Re: 200 TQ Tranny

[rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu (R Justin Andrews)]

> Caught your post in the Audi mailing list the other day, in which you said
> that Audi of America replaced your brother's 10 year old auto 3 speed
> transmission for FREE 2 years ago.  How did he manage that?  Does he have
> any words of advice for the rest of us?  Is there any person in particular
> that I should speak to at Audi of America?
> 
> I've got an '86 5000S with a similar problem (perpetually leaking seal
> between differential and tranny -- been replaced twice already -- leaking
> again), and it sure would be nice to get a similar kind of settlement.
Well,
First I'l give you the bad news, even if you have the recall done
labor is no longer free with recalls, we had to fight for free
labor 2 years ago. 

Anyways, the transmission started shifting late (not till redline in first)
and acting weird, and they said the transaxle needed to be replaced and
was under recall ('85-'87 ithink) only on the 3 speed autos though.
Hope this helps a bit, 
Call your dealer and give them your VIN # and ask if there are any 
recalls on your car.

Rich Andrews
rjandrew@post.cis.smu.edu