10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
5 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,917 miles

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problem #6

Sep 012023

Q7

  • 100,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that upon a quick acceleration, the vehicle would hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as an unknown warning light would appear on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the warning light would disappear upon restart of the vehicle. The contact also stated that the air bag warning light had also appeared on the instrument panel. In addition, the contact stated that the third-row seats would fail to adjust as needed. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V035000 (Fuel System, Gasoline), 16V955000 (Air Bags), and 16V641000 (Seats) which the contact linked to failures. The dealer was initially notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and informed that contact that each of the recalls that were referred to was already serviced prior to the recent failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

- Destin, FL, USA

problem #5

Aug 232021

Q7

  • 80,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while at a traffic light a second vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed crashed into the rear of the vehicle causing the vehicle to crash into the rear of a third vehicle located ahead. During the incident, the front of the vehicle was severely damaged but the air bags did not deploy. The driver and front passenger both sustained fractured noses and facial injuries. The driver of the second vehicle sustained a fractured femur. A police report was taken at the scene. The destroyed vehicle was towed away. The cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 80,000.

- Collierville, TN, USA

problem #4

Jun 082021

Q7

  • miles
Clockspring in the steering wheel premature failure. 2017 Audi Q7, 60k miles. The steering wheel has been making grinding noises when turning. Took the car into the dealership for the scheduled 60k service and reported the issue. They diagnosed and said that the Clockspring is going bad. It will fail, just a matter of time. Talking to other Audi owners, they are having the same issue at low mileage points. Some dealers cannot diagnose the problem, some can. It appears that when the clockspring goes, the steering wheel features fail, and that may include airbag failure.

- St Simons, GA, USA

problem #3

Oct 282020

Q7

  • 40,000 miles
I had a accident while hydroplaned vehicle with front and back hit with appt 60M/hr and airbags did not deploy!

- Metairie, LA, USA

problem #2

Nov 122017

Q7

  • 17,500 miles
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.

- Shrewsbury, MA, USA

problem #1

Aug 232016

Q7

  • 8,000 miles
Airbags deployed with extreme force in a low impact collision. (in a school parking lot speed less than 15mph) caused severe emotional trauma to me and my daughter

- Ocean, NJ, USA