2008 AUDI Q7 Problems & Recalls
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Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2007-2012 Audi Q7 and 2009-2012 Audi Q5 vehicles, previously repaired under NHTSA recall 16V-660. These vehicles were previously re...
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Audi Q5, and 2007-2012 Audi Q7 vehicles equipped with gasoline engines. The fuel pump flange on the affected v...
This issue closely resembles Audi recall campaign 97CB (NHTSA campaign ID 16V642000), with details available at [XXX] . In my case, the marker light itself is functioning properly, but the vehicle is displaying a false error message: "Front Right Side Marker Light Defective." This poses safety risks...
The contact owns a 2008 Audi Q7. The contact stated that fuel was leaking from the fuel tank onto the ground. There was an abnormal odor of fuel detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was prev...
Mileage: 95,000
My vehicle [XXX] has a few symptoms that no Audi dealer or European repair shop can tell me the issue first the EPG blinks on then the vehicle won’t start Then once it finally starts up in the parking gear it’s revving up as if I pressing on the gas it does this on its own my check engine light...
My vehicle [XXX] has a few symptoms that no Audi dealer or European repair shop can tell me the issue first the EPG blinks on then the vehicle won’t start Then once it finally starts up in the parking gear it’s revving up as if I pressing on the gas it does this on its own my check engine light...
My vehicle [XXX] has a few symptoms that no Audi dealer or European repair shop can tell me the issue first the EPG blinks on then the vehicle won’t start Then once it finally starts up in the parking gear it’s revving up as if I pressing on the gas it does this on its own my check engine light...
Unknown my esp fault was blinking then my car wouldn’t start took it to Audi of Bedford and and another European auto and was told they didn’t know why my vehicle wouldn’t start After 8 days of sitting it finally started back up still with no explanation as to why it didn’t start
Unknown my esp fault was blinking then my car wouldn’t start took it to Audi of Bedford and and another European auto and was told they didn’t know why my vehicle wouldn’t start After 8 days of sitting it finally started back up still with no explanation as to why it didn’t start
Unknown my esp fault was blinking then my car wouldn’t start took it to Audi of Bedford and and another European auto and was told they didn’t know why my vehicle wouldn’t start After 8 days of sitting it finally started back up still with no explanation as to why it didn’t start
Good day, I took the car for the oil change and was advised by auto repairman that there is a fuel leak underneath the rear passenger side seat and the issue has a recall by Audi. Repairman stated he was unable to fix it due to the recall and instructed me to contact Audi direct to have the issue ...
Good morning, As of two days ago I began smelling gas when I exited my vehicle. I paid it no mind at the time since I was parked amongst other vehicles in the parking lot and this has never happened before or at least since I owned the vehicle. I placed a card board box under the vehicle just to sen...
I have an audi 2008 q7, that has a gas leak of some kind. Local mechanic says that it could be fuel pump leak. I looked for recalls to this problem and found two for 2008 q7 gas leaks. When I contacted the local audi dealership and gave them my vin, they said no recalls on that vin. When I called Au...
The contact owns a 2008 Audi Q7. The contact stated that his vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16V660000 (Fuel System, Gasoline). The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer where the recall repair was performed. Two years later the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign number: 18V...
Mileage: 146,000
MY AUDI Q7 WAS CONDUCTED SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA: 16V660) LAST 2017, BUT AFTER RECALL THE CONDITION WAS SAME AS PREVIOUS. THE CONDITION WAS GAS SMELL INSIDE PASSENGER CABIN, AND OUTSIDE (IN WAY OF EXHAUST PIPE..). WHEN I DRIVE COUPLE OF MINUTES, I FELT HEADACHE AND CAN'T DRIVE CONTINUED. I HAD VISITING...
Mileage: 10,000
MY AUDI Q7 WAS CONDUCTED SAFETY RECALL (NHTSA: 16V660) LAST 2017, BUT AFTER RECALL THE CONDITION WAS SAME AS PREVIOUS. THE CONDITION WAS GAS SMELL INSIDE PASSENGER CABIN, AND OUTSIDE (IN WAY OF EXHAUST PIPE..). WHEN I DRIVE COUPLE OF MINUTES, I FELT HEADACHE AND CAN'T DRIVE CONTINUED. I HAD VISITING...
Mileage: 10,000
MY PASSENGER WINDSHIELD WIPER FLEW OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS RAINING PRETTY HARD AND THE AUTOMATIC WIPERS WERE GOING PRETTY FAST WHEN SUDDENLY IT SNAPPED OFF AND FLEW BEHIND ME. THIS HAPPENED ON MAY 17, 2018. THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER Q7'S ...
