| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003253506 | Incident Date: Dec, 07 2003 |
| Consumer's City: LITTLE FALLS | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:cruise control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUED28D4XA | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 08 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 23 2003 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: While traveling on the highway on a sub zero (-6 degree f) night, my car which was set at 55 mph on cruise control, accelerated on its own to 62 mph, and the throttle became stuck. braking, and pushing the appropriate buttons would not disengage the cruise control. i had to physically push the foot brake as hard as possible to force the car to a stop, and then the car was still accelerating on its own when i released the brake. after starting the car and turning it off 3 times, i finally disengaged the cruise control and made it to my destination. on the way home, without touching any cruise control features, the throttle once again became stuck and was trying to accelerate the car. today i had the car serviced, and i was informed that they had received 3 calls during the time period i was there regarding a similar situation with vehicles that contain the same or a similar engine.*ak |
