2006 Audi A4 Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 2%of 295 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 60,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2006 Audi A4, 2% of the 295 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 60,500 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.
“In october 2006, purchased a new 2006 Audi A4 from carousel Audi in golden valley, mn. The car was well maintained and has less than 62,000 miles today. In late summer of 2013, I began noticing that the car jerked heavily when putting it into reverse from a parked position. The car has an automatic transmission and I then began noticing the car not accelerating properly and laboring when nearing 50 MPH on the highway. The motor would rev up and make an unusual sound and it was too dangerous to drive on the highway. …”
NHTSA complaint #10550901, filed 2013-11, 61,000 miles“I experienced unintended acceleration of my car when I started accelerating after the light turned green. I had no indication as to what was causing the car to accelerate. After putting the car in neutral, slamming on the breaks and using the emergency break the car finally stopped after going about a quarter of a mile. Once I got the car to stop, I kept the car turned on and called 911 who dispatched the fire department. I got out of my car because I was scared and didn't know what else to do.. I didn't know if it was ok to turn the car off. …”
NHTSA complaint #10563285, filed 2014-02, 60,500 miles“Accelerator stuck when I was stopping for a red light after driving in normal rush hour traffic for about an hour. I was able to stop the car by slamming on brakes (but I did not think to shift out of drive), and the engine slowed after a moment or two. Then the engine raced again every time I took foot off brake pedal. This continued for about 10 minutes until I was able to get to a safe place to get off road and park. I turned off the car, then turned it on again, and again the engine raced. …”
NHTSA complaint #10290916, filed 2009-11, 71,300 miles“On two separate occasions while driving home from work on october 17, 2012, the 2006 Audi A4 that I was driving went into uncontrolled acceleration. The first instance occurred about 5:30 pm while I was accelerating from a dead stop, after a stop light turned green, to a speed of 55 MPH (which was the maximum speed allowed). As I lifted my foot off of the accelerator as the vehicle approached the 55 MPH speed limit, the vehicle continued to accelerate - even though I had retracted my foot from the accelerator pedal. To get the vehicle under control I quickly and firmly tapped the brake. …”
NHTSA complaint #10481272, filed 2012-10, 92,000 miles“Stopped by a red light waiting it to change. I was on a 2 lane road ,turning into a 6 lane road to go into a shopping center. My foot was on the brake as always, the car was in drive. All of a sudden the engine started to rev extremely high. The brake barely stopped me from hitting the car in front!I then put it into neutral and pressed the accelerator to lower the RPM. Car was towed to coral springs Audi. They couldn't find anything wrong! Something is wrong. Audi A4 convert. Approx 21k miles. I really like this car and wish they would have found something wrong. …”
NHTSA complaint #10317176, filed 2010-03, 21,000 milesVehicle 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 2006 Audi A4
159 complaintsAir bags
73 complaintsElectrical system
21 complaintsEngine
15 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
14 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsEngine cooling
6 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
5 complaintsElectronic stability control
4 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2006 Audi A4
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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