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.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Our Q7 is less than a year old. I smell gas when I park the car even after a short drive of about 3 miles. The idi service had said that this was related to vacuum pump and fixed it last week. I still smell gas and I am concerned with safety. I saw previous models have been recalled due to potential fire due to gas leak and I am worried that this might be the case with 2018 models as well.
I started my car and saw an amber light with airbag icon and got alert that the "safety system malfunction". there is a blinking red icon that I get while driving related to the driver assistance. I looked up my VIN for tamara inflator but does not match.
After a short drive in hot Texas, I parked my car to pick up my daughter. Came back out to an empty lot and chatted with another parent in front of the car. While doing so my sunroof "exploded", nothing landed on it, and we were far from the road or any buildings. Needless to say had we been in the car and driving it would have been a huge safety concern, there was tiny pieces of class everywhere. And it said a loud noise when it happened, and I am sure that would have created issues driving 60 mph, which I did 10 minutes earlier.
When moving the car in reverse from overnight parking in my garage, the brakes squeal excessively. This sound does not occur when braking while moving in a forward direction. The car stops appropriately, but the sound it quite loud in reverse braking mode. The sunroof creeks and pops during city driving and highway driving. I just read an article on consumerreports.com about exploding sunroof problems and I'm concern that this could happen due to lack of reporting and manufacturers not taking ownership of the defect. Popping sounds coming from my sunroof have me concerned about my panoramic sunroof exploding during travel in the vehicle
Water leaks into the passenger cabin on the passenger side front floor from under the dash and puddles on the floor. The battery is located just under the floor where the puddling occurs. Audi claims this is "normal" unless I turn off A/C when going through a car wash or rain! this is a mold and electrical short hazard as water can drip down into the battery compartment. According to Audi, this happens on all Q7's per my work order receipt. This issue happens in rain, or while going through a car wash with the car running and A/C turned on and operating. Vehicle was out of service 14 days while trying to figure this out at dealership.
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- Oak Park, CA, USA