discophil
22-09-2014, 12:16 PM
Hi!
I wonder if anyone can give me any advice/suggestions about a problem with my car. It’s a 2001 Audi A4 (B6) 2.5tdi Quattro. So far I really can’t figure out what might be causing it as the symptoms are odd and searching the web nothing quite matches!
Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions!
There is a thumping/clunking sound from rear of the car more on the left side I think, but difficult to tell exactly. You can also feel it through , like you have driven over a small bump.
Specific symptoms:
1. Firstly the odd part of this issue, I only get the problem when the car has warmed up a bit. If I try to recreate the problem when I first drive in the morning its fine and no issue at all!
2. Problem happens on the straight in 1st and 2nd gear when pulling away. I can occasionally feel it 3rd gear but not often and difficult to tell if it’s just a bump in the road when going at that speed. Car didn’t use to do this but is getting worse. When pulling away in 1st I get 2 or 3 thumps/bumps, then go to second gear and maybe another 1 or 2 thumps/bumps. The problem is much worse when going up hill but also happens on the flat, the bumps/thumps feel more severe when pulling away up a hill.
3. Also I get this problem when reversing out of a parking space and then pulling away, car has always done this but they couldn’t recreate the problem when I asked garage to have a look few years back.
4. Cruising around normally no problems at all in any gear. No issues when going over bumpy roads or around corners. Also no issues in gears 4 to 6 when accelerating.
I wonder if anyone can give me any advice/suggestions about a problem with my car. It’s a 2001 Audi A4 (B6) 2.5tdi Quattro. So far I really can’t figure out what might be causing it as the symptoms are odd and searching the web nothing quite matches!
Thanks in advance for any advice/suggestions!
There is a thumping/clunking sound from rear of the car more on the left side I think, but difficult to tell exactly. You can also feel it through , like you have driven over a small bump.
Specific symptoms:
1. Firstly the odd part of this issue, I only get the problem when the car has warmed up a bit. If I try to recreate the problem when I first drive in the morning its fine and no issue at all!
2. Problem happens on the straight in 1st and 2nd gear when pulling away. I can occasionally feel it 3rd gear but not often and difficult to tell if it’s just a bump in the road when going at that speed. Car didn’t use to do this but is getting worse. When pulling away in 1st I get 2 or 3 thumps/bumps, then go to second gear and maybe another 1 or 2 thumps/bumps. The problem is much worse when going up hill but also happens on the flat, the bumps/thumps feel more severe when pulling away up a hill.
3. Also I get this problem when reversing out of a parking space and then pulling away, car has always done this but they couldn’t recreate the problem when I asked garage to have a look few years back.
4. Cruising around normally no problems at all in any gear. No issues when going over bumpy roads or around corners. Also no issues in gears 4 to 6 when accelerating.