I have a 1999 Audi A3 1.6 Petrol. This has now happened 4 times and I would like to know what is causing it:
- Every time it has happened, I have been driving in city traffic, low revs (~1500rpm)
- I would feel a little judder, and then the car would seem to take over control of the accelerator. In gear, the revs would stick around 2000rpm, in neutral it would sit at 4000-4500 rpm.
- I have checked that the accelerator is not physically stuck, the mat isn't getting in the way etc.
- When this happens and I push the accelerator, the car would judder and there would be no acceleration. Lift off the accelerator again and the revs would go back to 2000 in gear/4000 in neutral.
The only way to fix this is to turn the car off then back on again and everything runs fine again.
What would be causing this? The first time it happened I almost went into the back of someone as I wasn't expecting the car to keep accelerating when I was braking in gear!
Thank you
- Every time it has happened, I have been driving in city traffic, low revs (~1500rpm)
- I would feel a little judder, and then the car would seem to take over control of the accelerator. In gear, the revs would stick around 2000rpm, in neutral it would sit at 4000-4500 rpm.
- I have checked that the accelerator is not physically stuck, the mat isn't getting in the way etc.
- When this happens and I push the accelerator, the car would judder and there would be no acceleration. Lift off the accelerator again and the revs would go back to 2000 in gear/4000 in neutral.
The only way to fix this is to turn the car off then back on again and everything runs fine again.
What would be causing this? The first time it happened I almost went into the back of someone as I wasn't expecting the car to keep accelerating when I was braking in gear!
Thank you