Malfunctions of internal components of idle control unit could cause idle stabilizer valve to become activated outside its normal operating range.
Acceleration & cruise control
Audi 5000 Acceleration problems by year
10 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Audi 5000's acceleration & cruise control. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
Acceleration complaints by model year
Acceleration recalls
The idle stabilizer may experience excessive wear, causing engine idle fluctuations, usually described as engine surge, which increase with usage of the car.
On the involved vehicles, an improperly placed mat interferes with the vibration absorber attached to the underside of the accelerator. The pedal may not fully return to the idle position.
Latest 5000 acceleration complaints
On way to work, passed car, put pedal to the floor and it stuck there, until tapped with foot, thank god, but when I got to work, car idled up and down, erratic, between 10,000 and 20,000 rpms. Turned off engine, no noise, no warning lights on. Restarted ok, still idled funny. Turned off engine. Waited a minute, no noise, no warning lights, no smoke. Inside nwa building working 15 minutes and my manager said car was on fire...Flames underhood about 20 feet in the air...Burned car next to it too. Fire...
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department, put out, millersville, md hqs dept. Said started in engine, so bad burnt and melted hard to tell what failed. I had no fire insurance on car. Any recourse against audi? Please advise. I had just spent $3,000 in repairs on car...Seat, cruise, exhuast, tune up, injectors...At local shops. I am sick...Was planning to add comprehensive,but had to take to geico for inspection first. Moreover, I live in condo, with garage, 4 family unit, had been parking in my garage at night...A few hours later we might have all been killed or injured...Whole place is wood frame. The tow truck operator/owner who towed car to his shop, said he has seen this before in this model many times...He said car will be there to inspect for a few weeks...The junked.*Ak
I started the car in a driveway, intending to back onto the street. When I placed the car in reverse, the car accelerated backward at top speed. I could not stop the car by applying the brakes. I had 40 feet of skid marks visible on the pavement. The car was stopped by it's impact with a parked car. I have been told that this type of incident has happened many times with 1986 audi 5000 models. What should I do with this car? Is it safe to continue to use?
Sticking accelerator, causing vehicle to accelerate. *Ak
Owner was in an accident because the vehicle accelerated for no reason, causing high rpm and an increase in vehicle speed. *Ak
Consumer put car into reverse and it accelerated and caused an accident injuring her shoulder . Tt
Sudden acceleration, causing accident on 2nd time. *Tw
Sudden acceleration, causing loss of control/2 accidents/injuries. *Skd
Idle speed control module failed, causing sudden acceleration. *Skd
SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. TT
SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. *AK
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