Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/30/2012 | 107233 | ||
| I was driving our 2004 audi a4 on a two lane road at approximately 30 mph. moved into the left hand lane and accelerated to 35 mph to pass a car and when releasing my foot from the gas pedal, the gas pedal continued to depress all the way to the floor on its own and the car accelerated at a high rate of speed. i could not pry the gas pedal from the floor and could only slam on the breaks to slow the car down. the car accelerated for a total of 15-20 seconds. nothing was physically causing the gas pedal to stick to the floor such as the mat or other obstruction. was able to avoid a collision with another vehicle. will no longer drive my car for fear it will happen again. i have two young kids that were in the car at the time. have read about similar issues with other peoples audi | |||
| 04/17/2012 | 74000 | ||
| On three separate occasion's over the past 3 years, we have lost control of acceleration in our 2004 a4. i have pressed my accelerator to pass on a highway and the accelerator continues to go down increasing speed of car against my will....on first two occasions i was able to pump breaks and kick gas pedal for release (and assumed it was a mat issue, however i started to question that issue on the second occasion after inspection of my mat and i also felt like the pedal pressed away from my foot all its own, like on cruise control even thought my cc was not on)....however tonight my husband was driving and the same thing happened accelerating from a red light, since i had experience with this problem i knew to flip it into neutral...however engine continued to rev at high rpms once we got to the side of the road, turned car off and on...still rev'd up. finally on the second time turning car off and on again we proceeded home and car drove fine. this is the car i drive my children in and i have come across many similar incidence online which is how i found this site...i want to get rid of car but have reservations about selling it to someone else. all incidences online that i come across audi dealerships does nothing, i plan to take my car in tomorrow as i now know for sure it is not a mat issue. did we not just deal with this same issue with toyota. | |||
| 10/07/2009 | 81920 | 1 | |
| Driving south on nj turnpike at approx 65mph. attempt to pull to left lane and pass, driver presses on gas pedal and the pedal drops completely to floor and car accelerates out of control. through heavy brake application car is slowed and pulled to shoulder and stopped. ignition immediately turned to off. after chance to calm down, driver restarts car and gas pedal now operates normally. this situation has occurred 5 times in the 5 years car has been owned to 2 different drivers. last episode occurred only 3 weeks after previous instance. in all cases, cruise control lever was in on condition but not activated, car was being driven by manual gas operation. this is not the 1980s audi sudden acceleration at start up. crash was avoided because passenger is a certified high performance driving instructor and was able to calmly issue instructions. this issue was reported to dealer when car was under warranty but nothing was done. it has been intermittent but increasing in frequency. it is most likely a electrical flaw (wiring?) in the cruise control system. as well as a certified instructor, owner is an electrical engineer. first time it happened october 2006 and car had less than 40500 miles. *tr | |||
| 06/01/2007 | 30000 | 1 | 08/01/2004 |
| Tl*the contact's father owns a 2004 audi a4. while driving 15 mph, another vehicle crashed into the driver side rear door of the vehicle. furthermore, there was a sudden acceleration that caused the vehicle to crash into a pole. the air bags failed to deploy. the vehicle was destroyed and a police report was filed. the driver sustained a cracked knee cap and sternum. as of october 5, 2007, the dealer and manufacturer had not inspected the vehicle. the vin and engine size were unavailable. the current and failure mileages were 30,000. | |||
| 11/16/2006 | 25334 | 1 | 04/01/2004 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 35 mph uphill on a street, upon making a right turn, the vehicle accelerated to 40 mph without warning. the contact applied brake pressure which stopped the acceleration. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who was unable to duplicate the problem. the manufacturer was alerted. | |||
| 06/02/2004 | 1 | ||
| Vehicle lurched or accelerated upon final parking near a stop with foot off accelerator pedal and on brake pedal. car accelerated for more than half a mile at 80 mph. consumer was able to control vehicle and put it in neutral. dealer indicated vehicle operated as designed by the manufacturer, there was nothing wrong with vehicle.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - ACCELERATOR PEDAL | |||
| 03/27/2007 | 47000 | 1 | 12/31/2004 |
| Accelerator stuck full open while it was pushed to the floorboard when accelerating onto a freeway. had to stand on the brakes with one foot and stomp repeatedly on the accelerator with the other until the accelerator released.*ak | |||
| 05/19/2005 | 11500 | 1 | 08/06/2004 |
| 2004 audi a4 accelerated full throttle with pedal stuck to floor on 5/20/05. car would not decelerate and braking helped avert accident. vehicle was towed to dealer and testing found nothing. | |||
| 12/26/2004 | 31000 | 1 | 12/27/2003 |
| While driving on the highway at 50 mph, the vehicle proceed to lauch forward at a high rate of speed, the rpm's were in the red, vehichle had to be put in neutral and engine turned off immediately to avoid damage. vehicle was restarted, when we hit third gear, vehicle again lauched forward, pedal was practicaly glued to the floor, trying to pry pedal up with foot was no use, again put in neutral and pulled over car and turned off engine. when we started the car for the third time, we sat with it in neutral and engine began to raise. car was being towed to dealer. we have not heard any outcome, but we are very scared to ever drive the vehicle again.*ak | |||