Re: Help:100CS Tranny

[Elliott Potter <epotter@abraxis.com>]

What sort of hesitation is this?  I only ask because I've got a sort of
hesitation in my auto trans, but it's in 1st gear--Shift into drive,
push the gas, the engine revs, then the trans *suddenly* catches and the
car lunges forward.  Also happens if I'm stopped and I floor the gas--it
takes a long time to shift into first and actually move.  Kind of
dangerous, really.
-- 
Elliott

"Never underestimate the power of human stupidity."
	--The Notebooks of Lazarus Long


Jim Griffin wrote:
> 
> At 09:59 AM 7/13/98 -0500, Eric T. Axelson wrote:
> >Has anyone had a problem with their 100CS automatic tranny? My father has
> a '92 with 77,000miles that will run fine for awhile <SNIP>
> 
> Yep. When I drove my car ('92 100S) home after taking delivery of it from
> the dealer (it had 49k miles on it), it would hesitate going into second
> gear. (Funny how it didn't do it... or I didn't notice it.... on the test
> drive.). I brought it back, and rather than try to figure out what exactly
> was causing the problem, Audi authorized them to put in a brand new tranny
> (or is the term "reconditioned"?) to the tune of $5,000. (I was sure glad
> that it was covered under warranty!!).
> 
> I've had no problems since.
> 
> You might want to inquire as to whether there was a recall on these early
> trannies. I suspect that Audi authorized a new one since they knew that the
> first batch was defective (and/or they wanted them back in order to dissect
> them and find out where they goofed!!).
> 
> >Local shop wants to put in a new tranny, place is actually know to be
> reputable, but I thought these tranny's were bulletproof?
> 
> I've heard that Audi auto trannies are not as bulletproof as those with
> sticks... but what auto tranny (by any auto mfg.) really is?
> 
> FWIW, I now have 145k miles on my car. The "new" tranny therefore has
> almost 90k miles on it.
> 
> If you haven't already, you might want to comparison shop the tranny place
> vs. the dealer. If the $$ difference isn't significant, I'd go with the
> dealer. Also, maybe you can get Audi to help defray the costs... arguing
> that a car with 77k miles shouldn't have a tranny that behaves like this.
> It's worth a shot...
> 
> Good luck!!
> 
> 
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