2009 AUDI Q7 Complaints

AFTER MAJOR SERVICE CHECK STARTED SMELLING GAS PERCEDED WITH HEADACHES AND FALLING ASLEEP DRIVING,CALLED SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH COMPLAINT TOOK CAR BACK TO DEALER WAS TOLD FUEL WAS LEAKING,FUEL FILTER CRACKED, ASKED WHY WASN'T IT CHECK DURING SERVICE WAS TOLD IT WASN'T PART OF SERVICE,ASKED WAS MY CAR DRIVEABLE? RESPONSE NO! CHECKING WINDSHIELD FLUID IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN CHECKING THE FUEL FILTER? ?? THE HEAVY GAS SMELL WAS WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN CAR TURNED OFF! THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN DEATH/SERIOUS INJURY IF THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT DUE TO GAS LEAKING! IF THIS WAS PART OF THE MAJOR SERVICE CHECK I WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN SICK OR ALMOST DIE ALONG WITH PAYING AN ADDITIONAL 657.00 ON TOP OF 500 PLUS PRIOR FOR SERVICE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED AND CHECKING THE FUEL FILTERS NEEDS TO BE PART OF ALL SERVICES WHICH WILL SAVE THE NEXT PERSON'S LIFE!

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG AND IGNITOR REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE IN AUGUST 2015. I LIVE IN GLEN ST. MARY, FLORIDA. THE COMPUTER SHOWED FAILURE OF AIR BAG ON DASH BOARD. I HAVE DEALER RECORDS OF REPAIR. THIS WAS NOT A FUNCTION OF AN ACCIDENT.

ACCORDING TO AUDI ATLANTA THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP (HPFP) EXPLODED. THIS SMALL BUT CONTAINED EXPLOSION WAS CENTERED WITHIN THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ITSELF BUT THEN SENT SMALL METAL FRAGMENTS THOROUGH THE FUEL SYSTEM FROM DIESEL FUEL TANK THROUGH THE INJECTORS. DUE TO THIS 10K+ IN PARTS AND 4K+ IN LABOR WAS REQUIRED TO FLUSH THE SYSTEM, REPLACE ALMOST ALL OF THE PARTS IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE DAMAGE.

TAILGATE ON MY CAR DOES NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY UP LIKE IT USED TO, SOMETIMES WHEN IT STOPS AND SOMEONE TRIES TO REACH INSIDE IT CLOSES BY ITSELF, THIS HAPPENED WHEN MY WIFE WAS TRYING TO TAKE SOMETHING OUT OF THE TRUNK. IF I DID NOT GRAB THE TAILGATE AND STOP IT COULD CRUSH MY WIFE'S HANDS. CALLED AUDI TO ASK IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE IS NONE. *TR

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND DEALER PERFORMED A FUNCTION TEST. THE TEST FAILED BECAUSE OF A FAULTY AIR BAG MODULE THAT HAD AN ESTIMATED REPLACEMENT COST OF $1294.12 I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WOULD BE AT MY EXPENSE AS SAFETY COMPONENTS WERE NOT REPLACED BEYOND THE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURES WARRANTIES. *JS

CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING. METAL PARTICLES ALL OVER THE FUEL SYSTEM. CAR NEEDS A NEW ENGINE AND FUEL SYSTEM. *TR

IGNITION COIL LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE ENGINE BEGAN SPUTTERING. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO ATTEMPT TO TURN AROUND AND TAKE VEHICLE HOME. CAR STALLED OUT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO AUDI DEALER. *TR

WE TOOK OUR 2009 AUDI Q7 IN TO CHANGE THE HEADLAMP. WHILE THERE, AUDIT INFORMED US THAT THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE SURPRISED GIVEN THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ONLY 25,037 MILES ON IT. AUDI INFORMED US THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THE Q7 AND THAT THE BRAKES ARE HAVING A SHORTER USEFUL LIFE THAN EXPECTED. WE DID NOT HAVE ANY INJURIES, BUT WE WERE CHARGED $1,448.84 FOR AN ISSUE THAT SEEMS LIKE IT SHOULD BE AUDI'S PROBLEM. BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHERS DRIVING Q7'S WHO MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE BRAKES COULD FAIL AROUND 25,000 MILES. *TR

I STARTED THE LEMON LAW PROCESS A YEAR AGO FOR THIS VEHICLE THINKING THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS A DESIGN FEATURE, THEY EVEN CALLED IT A "SAFETY FEATURE" - BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOUR FOOT TOUCHES THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE YOUR ARE ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN TO AN IDLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, ALLOWING THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TO ALMOST CRASH INTO YOU. WITH AS MANY CLOSE CALLS AS I HAVE HAD, I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS (AND PERHAPS DEATHS) REPORTED WITH THIS VEHICLE WHERE MAYBE THE DRIVER DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND, OF COURSE, NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING AS INTENDED! LET ME EXPLAIN MY OWN SITUATION A LITTLE BETTER. FIRST, I DO NOT DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. BUT, SUBCONSCIOUSLY (I HAVE DISCOVERED), AT THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES (WHEN I ALWAYS NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMED TO OCCUR) I DO PUT MY LEFT FOOT OVER THE BRAKE WHILE MY RIGHT FOOT IS OVER THE GAS PEDAL. I DO THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO BE READY TO PRESS EITHER ONE WITHOUT ANY HESITATION IF NEEDED. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN TURNING LEFT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC, OR PASSING SOMEONE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS TO ME. THE PROBLEM IS, OF COURSE, THAT IF I EVEN EVER SO SLIGHTLY TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE COMPUTER SHUTS THE CAR DOWN TO AN IDLE WITH NO POWER, AND INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, MY CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN! AND I CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AFTER WHICH TIME IT VERY SLOWLY "COMES BACK TO LIFE". NOW THAT I KNOW HOW IT WORKS, IT IS VERY EASY TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS VERY OBVIOUSLY DESIGNED THIS WAY AND IN MY OPINION, IT IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. EDIT: THERE WAS NO OPTION FOR "SOFTWARE" IN THE DROP-DOWN LIST FOR COMPLAINT NAME. BUT THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY A SOFTWARE ISSUE. ALSO, DATE OF INCIDENT, SPEED AND MILEAGE ARE N/A, AS IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 12/30/2009. *TR