2019 Audi Q7 Electrical System Problems

The starter in my Audi Q7 2019 failed and the car would not start. I was parked in my garage and manually had to put the car in neutral using the tool provided in the trunk and push the car out of the garage until a flatbed tow truck was able to take my car to the shop. If this happened elsewhere, I could have been stranded without the ability to start my car. My car was towed to a certified shop where they confirmed the failure and made the repair by installing a new starter.

While driving, the vehicle’s infotainment system suddenly froze and then rebooted on its own. During the reboot, the display was unavailable for several minutes, causing loss of access to navigation, vehicle status information, and warning messages while the vehicle was in motion. This occurred without warning and distracted the driver while driving, creating a potential safety risk.

Yesterday I bought a 2019 Audi Q7 and today I get a warning light stating my right parking lamp is defective. Upon checking the light I found that it was on and working. Upon researching the issue I found that there are numerous complaints on 2017 and 2018 models of the same vehicle, for the same issue. Dealership stating it is an entire right headlight replacement to the tune of over $ 2500.

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.

FAULTY RADAR SENSORS AND AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKING SYSTEM ISSUES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (E.G. HESITATION ON ACCELERATION, FAILURE TO ACCELERATE, JERKING, SHUDDERING, REVVING, SURGING, SLIPPING, ETC.) ENGINE PROBLEMS (E.G. LEAKS, ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA, LOSS OF POWER, STALLING, ROUGH RUNNING, ETC.) ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (E.G. FAILURE TO START, DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION, ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, BLUETOOTH, SCREEN MALFUNCTION ETC.) SUSPENSION PROBLEMS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEMS