2013 Audi Q7: windshield wiper failure

7 of the 44 complaints about the 2013 Audi Q7 describe windshield wiper failure.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 16%
typical mileage: 84,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 38 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Windshield wiper failure by model year

2025
1
2015
2
2014
2
2013
7
2012
2
2011
7
2010
3
2009
2
2008
2
2007
4

What owners say

Filed Feb 5, 2024 · Visibility · KS

1. Entire Passenger windshield wiper arm flew off of car during a rain storm on the highway. Needed replaced. This caused me to have obstructed vision. No warning lights or symptoms before it happened. 2. Passenger windshield wiper got stuck straight up, caught by driver wiper and pulled off. Needed replaced again. Obstructed vision, not able to use wipers until I was able to pull over and correct it.

Filed May 13, 2019 · Visibility · 100,000 miles · NY

I was driving today on the highway and the windshield mechanism on my 2013 audi q7 snapped in half and flew off the car in heavy rains. Additionally, the only side affected by this is the passenger side windshield wiper; the driver side and back continue to work

Filed Mar 12, 2019 · Visibility · 105,000 miles · NC

Takata recall. Right passenger side wiper broke off while driving down a city street in greensboro nc. I had the wipers on the first setting in low intermittent mode. The wiper bowed up. It did not fly off my car thankfully because I was going about 45 MPH. I was able to turn into a gas station and remove it and place it in my car. I am looking into trying to getting it repaired. I don't have to cost to replace it yet. This is a safety issue due to me not being able to see out of my windshield entirely. If the wipers were on full mode it could have flown off and struck another vehicle. The arms of these vehicles were poorly manufactured and there should be a recall and for those of us who had to pay to get it fixed should be reimbursed.

Filed Aug 3, 2018 · Visibility · 65,500 miles · FL

While driving at highway speed's in a blinding rainstorm, the entire passenger windshield wiper arm broke and flew off the car into the traffic behind.

Filed Mar 1, 2018 · Visibility · 84,000 miles · LA

I was driving on a rainy night on a rural city street and the passenger wiper arm just broke off. I was kind of startled. I am positive that I didn't hit anything and I've several other complaints online of this happening to other audi owners. This could be a major safety hazard if this was the hit someone while driving.

Filed Feb 10, 2018 · Visibility · 70,000 miles · VA

While driving and just about to turn in to the highway I was and using the wipers on medium speed the passsneger side wiper blade base snapped right off!!!! The wiper blade was fine but the metal arm just snapped! . I had to pull over to see what happened no got the wiper from the base of the hood and out right in the car to take it to audi to have it fixed. Thank goodness it didn't fly off and hit someone else.

Filed Oct 2, 2017 · Visibility · 57,100 miles · LA

Wife pulled into garage on a stormy day and I was standing on passenger side with my 3 year old son. Passenger wiper arm snapped off and flew toward us and almost stabbed my 3 year old. At first I thought it was the wiper blade, but it was the whole entire arm. The broken end was sharpen like a knife blade...updated 10/06/17 *bf updated 10/17/2017