Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. LEV emission std.
Emissions Certification Test Group: 3ADXV02.7343
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt.
Plant City: Neckarsulm
Plant Country: Germany
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: quattro
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 40MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE THROTTLE STUCK IN AN OPEN POSITION. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED; THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND ON IN AN ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THE THROTTLE, BUT THIS ATTEMPT FAILED AND THE ENGINE RACED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACTS HOME AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
2003
STEERING
STEERING WHEEL SHAKE AT 50 TO 60 MPH. MANY ATTEMPTS TO FIX PROBLEM HAS NOT HELPED. OTHER A6 OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM NOTED ON FIRST DRIVE AT 150 MILES AND STILL PRESENT AT 4000 MILES.