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7.3
pretty bad- Typical Repair Cost:
- $3,360
- Average Mileage:
- 42,650 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 3 complaints
Most Common Solutions:
- not sure (3 reports)
steering problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS STEERING FAILURE IN 2014 Audi Q5: Warmed the car up, drove 15 minutes to a gas station, turned it off to fuel up and went to restart after engine was off for approximately 5 minutes, upon start up and the message displayed "steering defective" do not drive vehicle. The power steering was non functional and the wheel essentially locked up. This has happened twice, both at very cold temperatures (once at -40 degrees below and once at -15 degrees below zero).
Some quick internet searching leads to lots of complaints of the same situation for 2014-2015 Q5's. The SQ5 of the same year has a recall for this very issue but the Q5's for some reason did not get the recall. It sounds like in some instances its a simple software update and in some cases its an entire new steering rack replacement costing up to $5,000. It sounds like Audi has not covered this issue under warranties nor has it issued a recall to cover the same issue on the Q5's as was experiences with the SQ5 of the same year (recall #48M1 & NHTSA #11184036).
I am 300 miles from the nearest Audi Dealer. Audi says they will not cover it because it's out of warranty. I explained it matches a recall for the SQ5 and believe the Q5 was overlooked with that recall, they were of no assistance. Audi says I can pay several thousand dollars to have it towed to the dealership but they are not likely going to cover any of it since there is no recall. I asked if I could get it diagnosed by an independent shop in my hometown and they said I could, however they could not accept a diagnosis completed by a dealer that wasn't an Audi dealer.
Seems as though there are a lot of us out there that have the same issue, what can be done to get this safety issue fixed by Audi? After the complete lack of customer support I know one thing is for sure - this will be my last Audi!
- Anthony S., Fairbanks, US