2003 Audi A4 power train problems
43 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2003 Audi A4 — 20% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2003 audi a4 3.0 cabriolet convertible started shifting rough and hesitant and shut off, cranked back up went into limp mode and all the shifting gear lights came on r n d 2 , barely made it back home, put code reader on car had a lot of codes on it I reset codes but rnd2 lights still on , possible…”
filed Aug 12, 2020
“Transmission control module transmission slips out of drive while driving into like neutral and when I accelerate the car does not move and comes to a full stop and I have to stop and turn the car on and off till it works again”
filed May 28, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other A4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 A4 | 5 | 11% |
| 2017 A4 | 4 | 7% |
| 2015 A4 | 1 | 5% |
| 2014 A4 | 2 | 6% |
| 2012 A4 | 2 | 11% |
| 2010 A4 | 9 | 14% |
| 2009 A4 | 6 | 5% |
| 2008 A4 | 12 | 7% |
| 2007 A4 | 11 | 6% |
| 2006 A4 | 14 | 5% |
| 2005 A4 | 16 | 7% |
| 2004 A4 | 12 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2003 Audi A4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.