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2003 Audi QUATTRO: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

3 owner complaints analyzed

0 distinct recall campaigns

42,530 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2003 model year. Data snapshot: . 3 complaints include usable failure mileage.

This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Engine And Engine Cooling is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 3 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Engine And Engine Cooling
1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System
1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
1
Visibility
1
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Engine And Engine Cooling1
Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System1
Power Train:Automatic Transmission1
Visibility1

Engine And Engine Cooling: 1; Engine And Engine Cooling:Exhaust System: 1; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 1; Visibility: 1

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
2
50,000 to 74,999
1
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
0
150,000 and above
0
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,0000
25,000 to 49,9992
50,000 to 74,9991
75,000 to 99,9990
100,000 to 149,9990
150,000 and above0

Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 2; 50,000 to 74,999: 1; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0

25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (2). 0 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009
1
2010
2
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20091
20102

2009: 1; 2010: 2

Pattern summary

Engine And Engine Cooling leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10276108 · 2009-07-08 (July 8, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 AUDI QUATTRO. THE CONTACT NOTICED A LEAK COMING FROM HIS VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE CRANKSHAFT AND HEAD GASKET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR HIS VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 42,530.

Owner-reported narrative. 42,530 miles reported. Look up ODI 10276108 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10310891 · 2010-02-16 (February 16, 2010)

I HAD TWO 2003 AUDI A-6 QUATTROS. BOTH NEEDED CATALYTIC CONVERTERS AND TORQUE CONVERTERS..ONE CAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT NEITHER TORQUES WERE UNDER WARRANTY..I THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK INTO VW PROBLEMS WITH CAT CONV AND TORQUE CONVERTERS. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 65,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10310891 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10335665 · 2010-06-10 (June 10, 2010)

FAILED WINDSHIELD WIPER BEARINGS. REPLACE WITH NEW. MY WIFE'S 2005 QUATRO IS DOING THE SAME THING [XXX]! THEY JUST KEEP SLOWING DOWN AND FINALLY SEIZE -- WIPER DON'T GO. THE BEARING CAN NOT BE LUBRICATED OR SERVICED -- $400 TO PUT IN NEW. AUDI SAYS HAPPENS IN COLD CLIMATES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10335665 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

0 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

No recall campaigns are recorded in this snapshot.