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2008 AUDI A4 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

crash · 995575 · 2013-07-21

Vehicle

Make
AUDI
Model
A4
Year
2008
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
50,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WAS CHANGING LANES AND WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE THEN IN AN INSTANT WENT EXTREMELY FAST. I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR WAS REVVED SO HIGH AND GOING SO FAST THAT I JUST SKIDDED INTO TRAFFIC. BEFORE THE INCIDENT WE NOTICED IT WOULD DO IT BUT THE LAG WASN'T SO BAD... WASN'T UNTIL WE DROVE IT ON THE FREEWAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THAT IT REALLY BECAME A PROBLEM. VERY SCARY TO HAVE A CAR FULL OF KIDS AND NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THE ACCELERATION. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10525978
Machine
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