2017 Audi SQ5

Owner complaints

What owners report most

1. Electrical system1
2. Engine and engine cooling1
3. Steering1
4. Vehicle speed control1
5. Visibility/wiper1

Latest complaints

• Sep 30, 2021GA30,000 mi
  Engine and engine cooling
  The contact owns a 2017 Audi SQ5. The contact stated there was excessive heat coming from the engine. Additionally, there was moisture on the water pump. A message stating “Pull Over Immediately” was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that…

  The contact owns a 2017 Audi SQ5. The contact stated there was excessive heat coming from the engine. Additionally, there was moisture on the water pump. A message stating “Pull Over Immediately” was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the water pump failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

• Apr 18, 2021FL51,000 mi
  Steering
  The steering system froze during operation. Sensors indicated car IS not safe to drive. There was heavy rain storm prior to the failure which allowed water into steering rack module. This IS a reoccurring problem with audi SQ5 based on my research after incident. My concern this system failure…

  The steering system froze during operation. Sensors indicated car IS not safe to drive. There was heavy rain storm prior to the failure which allowed water into steering rack module. This IS a reoccurring problem with audi SQ5 based on my research after incident. My concern this system failure could have caused a catastrophic accident if failure occurred during high speeds and high traffic. Also, the car had its regular maintenance a few week prior to incident.

• Nov 13, 2019NY24,000 miCrash
  Vehicle speed control
  TL the contact's wife owns a 2017 audi SQ5. While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle struck the concrete holding the street light in front of the parking space. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries.…

  TL the contact's wife owns a 2017 audi SQ5. While pulling into a parking space, the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning. The vehicle struck the concrete holding the street light in front of the parking space. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer and dealer were not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.

• Aug 18, 2017CA37 mi
  Electrical system
  TL* the contact owns a 2018 (na) audi SQ5. The contact stated that the vehicle was delivered to his residence by the dealer (beverly hills audi in beverly hills, california) and was parked in front of the house. On august 2, 2017, the contact attempted to program the cellular phone and the other…

  TL* the contact owns a 2018 (na) audi SQ5. The contact stated that the vehicle was delivered to his residence by the dealer (beverly hills audi in beverly hills, california) and was parked in front of the house. On august 2, 2017, the contact attempted to program the cellular phone and the other features that the new vehicle offered. The contact pressed a button that changed the driving mode and a parking brake error message illuminated, asking the driver to contact audi technical support. The contact also stated that the anti lock brake system failed message illuminated and advised the contact to contact audi technical support. The contact called the dealer (beverly hills audi) and was advised to drive the vehicle around the block to see if the message erased itself and, if so, not to call back again. The manufacturer had the vehicle towed to another dealer (santa monica audi in santa monica, california). The manufacturer was notified and provided case number: 171182952. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 37.

• Nov 3, 2016CA300 miCrash
  Visibility/wiper

  Drivers view IS largely obstructed (you could lose sight of a crowd of people) by the outside mirrors. This IS an obvious danger to all pedesatrians crossing in front of this vehicle that IS turning left. And also affects the view on the right side. I unfortunately experienced a low speed crash directly related to this issue.

Service bulletins

Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.

• 11011303This bulletin provides information when the anti-theft alarm activates for no reason, or when the anti-theft alarm does not activate.
• 11011296This bulletin provides service-info relating to lithium-ion high-voltage batteries; determining energy content.
• 11011285This TSB Provides information when parking assistance provides false warnings.
• 11011282This bulletin provides information when speaker rattles, vibrations, or audio interference is noted.
• 11011263This bulletin provides information regarding cleaning exterior glass.
• 11011240This bulletin provides information about professional noise analysis with the VAS 611 015 PICO-NVH tool
• 11009983Vehicle Concerns Before Recall Repair Available
• 11009941This bulletin provides diagnostic information regarding the locking system.
• 11009928This bulletin provides informatin when the engine does not run smoothly at idling speeds.
• 11009927This bulletin provides information when oil is lost from the filler cap.
• 11009375This bulletin provides information pertaining to the GFF test plan required for A/C compressore replacements, regardless of the concern.
• 11009362This bulletin provides information when there is a prompt to take over steering; hands off detection.
• 11009361This bulletin provides information regarding steering wheel visual damage.
• 11009356This bulletin provides informaion regarding zirconium inserts in the bake piston for vehicle equipped with ceramic brakes.
• 11009354This bulletin provides information on frequency analysis.
• 11009351This bulletin provides information regarding the general approach to brakes rubbing.
• 11009348This bulleitn provides information when there is an implausible signal in the ABS/ESC speed sensor.
• 11009347This bulletin provides information when there are vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations.
• 11009332This bulletin provides information when there are noises and/or vibration in tight turns in vehicles with quattro drive.
• 11009327This bulletin provides information when ther is an Engine: start/stop system fault shown and start/stop system not is working; mileage below 50 km/32 miles.
• 11009313This bulletin provides guidance in order to provid informaiton regarding preparatoin when calling the Audi Technical Assistnce Center (TAC).
• 11009312This bulletin provides informationw hen there are car was brush bristles trapped in the seam between the headlight and fender.
• 11007354This bulletin provides service-info relating to lithium-ion high-voltage batteries; determining energy content.
• 11007345This bulletin proves information when the bluetooth does not work, adaption channel deactivated.
• 11007315This bulletin provides information vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations.
• 11007314This bulletin provides information when there is a wheel/tire imbalance.
• 11007305This bulletin offers information about the basic information needed for technical requests for gaerbox complaints.
• 11007301This bulletin provides information when there are functional restrictions or driving behavior due to diesel detected in petrol.
• 11007297This bulletin provides service information ror when the fuel tank cannot be fully filled.
• 11007273This bulletin provides service-info relating to lithium-ion high-voltage batteries; determining energy content.
• 11007264This bulletin proves information when the bluetooth does not work, adaption channel deactivated.
• 11007234This bulletin provides information vibrations and rotational steering wheel vibrations.
• 11007233This bulletin provides information when there is a wheel/tire imbalance.
• 11007224This bulletin offers information about the basic information needed for technical requests for gaerbox complaints.
• 11007220This bulletin provides information when there are functional restrictions or driving behavior due to diesel detected in petrol.
• 11007216This bulletin provides service information ror when the fuel tank cannot be fully filled.
• 11005935This bulletin provides informaiton when there are speaker rattles, vibrations or audio interference in the sound system.
• 11005911This bulletin provides informatin for the GFF test plan that is requied for AC compressor replacements.
• 11005894This bulletin provides information when there is visual damage on the steering wheel.
• 11005884This bulletin provides service information pertaining to noises from wheel input shaft/drive shaft.

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