Audi Multitronic Gear Box

[DALTON]

I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THAT AUDI CAN'T FIX THEIR PROBLEMS WITH THE MULTITRONIC GEAR BOX. IT HAD IT ALREADUY FOR ALMOST A DECADE IN PRODUCTION BUT IT STILL DOES NOT LAST.
AT AUDI IT WAS KNOWN FOR AS LONG AS THEY HAD THE MULTITRONIC THAT IT IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH AND INSPITE OF THAT THEY WERE MARKETING THEIR "TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE"!

THEY ALSO CLAIM THAT HEY HAVE A "TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE" COMPARED TO THEIR COMPETITORS...HA,HA,HA!! I HAD AN A6 FOR ALMOST 4 YEARS AND IT HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE GEAR BOX STRAIGHT FROM THE START! IN SPITE OF MANY VISITS TO A DEALERS GARAGE THEY DID NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING AND EXPLAINES TO ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT THE CAR FUNCTIONS "NORMALLY"!

"NORMALLY" FOR AUDI IT MEANS THAT OCCASIONALLY THE GEAR BOX LOOSES POWER, IT "THINKS" FOR SOME TIME UNTIL IT CATCHES OR ONE GETS A "JUMP" START....NOT TO MENTION SHAKING WHEN ACCELERATING!!

MY CAR'S GEAR BOX HAS BEEN SO FAR ALREADY TWICE "REPAIRED" , AND IT STILL DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICAL DEPARTMENT OF THE GERMAN "ADAC" DEALERS HAVE BEEN INSTRUCTED TO AVOID FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE ANY COSTLY REPAIRS...AND "PATCH" THE PROBLEMS SO THAT THE CARS AGAIN FUNCTIONS FOR SOME TIME....UNTIL THE GUARANTY EXPIRES IF THAT DOES NOT HELP THEN THEY HAVE THE PERMISSION TO REPLACE THE GEAR BOX WHICH THE FACTORY SUPPLIES FREE OF CHARGE. IF THE CAR IS NOT OLDER THAN 3 YEARS THEY DO ALSO THE WHOLE SERVICE FOR FREE...LATER THEY WANT TO HAVE 50% OF THE COSTS PAID BY THE CUSTOMER!!!

ACCORDING TO "ADAC" UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2004 AUDI HAD THIS (ORIGINAL) DEFECT GEAR BOX IN PRODUCTION. THEY REPLACED IT WITH A "MODIFIED" VERSION WHICH HAS ACCORDING TO "AUTOBILD YEAR REPORT" STILL THE SAME PROBLEMS (READ THE REPORTS). HOWEVER AUDI DID NOT OFFER ANYTHING TO THOSE WHO ALREADY HAD AN AUDI WITH A DEFECT GEAR BOX.

AT AUDI THEY FINALLY SAID TO ME THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THESES GEAR BOXES BUT AS LONG AS THEY SOMEHOW "FUNCTION" THEY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING....

INSTEAD OF PUTTING THE MONY IN DEVELOPMENT OF A FUNCTIONING GEAR BOX AND TAKING CARE OF THE CUSTOMERS THAT ALREADY HAD BOUGHT AN AUDI.....AUDI EUROPE STARTED IN DECEMBER 2007 (IN GERMANY) A VERY EXPENSIVE CAMPAIN WHERE THEY TRY TO EXPLAIN THAT FROM NOW ON THEY WILL TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS....ABOUT THEIR QUALITY AND MORE OF THIS KIND OF CRAP!!!

AS LONG AS THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH IT THEY WILL NOT IMPROVE THEIR BEHAVIOUR TOWARDS THEIR CUSTOMERS AND MULTITRONIC IS STILL NOT A REALLY FUNCTIONING SOLUTION!

[Peter D]

Your first posting SHOUTED all the way through, then you posted again in BOLD SHOUTING. Cool it with the upper case. Regards Peter

[DALTON]

Your first posting SHOUTED all the way through, then you posted again in BOLD SHOUTING. Cool it with the upper case. Regards Peter

if you have nothing else to do go to some other site, please!

[Peter D]

SHOUTING is considered on all Forums to be just that 'RUDE' and offensive on the eyes, like many otheres I did not read you posting as it was in my face. If you are looking for help you're going about it the wrong way. Regards Peter

[DALTON]

i think that i am in title to "shout" after all that i went through during the past 4 years ...i have been very polite so far with audi but now i do not see any reason for that anymore and i want to give this matter as much as publicity as possible.
next time read first and then judge!

[Crasher]

Ladies, ladies, handbags down please! The Multichronic is a joke, a bad one.

[Peter D]

Notice noboby is responding to you and soon you will be off the radar. I wonder why ??? Regards Peter

[Crasher]

Who's that then, me or Dalton?

[Peter D]

Dalton.

[paul b]

Dalton, one thing to bear in mind. We are mere Audi enthusiasts, we have bothing to do with Audi in terms of partners etc. I hear a lot of sad stories about the multitronic, and I agree it needs sorting. Good luck with any solution you may find.
Let this be the end of the shouting and screaming lads!