Consumer Complaint Detail

AUDI / A8 / 2004

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004046043 Incident Date: Mar, 31 2004
Consumer's City: FLEMINGTON Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: A8 Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WAUML44EX4N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 09 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 14 2004
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt: the contact stated vehicle has accelerated on its own twice. the first time it took off he had to put in neutral and coast into a parking lot. the vehicle was put in drive and moved out of the main part of the parking lot. the vehicle was put back into neutral and turned off. it was towed to the dealership. they could not duplicate the problem. this happened again approximately 18 months later. he drove in driveway and put the vehicle in neutral to pick up the paper. the vehicle accelerated and he turned it around. the contact stood on the brakes and coasted to the end of the driveway. the vehicle was towed to the dealership. they could not duplicate the problem. the dealership cleaned debris away from the accelerator, and said the rug may have been stuck. *ak