Front right Marker light defect alert keeps pooping up and sounding an audible alarm while I am driving even through the marker light is working perfectly. Drive train alert comes on after I add oil and the vehicle starts hesitating while I accelerate.I just got a tune up which included new spark plus and a new coils. Problem came back even after the tune up within 3000 miles. Excessive oil loss. I constantly have to add a quart of oil even after I just got an oil change and tune up. Seeing oil in the cover shield that covers the entire engine. Seems like the oil is blowing out of the cap area where you add in oil. These problems are very costly for a vehicle that I ordinary love. Please advise what can be done because I can not pay for any more repairs out of pocket. There is only 80,100 mile on the vehicle.
Audi Q7 hesitation problems
14 of the 1,059 owner complaints about the Audi Q7 describe hesitation when accelerating, most of them for the 2017 model year.
- owner complaints
- 14
- worst model year
- 2017
- typical mileage
- 51,000
By model year
- 20201
- 20192
- 20181
- 20174
- 20151
- 20141
- 20131
- 20121
- 20091
- 20071
Often reported together
Warning lights 3Stalling 3Loss of power 3Shudder 2Oil consumption 2Jerking 2Door locks 2Check engine light 2
What owners say
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that upon a quick acceleration, the vehicle would hesitate upon depression of the accelerator pedal as an unknown warning light would appear on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the warning light would disappear upon restart of the vehicle. The contact also stated that the air bag warning light had also appeared on the instrument panel. In addition, the contact stated that the third-row seats would fail to adjust as needed. Upon investigation, the contact discovered the federal safety agency Campaign Numbers: 19V035000 (Fuel System, Gasoline), 16V955000 (Air Bags), and 16V641000 (Seats) which the contact linked to failures. The dealer was initially notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and informed that contact that each of the recalls that were referred to was already serviced prior to the recent failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
Our 2020 Audi Q7 (50,100 miles) suffered a catastrophic electrical failure while traveling on the freeway at 65+MPH. Suddenly the engine warning light went on, and then seconds later the entire interior lit up like a Christmas tree before it succumbed to a complete and catastrophic electrical failure. EVERYTHING failed – the car had zero power. No acceleration, brakes, steering, SOS, hazards / turn signals, brake lights, airbags, door locks, etc. My wife and child sat there in a steel box traveling at a high rate of speed while obstacles navigated around them; had they been hit, the air bags would not have deployed. This car nearly cost me my family. Audi replaced the alternator and the battery, and denied my buy-back claim because the incident hasn’t happened multiple times, and therefore doesn’t qualify for the lemon law. We continue to experience problems with the car – most recently: acceleration hesitation and recent warning lights saying 1. camera sensor failure (only to have them start working again), 2. tire pressure warnings (despite all the tire pressures being normal), and 3. warnings notifying me that lights are out (despite all lights operating normally). I believe Audi is underestimating the severity of the situation. We were fortunate that the initial failure on the freeway did not result in injuries or fatalities. I cannot fathom the idea of waiting for the vehicle to fail multiple times before taking it off the road, potentially putting lives at risk. The car has only been serviced at Audi dealerships. My family and I no longer feel safe in this car. While selling it is an option, I cannot, in good conscience, endanger someone else's life by not disclosing the vehicle's history and the well-known electrical defects Audi has.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated while driving 55-60 MPH, a message regarding the exterior passenger’s side marker light was displayed. Additionally, the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered and hesitated upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The message "Malfunction System. Contact Service" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that an unknown software needed to be updated; however, the dealer later informed the contact that the front passenger's side headlight assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 16V642000 (Electrical System, Exterior Lighting) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle the message “emergency vehicle malfunction" displayed and the vehicle began to sputter and hesitate before stalling. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the fuel pump had failed and needed to be replaced. The fuel pump was replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,000.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40-45 MPH, the vehicle was hesitating while driving. The vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of oil. The add oil indicator light was illuminated. The contact purchased 4 to 5 additional quarts of oil. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle was working as designed and there were no leaks found. The vehicle was taken to the dealer again for an oil consumption test. The contact was informed the vehicle was consuming 1 quart of oil. The recommendation was to install a condenser breather. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.
Faulty radar sensors and automatic emergency breaking system issues transmission problems (e.g. Hesitation on acceleration, failure to accelerate, jerking, shuddering, revving, surging, slipping, etc.) engine problems (e.g. Leaks, illumination of the check engine light, whining noise from the engine area, loss of power, stalling, rough running, etc.) electrical problems (e.g. Failure to start, door locks malfunction, illumination of the airbag warning light, steering system malfunctions, bluetooth, screen malfunction etc.) suspension problems excessive oil consumption steering system problems
Multiple warning lights come on at the same time including transmission, engine, ABS, esp, air bag and TPMS, while these lights are on vehicle hesitates and looses complete power, this condition happened in the middle of the highway and almost caused an accident, had to tow the vahicle home and eventually to my local audi dealership. I found on line technical bulletin sb-10053894-9766 which describes the exact sympthoms my vehicle is having, I strogly believe this should be a recall rather then a tsb
When attempting to crossover a busy intersection, and trying to determine the distance between the oncoming traffic and myself, the 2018 audi q7, has a hesitation before the vehicle starts it acceleration. I have had two occasions where the vehicle just would start a slow acceleration but would hesitate before engaging at its higher acceleration. This causing the oncoming vehicles nearly hitting my vehicle. I have taken this to the local audi dealership and said that is normal. I validated the operation, when they let me test a new audi q7, and had similar or worse symptoms. Their only work around is to engage the vehicle into "sport" mode. That mode helps with the response. Basically if, I step on the gas peddle, I should expect it to drive and be responsive and not hesitate. Having that hesitation, make it very difficult to determine when accelerate.
I have a 2014 audi q7 tdi and have just had the diesel gate recall fix to improve emissions. The fix has reduced mpg's and significant power to my car. I was told the car would only lose about 2mpg but it's more like 4-5mpg. The power loss is significant and makes the car dangerous to drive especially when pulling out into traffic. The hesitation puts all passengers in danger. The biggest safety issue has to do with the car was sold with a tow package. Nobody tested the diesel gate fix for owners who paid extra for a tow package. The car is down at least 10mpg with a light trailer and the shifting and power loss has made this q7 almost useless to tow. That was not told prior to the diesel gate fix. Putting and audi/vw/porsche on the road with a light trailer after the diesel gate fix is a safety issue for everyone on the road
Related recalls
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The model years with the most reports are 2017 (4 complaints), 2019 (2 complaints) and 2007 (1 complaints).
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