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2002 Audi A6 Acceleration problems

Owners have filed 9 complaints about the 2002 Audi A6's acceleration & cruise control with NHTSA - 9% of all its complaints, most recently on August 24, 2013. They describe 1 crash, 0 fires and 0 injuries. Unintended acceleration, surging, throttle problems and cruise or adaptive cruise faults.

Complaints
9
Recalls
0
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0
Deaths
0

Acceleration complaints

Acceleration & cruise control

I was driving at about 65 mph. I went to pass another car in a passing zone so I accelerated full throttle. The gas pedal stuck and the car continued to accelerate. I braked and maneuvered the car to the side of the road and turned it off. After a while it released. I started the car again and continued home, not pushing the pedal down any farther than necessary. I will take it in to be fixed. There was nothing obscuring the pedal and the floor mat was clicked into place. I found no evidence of a recall, but many audi owners have reported similar experiences, so I am not sure why this isn't a recall issue. *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10537099
Acceleration & cruise controlEngine & coolingFuel system

This car has been great to me. Aside from a fuel pump going, just recently I was driving on the freeway and the car died. The epc light on the dash popped up and luckily I was able to coast to the side of the road. I attempted to start the car several times before calling aaa (15-20 min) while on the phone with aaa I attempted to start the car again and it fired right up. Thinking it was just a one time issue I got back on the freeway where 10 mile or so later same the same thing happened. Another 20 min of...

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waiting before it cranked again at this point I was in a b ad area with my family and everyone was getting nervous. After it started the epc light stayed on this time and I experienced loss of power and the car coughed and stumbled terribly when I needed it most. I managed to make it home and let the car sit for a day. Hoped in and it cranked right up. No problems 15 miles later it happened again. After talking with other valued audi owners and looking over the audi owner forums. I have found this to be a quite common problem with the audi across the range of there a series from 1997-2011. Please help! *Tr

Filed Incident Vehicle speed control · Engine · Fuel / propulsion systemNHTSA 10458209
Acceleration & cruise control

Dt*: the contact stated while traveling various speeds, the vehicle accelerated suddenly without warning. The brake pedal was depressed which stopped the vehicle. This occurred on three occasions. It was taken to the service dealer, who was not able to identify the problem.

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10176238
Acceleration & cruise controlCrash

While pulling inside of the garage, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. This caused the vehicle to skid into the back wall of the consumers home. No injuries reported. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection. *Ak *sc *jb

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10074174
Transmission & drivetrainAcceleration & cruise control

Whenever I attempt to accelerate immediately after using the brakes, nothing happens. The car's throttle appears to have no effect for 2+ seconds, even when pressed all the way to the floor. On several separate occaisions, while trying to merge into traffic, I have nearly been hit by an oncoming vehicle while waiting for my car to understand that I intended to accelerate. This is not turbo lag; it is computer-induced throttle lag. (The engine rpms do not change during these occurrences.) This is a clear safety...

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issue that audi must address. (A representative of my dealership told me he is quite aware of the problem and has personally experienced it. But audi informed him it does not see this as a problem.) *Ak

Filed Incident Power train · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10075187
Engine & coolingAcceleration & cruise control

Out of control experience due to unwanted acceleration of vehicle. The vehicle accelerated when the gas pedal was released, the engine revved past the redline, and the vehicle did not slow down when the brakes were engaged and we almost did not make the turn into our neighborhood. Even when we put the vehicle in neutral,the engine did not stop revving. We checked to make sure the cruise control was not on and tried the engine again, only to have the engine rev through the redline when only the brake pedal (and...

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not the gas) was engaged. We turned the car off and pushed it to a safe location where we left it, and called the police (who would not make an incident report) and left a message at the dealership. *Ph

Filed Incident Engine and engine cooling · Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10038750
Acceleration & cruise control

DELAYED THROTTLE RESPONSE. *JB

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 10014409
Acceleration & cruise control

The problem I am experiencing is a lag in throttle response. When the accelerator is depressed there is a moment where nothing happens then, a second later the car accelerates very rapidly. This especially noticeable when driving in stop-and-go traffic where your foot goes from the brake to the throttle frequently. My wife almost had an accident due to this delay; she was making a left turn across the oncoming lane, when an opening appeared, she depressed the accelerator and for a moment nothing happened, then...

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the car finally goes and puts her right into the path of oncoming traffic. Had the oncoming car not braked, she feels she would have been hit. It is for this reason that I believe this is a safety issue and not a convenience issue. I contacted audi via e-mail to let them know about this and they instructed me to bring the car to the dealer for a diagnosic and road test which I did. The dealer stated that the car is "operating within manufacturer's specs'' and there is nothing wrong with the car. When I followed up with audi they concurred with the dealer and again stated that there is nothing that can be done. I logged-on to an audi allroad forum(audiworld.Com) and many other allroad owners are experiencing the same problems, and getting the same results when they contact audi, which is no aknowledgement of the problem. Some owners report to have had close calls. Many owners feel it is the drive by wire accelerator while others feel it is the transmission. Either way it is dangerous and should be addressed by audi . Dt

Filed Incident Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 768903
Acceleration & cruise control

THERE IS SEVERE HESITATION IN ACCELERATION.*AK

Filed Vehicle speed controlNHTSA 766643

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