New audi + need some help with tiptronic

[Raj Diocee]

Hello! If any of you remember, I've been trying to register my canadian 84 
4ks in Ohio for the past two months. When calling AoA, they replied that my 
VIN was invalid! After arguing, and arguing I was facing a brick wall. So I 
decided, time for a new audi!  yay :) I went shopping and ended up 
purchasing  1999 A4 1.8T tip (really wanted a 5spd, but couldn't find one).  
4 days after I purchased the new ride, I get a letter for AoA indicating 
that they made a mistake, and basically "You're car does exist!"  Great, but 
hey, who can complain, I've got a 'new' audi!

So here's where the story goes sour... This tiptronic thing, hmmmm, the 
dealer reassures me that it is very reliable and they've never had any 
trouble with it.  On day 5 of ownership (yesterday), I'm travelling around 
25 - 30 mph in 3rd, I downshift to 2nd, foot off gas, and for about 4 
seconds, the car feels like its just gliding, like it's out of gear. Then 
all of a sudden 2nd kicks in HARD!, hard enough to lock all 4 tires and 
cause a chirp! I'm guessing this isn't normal tip behavior.  Today, I tried 
to replicate the prob with no luck. Anyone out there who's seen this in 
their tip?

Raj Diocee


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