2019 Audi Q7

With 49,520 miles, low coolant warning came on during vehicle start up. Periodic checks had not revealed a drop in coolant. Added coolant to minimum line, and drove to dealer for 50k mile servicing. Water pump had failed! Good thing it was under warranty. Replaced at no cost. It would have been a $1500 repair otherwise. Water pumps should not fail at 50k miles, not on a car this expensive. Audi had a massive recall on earlier model years of this car - it appears the current design is no better.

WHILE OVERTAKING ANOTHER CAR ON A 2 LANE ROAD UNDER HIGH ACCELERATION (90 MPH) IT APPEARED THAT ALL ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS IN THE CAR FAILED. THE DISPLAY SHOWED SEVERAL SYSTEMS FAILING AFTER ANOTHER AND BEEPING INDICATORS WERE HEARD. THE POWER BREAKING FAILED, ONLY NON-POWER ASSISTED BREAKING, POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE ENGINE STALLED DURING THE TIME WHILE OVERTAKING ANOTHER CAR. I COULD STILL OVERTAKE THE OTHER VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE STOP THE CAR ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN PARKING I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION, STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED LATER ON THAT DAY. THEN AFTER THAT EVENT THE SOS MALFUCTION WARNING CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE ORANGE LED (SEE PICTURE). THIS HAD NO DIRECT EFFECT ON DRIVING AND THIS WARNING STAYED ON FOR ABOUT A WEEK. SUDDENLY THAT WARNING DISAPPEARED.

I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 55 MILES PER HOUR IN THE CENTER LANE ON THE INTERSTATE. SHORTLY AFTER SHIFTING THE CAR INTO SPORT MODE, THE VEHICIE HAD SEQUENTIAL MALFUNCTION NOTIFICATIONS APPEAR ON MY SCREEN. THE SPECIFIC ORDER IS DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER DUE TO THE RAPIDNESS OF THE WHOLE SITUATION. THE MALFUNCTIONS APPEARING ON THE SCREEN OVER THE STEERING WHEEL WERE: TRACTION CONTROL MALFUNCTION, TPMS (TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION, AUTOMATIC START/STOP SYSTEM: MALFUNCTION, START/STOP SYSTEM: MALFUNCTION, AND A DRIVE SYSTEM: MALFUNCTION. THE MAJORITY OF THESE WARNINGS SAID TO PLEASE CONTACT SERVICE. WHILE THE MALFUNCTIONS APPEARED THE ENGINE OF MY CAR STOPPED WORKING, ACCELERATION STOPPED WORKING, AND THE ENGINE DID NOT MAINTAIN THE CURRENT SPEED. THE VEHICLE ESSENTIALLY DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHILE I WAS TRAVELLING IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER (AFTER OTHER DRIVERS ALLOWED ME OVER). ONCE STOPPED I TURNED OFF THE CAR, PRESSED THE START/STOP BUTTON WHICH RESULTED IN A REPEAT OF THE START/STOP MALFUNCTION INDICATOR, AND IT INSTRUCTED ME TO 'MANUALLY START'. I THEN PRESSED THE BUTTON OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THE CAR THEN RESTARTED. THE CAR SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY TO THE LOCAL AUDI DEALERSHIP.