Audi Q7 Transmission Problems
26 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 12 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2018. Best year: 2025.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the contact became aware of an abnormal odor. The vehicle started shaking, and the drive train malfunction indicator was displayed. The contact ...
I am filing a formal complaint regarding serious safety-related defects in a newly purchased Audi vehicle. Immediately upon delivery, the car presented: • A faulty solenoid, a critical engine component, creating risks of...
The contact owns a 2017 Audi Q7. The contact stated that while attempting to shift into reverse, the transmission failed to recognize that the vehicle was in reverse. The message “Transmission Malfunction – You can Continue Driving�...
Audi Quattro (differential) noise is being heard while turning the car. The problem was identified to be due to different speeds between the front and rear differential, the locking effect of the center differential can differ significa...
When I was driving and trying to make a right turn to merge into the traffic, the transmission suddenly stalled and stuck in neutral, put my car in the right lane with large traffic on the lane and forced other cars to make sudden stop. ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED MAKING AN ABNORMAL NOISE FROM THE PASSENGER'S SIDE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO EXCEED 20 MPH. THE...
MY AUDIO Q7 HAD THROTTLE DELAY ISSUES SOON AFTER PURCHASE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER TOLD ME ALL TESTS WERE NORMAL AND RETURNED THE CAR. PROBLEMS CONTINUED, ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THERE IS TYPICALLY A DELAY OF ABOUT 3 SE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 AUDI Q7. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE PARKING BRAKE AND EXITED THE VEHICLE TO REMOVE A CHILD FROM THE REAR SEAT. HE STATED THAT THE ...
THE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED INCREASED MOTOR OIL CONSUMPTION IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS . THE VEHICLE HAS USED ABOUT 3 QUARTS OF OIL IN LESS THAN 2,000 MILES. I WAS TOLD AT THE AUDI OF RIVERSIDE DEALER THAT THIS COMMON. THE VEHICLE HAD 98,000...
AFTER JUST MERGING TO I695 W FROM TRAVELING SOUTH ON I95 VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AFTER GOING FULL THROTTLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKE OVERRIDE. IT APPEARED THAT THE THROTTLE PEDAL WAS SOMEHOW STUCK AND WOULD NOT COME BAC...
WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY LOSES POWER. A WARNING ON THE DASH SHOWS "GEARBOX MALFUNCTION" AND THE VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE. ONCE OVER SO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE CAN BE TURNED OFF, AND THEN ...
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...