When driving at a moderate speed vehicle accelerated on its own. Driver had to put vehicle in neutral and apply the brakes in order to get the vehicle to slow down, and eventually to stop. *Ak
Acceleration & cruise control
2004 Audi A3 Acceleration problems
Owners have filed 2 complaints about the 2004 Audi A3's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 33% of all its complaints, most recently on February 3, 2004. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.
- Complaints
- 2
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Acceleration complaints
Car will totally fail to accelerate. Pressing the gas to the floor results in almost no movement. This happens after hitting the brakes and then the gas, usually during routing traffic or an avoidance maneuver. This will get someone (me) killed. *La
Audi A3 acceleration complaints by year
A3 acceleration problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data