2007 Audi Q7: water leaks into the cabin

Filed Sep 17, 2023 · Electrical · AK

Water leakage into the driver’s side floor panel. Water leakage seeped into battery compartment below driver’s seat which is a result of a sunroof drain problem. New Battery was installed for only 3 months before the low battery charge warning light came on. Car will not start at times. Water leakage into electrical components that lead to the MMI not turning on or working at all. The MMI shut off first, then the battery became faulty. The car has been jumped at least 10 times due to the water damage, which proposes a risk to the driver. The electrical components are being flooded, which is a safety issue and proposes a safety hazard to the driver and all passengers. The electrical is at risk for further damage. This problem has been reported by others many times. Other warning lights such as the air bag light comes on and goes off, which is a safety risk if the air bags are faulty and the driver cannot tell if the malfunction is electronics based caused by water damage.

Filed Jun 21, 2022 · Body · 100,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2007 Audi Q7. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH or slower, there was water coming into the vehicle on the driver's and passenger's side of the floorboard. The contact stated there was no rain, and the location of the leak was unknown. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure; however, the contact was informed they were not able to repair the vehicle due to the age of the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Apr 7, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 100,000 miles · NC

The rear sunroof leaks around the seal and leaks down into the electronics of the car. The drain tubes are ran through the electronics compartment causing it to short out the system and causing the check engine light and tire sensor lights to come on and not be able to be reset. The sunroof not only leaks from the drain tubes but also around the seal, also causing the water to drain into the electrical compartment which causes the same issue even after the drain tubes are repaired. You can find this issue listed all over the internet help sites as well as you tube. This is a very common issue with this model vehicle, and is a design flaw that audi is refusing to fix and passing on the cost to the consumer. To repair the amp and water leak is upwards of $6000. The consumer should not be responsible for assuming the expense of a manufacturer design flaw. The leak occurs in the rear sunroof of this model audi and is a issue that is listed all over the internet and audi has not made it a recall.

Filed Dec 22, 2017 · Electrical · NJ

My audi q7 has a leak from the sunroof, which damaged the bose amp, because of that, the radio, backup camera, the whole mmi system is not working. Also for that reason the battery is not holding energy, the amp is draining the battery. This is an factory issue, I took the car to the dealer and was told it will cost over $4,000 to fix it. Audi of america should do a recall for this issue, water getting in contact with the electrical part of the car is a big hazard, it can start a fire or other parts of the electric system could malfunction, and could eventually lead to an accident. I'm not sure if this water leak damage the passenger airbag but I also getting a light for the airbag on the cluster.

Filed May 23, 2016 · Electrical · NY

Electoral battery drain issue , water leak in the electric from sun-roof ,

Filed Jan 1, 2016 · Electrical · 64,000 miles · CA

Electrical issue due to the faulty sunroof water drain hoses(connection for hoses). Like all (all) audi q7 owners I have encouraged problems with my complete electrical system in the car. Water leaked from sunroof down to most electrical components in the car which are hidden behind upholstery. Audi is full of electronics including safety systems in the car. My mmi system died due to amplifier getting wet. After mmi, battery drained out after just 7 hours that car has been sitting in the parking lot. All dealerships know about this and audi is still ripping off all the q7 owners on this issue. Too bad is that in long run they will lose a lot of customers.full repair of sunroof hoses and replacement of audi amplifier which is first part that gets affected from water costed me almost $4000. Not to mention that I still stains from water on my roof liner. I contacted audi of america and they will not admit fault, want me to go to dealership and pay again for inspection. Yeah. Good luck. I will never see audi dealership again and never buy another audi.

Filed Feb 18, 2014 · Body, Electrical · 55,000 miles · VA

Draining system in the roof of vehicle seems to be a design/engineering flaw. In under 4 years, water leaked into the interior front and rear of car causing issues with the amplifier and who knows what else. Dealer says it was not covered under warranty and estimates $1600 to fix the drain issues and $2200 for the blown amplifier.