Audi Q7 Questions & Answers

Hi Otis
We owned one for 5 years - couldn't fault it - great for towing, everything seemed effortless huge torque - lots of power. Uses a little more fuel than the 3.0 diesel, but well worth it for the extra performance from my perspective

sounds like that is the problem.. mine was repaired under warranty so no idea of cost sorry..glad we got the extended warranty!! yours is low kms.. 40,000km/2016... by memory mine went around the same time(km's).. all the best... maybe take to dealer you brought from to diagnose and kick up a stink and you never know

no have travelled 16000 odd ks and no problems

Ours squeaks when there is a rock stuck, reverse quickly somewhere safe for a few hundred metres should fix it.

Hi no but check if you have something stuck in brakes

Thanks Guys. Audi have inspected and there is no obvious quick fix.

i bought my audi q7 200kw to tow my 3 ton caravan so far it has been great for 700klms but i am about to head north and i do not have any second thoughts about my decision so far after my first trip .

It will tow a caravan around Australia with ease. The problems with the Q7 are coolant leaks & oil leaks.

i have a tdi 4.2, 2009, had it from new, towed a camper trailer 8000km in 4 weeks with 4 adults and one kid, form longreach on the plenty highway (dirt) to alice springs, then to kings canyon (dirt) then ularu and to cooper pede, the up to birdsville, leaving birdsville after a storm went thru multiple washouts up to 900mm deep, ploughed for 120km thru mud until the road was dry, the Q7 ate the trip, was fantastic, used less diesel than the jap cars on the trip, for the last 3 years ive been towing a off road van 3.3tonne, the ecu has been chipped, the car handles the van at all times and its weight. travels at 110km per hr on the highway with ease and hauls up hills passing all other tow vehicles, it even went up big red at birdsville, suggest u put pirelli all terrain scoripians on it for off road, i run 18" rims, you should have no issues

They are a love hate machine, yes they look great, comfortable, safe and drives well when it works.
Be prepaired for huge depreciation, warranty expiry, expensive service bills and it will let you down however well you look after it.
Make sure its the right car for the right job. Less issues if you do a lot of daily driving e.g over an hour each trip and allow engine to propertly heat up and allow the dpf to do its work, it should be ok. Having said that be prepaired for high service costs not just by Audi, ..., tyres $600 each for branded ones and brakes, ...they are the same as the Porche Cayman.
If you are still going to buy a Q7 and you live in Melbourne, have it looked after by Exceltune in Sunshine ( ask for Jaques ) Worth the travel and distance as they will be able to diagnose all issues and deliver quality service, above and beyond Audi.
Our Q7 has had numerous vists for carbon build up, with both throttle bodies being replaced and several sensor burn outs, 85k on the clock when we bought it and 180ks now. All issues fixed and has been ok for last 10 months.
Good luck!

i would go ahead and buy on my experience so far get it checked out try to get good warrenty then find good service center to look after it not necessary an audi dealership get it de sludged new oil and filter add good oil and stick to same oil always, change oil and filter every 10thou klms i have always taken my oil and filters in my other cars when i travel and i am doing same for my q7 . GO FOR IT .take a close look and you will see what i had before .

From a long term Q7 owner: Do not buy this vehicle, everything is expensive and it will let you down.
Look at Toyota, Kia, Mazda, Hyundai.
If you have plenty of money and time without a car is ok, go and buy it.

Buy Hyundai. Great money for value.

Linz Motors
Pedder St Albion

I have used VW parts, they have the same part number but 40% cheaper. Also I don't use a dealership, I have a local German car specialist, labour is considerably cheaper. For example a full service (Major) was $700, at Audi $2500. There are alternatives, you just have to search.

Check out Audi wreckers parts and servicing in Oakleigh for new and reconditoned parts pricing. Benchmark for most pricing.
Vw prices are good too however lots of resistance from parts and servicing guys.
My 2004 a4 1.8t fuel pump, intank, cost $995 new.
If keeping the car go brand bud.
Samster.

How did you go with this problem? We have just been quoted 18k

Hi there,
I wouldn't have any idea for your problem, but going back to dealer without warranty will be $$$

You can email this company, they might be able to give you some suggestion.

[email protected]

facebook: https://www.facebook.com/www.JKU.com.au?fref=ts

No idea dude..if in Melbourne speak with the guys at Sunshine Exceltune..they are honest, well experienced and equiped.

I had the exact same problem with my 2006 Q7 v8. I googled local german vehicle repairers and came up with 3. The guy I took it to was awesome, it turns out the gps, radio and bluetooth systems are all linked so if one goes down they all do. Basically the guy isolated each one till he found the problem. For mine it was the bluetooth system, he sent the part to Melbourne (from Canberra) to see if it could be repaired/reconditioned and it couldn't. New part from Audi is about $1200 (no surprise there) so I had the guy link the radio and nav back together leaving the faulty bluetooth out of the loop so they both work again. I then googled the best handsfree bluetooth and bought a Motorola Roadster Pro for about $90 from the US delivered within a week.
Hope this helps