Trans. Action

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

> Subject: Let's appeal to Audi about their auto tranny
> 
> On Thu, 10 Aug 1995 mspivak@hyperdesk.com wrote:
> > On the other hand this can be viewed as a safety issue, and NHTSA
> > can force Audi
> > to do a safety recall, but only if enough people complain about this.
> 
> Let's do it ! Does anybody have any ideas ?? I'm willing to take this
> up as a safety issue with Audi and have them fix it. Maybe we have 
> enough members with automatics on this list itself to make Audi listen.
> 
> They have just signed with a new ad agency to add some polish to their
> image. Maybe, they will not want to sour public relations and fix the
> transmissions for poeple who ask.
> 
> Regards,
> Vikram Mittal.
> 

OK, group, if you folks who have had problems with trannys will email 
me directly at <a-powell1@tamu.edu> I will write letters for NHTSA 
and Audi and go after them on this issue.  My experience is that we 
have absolutely NOTHING to lose...and the last thing Audi wants is 
NHTSA involved.  So I'm just PISSED enough to do it.

IF YOU HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMW WITH SHIFTING INTO REVERSE on a 
5000, 100 or 200.....email me your full name and mailing address, & 
phone.  I'll draft a letter and let you see it before it goes 
anywhere.

Vikram sent the following - let's you and me email each other, 
Vikram.....

> Let's do it ! Does anybody have any ideas ?? I'm willing to take this
> up as a safety issue with Audi and have them fix it. Maybe we have 
> enough members with automatics on this list itself to make Audi listen.
> 
> They have just signed with a new ad agency to add some polish to their
> image. Maybe, they will not want to sour public relations and fix the
> transmissions for poeple who ask.

David Wallace sent:
> 
> After reading this dialoge about the 90 100's and 200's tranny I'm 
> starting to get a little nervous. Do I have a complete tranny rebuild to 
> look forward to? We have a '90 100 with 88k on it (all highway miles) and 
> haven't had a lick of trouble with it. 
> Do I dump the ride now and look for a used YUGO?
> Thanks 
> DW

David, what I would do is change that trans. fluid NOW, put in 
synthetic, and do another 2-3 changes at 10K intervals to gradually 
get rid of the residual petro-oil in the transmission which will 
remain in the torque converter after the main fludi is changed.  Than 
change trans. fluid at 30K miles, max.  Our 1984 5K-T never had a 
problem.  I hope yours doesn't either...but I suggest preventive 
measures.  

But then...I've got a $1500 hit to the wallet, so I'm sensitive on 
the subject...... 

Remember: friends don't let friends drive Yugos!  ;-))))










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