I bought my 2017 Audi Q7 on November 16, 2023 (Used) and a couple of days after putting the headlights on Auto I get a message pop up "Front left side marker light defective See owner's manual". Also kept getting a low oil message. This model have no oil stick so I put about a 1/2 qt of oil in it to see if the message goes away. It goes away for a few hours. The vehicle basically stopped running leaving myself and kids on the side of the road in the winter while we wait for a tow truck. After getting it towed to Mentor Audi dealership, they gave me the bad news that the engine needed to be replaced. My engine has been replaced and documents can be sent upon request. After doing some research, I found out that these are common issues with the 2017 Audi Q7. NHTSA campaign ID 16V642000

- Cleveland Heights, OH, USA

PCV valve and PCV solenoid failure. Covered under an Audi extended warranty for 2013-2016, but not 2017. Exactly same failure.

- Victoria, MN, USA

I got the checking engine malfunction. took it to the dealer for dianogtic found code P052E001 PCV ( crankcase breather valve fault and it need to be replace because it also caused the emission issue). I found it was under extentison warranty to 10 year or 120000 miles, I contacted Audi and they said my VIN is not eligible to the warranty. I believed they should provide the extension warranty for all of their vehicles.

- Garden Grove, CA, USA

I was driving on the freeway at 60 MPH when pushing on the gas pedal, the Audi Q7 2017 started to de-accelerate from 60 - 30 and then went lower. The gas pedal then locked while still on a lane on the freeway and luckily I was able to quickly move to the shoulder of the freeway. From there my car proceeded to not start and kept flashing low battery, telling me to put it into drive. I could not put it into drive to start the car. There were NO WARNINGS as the car lost speed on the freeway and a mechanic has determined it is the fuel pump. This was a very scary incident as my two young children and dog were in the car and if I hadn't been able to move to the side quickly, we would have been stopped in the middle of a busy city freeway. Additionally, it took a tow truck two hours to reach us. I keep my car well maintained with service.

- Issaquah, WA, USA

Cylinder 2 began to misfire at highway speeds. Diagnosed with a burnt exhaust valve in the engine. Possibly also due to the high oil consumption of greater than 1 quart of oil every 1000 miles.

- Columbus, OH, USA

Engine mounts are leaking at 118,000

- Orland Park, IL, USA

We purchased a 2017 Q7 with low milage. At around 75k miles the engine started consuming oil every 1,200 miles, when previously it never required an oil change before the regularly scheduled service. The dealer always said "that is 'in spec'". This went on for over a year. Then, when we were driving cross-country for thanksgiving in 2022, the engine made a major concussive noise and we lost power while driving on the freeway at around 70mph. This almost caused a high speed collision. It was winter and we had the entire family in the car. we took it to the dealership, and the service tech recommended a compression test and borescope. No carbon build-up was found. Pressure was 'ok' in all cylinders. There were codes showing a fuel injector misfire, so the dealer recommended replacing all of them. The repair was done, but we've continued to have excessive oil consumption, the engine continues to run rough, and we occasionally get 'drive system malfunction' errors. When driving cross country in sub-freezing winter weather, last week, the engine lost power again. I stopped at the nearest Audi service center two hours later, and the tech found that the spark plugs had significant carbon fouling. Spark plugs were replaced. Engine continues to consume too much oil. Based on my research, it appears that this is a known issue, with several class action lawsuits. The Q7 does not appear to be part of these suits (yet), but there are posts and forums all over the internet with owners reporting this problem.

- Portland, OR, USA

Engine mounts are failing on Audi Q7's at high rates just out of warranty. This is resulting in costly repairs to owners at extremely low mileage. On mine the engine mounts were shot at 54k miles and results in clunking from the engine moving around and shifting issues in the transmission. Audi is aware of the issues and is choosing to ignore it.

- Getzville, NY, USA

Start/Stop system malfunction. The vehicle gave me this warning and the vehicle almost stopped completely in the interstate while doing 65mph. The warning disappeared after couple of times of turning the car back on, but it appeared once again. It looks that their are many complaints and a class act lawsuit on Audi about this problem but no recalls. It's dangerous and really mind blowing that nothing has been done on this issue.

