1999 AUDI A6 Complaints

I HAVE RECENTLY EXPERIENCE THE EXACT SAME SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH MY AUDI A6 QUATTRO. THE TEMPERATURE OUTDOORS WAS VERY COLD AND I WAS TRAVELING UP A HILL WHEN THE CAR KEPT ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN. WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO PARK. UPON PLACING THE CAR IN PARK THE TACHOMETER RED LINED. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE GARAGE THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED HE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE AUTOMOBILE. THE FOLLOWING WEEK MY HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR AND EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME THING. AGAIN OUR CAR IS IN THE GARAGE AND THE TECHNICIANS ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. TO DATE, THEY HAVE BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL IN FINDING THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER ABS FAILED, AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 45-50 MPH CONSUMER TURNED THE HEATER ON AND A DISTINCT SMELL CAME FROM THE DASHBOARD, FOLLOWED BY CONDENSATION SMOKE; FIRST BEING GRAY SMOKE, THEN TURNING TO BLACK SMOKE. CONSUMER STOPPED THE VEHICLE JUST BEFORE THE VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. *AK

ON A BELOW ZERO DAY THE THROTTLE ON MY 1999 AUDI A6 QUATTRO WAS FULLY ENGAGED AFTER LIFTING OFF THE PEDAL. CAR WAS STOPPED ONLY KILLING THE ENGINE VIA THE IGNITION. VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND PROBLEM CONTINUED. AFTER JOSTLING THE PEDAL AND RESTARTING VEHICLE WAS FINE. *NM

WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE SNOW WITH MY ENTIRE FAMILY AT ABOUT 35 MPH I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. THE ABS FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION. I ASKED AUDI OF NORTH AMERICA TO CORRECT THIS FAILURE SINCE MY CAR WAS ONLY 5 YEARS OLD AND HAD 83,000 MILES, HOWEVER, THEY DECLINED. *JB

THE THROTTLE STUCK ON MY '99 AUDI A6 2.8 QUATTRO AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE I-65 IN INDIANAPOLIS, IN. IT TOOK BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND STILL ALMOST HIT SOMEONE IN THE REAR (SCARY). I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT RED-LINED AND I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR THE THROTTLE HAD RESET. FORTUNATELY MY WIFE WAS NOT DRIVING. *JB

FRONT BUMPER COVERS ARE TOO LOW AND ARE GETTING CAUGHT ON LOW PARKING SPOT CEMENT WHEEL STOPS. *JB

WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION VEHICLE ACCELERATED MORE THAN THE DRIVER DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING, CATCHING THE DRIVER OFF GUARD. *AK

CONSUMER SMELLED A BURNING ODOR WHILE DRIVING. UPON INSPECTION OF VEHICLE THEY NOTICED THAT OIL WAS LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, AND THE OIL PRESSURE ESCALATED. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAKS. WIFE (MAIN DRIVER OF VEHICLE) REPORTED STRONG SMELL OF BURNING OIL. DEALER MENTIONED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT MANUFACTURER HAS COVERED REPAIR FOR OTHER OWNERS. MANUFACTURER DECLINED ASSISTANCE FOR OUR MODEL YEAR (1999 WITH 37,000 MILES) EVEN THOUGH THEY WOULD APPROVE A 2000 MODEL YEAR WITH UP TO 62,000 MILES.*AK