# 2007 AUDI A6 — VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> NHTSA complaint `598844` · 2006-10-09 · Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** AUDI
- **Model:** A6
- **Year:** 2007
- **Manufacturer:** Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
- **Component:** VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
- **Miles at failure:** 2,800
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
I HAVE A 2007 AUDI A6 QUATRO.  I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND NEEDED TO TURN AROUND.  VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT,  BACKED INTO A CEMENT POLE,SLOWLY, BUT ENOUGH TO BE FELT.  WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN FORWARD AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED.  WE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A CEMENT WALL.      I KNOW MANY CASES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED, WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT DRIVERS HIT THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE HITTING THE BRAKE.  I WAS NOT TRYING TO BRAKE, I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT THE POLE IN REVERSE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET.  I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BRAKE BEFORE WE HIT THE WALL.    I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS.   SOMEONE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.  NOTE, WHEN FILLING OUT THE VEHICLE INFORMATION,   IT WAS AN A6.  *NM   *AK
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