NHTSA Complaint #10968487 — 2017 AUDI Q5

ON THURSDAY MARCH 16TH APPROX AROUND 6 PM, I WAS DRIVING BACK HOME FROM WORK. WHEN I TRIED TO STOP THE CAR AT A STOP LIGHT (DRIVING APPROX 40-45 MILES/HR SPEED ON A STRAIGHT ROAD) BY PUSHING THE BREAK PEDAL THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, BUT FAILED TO STOP COMPLETELY AND CONTINUED TO ROLL AUTONOMOUSLY AT A SLOWER SPEED. AS I CONTINUED TO PUSH THE BRAKE, ENGINE REVVED UP TWICE SPONTANEOUSLY. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE GEAR TO PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. APPROX A MINUTE LATER I SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE AND DROVE THE CAR HOME. NEXT MORNING I DROVE THE CAR TO AUDI DEALERSHIP AND THEY RAN THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND IDENTIFIED A FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE WHICH HAS SINCE BEEN REPLACED. SINCE IT INVOLVED BRAKE FAILURE AND SPONTANEOUS ACCELERATION I AM SUBMITTING THE COMPLIANT TO TO NHTSA. I HAVE ALSO SENT AN EMAIL TO AUDI USA TODAY REGARDING THIS. I JUST TOOK THE CAR BACK FROM SERVICE TODAY AND I WILL CONTINUE TO OBSERVE FOR ANY ISSUES AND UPDATE NHTSA AND AUDI USA. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME SHOULD YOU NEED ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.