Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 7ADXV02.0352
Other Restraint System Info: Advanced Front AirBag, Active Seat Belt.
Plant City: Karmann - Rheine
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Cabriolet S-Line
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. OWNER HAS LEASED THIS VEHICLE IN JUNE 2004. WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN REVERSE, IT WILL NOT MOVE THEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE WILL ACCELERATE AND A CLICK AND POP SOUND WILL BE HEARD AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL SURGE BACKWARD. OWNER HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. INSTEAD THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS SAID AT THAT TIME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT COULD NOT REPAIR IT. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.
2007
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
FUEL CUT-OFF/SURGING WHEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE IS NOT THROWING ANY ENGINE CODES; HOWEVER, A LOSS OF POWER IS PRESENT WHEN ACCELERATING. THIS OCCURS EVERY TIME I TRY TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE CAM FOLLOWER AND HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ON ALL 2.0T FSI MOTORS FROM AUDI AND VW. MY CAM FOLLOWER HAS A HOLE IN IT (HAVE THE PART) AND THE HPFP IS WORN DOWN BECAUSE IT HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE CAM LOBE, WHICH HAS BEEN SCARRED. REPLACEMENT REQUIRES A NEW CAM, HPFP AND CAM FOLLOWER. THE DESIGN HOWEVER WILL REQUIRE CONSTANT INSPECTION OF THE CAM FOLLOWER TO AVOID MAJOR ENGINE FAILURE. ALL 2.0 T FSI ENGINES WILL EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. AUDI HAS A TSB #2013147/4 DATED JUNE 18, 2007 THAT WARNS OF THIS PROBLEM UPON CEL LIGHT BEING SHOWN. MY CAR NEVER SHOWED THE CEL LIGHT; HOWEVER, HAD THE OTHER SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED AND UPON FURTHER INSPECTION HAD A HOLE IN THE CAM FOLLOWER, WITH SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CAM AND HPFP. *TR