2 complaints reported

2014 Audi Q7 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
2
Crashes
1
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

May 2020 Crash

CAR SELF ACCELERATED WHILE PARKING INTO A SPACE. IT IS A TDI VERSION WHICH HAD BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR A RECALL MODIFICATION TO COMPUTER THAT SAME WEEK. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPOT A UNDER 5 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED TO A VERY HIGH RPM, JUMPED A CURB AND STRUCK A POLE. 4 PEOPLE EXPERIENCED THE RPM INCREASES (TOW TRUCK DRIVER, AUDI DEALER REP, MY WIFE AND I.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 AUDI Q7, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2020
Sep 2018

I BOUGHT MY AUDI Q7 CERTIFIED PRE OWNED FROM AN AUDI DEALERSHIP. SOON AFTER I GOT IT I REALIZED THAT THE ACCELERATOR SOMETIMES GOT STUCK ON A FAST ACCELERATION. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK FOR A RECALL AND ALSO TOOK IT IN FOR EVALUATION. THEY SAID IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE FLOOR MATS, THE MATS WERE REMOVED/CHANGED. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AND AS I CHECK FOR RECALLS WITH THAT ISSUE I DON'T SEE ANY IN THE SYSTEM. THE PROBLEM IS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I HAD TO REALLY GET THE CAR UNDER CONTROL WITH POWER BRAKING AND OTHER EMERGENCY BRAKING TECHNIQUES, OR I WOULD'VE CRASHED. I JUST HAVE TO REMEMBER NOW TO EXPECT A RUN-A-WAY CAR SITUATION IF I HAVE TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE: FIRST TIME WAS A 0-60 MPH ACCELERATION, OTHER TIMES WAS AN THE HIGHWAY ACCELERATION TO CHANGE LANE OR OVERTAKE ACCELERATION TOOK OVER. I AM ALSO NOT SURE WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT BESIDES GETTING RID OF THE CAR!

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2014 AUDI Q7, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Sep 2018

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Quick Summary

The 2014 Audi Q7 has 2 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL complaints on file. 1 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.