Model year record
2000 Audi Quattro recalls & problems
The 2000 Audi Quattro has no safety recalls on file with NHTSA, and 7 owner complaints. The most-reported problem area is engine and engine cooling (2 complaints).
Safety recalls
No safety recalls have been filed for the 2000 Audi Quattro.
Recall repairs are free at any authorised dealer. A recall listed here may already have been fixed on a particular car: enter its 17-character VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see open recalls.
What owners report
| Problem area | Complaints | Typical mileage* |
|---|---|---|
| Engine and engine coolingEngine › Gasoline | 2 | — |
| Parking brakeConventional | 2 | — |
| TiresSidewall | 1 | — |
| Power trainAutomatic transmission › Control module (tcm/pcm/tecm) | 1 | — |
| Service brakes, hydraulicAntilock/traction control/electronic limited slip | 1 | — |
*Median odometer reading when the problem happened, where owners gave one. One complaint can name several problem areas.
Recent owner complaints
- Engine and engine cooling
AUDI-A4 TIMING BELT BROKE WHILE DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY. ROUTINE SERVICES WERE DONE AT STEVEN'S CREEK AUDI ON A REGULAR BASIS. AUDI SERVICES NEVER REPORTED TIMING BELT PROBLEM IN ALL ROUTINE SERVICES. MY AUDI HAS ONLY 47,000 MILES AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TIMING BELT BROKE. LUCKILY THERE WERE NO MAJOR INJURIES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NOW, AUDI INFORMS ME THAT IT WLL COST ME $10,000 TO FIX THE TIMING BELT AND THE REPAIR OF THE ENGINE. IT IS NOT ACCEPTABLE THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHEN I FOLLOW AUDI ROUTINE SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, ALL MY SERVICES WERE DONE AT A CERTIFIED AUDI DEALERSHIP SERVICES. AND IN ALL OF THE SERVICES, NOTHING WAS EVER MENTIONED REGARDING THE CONDITION OF THE…
- Parking brake › ConventionalCrash
SET PARKING BRAKE WITH CAR ON SLIGHT INCLINE, EXITED VEHICLE, CAR HIT ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. I WASN'T EVEN IN THE CAR HAVE WITNESSES. DT
- Parking brake › ConventionalCrash
PARKED VEHICLE ON SLIGHT INCLINE, EXITED, LOCKED CAR, STARTED TALKING TO EMPLOYEE, HEARD NOISE INSIDE OF CAR. CAR BEGAN TO ROLL TOWARDS OTHER VEHICLE AS A SLOW PACE. TRIED TO STOP IT, CAR RAN ME OVER. GOT BACK IN VEHICLE AND PARKING BRAKE HAD MALFUNCTIONED. DT
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES FAILED SIX TIMES. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. BRAKES WENT OUT AGAIN. *AK
- Power train › Automatic transmission › Control module (tcm/pcm/tecm)
WHEELS LOSES TRACTION ON SLICK ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL CAPABILITIES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN VEHICLE IS ON ICE OR PACKED SNOW AND THE TIRES ARE AT THEIR LIMIT OF ADHESION, THE CENTER DIFFERENTIAL SENSES SLIP IN THE FRONT OR REAR WHEELS AND TRANSFERS POWER TO THE OTHER END OF THE VEHICLE, THIS CAUSES VEHICLE TO BREAK TRACTION AT THAT AXLE AND THE DIFFERENTIAL SWITCHES POWER TO THE OTHER END, BREAKING IT LOOSE ONCE AGAIN. *SLC
- Tires › Sidewall
SIDEWALL DEVELOPED BUBBLE (TIRE DEALER SAID IT IS SEPARATION OF INNER AND OUTER SIDEWALL).*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45-R17)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 225/45-R17 )
- Engine and engine cooling › Engine › Gasoline
RASPING NOISE WHEN BACKING OFF OF THROTTLE FROM TRUBO DRIVER VALVE. ALSO 1000 RPM INCREASE OF ENGINE WHEN DEPRESSING CLUTCH TO UPSHIFT.
Owner complaints are submitted to NHTSA by the public and are not verified. Shown as filed (NHTSA removes personal details); long reports are shortened.