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Description: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 SECONDS BEFORE THE CAR RESPONDS AND WHEN IT DOES I HAVE THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD. ONE DELAY WAS ABOUT 6 SECONDS. ON ONE OCCASION I WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE DELAY OCCURRED. AN ONCOMING CAR HAD TO BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING ME BROADSIDE. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS ALMOST DAILY AT LEAST ONCE. IT CAN OCCUR FROM A DEAD STOP BUT MORE FREQUENTLY OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE AUDI DEALER AND WAS GIVEN A Q8 AS A LOANER. THIS LOANER Q8 ALSO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I COULD MINIMIZE THE PROBLEM BY TURNING OFF THE AUTO START STOP BUTTON AND DRIVING THE CAR IN S MODE. THIS HAD NOT HELPED THE PROBLEM WITH THE Q7. AN ACQUAINTANCE OF MINE BOUGHT A Q8 RECENTLY AND HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE TW
Year | 2019 |
Make | AUDI |
Model | Q7 |
Trim | Q7 quattro 3.0T (Premium Plus, SE Premium Plus) |
Type | SUV |
Doors | 4 |
Engine Cylinders | 6 |
Engine Config | V engine |
Displacement (L) | 3 |
Engine HP | 329 |
Transmission | Auto |
Fuel Type | Gasoline |
City MPG | 19 |
Hwy MPG | 21 |
Combined MPG | 25 |
Final Assembly | Germany |