TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI A6. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 15 -20 MPH ON A SNOW COVERED ROAD SURFACE. THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND RESTARTED. DURING CONTINUOUS TRAVEL THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE MALFUNCTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,540. UPDATED 05/13/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/21/10. *LJ UPDATED 10/25/10
2007 Audi A6 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
2007 AUDI A6 QUATTRO, 13085 MILES. "CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR RUNS IN "LIMP" MODE. CAMSHAFT CONTROL VALVE FAILED. P/N 06E-109-257-J REPLACED. CAR RUNS NORMALLY. *TR
I HAVE A 2007 AUDI A6 QUATRO. I WAS IN A PARKING GARAGE AND NEEDED TO TURN AROUND. VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BACKED INTO A CEMENT POLE,SLOWLY, BUT ENOUGH TO BE FELT. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN FORWARD AND BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD, THE CAR ACCELERATED ON IT'S OWN AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WE CRASHED HEAD-ON INTO A CEMENT WALL. I KNOW MANY CASES OF UNINTENDED ACCELERATION HAVE BEEN REPORTED, WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT DRIVERS HIT THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE HITTING THE BRAKE. I WAS NOT TRYING TO BRAKE, I HAD APPLIED THE BRAKES WHEN I HIT THE POLE IN REVERSE AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FORWARD WHEN THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF LIKE A ROCKET. I DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BRAKE BEFORE WE HIT THE WALL. I HOPE YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS. SOMEONE EASILY COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. NOTE, WHEN FILLING OUT THE VEHICLE INFORMATION, IT WAS AN A6. *NM *AK
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