limp mode and all the shifting gear lights came on r n d 2 , barely made it back home, put code reader on car had a lot of codes on it I reset codes but rnd2 lights still on , possible…

    filed Aug 12, 2020

  • Transmission control module transmission slips out of drive while driving into like neutral and when I accelerate the car does not move and comes to a full stop and I have to stop and turn the car on and off till it works again

    filed May 28, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Power Train problems in other A4 years

YearReportsShare
2018 A4511%
2017 A447%
2015 A415%
2014 A426%
2012 A4211%
2010 A4914%
2009 A465%
2008 A4127%
2007 A4116%
2006 A4145%
2005 A4167%
2004 A4126%
A4 power train problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.