Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / TT / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004009091 Incident Date: Aug, 26 2004
Consumer's City: FRESNO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: TT Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission:control module (tcm, pcm)
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: TRUWF28N841 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 27 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 27 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Volkswagen of america dba audi of america initiated a recall on my car, alleging there were "defective welds" in a seam on the clutch. the recall is documented under recall campaign "ja". audi sent me notice that they were going to replace the clutch. audi of america sent a notice to their dealers performing the recall work, that there was, "additional corrective action" they wanted performed to the car during the recall. they did not disclose this action to me or obtain my permission to perfom the "additional corrective action". when my car was returned to me, the dealer, apparently under instruction from audi of america, disabled an electronic feature of the car, electronic launch control, that was operating prior to taking the car in for the recall. audi of america and the dealer did this without my knowledge or consent. audi of america refuses to restore the feature to the car, or provide any explanation justifying their action.