2000 Audi A6 2.7T bought it with 68k miles….First I cant fix my vibration going down the highway..it is driving me crazy…spent money on new tires..tried the new Hunter balancing system and the damn car still shakes going down the road..then my back window breaks in the middle of -30F when I went to Chicago couldn’t put it up..had to stop on the middle of the highway to force it up…I can smell oil coming from the engine( people say its valve cover gaskets) car with 68k miles should have problems like that?? I don’t think so that is very disappointing…My engine and transmission mounts are bad and haven’t had time to replace them…Sometimes I think I have little creatures like crickets under my hood at certain RPMS…One of my pulleys is squeaking and its driving me crazy.. and all I ever read on here is about problems that these cars have..Dont get me wrong but Jeez this is an audio that cost over 40k dollars, I have every maintenance recored of it this car was taken care of..old people owned it and they babied it I shouldn’t have this many problems with it…my 1998 Ford Escort station wagon has 180k miles on it and it runs smoother down the highway than my Audi does…has less problems throughout the whole last 100k miles that I put on it….im really getting frustrated with all the problems that I am having…and the car was Audi certified preowned…when u look at it its like brand new..but so far im having a million problems with it…I don’t know if anybody else feels like this…this is my first German car and first car that had the most problems out of all vehicles that I have owned in the past…I seem to spend more time worrying what I have to fix than what I could improve on this car…I mean the car is amazing and everything but why own something that is so unreliable…Im reconsiderin and puting this car up for sale..if anybody is interested in buying it let me know...ill post pictures..

 

hmm im sorry to hear your having these problems but its not just Audi that have them you know,

perhaps your going about the fixing the wrong way ( dont just throw new parts on there to see if it sorts you problem out ) way too expensive for starters have a friend with car knowledge check it out for you it could be as simple as a bent drive shaft or out of balance/ loose engine mount the list could be many things

 

Armani1608 European cars are not for people that want Toyota reliability without proper maintenance. Even then, a Toyota will be more reliable. The Audi is far more sophisticated then the Escort is. The Escort is a great car, but does it have heated seats, climate control, 4 ball joints..... you get the idea. With more options, there are more things to go wrong. Of course there are things that are not excusable, such as oil seals that fail for any reason with only 70k on them. Each car has its own list of known problems, with Volvo 850's & 70's it is rear main seals that fail all the time with less than 60k, door handles that wear out every 20k and need to be readjusted. On BMW's 3 series they have high failure rates of their radiators; early 90's had interior delaminating problems. My point is that all European cars have problems, if you maintain the car your Volvo's rear main seal won't fail if you simply clean your flame trap (5 dollars). If you drive the car like it is Toyota and wait until something fails before maintaining it, you will learn you need an 1100.00 dollar rear main seal job. Your car has a lot of power, should Audi have put stiffer engine mounts in to make them last longer? Should they have designed them better? Maybe, but maybe then you would feel the engine more in the cabin.

I am not suggesting you don't maintain your car, but what I am saying is owning a European car means knowing your mechanic's first name and home phone number.

Jeff

 

Sorry to hear about all your problems. A couple of things, how many miles do you have? If it was a CPO'd car any warranty left? If so the dealer is the first place to start.
All of those issues you are having are very common, just not all at once. The attached link (Stoney's) is a good resource for the back yard mechanic many DIY articles. If you are not comfortable with DIY find yourself and Indy mechanic that you trust. There is a lot of info on the forums don't be afraid to do a search for your problems, you're not the first to have a problem or the last.
Good Luck
http://www.sonolithics.com/files/a6_links.html

 

No warranty left...AVANT80 are you trying to say that the vibrations that im having are bein caused by the engine mount? the vibration is at higher speeds only between 70-80mph..the vibration comes and goes...every 30 seconds the car will ride smooth and the next 30 seconds my whole car vibrates... Oh and everybody keeps talking abou these INDY mechanics...do you guys mean local mechanic or what?? are these guys nationwide?

 

Indy means independent mechanic, who are much cheaper than the dealer.
Were the vibrations the same before the tire change or were they better/worse? I would check the alignment, CV joints, control arms,or maybe for a miss in the engine if you can pinpoint it to certain RPM.

 

I had goodyear tires they were 2 years old now i put brand new MICHELIN tires on...with my goodyear tires the vibration was there all the time even between 50-60mph but now...that is not the issue anymore..now the vibration is there between 70-80mph...i can leave the speed at 80mph on cruise control going down the highway...the rpms wont change at all and it still does that vibration for 30 seconds and then it goes away for 30 seconds..and it keeps doing this over and over...it never stops...

 

Did you do a search like I suggested?? I pluged in "vibration issues" in the search area and came up with 34 records, a lot offered the same solutions. Give it a try.