Mileage: 111,000
HI, MY CAR WAS FOUND HAS BAD GAS SMELL BACK ON SEP 27TH, AND WE BROUGHT CAR TO MIDAS AUTO SERVICE TO CHECK IT UP. LATER THEY CALLED ME THE FUEL PUMP IS CRACKED AND FUEL IS LEAKING WHICH NEED BE FIXED ASAP TO PREVENT FIRE RISK. THEN WE ASK THEM TO DO IT. THEY FINISHED THE FIX ON SAME DAY AND WE PAID...
DRIVING ON A CAUSEWAY WHILE RAINING AND SUDDENLY PASSENGER SIDE WIPER ARM BROKE. IT MADE HUGE NOISE AND THANKS GOD IT DID NOT BREAK THE WINDSHEILD OR HIT ANYBODY BEHIND THE WHEEL. COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE. SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON AUDIWORLD FORUM BUT NO REMEDY. I ORDERED ONE AND REPLACING ONE NOW. BU...
Mileage: 130,000
WHILE DRIVING AND MAKING TURNS I WATER COMES OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD. IT COMES OUT ON BOTH THE DRIVE AND PASSENGER SIDE DEPENDING ON WHICH WAY I'M TURNING. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO AUDI AND HAVE READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING. WHAT I HAVE FOUND OUT IS THAT IT IS A DRAIN...
Mileage: 75,000
MY CAR HAS A RECALL FOR A FUEL TANK FLANGE AND THE DEALER HAS BEEN TELLING ME SINCE DECEMBER 2016 THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT IN STOCK. I'M GETTING THE RUN-AROUND, EITHER YOUR RECALL IS BS OR THEY ARE IGNORING ME. WHICH IS IT?
TAKATA RECALL .I WAS SOLD A VEHICLE UNAWARE OF RECALL AND IT ALSO HAD A OIL LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS.
MY LIGHTS FREQUENTLY BURN OUT, DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, LOWER LIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, NIGHT LAMPS. I'VE HAD TO REPLACE MORE BULBS THAN OIL CHANGES. PLEASE HELP, THIS IS COSTLY AND DEEMED NOT RELIABLE OR SAFE.
THERE IS A OPEN RECALL FOR LEAKING FUEL, IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, COULD LEAD TO A FIRE CAUSING INJURY AND/OR DAMAGE TO PROPERTY. BUT AUDI HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY REMEDY YET. CALLED UP THE DEALER AND VISITED THE SHOWROOM COUPLE OF TIMES AND THEY SAY THE FIX IS NOT AVAILABLE. AS A PRECAU...
AUDI RECALL 20W9... MY 2008 Q7 HAS DEVELOPED A GAS ODOR AFTER TURNING OFF THE MOTOR. THERE IS NO FUEL LEAKAGE OR WARNING LIGHTS THE SMELL IS VERY POTENT AND I DONT THINK IT IS SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN I NEED IT FIXED OR FULL COMPENSATION
Mileage: 610,000
AUDI RECALL 20W9... MY 2008 Q7 HAS DEVELOPED A GAS ODOR AFTER TURNING OFF THE MOTOR. THERE IS NO FUEL LEAKAGE OR WARNING LIGHTS THE SMELL IS VERY POTENT AND I DONT THINK IT IS SAFE FOR MY CHILDREN TO RIDE IN I NEED IT FIXED OR FULL COMPENSATION
Mileage: 610,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STRONG FUEL FUMES ENTERED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS AND REMEDY WERE NOT PROVIDED FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V660000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE WINDOWS HAD TO BE OPENED BECAUSE D...
Mileage: 60,000
THE UPPER PLASTIC INTAKE RUNNER FLAPS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BROKE CAUSING THE FLAPS AND PLASTIC DEBRIS TO BE PULLED INTO THE INTAKE PORTS OF THE CYLINDER HEAD RESULTING IN INTAKE VALVE AND INJECTOR DAMAGE. THIS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING.
Mileage: 99,000
STRONG GASOLINE SMELL WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER CAR IS PARKED IN GARAGE. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS BAD FUEL INJECTORS, AFTER FUEL LINE WAS REPLACED AND SMELL DID NOT GO AWAY. AUDI-CERTIFIED MECHANIC DOES NOT BELIEVE IT IS THE FUEL INJECTORS. THE SAME MODEL WITHIN A FEW YEARS OF MINE HAS HAD A RECALL ...
Mileage: 110,000
CAR IS LEAKING GAS PROFUSELY WHILE DRIVING.
Mileage: 67,500
INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP ON PASSENGER NOT OPENING FULLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I CHECKED THE WEB AND I THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE HAD BMW, MERCEDEZ, TOYOTA'S AND A LOT MORE, NONE OF THOSE VEHICLE GAVE ME PROBLEM. AUDI IS TAKING CARE OF OTHER MODELS WI...
