Audi Q7 jerking problems

Filed Sep 23, 2025 · Driver assistance, Electrical · NC

The contact owns a 2025 Audi Q7. The contact stated that the Lane Departure: Lane Keep Assist unintendedly engaged. While driving 40-70 MPH and attempting to switch lanes, the vehicle jerked abnormally. The contact stated that the Lane Departure: Lane Keep Assist was turned off. The Lane Departure: Lane Keep Assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the local dealer on two occasions, and the contact was informed that the vehicle was operating as designed. The system was reset, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed May 6, 2025 · Driver assistance · GA

The system keeps turning itself on after I knowingly turn it off. I have seen that other customers have complained for the same reason. I have owned the car since 1/30/25, it has turned itself on average 1-2x per week since owning the car. There are a myriad of other software issues with the car that Audi refuses to fix. When it comes back on, if I do not immediately notice, making any lane change becomes very dangerous, or particularly in a panic situation, the steering wheel is jerked so hard by the car that it is not a safe system to have turned on.

Filed Jan 14, 2025 · Engine · OR

Drive system malfunction warning while driving on the highway at 75 mph and the car began sputtering, lugging, jerking and had to be manually shifted to get it safely off the highway. If we had been in traffic we would have been rear ended as the car drastically lost speed on the highway. Dealership initial diagnosis was a misfire in cylinder 4. Upon further inspection we were told that a piece of the exhaust manifold had broken off resulting in catastrophic engine failure and we needed to replace the long block at a quote of $32,000. Car had been serviced only at the Audi dealer and all Audi care maintenance had been completed. We had informed the dealer that the car was burning oil on two previous service visits and we were adding a quart every 1000 miles or so and we were told that was normal for a 2017 Q7 with over 80,000 miles on it. Last service inspection and Audi care package in September 2024 we were told the car was in great shape. Catastrophic engine failure in December 2024.

Filed Jun 19, 2024 · Driver assistance · MN

Lane keeping assistance jerks car into turn lanes at highway speeds. Happens consistently on MN State Hwy 316. I usually disable it to prevent an accident.

Filed Aug 16, 2023 · 26,789 miles · TX · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2021 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while driving at unknown speeds and making a left turn, the vehicle jerked and stalled. The contact was able to pull over into a parking lot. There was an unknown red message displayed regarding the pressure sensor. The driver sustained injuries to the head, arm, neck, and back, but medical attention was not provided. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 26,789. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jun 20, 2022 · Driver assistance, Electrical · MN

1.Interior color light bars: These light bars developed inconsistency. Audi repaired the inconsistency however now the light bars only display pink (not white) during start up. The dealership tried telling me it’s not pink, then claims to be color blind. I have artiest friends who maintain the color is pink. 2.Engine start-stop: Dealership confirms the Q7 will shut down as part of the start-stop feature before the vehicle has stopped. I explained to the dealership that the Q7 speedo claims moving 1 to 2 mph faster than it is moving. Therefore, during slow speed braking, stop sign, the Q7 will shut down before it stops moving. Without the engine on, the Q7 will lurch to a stop or and forcing the transmission to turn. 3. Low oil light comes on between oil changes sometimes.

Filed Jan 23, 2021 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 24,000 miles · CA · crash

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

Filed Apr 28, 2018 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 195,233 miles · FL

"takata recall" the shifting goes out when driving cause the vehicle to jerk or even holt in traffic. The dash locks up to a bold red. This causes the vehicle to drive at a slower speed and can not go above 45mph. Then the fuel starts to smell up the whole vehicle.

Filed Feb 8, 2018 · Fuel system · 115,000 miles · CA

Car decelerates rapidly while driving even through you have pressure on the accelerator. Then few jerks happen and car returns back to normal acceleration. This whole process repeats intermittently. This first happened on a busy freeway. Then this has been repeating frequently. Audi is unable to figure out the problem and are suggesting replacing the whole fuel system which may potentially fix the problem. They are not sure. I am not sure if this is a manufacturing issue which can start happening to other vehicles. But this is definitely a dangerous safety issue.

Filed Jun 7, 2016 · Driver assistance, Fuel system · 60,000 miles · NY

Pulling out making a left turn from a stop, vehicle suddenly hesitated, power to engine was intermittent and jerky, and acceleration was poor to none. Many warning lights came on (stability, tire pressure, anti-lock, etc.). Steering wheel was also shaking slightly (power steering motor?). Condition continued for about a mile while vehicle proceeded to home. Turning vehicle off and on resolved the problem. On initial call to dealership I was told "they do that sometimes; you need to turn off/on to reboot system". After taking for service four days later no issues were found other than some "misfiring" codes on date of event. I was told this was not a situation they've seen and no service bulletins existed on the behavior. As the initial problem continued until car was turned off/on it seems likely that the initial information from the dealership was correct and this is a computer control problem. We have owned the car since new and not experienced this issue before. The car currently has about 60k miles on it. Fortunately there were no injuries but a loss of power pulling into traffic is a very serious failure. If this is something that "happens sometimes and you need to turn the vehicle off/on to reboot the computer", it needs attention and needs to be rectified as a single occurrence is one too many.