2011 Audi Q5: engine stalls while driving

Filed Jun 6, 2020 · Engine · 133,000 miles · NJ

My wife and I had the vehicle services at audi of turnersville for $8000.00 at the service writers suggestion. We needed a new turbo with the accessories. After that the vehicle ran fine for a couple of weeks. On the beginning of the next month the vehicle started having problems again! Not starting well...and stalling during operation!

Filed Apr 4, 2019 · Engine · 72,000 miles · NJ

I was driving on a busy street and the car suddenly started bucking and felt like it was going to stall. Fortunately, I was able to pull over. The car would not start and had to be towed.

Filed Apr 1, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 109,000 miles · AZ

My audi q5 2011 check engine and epc light continue to light up my dash, vehicle has been diagnosed by the dealership not once not twice but more than three times. Continues to have the same and similar misfires and actually seems to be getting hotter than usual, the engine. I've seen several complaints about recalls on the coolant pump,timing chain, fuel pump flange, fuel pump, wiring sensors, epc light ball joints, and the list goes on. What has me mostly concern is the recalls for all the fuel system components. For example emission control devices like the egr fuel cap fuel gauge sender, feel injection system fuel leaks stalling and hesitation , have you been seeing one or actually a couple where a fire was initiated while people were in the car . This is a huge safety concern for me and my family who drives the car practically every day it seems that even door car is out of warranty audi should be responsible for all these repairs and recalls and and make it right on their part . If we would've known this car was going to give us that much trouble after buying it from a certified dealer, we would've never even thought or imagined of driving a lemon . After this unfortunate experience and still ongoing one, and the way audi really doesn't take in consideration the safety of its clientele, or its families, I will never take in consideration of buying another audi in my life .

Filed Feb 11, 2019 · Fuel system · 96,000 miles · CO

2011 audi q5 wouldn't hold idle, wouldn't accelerate on city street, stalled at a turn check engine light came on and it wouldn't start back up not even turn over. It had to be towed to the mechanic. Fuel pump electronics faulty, they replaced the fuel pump module. Audi has 96k miles.

Filed Oct 15, 2018 · Engine · 93,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 audi q5. While driving 15 MPH, the vehicle stalled and could not be restarted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the engine failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact to call the federal safety agency. The dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 93,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2017 · Transmission · 85,000 miles · NY

While taking a left turn across traffic, the audi q5 3.2 transmission failed while shifting from 1st to 2nd gear. The audi q5 stalled and stopped and would not continue to drive. The engine seemed to be working properly; however, the gears would not engage and the car would not drive. The audi q5 displayed an error message "gearbox malfunction; you can continue driving (limited functionality)". After repeatedly restarting the audi q5 and attempting to shift the transmission it eventually engaged the gears allowing the car to be driven out of traffic. From that point on, it displayed this message almost continuously, being the worst in the morning, also losing reverse gear. I do a lot of hwy driving and always worry if I will get killed by oncoming traffic as it has stalled on me while entering the hwy also. Audi has been nothing but ignorant, pretending my car is the only one with this problem and not admitting to recalls for this problem in other countries. This is their factory problem which they quote 10k to fix, 2x cars trade in value or wholesale value.

Filed Jan 28, 2017 · Engine · 107,000 miles · OH

I have been treated so badly that I will never buy another audi. The manager has terrible leadership of the dealership and my service experience was a absolute disaster. I have been a loyal customer since I purchased by q5 (never missed a service appointment and always did it at the dealership). The engine has leaked oil the entire time. 3 years ago audi replaced the pistons due to a design defect (they paid for it). 4 days before my regularly scheduled service appointment my engine died while driving it home from work through a residential neighborhood. I had a half-mile warning something was wrong when the engine started sputtering. If I did not have my foot on the gas, the engine would stall. When I got it into my driveway and turned it off it would not restart. After 4-5 attempts, the engine would not turnover. So I had to tow my car to the dealership for assessment. The next day they tell me engine car was worthless and that I must put in a new engine for $11,000. They said they have seen engines fail around 105,000. Mine has 107,000. I asked why they did not alert me to this risk as I would have brought the car in sooner. I argued back until they reduced the price to $6,300 for new engine on a 6 year old car, and they would offer me $8,500 to trade it in on a new one. I do not have $6,300 to do invest. Besides, the engine in the q5 has had issues since I purchased it as a pre-certified vehicle in 2011. I am a single mom, and I have had to rent a car on my own for the last 2 weeks, while the service department "assessed" the engine issue. Today I finally gave up and I arranged for my q5 to be towed to a salvage yard. If audi would have worked with me on alerting me to possible engine failure issue at 105,000 miles; suggested fixing my car sooner; offering me a loaner during this process; or a better trade in value -- I would have bought another audi.