1997 Audi A4 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 4%of 98 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 29,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1997 Audi A4, 4% of the 98 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 29,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Apparently related to case: ea04017 I was driving a 1997 Audi A4 2.8l v6 quattro at the time of the incident: I was driving 55-MPH on the taconic state parkway in new york, around noon (ambient temperature ~30f above zero). I had been driving for over an hour when I noticed that the car was accelerating to nearly 70-MPH down hills but my foot was not on the accelerator. My cruise control was on at the time and set to 55-MPH, so I turned it off but the problem kept occurring. I tried braking as I went down hills and that slowed me down enough to keep the car under 55-MPH. …”
NHTSA complaint #10088142, filed 2004-08, 18,000 miles“Both the cruise control and the headlight washer vaccum pumps shorted out at the same time after 40000 miles. Nothing was done by the owners other then normal driving the might be associated with the number of ingintion switches problems noted on Audi 4's.”
NHTSA complaint #10025699, filed 2003-07, 40,000 miles“While driving, vehicle all by itself gave full speed after being accelerated slowly beyond the speed onto the cruise control system, the vehicle did not respond anymore to the usual switch off commands of the system, consumer pushed the resume button but vehicle steadily accelerated further towards full speed, dealership investigated the defect, and stated a loose screw of the cruise control system as the problem, which moved in a such a way that blocked the rope of the accelerator at full speed.( consumer writing from over seas, zum morgengraben 6, 65835 liederbach germany…”
NHTSA complaint #562566, filed 2001-08Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 20% |
| 2021 | 2 | 18% |
| 2019 | 1 | 10% |
| 2017 | 1 | 2% |
| 2010 | 3 | 5% |
| 2009 | 3 | 3% |
| 2008 | 5 | 3% |
| 2007 | 9 | 5% |
| 2006 | 7 | 2% |
| 2005 | 8 | 4% |
| 2004 | 16 | 8% |
| 2003 | 22 | 10% |
| 2002 | 4 | 2% |
| 2001 | 1 | 1% |
| 2000 | 2 | 2% |
| 1999 | 16 | 8% |
| 1998 | 13 | 5% |
| 1997 | 4 | 4% |
| 1996 | 1 | 1% |
Other parts of the 1997 Audi A4
33 complaintsSuspension
19 complaintsBrakes
15 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
5 complaintsSeats
4 complaintsSteering
4 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
4 complaintsAir bags
3 complaintsExterior lighting
3 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1997 Audi A4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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