# 2013 AUDI A7 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
> NHTSA complaint `1115816` · 2014-10-01 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** AUDI
- **Model:** A7
- **Year:** 2013
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** EXTERIOR LIGHTING
- **Miles at failure:** 30,000
- **Speed:** 1 mph
## Narrative
WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARALLEL PARK, THE CAR JUMPED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A BRAND NEW HEARSE IN FRONT OF A MORTUARY.  APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL ONCE WITH NO RESPONSE, APPLIED AGAIN WITH A SURPRISE SURGE OF THE CAR AND CRASHED INTO THE HEARSE CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES.      I HAVE MADE AT LEAST 3 INQUIRIES OF THE DEALER SINCE OWNING THE CAR CONCERNING THE SURGING.  I WAS GIVEN THREE DIFFERENT ANSWERS, RANGING FROM USING BOTH FEET (BRAKE AND GAS), FAULTY RUG DESIGN, AND SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE COMPUTER/ELECTRIC SYSTEM.   AS I AM NOT AN ELECTRICIAN, I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THE REASONS.    I FEEL THIS CAR IS A POTENTIAL TERRIBLE ACCIDENT TO HAPPEN AND AM, FRANKLY, AFRAID FOR MY LADY AND MYSELF TO DRIVE THE CAR, AS MUCH AS WE REALLY LIKE IT.  I AM CONVINCED THAT THE ACCIDENT IS NOT THE DRIVER'S FAULT, BUT RESTS SOLELY WITH A DEFECT, OR BAD DESIGN, IN THE SYSTEM THAT CAUSES INTERMITTENT SURGING WITH THIS CAR.    I WOULD LIKE ABSOLUTION FROM INSURANCE LIABILITY IN THIS ACCIDENT, AS I DON'T FEEL THE ACCIDENT COULD BE AVOIDED DUE TO THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH SURGING.   *TR
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