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2000 AUDI A4 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL

crash · 389389 · 2003-01-15

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A4
Year
2000
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
Miles at failure
36,000
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

I WAS DRIVING MY 2000 AUDI A4 1.8T WHEN THE ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY STUCK. AUDI SERVICE TECHNICIANS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IF THE FLOORMAT MOVES UP EVEN TWO INCHES IT COULD CAUSE THE ACCELERATOR TO STICK. IT WAS THE WAY THE CAR WAS DESIGNED, ACCORDING TO THEM.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10002753
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown