This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
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The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH at night, she was informed by another driver that the turn signals and the running lights were inoperable. The contact stated the "Auto Adaptive Light-?? malfunction warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the headlight module needed to be replaced due to corrosion. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.
Hello. Campaign Number 16V642000 needs to be expanded to include the full range of VINs manufactured for all the 2017 Audi Q7 model year(s). This vehicle reports a side marker light malfunction, but the VIN is not included in the Audi recall. There are numerous complaints on the NHTSA website itself, and even more across various Internet forums to warrant NHTSA investigation. The continued delay by NHTSA not to investigate the need to expand the range of VINs covered under this recall, allows a safety issue to continue to go uncorrected by the manufacturer and therefore unnecessarily and negligently increases the risk of crash for countless motorists.
I got a message said that the front leftside marker light defective see owner's manual. I did research online and found that many vehicles just pass the warranty then have the same issue. Please help review this case
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the side marker light malfunction message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 74,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that the front driver-??s side marker light message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who informed the contact about the repair fees, and that the light was dim and might become inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the local dealer. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting). The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 54,118.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that the vehicle was unsafe when driven at night due to the right side marker being defected and as a result, she was unable to view the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the side marker needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior System). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 67,000.
While operating the vehicle, the passenger-??s side front marker light and then the front driver-??s side marker light became inoperable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA campaign number: 16v642000 (electrical system, exterior lighting). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 47,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the passenger-??s side front marker light and then the front driver-??s side marker light became inoperable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting). The contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 67,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "front driver side marker defective" warning message was displayed. The dealer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lightning) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
My car had gas in the vehicle and as I was stopped to take a turn the car shut down on me and would not go into drive. I had the car towed to the dealership and was told that the car had no gas in the vehicle, but the fuel gauge was reporting that I did have gas in the tank.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an intermittent warning message about the headlights would appear on the instrument panel. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where she was informed that the only way to remove the warning message would be to replace the entire headlight housing. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting) which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
SOS module does not seem to work very well. This has been an issue on plenty of Audi cars and no recall has been made. While the car can operate the module goes off while driving causing some drivers to no focus on the road, they are distracted by the noise it make, the alerts that pop up. And it is not just one alert, it goes off at random, so perhaps every few seconds. And if the driver does crash how can Audi insure that the system is working properly. Currently I reached out to a Audi Dear ship and they informed me that they are aware of the issue and that there was a backorder on the part (which means this is happing way to often) and that the repair would cost around $2400-$2500.
Car doors lock and will not unlock when key is inside or outside the vehicle. This has occurred two times. Once when one key fob was inside the car and the other outside and a second time, while only one key fob was outside the vehicle but the vehicle was running. Subsequently, my infant toddlers we locked in the car with no way to unlock the vehicle. It was 80+ degrees. This is a very serious safety issue that should never occur.
While driving down a local city street, the car began to lose power, flashed a bunch of error codes and then lost power within a few seconds. The steering wheel locked when this happened so the car could not safely be steered off the road. They did initially replace the battery thinking that that was the cause but it happened shortly after leaving the mechanic so it we took at back which is when we were told that a software update was needed but that only the dealership can do this. The car is now sitting at the dealership but that are now telling us that we must buy their battery otherwise they can't work on it.
Front right side market defective light and all lights seem to work. This seems to be a consistent problem on Audi forms and complaints. This should not be a owners issue as dealerships are claiming to replace the entire light for $6,000 which is ludicrous just for a defective side marker light. I don't believe they fixed the problem from the last recall of side marker light controls. This is a major road hazard.
There's major problems overall with the electrical system this car. The particular safety issue I've had requiring more than three services have been with the functionality or lack thereof of the windows, particularly the ones in the front. The auto open and close function on the clicker intermittently works. Sometimes it just stops working and functioning and you have to hold it all the way down or hold it all the way up until it opens or closes. The safety issue has to do with when the auto function does work and you close the window, it doesn't matter if there's any obstructions in the way or an arm, it will shut all the way and not pull back or stop. This happened to me on the driver's side on two occasions and my arm was crushed and I had to manually pull it down. Luckily it was not too bad, but it was painful. If it was my kids arm, I would be livid. Every time I took it into service, there was supposedly another/different problem that had to do with the window malfunction which they supposedly fixed during the service. The last time I went in they kept the car for 2 or 3 days and said they couldn't find issues. I refuse to take it back and got the manager involved. The manager kept the car and per his statement, not mine, nearly fully disassembled the car for a week to try getting to the root of the problem. They ended up finding a few issues specifically a blown electrical fuse that directly had to do with the windows. At the end, they fix whatever they could find, but they could not find the root of the problem as was point blank stated to me by the manager and he was sorry he couldn't find the root of the problem that caused the burn of the fuse because as he said they don't just burn out for no reason. This is definitely a significant safety concern and issue that should be attended to asap. Issue occurs when driving in the city and when stationary.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. While operating the vehicle, the blind spot monitoring system malfunctioned and the driver was not alerted of other vehicles. Also the seat belt warning alarm intermittently malfunctioned and did not remind occupants to fasten their seat belts. In addition, while operating the vehicle, the windows erroneously rolled down. The contact indicated that the failures occurred intermittently. The cause of the failures was not determined. Audi of richfield (1401 77th St. East, richfield, mn) and the manufacturer were notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 100.
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