Excessive wear of idle stabilizer could cause idle fluctuations.
Acceleration & cruise control
Audi 4000 Acceleration problems by year
5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Audi 4000's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
Acceleration complaints by model year
Acceleration recalls
Latest 4000 acceleration complaints
While driving accelerator pad stuck to the floor, couldn't stop vehicle , and hit a tree.*Ak
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
Wife parked vehicle, put in parked, vehicle still running, tried to remove key, vehicle started rolling backwards, vehicle hit tree, stopped on its own. *Ak
Defective idle stabilizer caused vehicle to accelerate by itself, resulting in loss of control/accident prior to recall (87v-069). *Ak
Vehicle had sudden acceleration with no warning and brake pedal would not override.Occured 4 times. Tt
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data