2025 Audi Q6 Sportback E-Tron problems

Filed Nov 4, 2026 · Brakes, Driver assistance · TN

My 2025 Audi Q6 e-tron brakes on its own without warning. The rear parking aid sensors detect obstacles that are not there and brake the car hard. The car has also braked abruptly while driving forward, including on the highway, with nothing in front of it. Most recent event: October 4th, on I-24, about 65 mph, the Audi slammed on the brakes, and there was no one in front of us and a car about 100 feet behind. I have been reporting this issue to Audi Downtown Nashville on January 13, 2026 at 1,765 miles, and the dealer performed a software update. On February 13, 2026 I brought it back for the same problem and was told to wait for a software update. On May 5, 2026, at 2,828 miles, the dealer cited Audi service bulletins PSS 2081827/1, PSS 2081841/1 and TSB 2077331/4, and made no correction because the fix was not yet released. That software update was installed July 27 to August 10, 2026 at the Audi Brentwood, at 3,429 miles. It took 15 days because of a module fault. The unexpected braking has continued since. The dealer says it has no further repair, and Audi has declined our buyback request (Audi case 07814693). We have mostly stopped driving the car because it is not safe. It has less than 5,000 miles on it.

Filed Oct 21, 2026 · Driver assistance, Electrical · TX

I brought my Audi Q6 e-tron into an authorized dealership for a mandatory factory safety recall service. Prior to this appointment, all Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS), including the front sensors, Front-Assist collision avoidance, and Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC), were operating 100% normally with zero faults. Immediately upon picking up the vehicle after the manufacturer's software update, the safety systems were completely disabled, and active dashboard warning lights were triggered. The dealership's service manager explicitly confirmed that the safety sensor hardware is completely intact but stated that the new factory recall software flash altered the vehicle's diagnostic tolerance parameters, resulting in an immediate software lockout of essential collision-avoidance safety systems. The manufacturer's safety update has successfully disabled active safety components on my vehicle.

Filed Oct 14, 2026 · Electrical, Fuel system · CA

This is the 3rd time I have had a "high-voltage electrical system malfunction." It was just towed to the dealership.

Filed Nov 2, 2025 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · SC

1.We were driving down a 4-lane divided road and the car abruptly and rapidly slow down at a cross road causing the car behind me to hit their brakes just barely avoiding a collision. There was no reason for this, there wasn’t a stop sign or signal just, a cross road. 2.Audi setup my wife’s phone so that she could use her phone and leave the key at home, guess what? The app(?) stopped working while she was shopping and when she came out the phone couldn’t open the door. Fortunately, she left her key in her purse and was able to operate her car. What would have happened if she was out in the wilderness or in an unsafe place when this happened? This issue could have put her well-being or life in jeopardy. 3.Driving down the highway with driver assist working is enjoyable until the road dips or the lines have faded and disappear for a “short” distance and then the car swerves. Again, this is putting lives in jeopardy. 4.Driving from Atlanta to my home with a car full of grandchildren my app stopped working, why? We decided to get off the highway and My Audi couldn’t figure out where a high voltage charging station was. Audi didn’t tell us we were low on power nor did it tell us where or when we needed to charge. So, we’re in the mountains with little power left trying to find an internet signal to find a charging station. The closest was at a private Country Club in the mountains, we went there but it was only 110v, no help. We finally found a small town with what I think was a 240v station and we had to wait 6-hours to get enough charge to make it back home. This could have been a real disaster. 5.My Audi App was restored by magic a day later. How and why did this happen when I struggled to get it to work when I had my grandchildren in the mountains? 6.My wife’s app still won’t login. The login just disappeared after working for 3 weeks. She’s made multiple attempts to get logged back in to no avail. 7.We have now been told that we can’t jo

Filed Oct 29, 2025 · CA

As I was driving northbound on Interstate 580 in Reno, NV, the sunroof exploded.

Filed Oct 21, 2025 · Driver assistance · FL

This vehicle was purchased from Audi Fort Lauderdale on July 31, 2025 and on the drive home, 9 safety systems were reported as not working. This has continued for 7 weeks and the dealer has attempted repair 5 times including software updates, front camera replacement, camera alignments and finally the major ECU replacement to no avail. There are many people on the Audi Etron forum complaining of the same or similar issues. My car has not functioned safely for a single day since purchase and Audi is dragging their feet on a buyback. The executive case manager said that they would ordinarily replace the vehicle but that ALL Q6 models are having safety issues!! See this video of what happens on car start: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Oct 21, 2025 · Airbags · AZ

5’8” 105lb person sitting in the front seat will result in the airbag indicator showing “off” for up to 15 mins of driving before turning “on”. Is happening on purchased vehicle and courtesy vehicle. I suspect the advanced airbag system is faulty.