Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 69224 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2005 audi a4. while driving approximately 35 mph, the driver depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed that the accelerator pedal had become stuck. the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 100 mph erroneously. the contact continued depressing the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or possible repairs. the driver inspected the vehicle and noticed that the floor mat retention system failed and caused the floor mat to become lodged under the accelerator pedal, causing the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 69,224. | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 69224 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 audi a4. while driving approximately 35 mph, the driver depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed that the accelerator pedal had become stuck. the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 100 mph erroneously. the contact continued depressing the brake pedal and was able to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or possible repairs. the driver inspected the vehicle and noticed that the floor mat retention system failed and caused the floor mat to become lodged under the accelerator pedal, causing the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 69,224. kmj | |||
| 05/31/2012 | 69224 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2005 audi a4. while driving at approximately 35 mph the driver of the vehicle depressed the accelerator pedal and noticed the pedal sticking. the vehicle suddenly accelerated to 100 mph. the contact continued depressing the brake pedal and was able to reach a stop. the vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic. the driver inspected the vehicle and noticed the floor mat retention system had caused the failure because it does not hold the mat in place. the vehicle was not repaired. the approximate failure mileage was 69,224. da | |||
| 07/25/2011 | 90668 | ||
| Unintended acceleration: vehicle continued to accelerate after entering highway. driver put the car in neutral (manual transmission). tachometer continued to increase until it red-lined. driver pulled off the highway and turned the engine off. the throttle released with a popping noise. driver observed the throttle and the mat did not appear to be pushing on the throttle but the mat was not secured in place. took the car to the dealer (where it was bought and serviced regularly). they ran diagnostic scan, no faults in system. owners wrote and called audi customer care and were informed car is working as designed. weather was hot and dry (july). | |||
| 10/07/2010 | 35000 | ||
| 2005.5 (midyear) audi a4 2.0t while driving on the highway, the car began to accelerate out of control for approximately 15-25 seconds despite the fact that the accelerator was not being depressed. this occurred even though no pressure was being applied to the gas pedal. the car quickly picked up speed, reaching speeds of 90+ mph on a crowded urban highway during rushhour. a collission was barely avoided. there was no mechanical obstruction to the gas pedal (i.e there was no mat or debris in the way). furthermore, there was limited brake function at this time. after 15-25 seconds the car stopped accelrating on its own. the issues: 1. uncontrolled accelaration to redline with no control over the accelerator 2. braking function failed to override the accelerator function (as explained by my dealer. if you brake while aceelerating, the brakes win, which did not occur in this case.) i had the vehicle inspected by mu audi service department who said that nothing was wrong with the car. | |||
| 07/05/2006 | 12500 | 4 | 10/15/2005 |
| The accelerator stuck and would not disengage - despite the fact that i removed by foot from the throttle. i applied the brakes to get the car to stop and after a few seconds the accelerator disengaged but then re-engaged (by itself) and then disengaged three or four times in three to four intervals. *nm | |||
| 04/04/2005 | 100 | 04/04/2005 | |
| Dt: the contact owns a 2005 audi a4 2.0 liter turbo engine. the non linear acceleration, it will bog and surge while in traffic. while pressing hard on the gas, it will suddenly surge forward, causing drivers behind him to constantly apply the brakes. also, the low speed power steering will not come on. it was limited and very hard to steer. this problem with the power steering started intermittently. the contact's vehicle was involved in an accident. but because of the lack of power steering acceleration prevented from being hit. the vehicle has been at the dealership five times for the accelerating problem, and once for the power steering problem. the dealership has not corrected the acceleration problem. the dealership started a diagnostic test on the power steering. the contact contacted the manufacturer many times, and they were cooperative. the repairs are being delayed because the dealership forgot to order the parts. the numbers of failures were 100 times at least. the problems first began 10 days after purchase of the vehicle on april 4, 2005, and it was in for service on april 14, 2005. the consumer was told the bog and surge was within audi's specifications and no corrective action would take place. 11/15/05. *jb | |||