| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 005003721 | Incident Date: Jan, 20 2005 |
| Consumer's City: ALLENTOWN | Consumer's State: PA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Model Name: A6 | Model Year: 1999 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Vehicle speed control |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: WAUBA24B8XN | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Jan, 24 2005 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Apr, 11 1999 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I was traveling on pa route 476 southbound approximately 8:30 pm, maintaining a constant speed of approximately 65 mph. the thermometer in my car reported an ambient exterior temperature of between 4 and 8 f. the cruise control switch was in the standby position but cruise control was not activated. i began to notice that the car was maintaining speed without depressing the accelerator pedal. in fact, when traveling on level ground, the car accelerated to 80 mph until i depressed the brake pedal. the tachometer reported a constant engine speed of 2400 rpm with no pressure on the accelerator pedal. i attempted to change the engine speed by activating and deactivating cruise control, which did not respond at all. i next tapped the brakes to see if this would disengage a potential cruise control malfunction, again to no avail. the accelerator pedal was free of any obstructions and moved freely under my foot. as i approached the toll plaza, i required significant brake pressure to slow the vehicle down to approximately 15 mph. with full brake force, the vehicle would slow to approximately 5 mph but would not stop. i then put the transmission in neutral and the car stopped but the engine revved in excess of 6,000 rpm. i immediately shut the engine off. upon restarting the car, the idle speed was normal. thinking that the problem was icing and now resolved, i continued into philadelphia without incident. upon my return to allentown the same night (approximately 10:30 pm), also on route 476, i experienced another episode of a stuck accelerator. i had been traveling at 65 mph for about 30 minutes when the problem recurred. the ambient temperature was 3 f and the engine speed maintained 1800 ? 2000 rpm without any accelerator pedal pressure. again, in order to stop the car, i had to place the transmission in neutral and quickly turn off the ignition key to avoid further engine damage. *nm |