- Virginia Beach , VA, USA

Car issued an alert for Low Coolant, I checked next morning only to find that the coolant tank was empty. This warning could have alerted long back when the level fell below "Min" marker. Owners cannot notice this leak because the coolant doesn't drip on the floor. Took it to an independent service center who alerted me about this issue. I researched and noticed that there's been a lot of complaints on forums for 2017 Audi Q7 3.0 for coolant leak cause by the water pump, which always needs replacement. The replacement costs by AUDI are upwards of US $1300. This issue seems like a regular pattern and can cause an engine failure. AUDI should take responsibility and fix these cars.

- Novi, MI, USA

Vehicle was parked and went out to start it and coolent was all over ground under car. Water Pump blew on Audi with only 25,000 miles on it. Currently a class action on the Q7 3T stating the water pumps keep going out on new vehicles or vehicles with low mileage. Now the malfunction light will not go out and repair shop said its an emissions issue.

- Cottonwood , CA, USA

Engine coolant leak due requiring a water pump and thermostat replacement. Vehicle has 53,621 miles.

- West Des Moines, IA, USA

During a state inspection, the technician discovered that the water pump was damaged and was leaking coolant onto the engine. The coolant overflow was below minimum, but no low coolant lights appeared on the dash. The repair cost me $1200 out of pocket, and no assistance was offered as the vehicle is just out of warranty. This issue is commonly documented as highly prevalent in the 2017 Q7, among other models--poor design of the pump is resulting in premature failures. There was a class action law suit against other Audi models that is providing relief to consumers and extending warranty for this issue. With the number of failures being reported, please extend this support to Audi Q7!

- Pittsford, NY, USA

Rear coil spring broken- both sides water pump leaking at 70K miles

- Warners, NY, USA

Water pump failure. A very well known issue with this particular part and the same exact vehicle as mine, also with lots of other Audi models.

- Saint Petersburg, FL, USA

The water pump was leaking while I was on the highway and smoke came out from the engine blocking my view. Had to make an emergency maneuver and pull over immediately.

- Chicago , IL, USA

Abnormally early water pump failure. This is a known Audi-wide issue with other recalls on different engines. A substandard OEM water pump is used from the factory

- Smithfield, VA, USA

Water pump failure at 46k miles.

- Waxhaw, NC, USA

Coolant smell than smoke and stopped engine on highway. Very scary.

- Chicago, IL, USA

Purchased 2017 Q7 sometime back in August of 2019. the car had about 42k miles on it as it was a used CPO car. After purchase the car was driven around 8900 miles suddenly the warning sign and sound occurs to warned to add engine oil. This is not supposed to happen as the car can drive up to 10k miles in single oil change. Went to the dealer right away & they blame on the tech saying " he must have not added enough oil my mistake. 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th,6th time I experienced the issue I reported them and they always came back something related my driving style, or behavior that is causing the issue and nothing at their fault. They always says something to avoid to look further to the problem or to avoid/admitted their mistake ( Manufacture). I didn't even realize that they are probably trying to push the car mileage out of factory warranty as well. than I got the warning came in below 6k miles and seeing very high oil consumption ratio but by than my car has close to 111k miles on it - I had to show my research result of on going Audi oil consumption cases for different model than the took the car and ran some test and found out that my car burns 1.52 litter of engine oil in every 1000 miles that it runs back then. Audi tech recommended engine replacement or piston ring replacement. Now my car burns so much engine oil that every 580 miles I need to add a QT of oil to keep driving. Talked to Audi customer service, the dealer service managers and they all saying that the car has high mileage but there are lots of Audi car has the same issue though they cant help me since my car has high mileage. I feel like this is Audi's manufactural issues to begin with to build a car with poor quality piston head and piston rings. the cylinder can bust and catch file, or piston can brake while driving also burns so much oil that it sure pollute the air - there are 100's of thousands of Audi with same problem to produce enough CO@ that we can avoid by holding them accountable.

- Eldersburg , MD, USA