Audi Q7 engine problems
59 complaint narratives mention engine terms.
Key facts
1,034 owner complaints analyzed
32 distinct recall campaigns
55,768 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 384 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Engine operation evidence
59 of 1,034 complaints match this topic (5.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10190247 · 2007-05-09 (May 9, 2007)
IN AUGUST OF 2006 I SIGNED A THREE YEAR LEASE FOR THE NEW AUDI Q7, 4.2. RIGHT FROM THE START, I ENCOUNTERED A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. ONLY BY REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND THEN APPLYING FULL PRESSURE WILL I START MOVING AGAIN. THIS WAS NOT A LAG NOR A HESITATION, SINCE WITHOUT REMOVING MY FOOT FROM THE PEDAL THE CAR SIMPLY WILL NOT MOVE. DEPENDING ON THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATOR OR ACCELERATOR TO BRAKE SEQUENCE, THE CAR WILL EITHER COME A FULLY U…
Owner-reported narrative. 15 miles reported. Look up ODI 10190247 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10490719 · 2013-01-02 (January 2, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED RAPIDLY AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT A CHIP IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10490719 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10493921 · 2013-01-16 (January 16, 2013)
2007 AUDI Q7. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOSS OF POWER TO VEHICLE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING . *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO GLIDE TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE REPAIRS WERE ALLEGEDLY MADE. HOWEVER, ON DECEMBER 31, 2012, WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AGAIN.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10493921 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10509255 · 2013-04-23 (April 23, 2013)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF FOUR YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS EACH TIME AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL WAS CAUSING THE SPARK PLUGS TO MISFIRE. THE DEALER RECOMMENDED HAVING THE FUEL LINES CLEANED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEA…
Owner-reported narrative. 55,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10509255 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10548841 · 2013-10-21 (October 21, 2013)
DRIVING MY CAR WHEN I HEARD POP AND CAR STALLED. ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SAID OIL PUMP WENT AND CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SEIZE. KNOW I HAVE TO REPLACE ENGINE. CAR WAS AT DEALER TWO WEEKS PRIOR AND ISSUE NOT ADDRESSED. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 79,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10548841 at NHTSA ↗