2.9

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
48,443 miles

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2010 Audi Q5 electrical problems

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2010 Audi Q5 Owner Comments

problem #7

Nov 222022

Q5

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Water leaked into the rear battery compartment and into the trunk passenger side fuse bay. No apparent reason for leak. All windows, doors, sunroof and truck lid were closed. Flooding shorted control modules (parking aid controller, CAN buss and etc) flooding also took out the battery causing car to stall on highway. Water gets in after rainy days. Suspected malfunction of sunroof drain, but not certain. Shorting of electrical components verified by mechanic. Multiple parts needed replacement. No warning lamps prior to events. Available for inspection upon request.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #6

Jul 232022

Q5

  • miles
The Audi Q5 Premium Plus 2010 has a huge problem with the dashboard where it shows multiple dysfunctions! The worse is the back rear light and the steering wheels who makes awful noises, and so much more. I do not know why there is no recall for this model as they all have the same issues. Please advise.

- Columbia, MD, USA

problem #5

Nov 022020

Q5

  • 81,000 miles
Noticed passenger side floor board is soaked after it rains. This happens if it is parked or if your driving. All drains are clear and when dropping headliner, noticed a "water" way running down towards passenger pillar, on pillar airbag and down to floor board. Dealership told me that many other 2010 Audi Q5's have the same issue and implied this is probably why my sunroof motor is not functioning anymore due to water getting in and they quoted me $2500 to fix this manufacture flaw. If my vehicle hasn't been in a wreck and the sunroof frame is bad, why isn't there a recall for this?

- Shepherdsville, KY, USA

problem #4

Sep 252018

Q5

  • 75,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The sunroof has a leakage which as causes damage to sunscreen. The water from the sunroof has leaked into vehicles electrical system and has caused back up camera, parking, the stereo system to malfunction. Water from the roof has also affected the engine's blower it has short-circuited so that the ac and heater no longer put out air.

- Venus, TX, USA

problem #3

Feb 212017

Q5

  • 70,000 miles
We are aware that there was a different recall that did not include our car that caused corrosion in the paneling of the car from the moon roof and it was possibly causing air bags to deploy. We have been to the dealership to be serviced and they have explained to us that there is excessive amount of corrosion in the panels of the car and also the corrosion and water leakage has destroyed the electrical components of our backup camera/system. We are wondering if this has been brought up by other people because, although our car's VIN was not included in the recall I am referring to, it seems strange that my car has these exact same issues. There is not an exact date attached to these issues because it must have been happening for quite some time. The only reason we know of the corrosion is because the dealership employee crashed into our car and they had to fix the damage. In doing so they discovered the excessive amounts of corrosion and could not explain the reasoning/cause behind it.

- Huntington Beach, CA, USA

problem #2

Jun 182016

Q5

  • 100,000 miles
Left headlight dip light comes on when I am driving and hit a highway bump and then the left headlight fails. When I shut the car off and then turn the car back on the light works and the dip warning light goes off.

- Alexandria, VA, USA

problem #1

Nov 052010

Q5 6-cyl

  • 13,100 miles
2010 Audi Q5 with camshaft sensor failure resulting in the epc system engaging which puts the vehicle in safe-mode. First attempt at repair fixed nothing. Audi did not allow the dealer to replace the failed sensor on the first repair visit, rather they instead swap like-sensors around, the seeming equivalent of re-arranging a burned out light bulb. It is quite frightening when the epc system deploys, and a more proactive approach from Audi on dealing with this fairly common problem should be mandated.

- West Lafayette , IN, USA

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