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2003 Audi A4 cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 22 complaints for the 2003 Audi A4, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
22 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
71,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2003 Audi A4 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 71,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 2 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 5 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 3 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 71,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 32% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles2
60k to 80k miles5
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles3
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 19 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 71,000 miles, and 32% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

While I was driving my vehicle, the approaching light turned yellow, then red, and the vehicles in front of me stopped, I applied the break on my vehicle, I had plenty of distance between me and the other vehicles, however as I am applying the break, my vehicle began to slow and all of a sudden the car began to accelerate uncontrollably, RPM was over 5000, the brakes did nothing to stop the vehicle, and the vehicle accelerated even more, I had no choice and nowhere to turn off to avoid an accident, my vehicle…

September 2010 CrashInjury

While driving tostore vehicle accelerator stuck and would not return back to position. I applied brake very hard to maintain control and was able to pull over into parking lot and stop although engine continued to rev like pedal was pushed to the floor . I putcar in park and it redline the tach without my foot on the pedal almost causing the engine to blow.very dangerous .glad I was driving instead of my wife.l bought the car 2 mos.

Reported at 112,600 miles, December 2014

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