Re: A4 1.8T Tranny

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Chris Woodward say:

> Please tell me if this has already been raised, I have not been a lister
> for long.
> 
> My '97 A4 1.8t has the 5sp auto tranny, and aside from being a bit
> sluggish at times, which I know has been raised, I have noticed on 2
> occasions a rather disturbing problem.
> 
> Both times I had just turned into a parking lot (the same one) where I
> came off a flat road and began going up a slight hill after the turn.
> Both times, of course, I had let off the throttle before making the
> turn, then gotten back on it slightly.  However, these two times, I
> could just hear the engine rev, as if I had the clutch pressed in--but I
> have an auto!  The tranny was clearly slipping.  Then, it jolted--both
> times--and made quite a THUD.  Not what you want to hear from your 16k
> mile car.
> 
> What I need to know is:  has anyone else had this problem?  If so, what
> did the dealer/you do to get the problem fixed?  My service advisor is
> not too knowledgeable about the A4, it seems, so I doubt it would get
> communicated properly from me to him to the technicians.  Also, does
> anyone know if I let this continue, could I be damaging my car?

Yup, I have it on my A6QW, and no one seems to know what it is.

It happens when the car shifts from 3rd to 4th under very
light loads. Even my wife notices it.

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