2017 Audi Q7: sunroof shattered

7 of the 323 complaints about the 2017 Audi Q7 describe sunroof shattered.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 12,015
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 75 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Sunroof shattered by model year

2025
1
2023
1
2022
2
2019
2
2018
3
2017
7
2015
3
2014
2
2013
1
2012
1
2011
1
2010
1

What owners say

Filed Jul 21, 2022 · TX

Sunroof suddenly exploded while driving, no other vehicles or flying objects around. The glass broke into several small pieces. It had the potential to shatter glass on me & my family while riding in the suv. The same issue has been reported by several individuals on the Audi world website. My vehicle is currently at a repair facility & being inspected by the insurance company. There were no warning signs. It suddenly occurred.

Filed Mar 14, 2022 · CA

Without warning, my 2017 Audi Q7 sunroof exploded, with glass exploding outward and shards deposited on the closed mesh sun/shade screen. I was alarmed by a loud explosive noise, thinking a tire blow-out, but the sunscreen had literally exploded. I escaped being injured by flying glass shards because the sun/shade was drawn closed so glass did not enter the cabin. Only the retractable piece of the sunroof glass exploded, the rear glass remained intact. I contacted my local Audi dealer for a replacement part and asked him to research if the sunroof glass was defective. The dealership has not alluded to any defect study of Audi Q7 sunroof glass shattering. Upon repair, Audi service team concluded that both pieces of the panoramic sunroof must be replaced because ‘ they changed the profile of the glass and now the new front glass does not line up properly to the rear glass’. The entire sunroof was replaced at my expense.

Filed Nov 10, 2020 · Body · 30,935 miles · NC · 1 injury

My sunroof/moonroof spontaneously exploded as I was sitting completely stationary at a traffic light on a perfectly sunny day. Nothing hit my car or the sunroof. I was less than 2 miles from my house on a secondary road with minimal traffic. The sound was like a gunshot, which is what I thought it was for a brief moment. The glass exploded with such force that fine shards of glass were embedded in the leather and my skin. Sunglasses saved my eyes, and I was able to remove most of the glass with a lint roller from my arms and hands and face.

Filed Sep 9, 2019 · 44,800 miles · TX

Sunroof exploded while driving at high speed on a highway in texas. First we heard a big loud boom thinking we got hit, or we had a tire blew up, then we realized we were covered in shattered glass all over the front seat and second row (sun shade was open). We were lucky this time since no other vehicle was near us and no one got hurt. This is a major safety concern that needs to be addressed.

Filed Dec 3, 2018 · Body · 7,150 miles · NJ

I and my wife were driving down in our audi q7 2017 model on I-95 south (between exit 12 and 11) in car lanes in nj when the sunroof exploded and shattered by itself. It was around 9am on saturday. There was no traffic around us and we did not see anything hit the car. This could not be impact related.

Filed Oct 25, 2017 · Brakes · 12,015 miles · MN

When moving the car in reverse from overnight parking in my garage, the brakes squeal excessively. This sound does not occur when braking while moving in a forward direction. The car stops appropriately, but the sound it quite loud in reverse braking mode. The sunroof creeks and pops during city driving and highway driving. I just read an article on consumerreports.com about exploding sunroof problems and I'm concern that this could happen due to lack of reporting and manufacturers not taking ownership of the defect. Popping sounds coming from my sunroof have me concerned about my panoramic sunroof exploding during travel in the vehicle

Filed Oct 25, 2017 · 10,000 miles · TX

After a short drive in hot texas, I parked my car to pick up my daughter. Came back out to an empty lot and chatted with another parent in front of the car. While doing so my sunroof "exploded", nothing landed on it, and we were far from the road or any buildings. Needless to say had we been in the car and driving it would have been a huge safety concern, there was tiny pieces of class everywhere. And it said a loud noise when it happened, and I am sure that would have created issues driving 60 MPH, which I did 10 minutes earlier.