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2004 AUDI ALLROAD — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

crash · 1104248 · 2014-08-30

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
ALLROAD
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Miles at failure
38,840
Speed
5 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

ON AUG. 09 2014 COMMING TO A STOP I APPLIED THE BRAKES. ALL OF A SUUDEN THE ENGINE STARTED TO ACCELERATE UNCONTROLABLE TRYING TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKES AS HARD AS I COULD AND I STOPED THE CAR AFTER I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT WHEN I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY OFF. THIS SUDDEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION MALFUNCTION ALSO HAPPENED ON JAN. 29, 2006 AND JAN. 30, 2011, ALSO REPORTED TO NHTSA AT THOSE TIMES. IT IS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED A.S.A.P. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSE TO TAKE ANY ACTION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10629613
Machine
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