| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004001875 | Incident Date: Dec, 23 2004 |
| Consumer's City: GREENWOOD | Consumer's State: IN |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A4 | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUED28D8WA | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 13 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Aug, 06 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: This incident happened in indianapolis indiana around 11:40am the temperature outside was two degrees fahrenheit. i was driving my 98 audi a4 2.8 quattro north on a two lane city street with a speed limit of 35mph. i had been driving for twenty minutes and smelled a very powerful gas smell since i started driving. my foot was on the gas and all of the sudden the acceleration of my car increased to 45mph. i tried breaking to slow the car down and the break pedal resisted my effort. i was able to slow to 40mph but no lower. when i took my foot off the break the car accelerated greatly. despite breaking, the speed kept increasing. i felt i had no control over my car. i was traveling for over a mile at speeds reaching 60mph on a 35mph speed limit. i approached a red light, luckily it turned green the minute i went under it. had it not, i would have run the red light at a busy intersection. my car reached speeds too dangerous for the road i was on. i moved into the center lane into oncoming traffic, fearing i would hit the traffic in front of me. while driving over a mile unable to control my speed i was looking for somewhere to pull off and get out of traffic. when i did pull into the center lane i was able to turn into a parking lot at 50mph. i pushed the breaks with all my might; it did not stop the car, so i put it in park and turned the ignition off. had i not found that parking lot, i would've run into a snow embankment or hit a building. there was no chance my car was stopping and i had no control of the speed or breaking. i am very lucky that parking lot was empty. i realize that my speeds were very dangerous on this road. speeds of this nature could've resulted in damaged property and injuries or death to myself and/or others. this was a very frightening and upsetting experience that could've resulted in major damages, injuries, or even death. my safety was compromised. *jb |
