1998 Audi A4 vehicle speed control problems
13 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1998 Audi A4 — 5% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“1998 audi a4 2.8 - driving along highway, in 7 degree temp, car started accelerating ( feels like it is driving itself) even after foot was removed from pedal and full force had to be applied to brake to stop the car at which point it went into high rev and engine was immediately turned off…”
filed Feb 3, 2010
“1. Heated seat burned through the leather burning the back of my leg when on the lowest setting(1/6). 2. The cruise control works about 1% of the time and will engage unexpectedly if not turned off. *jb”
filed Aug 3, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other A4 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 A4 | 1 | 2% |
| 2010 A4 | 3 | 5% |
| 2009 A4 | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 A4 | 5 | 3% |
| 2007 A4 | 9 | 5% |
| 2006 A4 | 7 | 2% |
| 2005 A4 | 8 | 4% |
| 2004 A4 | 16 | 8% |
| 2003 A4 | 22 | 10% |
| 2002 A4 | 4 | 2% |
| 2001 A4 | 1 | 1% |
| 2000 A4 | 2 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Audi A4
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.