unintended acceleration

Steve R srosen at starxray.com
Fri Oct 10 16:46:32 EDT 2003


# 1 is a possibility tho I didn't feel anything. And if this is what
happened, I don't feel comfortable at all with this. It scared the SHIT out
of me. I'm getting to dislike this car more and more.

> two possible explanations....
>
> 1. Being slightly uphill, the engine detected the added load and disabled
> the AC compressor and the car surged a bit. Of course, your AC had to be
> activated at the moment.
>
> 2. If the weather conditions were cold/wet, I've read several A6's
> experiencing throttle body icing which jammed the throttle open and the
car
> kept motoring without any pedal input.
>
>
> What ever it is, I hope you discover it.
>
> Will
> 1990 200tq
>
> --
> William Ng...........wng at verizon.net
>
>





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