Mileage: 94,013
INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP ON PASSENGER NOT OPENING FULLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I CHECKED THE WEB AND I THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE HAD BMW, MERCEDEZ, TOYOTA'S AND A LOT MORE, NONE OF THOSE VEHICLE GAVE ME PROBLEM. AUDI IS TAKING CARE OF OTHER MODELS WI...
Mileage: 94,013
INTAKE MANIFOLD FLAP ON PASSENGER NOT OPENING FULLY CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON. I CHECKED THE WEB AND I THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE HAD BMW, MERCEDEZ, TOYOTA'S AND A LOT MORE, NONE OF THOSE VEHICLE GAVE ME PROBLEM. AUDI IS TAKING CARE OF OTHER MODELS WI...
Mileage: 94,013
THE CAR WAS SLIPPING ON ICE WHEN THERE WAS NOT THAT MUCH ICE. THEN I WAS TOLD IT HAS AN ISSUE WITH AN ABS CONTROL MODULE. THE PART IS OVER $2500 AND THE CAR DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 70 000 MILES. VW HAS RECALLED THIS PART AND SO SHOULD AUDI BEFORE INJURIES AND DEATHS OCCUR. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
THE CAR WAS SLIPPING ON ICE WHEN THERE WAS NOT THAT MUCH ICE. THEN I WAS TOLD IT HAS AN ISSUE WITH AN ABS CONTROL MODULE. THE PART IS OVER $2500 AND THE CAR DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 70 000 MILES. VW HAS RECALLED THIS PART AND SO SHOULD AUDI BEFORE INJURIES AND DEATHS OCCUR. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
THE CAR WAS SLIPPING ON ICE WHEN THERE WAS NOT THAT MUCH ICE. THEN I WAS TOLD IT HAS AN ISSUE WITH AN ABS CONTROL MODULE. THE PART IS OVER $2500 AND THE CAR DOES NOT EVEN HAVE 70 000 MILES. VW HAS RECALLED THIS PART AND SO SHOULD AUDI BEFORE INJURIES AND DEATHS OCCUR. *TR
Mileage: 69,000
I HAVE NOTICED A FUEL SMELL IN MY GARAGE AND AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT IS MY MOWER. THE NEXT DAY IT HAS GOT STRONGER AND I START GETTING NAUSEA AND HEADACHE. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE SHOWED ME THERE IS A FUEL LEAK ON THE TANK. THEY TOLD ME IT COULD BE THE FUEL PUMP. I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS THE ...
Mileage: 72,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLOSING THE REAR HATCH, A KNOCKING SOUND WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HATCH PULL DOWN MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...
Mileage: 85,300
TL* (COUNTERFEIT AIRBAG CONCERN) THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT SUSPECTED THAT HER VEHICLE COULD POSSESS A COUNTERFEIT AIR BAG. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED WHENEVER IT WOULD RAIN OR WHEN WASHING THE VEHICLE, WATER WOULD LEAK INTO THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE DRAIN WAS CLOGGED WITH LEAVES AND THE DRAIN WAS UNCLOGGED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE DEALER THEN ATTE...
Mileage: 24,000
I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE WHEN BLOWOUT OCCURRED ON MICHELIN PILOT SPORT PS2 TIRE WITH ONLY 11,000 MILES ON TIRES. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW. THE TIRES HAD BEEN WELL MAINTAINED BY ROTATING AND BALANCING EVERY 3,500 MILES AND TIRE INFLATION PROPERLY MAINTAINED. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND DRY...
Mileage: 38,900
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET MY BRAKES REPAIRED ON A 2008 AUDI Q7. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS WITH 2 VISITS TO EACH ONE. NONE OF THEM HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS COMPLETELY. *TR
Mileage: 3,285
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET MY BRAKES REPAIRED ON A 2008 AUDI Q7. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS WITH 2 VISITS TO EACH ONE. NONE OF THEM HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS COMPLETELY. *TR
Mileage: 3,285
I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO GET MY BRAKES REPAIRED ON A 2008 AUDI Q7. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO TWO DIFFERENT SERVICE CENTERS WITH 2 VISITS TO EACH ONE. NONE OF THEM HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEMS COMPLETELY. *TR
Mileage: 3,285
ENGINE START BUTTON: WITHIN 9,800 MILES, THE ESB STARTED TO BE INOPERABLE. VERY INCONVENIENT. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED AT THE MOMENT. *TR
Mileage: 9,800
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 AUDI Q7. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL FAILURES. ONE EVENING AS SHE TURNED THE IGNITION SWITCH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, WHICH PREVENTED HER FROM REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. MINUTES LATER, THE RADIO ACTIVATED AND THE...
Mileage: 5,200