1985 AUDI 4000 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Name: NHTSA complaint: 1985 AUDI 4000 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Start: 2002-03-18

fire · 339458 · 2002-03-19

Vehicle

Make: AUDI
Model: 4000
Year: 1985
Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component: VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

Severity

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

Narrative

FUEL PUMP BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CATCH ON FIRE WHILE GOING 60MPH ON HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WOULDN'T DOWNSHIFT, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED. ALSO, BATTERY LIGHT ILLUMINATED JUST BEFORE VEHICLE STALLED AT THE STOP SIGN.*AK

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 8005884
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown