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2008 Audi Tt problems, complaints & recalls

Most-reported problem areas: Power Train:automatic Transmission (2) · Power Train (2) · Exterior Lighting (2)

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14
Complaints
0
Recalls
409
Service bulletins
0
Crashes reported
1
Fires reported
0
Deaths

Safety recalls (0)

No recalls on record for this model year (campaigns announced since 2010).

Service bulletins (409)

Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.

Unknown Or Other 2026-09-09 · SM 39-2026 · Other

this special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.

Equipment:electrical:navigational System(Global Positioning System) 2024-02-07 · A9124632044694_3 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this bulletin provides information pertaining to mmi navigation database concerns.

Electrical System:adas:parking Assist:software 2023-12-21 · A912306202432310 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this bulletin provides information when the parking assistance provides false warnings.

Electrical System: Instrument Cluster/Panel 2023-11-16 · A9023562032113_8 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this bulletin provides general information about the outside air temperature reading.

Equipment 2023-11-07 · A0023812070568_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this bulletin provides information on the vas 611 015 pico-nvh tool for professional noise analysis.

Exterior Lighting:tail Lights 2023-10-30 · A9423672071954_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions

this bulletin provides information pertaining to when there are foreign objects inside of a headlight or taillight.

Showing the 6 most recent of 409 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.

What owners report

2024-06-03 · Fuel/Propulsion System

“nhtsa 097v377000 volkswagen is recalling certain model year 2006 through 2010 audi a3, tt, and tt roadster passenger vehicles manufactured between september 29, 2005 and august 26, 2009. the closing force of an internal spring of the fuel tank ventilation valve is not adequate enough to hold the valve closed under extreme driving conditions possibl…”

2017-08-29 · Wheels · 104,000 mi

“took my car for an alignment and was told the problem was with the tires. firestone primewells as. the side walls have bubbles. firestone said two alignments was not enough to keep tires safe. then they added it was improperly aglined. only have 14000 miles on tire. firestone refused to honor warranty.…”

2017-01-07 · Service Brakes · 72,000 mi

“i've had the esp/abs problem since i've owned this car, the yellow warning light comes and goes but whenever the esp/abs warning light is on, esp/abs does not work but the light turns off within a few minutes or couple of hours. somehow when i have the mechanics check diagnose the car for the problem but they ended up not finding any logs for those…”

2014-05-13 · Power Train · 81,000 mi

“i have a silver tt 2008 with auto gearbox. i've had it since april 20th this year! problem is, it jerks and bunnyhops when pulling off, reversing and moving in slow traffic. it gets worse after the car warms up and is a nightmare trying to park in tight space , no mil or codes ,audi dealer couldn't find anything wrong with the car , going tomorro…”

2014-03-17 · Exterior Lighting

“tl* the contact owns a 2008 audi tt. the contact stated that the driver's side tail light failed. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was found that the socket had melted. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted about the failure. the failure mileage and vin was not available. …”

2014-01-18 · Exterior Lighting · 41,000 mi

“my 2008 audi tt would constantly beep with "right rear light" or "left rear light" with an x through a light bulb symbol popping up on the screen in between the tachometer and the speedometer. if i applied the brakes, the x through a light bulb symbol would go away. it turns out that the light that is farthest outboard in the tail light housing (on…”

2012-01-04 · Power Train · 41,683 mi

“vehicle hard shifting between gears. dsg transmission. auto lost power. transmission seals leaking between transmission and engine. fluid leaking from multi-clutch cover seal. issue returned a second time on 28 dec 2011 with approximately 44560 miles. vehicle lost power and was hard shifting. rpm surge,vehicle surge. engine quit due to roug…”

2011-03-03 · Engine And Engine Cooling:engine · 24,000 mi

“engine consumes 1 qt of oil less than 1000 miles driven. *tr…”

2009-09-04 · Power Train:automatic Transmission · 24,800 mi

“my 2008 audi tt quattro 3.2 has the automatic dsg transmission. it has become increasingly difficult to drive. slow speed maneuvers (e.g. whilst parking) are accompanied by "jerking" or "bucking" of the car. also, it is difficult to smoothly start the car moving from a stop. the transmission seems to slip while the engine speed increases, and then …”

2009-08-24 · Vehicle Speed Control · 12,000 mi

“tl*the contact owns a 2008 audi tt. whenever the contact approached a stop sign, the vehicle began to accelerate and surged forward. the vehicle was diagnosed by the dealer; however, they were unable to duplicate the failure. the current and failure mileages were 12,000.…”

Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.

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