2014 Audi Q7

DURING A HEAVY RAIN, THE TWO WIPERS LOCKED EACH OTHER UP, THE DRIVER SIDE MOVED DOWN BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DID NOT, CAUSE THE LOCKED UP, PUTTING ME IN A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION, LUCKILY, IT WAS A OVERPASS NEAR BY AND I STAYED THERE UNTIL THE RAIN WAS STOPPED. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE BLUEGRASS AUDI IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY TO REPORT THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I DON'T MIND TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR, BUT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, SOMEONE MAY GET INJURED OR KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS DEFECTIVE FROM AUDI.

I WAS DRIVING 40-45 MPH GO STRAIGHT ON THE LEFT LANE OF TWO LANES CITY ROAD WITH 45 MPH LIMIT. ONE CAR CAME OUT FROM MY RIGHT SIDE COMMUNITY AND MAKE LEFT TURN. IT SUDDENLY APPEARED IN FRONT OF ME, I BARELY HAD TIME TO STEP ON BRAKE AND HIT HER CAR. HER CAR WAS HIT PRETTY BAD AND MY Q7 FRONT WAS MESSED UP PRETTY BADLY. THE PROBLEM IS THE AIRBAD WAS NEVER DEPLOYED.

PASSENGER SIDE WIPER FAILED WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. APPEARS MANY AUDI Q7 OWNERS EXPERIENCED THIS FAILURE. NOT SURE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WHEN WIPER FAILED, I HAD FAMILY IN MY CAR AND I LOST VISIBILTY ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND HARM TO MY FAMILY FOR A RECURRING ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED AS IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. THE WIPERS WERE ON AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE PASSENGER WIPER STOPS AND BECOMES ENTAGLED WITH THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER BREAKING THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER BECAUSE THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER CONTINUED TO OPERATE. HAD I CONTINUED OPERATING WINDSHIELD WIPERS THE DRIVER SIDE WIPER ARM WOULD HAVE SNAPPED IN HALF LIKE OTHER OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED POSSIBLE DEATH TO OTHERS ON HIGHWAY DUE TO WIPER DEBRIS HITTING OTHER VEHICLE WINDSHIELDS AND CAUSING A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. IN ADDITION CAUSING MY LOSS OF VISIBILTY AND CRASHING INTO HIGHWAY OBJECT OR ANOTHER VEHICLE.

I BOUGHT MY AUDI Q7 CERTIFIED PRE OWNED FROM AN AUDI DEALERSHIP. SOON AFTER I GOT IT I REALIZED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES GOT STUCK ON A FAST ACCELERATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR A RECALL AND ALSO TOOK IT IN FOR EVALUATION. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FLOOR MATS, THE MATS WERE REMOVED/CHANGED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AND AS I CHECK FOR RECALLS WITH THAT ISSUE I DON'T SEE ANY IN THE SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO REALLY GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL WITH POWER BRAKING AND OTHER EMERGENCY BRAKING TECHNIQUES, OR I WOULD'VE CRASHED. I JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER NOW TO EXPECT A RUN-A-WAY CAR SITUATION IF I HAVE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE: FIRST TIME WAS A 0-60 MPH ACCELERATION, OTHER TIMES WAS AN THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANE OR OVERTAKE ACCELERATION TOOK OVER. I AM ALSO NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT BESIDES GETTING RID OF THE CAR!

THE VW/AUDI DIESEL "FIX" IS NOT WORKING AS PROMISED AND THE VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THIS "FIX" MAY CAUSE A SAFETY RISK TO THE PUBLIC. 2 HOURS AFTER PICKING UP MY AUDI Q7 3.0 TDI FROM THE DEALER, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO PICK UP EASTER SUPPLIES WITH MY 2 YOUNG KIDS AND WHILE PULLING OUT OF BJ'S WHOLESALE STORE ONTO A 4 LANE HIGHWAY THE CARS ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. THE CAR WAS STALLED AND LEFT UNRESPONSIVE AND SHE ALMOST GOT STRUCK BY AND LARGE TRUCK. LUCKY NOBODY WAS INJURED THIS TIME BUT THIS DIESEL "FIX" HAS MUFFLED THESE ENGINES REDUCING TORQUE AND CAUSES THEM TO STALL AT LOW RPM'S. THE DEALERS BLAME VW/AUDI AND AUDI BLAMES THE DEALERS. I'M NOT SURE WHEN SOMEONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BUT I HOPE IT'S BEFORE SOMEONE DIES!!!!!!!

