2006 A4 Avant - Kicking Problem

Hi, I bought the new 2006 A4 Avant with auto transmission. After the first
month of driving it, my wife and I noticed that very often when the car
comes to a stop, there is a 'kick' that can be felt -- sort of like very
harsh downshifting (note: both, my wife and I are very gentle drivers and do
not step heavy on the breaks). I took the car for servicing to the
dealership and they did not find any problems with with. After my 3rd visit,
finally the dealership manager all of a sudden informed me that the 'kick'
is normal and that it is a part of the breaking system security feature
(service manager at the same dealership was not even aware of that). Well,
the problem is that I have not experience this kind of problem in any of my
previous cars. Each drove and stopped smoothly and quietly, and now the
dealership is telling me that it is normal that a $50K car 'kicks' when
coming to a stop! Lately, the 'kick' happens on a regular basis - everytime
the car comes to a stop and it is extremely annoying.
Have you heard about a similar problem, or should I say is the 'kick' a
problem or is it someting normal that I should get used to?

Thanks in advance for your response,
Simon

"Simon" > wrote in message
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> Hi, I bought the new 2006 A4 Avant with auto transmission. After the first
> month of driving it, my wife and I noticed that very often when the car
> comes to a stop, there is a 'kick' that can be felt -- sort of like very
> harsh downshifting (note: both, my wife and I are very gentle drivers and
> do not step heavy on the breaks). I took the car for servicing to the
> dealership and they did not find any problems with with. After my 3rd
> visit, finally the dealership manager all of a sudden informed me that the
> 'kick' is normal and that it is a part of the breaking system security
> feature (service manager at the same dealership was not even aware of
> that). Well, the problem is that I have not experience this kind of
> problem in any of my previous cars. Each drove and stopped smoothly and
> quietly, and now the dealership is telling me that it is normal that a
> $50K car 'kicks' when coming to a stop! Lately, the 'kick' happens on a
> regular basis - everytime the car comes to a stop and it is extremely
> annoying.
> Have you heard about a similar problem, or should I say is the 'kick' a
> problem or is it someting normal that I should get used to?
>
> Thanks in advance for your response,
> Simon
>

Ask to take out another Audi of the same model and year, see if it does it.

If it doesn't then get them to fix it, if it does then you will have to live
it, but it does not sound as though it should be there.

Not many in this group have the new B6, I do drive one alot, but it is
manual

In message >
"Ronny" > wrote:
> Not many in this group have the new B6, I do drive one alot, but it is
> manual

Err... isn't the 2006 model the B7?

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Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with 'bellfamily')

Yes, Peter.

It almost sounds like something it would do in 'sport' mode - i.e.,
downshift to provide engine braking.... Does the Tiptronic have a
'sport' mode?

I also wonder if it could be related to the adaptive-ness of the
Tiptronic? You know, how it supposedly adapts to the driver's habits?
There is probably some way to reset it, like you can with the
drive-by-wire throttle system (which is also adaptive, apparently).
Perhaps a search on AudiWorld would turn something up along those
lines. Also, doesn't the transmission generate trouble codes like the
engine would? If that's the case, you could certainly go to AutoZone
and have them pull the codes - I understand they do that for free. Or
try calling another dealer, see what they say.

Dan D
'04 A4 1.8Tq MT-6
Central NJ USA

"Peter Bell" > wrote in message
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> In message >
> "Ronny" > wrote:
>> Not many in this group have the new B6, I do drive one alot, but it is
>> manual
>
> Err... isn't the 2006 model the B7?
>
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> Peter Bell (Note Spamtrap - To reply, replace 'invalid' with
> 'bellfamily')

Yup thats what I meant

I am having the same problem since summer of 2008. On top of the car
"kicking" when i come to a stop, my car (06 a4) kicks from 6th to 5th
gear and is progressively getting worse. The dealership keeps telling me
there is nothing wrong with my car, which is bull. Probably because they
don't want to replace my tranny cause its under warranty and are waiting
for my warranty to void???


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