1999 Audi A6 vehicle speed control problems
24 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 1999 Audi A6 — 11% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“While driving 60 mph on the freeway, the car accelerated on its own to 72 mph as if going into cruise control. Confirmed the cruise control switch was turned off. Applied the brakes seven times. Car did not respond to braking. Engine seemed to race against the brakes. I put the car in neutral…”
filed Jan 28, 2015
“1999 audi a6 quattro suddenly accelerated. I was pulling into a parking slot at maybe 5 mph, my foot was lightly pressing on the brake pedal, as I was nearly in the parking stall. The engine was at idle speed. As I coasted into the parking stall with my foot on the brake pedal the engine suddenly…”
filed Apr 23, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.8L, V6 5-VALVE ENGINES, AND AUTOMATIC…Campaign 04V495000 · Oct 12, 2004
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other A6 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 A6 | 1 | 1% |
| 2017 A6 | 1 | 5% |
| 2016 A6 | 3 | 6% |
| 2012 A6 | 1 | 2% |
| 2011 A6 | 1 | 5% |
| 2008 A6 | 1 | 1% |
| 2007 A6 | 3 | 6% |
| 2006 A6 | 1 | 1% |
| 2005 A6 | 4 | 4% |
| 2004 A6 | 2 | 6% |
| 2003 A6 | 2 | 3% |
| 2002 A6 | 7 | 8% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Audi A6
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.