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

THIS MORNING MY WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT OF ONE SUPERMARKET. I USED THE KEY TO START THE CAR AND OPENED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO LOAD THE STUFF. MY NANNY OPENED 2ND ROW PASSENGER SIDE DOOR TO SIT MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR SEAT. AFTER THEN WE BOTH CLOSED THE DOORS. I TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND MY NANNY TRIED TO OPEN THE 2ND ROW DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. BUT WE COULDN'T OPEN BOTH DOORS! I TRIED TO OPEN THE TRUNK. BUT I COULDN'T OPEN IT. ALL DOORS JUST AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED WHEN THE CAR WAS FULLY STOPPED AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. MY 16 MONTHS OLD BABY WAS LOCKED IN THE CAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06/23/2017 TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER FOR AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, REPAIR FINISHED 06/30/2017 DUE TO CRACKED CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT IN A WIRING BUNDLE THAT DOES NOT FLEX WITH MOVEMENT OF SEAT. CONNECTOR UNDER DRIVER'S SEAT IN A WIRING BUNDLE SHORTED ONE MONTH AFTER SEAT WAS REMOVED FOR BATTERY REPLACEMENT. DISABLING ALL AIRBAGS AND SEAT BELT MODULE. VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON CITY STREET WHEN AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. MY CONCERN IS REMOVING THE DRIVER'S SEAT OR STRESS CAN CAUSE CRACKING OF THIS SEATBELT CONNECTOR DISABLING THE AIRBAGS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

RANDOMLY, WHEN THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP, THE WHEEL WILL TURN TO THE RIGHT 90 DEGREES, YET THE CAR WOULD GO STRAIGHT. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING TOO. THE WHEEL TURNS TO THE RIGHT 90 DEGREES, YET THE CAR GO STRAIGHT. YOU HAVE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL BACK TO STRAIGHT. DEALER SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND CAN'T DUPLICATE THE EVENTS. A LOUD CLUNKING/BANGING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THE WHOLE VEHICLE WILL SHAKE. THE DEALER DID DUPLICATE THE NOISE, YET THEY COULDN'T TELL US WHAT WAS CAUSING IT SO THEY REPLACED THE DIFFERENTIAL. THAT DIDN'T STOP THE NOISE, SO THE DEALER BROUGHT IN A TECHNICIAN FROM CORPORATE. THIS PERSON FOUND NOTHING WRONG. AFTER HAVING THE CAR TO THE DEALER 5 TIMES, THEY TOLD US THERE IS NOTHING WRONG. MANY TIMES, THE BACK-UP CAMERA WILL NOT TURN OFF AFTER THE CAR GOES FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THIS MEANS THE RADIO/NAVIGATION CAN'T BE USED. SOMETIMES WHEN THE CAR IS PUT INTO DRIVE FROM REVERSE, THE CAMERA WOULD TURN OFF, BUT THE RADIO WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. WHEN THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND NOT RUNNING, THE RADIO WILL TURN ON WHEN THE CAR DOOR WAS OPENED AND CAN'T BE TURNED OFF. TO RESET THINGS, THE CAR HAS HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED OR TURNED ON AND THEN OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM. ALSO, WHEN TRYING TO OPEN THE BACK HATCH USING THE RELEASE ON THE DRIVER DOOR, IT WOULDN'T WORK. YOU NEEDED TO TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON, IN ORDER TO GET IT TO WORK.