quattro Digest, Vol 75, Issue 10

[W. Bean]

Jeremiah, 
We owned an '01 allroad until August of '08. My answers are interspersed between each question.


Message: 7 
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 22:12:11 -0700 
From: "Jeremiah Curry" <jeremiah at curryclan.net> 
Subject: allroad questions 
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I bought a 2001 Allroad 2.7t tiptronic (with every option except the 6 spd 
and towing) a few months ago, have previously owned 2 Coupe GTs, a 5000s, 
and a 1991 200 20v turbo Quattro. There are three issues I need help with: 
 
1. at light load the car has started to vibrate/shudder/growl. This only 
happens at light load. I can be driving along at 20-80 and depress the pedal 
a little and get a very pronounced vibration. If I let off it goes away 
immediately and if I push harder I don't get it. Car has 91,000 miles. When 
I bought it a check engine light came on and my mechanic ran the code and 
said one CAT was starting to go, but not to worry about it. I tend to 
believe him as it is fine at full throttle and redline. 
 
I'm betting on the torque converter, especially in light of your most recent post regarding not being able to back up inclines.  These are classic signs of the torque converter failing, and I wouldn't be surprised if you don't have a MIL soon. (check engine light) You can check via VAG-COM to see if there are any codes, as the failed oil seal that is the culprit of the widespread failure on these cars will usually throw a code.  You could check your CVs but I'm sorry to say I doubt it's that.  There's a ton of BTDT with this on the allroad forums on quattroworld.com, and before that, audiworld.com

2. One side of the car appears to be little higher than the other. When I go 
to the lowest air suspension setting the tire on one side is a little lower 
than the wheel well, while hte other side it is a little higher. 

Sounds like a bad level sensor, or could just need to have the base settings reset.  Again, will require VAG-COM, a level, flat surface, and someone that knows the correct process by which you go about re-setting the base ride height.
 
3. The parktronic just quit working one day. No beep when I go into reverse, 
had been working fine. 
 
If there's no fuse for that, then it's probably a switch in the transmission selector, at least that's where I'd start....good luck...my car didn't have parktronic.

thanks in advance. 
Jeremiah 
 

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