Table 1 shows one common steering related problems of the 2018 Audi Q7.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Steering problems |
The contact owns a 2018 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph and attempting to make a left turn, the steering wheel seized without warning. The contact stated that the passenger’s side front and rear wheels struck the curb causing the vehicle to spin out. The contact was able to regain control of the vehicle. The vehicle was brought to a stop and was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering rack had failed due to a loss of communication with the steering module. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,851.
There is rapid pecking noise / vibration when traveling during all right directional curves in the road. When I head in to a slight curve where the steering wheel only needs to be moved a few degrees to the right, the noise is such that I can feel it around the firewall and footwell of both driver and passenger side not to mention it is very loud and annoying. I notified bill jacobs BMW along with the brakes squeeling while backing up) where I bought the vehicle and they said to take it to an Audi dealer. I went to Audi of lexington ky and they were wanting to charge me over 8k to replace the exhaust. I did have the exhaust replaced and new front brakes completely replaced and the issue for both are still present. Very dissapointed since I found two TSB's relating to my vehicle after paying so much for the work. There is a TSB for the exhaust downpipe and mounts as well as a TSB for squealing brakes. Being told, all german cars have squeaky brakes is bs.
My Audi with 42k miles ran out of gas on the interstate highway without any warning. Failure was a fuel sending unit which provides fuel quantity info and the low fuel light. The erroneous display indicated just less than half tank and the display indicated 185 miles to empty. This failure of the engine to suddenly quit on a busy freeway is potentially catastrophic! at a minimum there should be a safety recall requiring the Audi company to design the low fuel light to be on a separate circuit.
~tl- the contact owns a 2018 Audi Q7. The contact stated while driving 25 mph at a warning light illuminated on dash board stating steering malfuntcon please vehicle. . The contact pulled over the vehicle to a book store and attempted restart the vehicle, however the message was still there. The contact left the vehicle at book store parking lot over night. The conact had the manufacture towed vehicle to local dealer bell Audi (782 us-1, edison, NJ 08817) who diagnosed the failure as steering wheel system issue that would need to be replace, the vehicle was not repaired due to cost. The manufacture was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,328.
Purchased a new 2018 Audi Q7 late June 2018 with goodyear eagle all season tires (285/45r20). After about 24,000 miles, notice steering was drifting towards the passenger side while driving on highway and road in normal conditions. Then notice both front tires started to "chunk" on outer edges of tire. Rear tires are still in good shape and wearing evenly at 7/32 tread depth. Dealer at fremont, CA acknowledge this is a known issue and will not replace tires after 12,000 miles. Per dealer report, lf and rf are "5+ cupping". Dealer service advisor recommended to call goodyear. Call goodyear toll free number to file a warranty claim. Goodyear also acknowledge Audi is aware this is an issue on vehicle and provided a warranty claim number. Very surprised both goodyear and Audi acknowledge there is a design defect but dealer is not willing to replace tires under manufacture warranty especially since car is drifting to the right under normal driving conditions. Drifting could be a safety issue and potentially create an accident.
Steering wheel does not align with the driver seat; the center of the seat is about 1" (one inch) to the right of the center of the steering wheel.
The brakes have squealed since 3k miles. No matter the weather conditions may be. We have been told that is normal, but I am researching otherwise. At 5am leaving the home, the brakes squeal, at 2pm squealing, 5pm squealing, midnight squealing. For being a luxury vehicle I love and trust, this makes me extremely nervous and embarrassed when neighbors are out and hear this squealing. The brake foot pedal does not glide when being used. The steering wheel has a locking motion when being used on turns.