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414 messages, Last post on Oct 25, 2009 at 5:31 AM
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Replying to: sdemander (Nov 22, 2008 9:36 am) 
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Replying to: kerryjth (Nov 23, 2008 8:32 am) 
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Replying to: batareyka (Dec 30, 2006 7:20 pm) Was very curious if your problem ever got resolved? |
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Ours has had 3 random dead battery occurances(all in our garage fortunately). Each time simply jumping it was enough to get it back to normal(no dead cells in the battery). No explanation has been found. You will find a lot of info over on Audi World forums as others have had the issue too. As others have said- there is an MMI module which can cause issues. BT modules have been blamed as well(and door handles...). In my case the dealer told me leaving the key in the car causes a drain as the computer never shuts down when it "sees" a key. It has made no difference in my case(sometimes keys are left in the car, sometimes not). I do not think the issue has been solved by Audi yet. Electrics are not a VW/Audi strongsuit. See I don't mindlesslessly follow the leader and say Audi's have no faults - do it? |
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Replying to: epq7 (Oct 21, 2008 1:27 pm) Thanks for any input you may have !
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Replying to: mdhs (Jan 06, 2009 11:03 am) They quoted me $840 to replace the front brakes and rotors. I said, "there's no way the rotors have worn out after 14K miles!" and they said that's the only way to get rid of the noise i've been getting. I'd like to know what the first guy said to get reimbursed as well. |
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Hi all-I have an 08 ML 350 that I love but we need to get my wife a new car-something with 4 wheel drive as we are both on the road alot, sometimes with a family of 5, sometimes on our own for work in wintry weather. I rode with a friend who got the 09 Q7 and I thought it was an awesome layout interior-wise, but couldn't help but notice the seats are really uncomfortable. Does anyone else find them to be ridiculously hard after owning/riding in something else? Do they "wear" in a bit after use? I liked the car alot for her b/c it was more like a wagon than a truck but after riding in it, compared to the ML, don't think I could last from here in NJ up to VT to ski. It just sort of irked me. Perhaps they have some sort of premium seating option they did not get? I of course did not mention it to friend as we were driving...I used to have an X5 and that was okay comfort wise, but maybe we'll stick with the GL for now. Just curious about others thoughts on the seating and if there are options that make it worthwhile? Thanks |
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Replying to: asa2 (Jan 10, 2009 10:16 am) The issue I had with my Q7 is that the interior electronics (MMI) are not sealed and if you spill even a little water on them which is easy to do with the poor design of a cup holder directly above and tilted towards the unsealed MMI electronics.... Once the MMI is shorted-out AUDI claims no responsibility and charge you $1000 to replace maybe $100 in electronics. Audi is very polite BUT arrogant... So they politely tell u to go pound salt I love how the card drives BUT AUDI has horrible customer service and if I were you I would stay with MB or look at BMW.. GOOD LUCK !!!!!!
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Replying to: asa2 (Jan 10, 2009 10:16 am) We have found that little things are constantly going wrong with our Q7 and service has gotten poorer over the years (our 3rd Audi). Best of all the SUVs we tried on snow (important in Alaska). Hesitate to bring it up because it was a heated argument before but the center cup holders are horribly placed for us. I will just say that we are not capable of not spilling drinks placed there with kids and a dog. Can't use the cup holders or it costs us a grand every time we have a spill. The BMW is much better designed for this and it is not a problem for the GL. We will probably turn it in for the GL. |
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| I still cant seem to understand the break issues. Years ago I swore to never buy a GM car ever again as the brakes would always need replacing around 20k. Here is a $50k vehicle and I am going to have to replace the brakes at 15k and it will cost over $800... That is absolutely ridiculous. I have a Japanese made Pathfinder and I finally replaced the front pads only at 68k!! Rotors were fine, bake brakes are fine, and I couldnt have went longer on the front pads. Total cost $40 for me to replace the pads with Ceramic Pads. And back to some posts around page 15 or 16 of this discussion, I see nothing Audi Maintenance Package is going to do aside from oil changes for $500. Made the mistake of ASSuming the AMP would take care of all maintenance (brakes, etc) for 3 years. Brakes are "maintenance" items. It should be called the $500 Audi Oil Change Package. All in all so far I love this vehicle, major complaint so far is the clear coat on the roof. It is somewhat rough not smooth like the rest of the vehicle. Talking with dealer and hope to bring it in soon. It has no visual impact thankfully and with the Panorama roof there isnt much of it anyway. | |
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