Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||||
| 131000 | 03/08/2001 | 616671 | Owner notification letters regarding audi tt and s4 low profile tires. *tt | 03/08/2001 | |
| 151100 | 11/15/2000 | 615875 | This letter addresses defect allegations made in the september 25th issue of business week with respect to the bridgestone re040 low aspect ratio, ultra high performance tires. *tt | 02/01/2001 | |
| 171100 | 11/17/2000 | 615876 | This sample letter provides information on the specially designed low aspect ratio, ultra high performance tires. *tt | 02/01/2001 | |
| AWA0011 | 11/15/2000 | 615874 | Subject regarding audi of america, inc. customer satisfaction program for certain vehicles equipped with 225 / 45r17 / 91y low aspect ratio, ultra high performance tires. *tt | 02/01/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TIRES | |||
| 03/10/2003 | 18500 | 1 | |
| While driving the vehicles tire exploded. *nlm | |||
| 03/08/2001 | 1 | 01/01/2001 | |
| Right front tire exploded when travelling about 50 mph, this caused the car to swerve abruptly to right and only after great difficulty i was able to regain control. blowout happened during morning traffic on i-90 and i didn't hit pothole or any other object. accident was only avoided because i was driving on the right lane, so sweve took me onto the shoulder.*ak (tiresize: 225/45r17)( dot number: tire size: 225/45r17 ) | |||
| 09/25/2000 | 2 | 08/01/2000 | |
| This is the second tire in 14,800 miles. no safety defect listed in summary. *ak( dot number: tire size: 225/45/17 ) | |||
| 09/25/2000 | 07/01/2000 | ||
| The tire has the widely documented bulge in the tire wall problem. is it safe to drive on this tire? *ak( dot number: tire size: 225/45r17 ) | |||
| 09/25/2000 | 2 | 08/01/2000 | |
| This is the second tire in 14,800 miles. no safety defect listed in summary. *ak( dot number: tire size: 225/45/17 ) | |||
| 09/25/2000 | 07/01/2000 | ||
| The tire has the widely documented bulge in the tire wall problem. is it safe to drive on this tire? *ak( dot number: tire size: 225/45r17 ) | |||
| 07/11/2000 | 2 | 05/01/2000 | |
| 2 rear tires failed only after 1500 miles within 2 wks time. is this a coincident?*ak( dot number: tire size: 17 ) | |||
| 06/20/2000 | 1 | 03/01/2000 | |
| Tires bubbled up, started to seperate to unsafe condition( dot number: tire size: 225/45 r17 ) | |||
| 07/27/2000 | 5 | 11/01/1999 | |
| I have had about 4-5 flat's with these tires at low speeds (~35 mph) - at least 3 of them were irrepairable in a 9700 mile period - i ended up recently changing all the tires - please feel free to contact me with any questions. *ak( dot number: tire size: 225/45 17 ) | |||
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||
| 03/01/2010 | 70000 | ||
| I own a 2000 audi tt and the audi dealer service confirms that the tt's instrument panel has an internal problem which requires replacement of the instrument cluster at a cost estimate of $1193.13. the tt has a known instrument cluster failure problem and audi has provided relief to owners regarding the instrument failure in both the uk and the us. the car has less than 75,000 mile on it and instrument failure at this low mileage is unacceptable. audi says the car is out of warranty and they would do nothing, which seems like a ridiculous response as the problems affects the speedometer and safety warning lights. the instrument panel can only be replaced by the dealer to preserve auto settings. this type of safety defect should be the responsibility of the manufacturer. | |||
| TIRES - SIDEWALL | |||
| 03/07/2001 | 1 | 08/01/1999 | |
| Both tires blew out and damaged the wheels at a very low speed after hitting an insignificant bump in the road. sidewall blew out of both tires causing driver to lose control. luckily, there was no injury or other property damage. these tires have been reported with many sidewall failures by other audi tt owners. i have contacted audi who refuses to do anything about it.*ak (tiresize: 225/45/17)( dot number: tire size: 225/45/17 ) | |||
| 08/10/2000 | 01/01/2000 | ||
| Broken sidewall belt revealed by wavy lines - no bubble( dot number: tire size: 225x17 ) | |||
| TIRES - TREAD/BELT | |||
| 07/03/2006 | 92041 | 1 | 11/15/2005 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 65 mph the front passenger tire had a blow out in the tread. this occured without warning. the vehicle was towed to the dealer who determined the blow out was caused by excessive use and both front tires were affected. the tire was replaced. the tire was a firestone fuzion hri 225/45r17 91h. | |||