| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 004270155 | Incident Date: Mar, 18 2004 |
| Consumer's City: SKANEATELES | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | 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#: WAUAA24B3WN | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Apr, 11 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Sep, 03 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I own a 1998 audi a6 which on several occasions has experienced sudden unintended acceleration. while attempting to slow the vehicle by braking for a stop, the engine starts to accelerate and rev all the way to 6000 rpms. the only way to avoid an accident was the depress the brake pedal as hard as possible, put the gear selector in neutral, and turn the engine off. after restarting the engine, the vehicle would operate in a normal fashion.*ak this problem extremely dangerous situation has occurred 3 times since i purchased the vehicle (audi certified pre-owned) and has been reported to the local audi dealer on several occasions. they can find nothing wrong with the car. |
