There are 5 stored owner reports matching the brakes leading-label group for the 2017 Audi Q7 in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 5 of 5 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)8500 MILES BRAKE SQUEAL. AUDI SAYS THERE WORKING ON A FIX FOR THIS ISSUE AND ITS BEEN 6 MONTHS AND STILL NO REPAIR THEY ARE IGNORING THE ISSUE. SLOW SPEED STOP AND REVERSE BRAKES SQUEAL LOUD. AUDI STATED THEY HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND I SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOLD WHEN PURCHASED. I HAVE A CASE NUMBER WITH THEM AND ITS BEING IGNORED. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WILL RESULT IN A PROBLEM IF ITS NOT INVESTIGATED THEY NEED TO STOP TELLING PEOPLE THIS IS NORMAL. I ASKED AUDI FOR A LETTER STATING MY CARE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE ONE WITCH IS VERY CONCERNING.
BRAKES MAKE A VERY LOUD SQUEAKING SOUND WHEN USED IN REVERSE. BRAKES HAVE BEEN CHECKED BY THE DEALER; DEALER ADVISED THAT BRAKES WERE FULLY OPERATIONAL, NOR SAFETY CONCERNS AND THAT AUDI WAS 'TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM' WITH THE ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS. NOISE BEGAN AFTER THE AUDI PRE SENSE FEATURE SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES WHILE IN REVERSE, BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY (BECAUSE A RAIN DROP LANDED ON THE CAMERA LENSE) AND CONTINUES TO WORSEN.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW WITH ONLY 8 MILES. EVER SINCE I TOOK POSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN MAKING NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, GOING FORWARD OR REVERSE NO MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW I GO. HAVE BEEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FEW TIMES ALREADY FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND ALL THEY ARE TELLING ME IS THAT AUDI IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THEY WILL CONTACT ME AS SOON AS THEY HAVE A SOLUTION FOR IT. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE BRAKE PADS OR THE ROTORS. ITS BEEN A YEAR SINCE THIS ISSUE NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
BOUGHT Q7 3.0 3/13/2017. BRAKES SQUEAK LOUDLY, MAINLY IN REVERSE BUT DOES IT WHEN STOPPING AS WELL. WAS TOLD AUDI HAS A PENDING SOLUTION, HOWEVER WAS NOT DISCLOSED. FURTHER DAMAGE IS BOUND TO HAPPEN.
BRAKES HAVE BEEN SQUEAKING/SCREECHING LOUDLY WHEN BRAKING, BACKING UP, OR DRIVING SLOWLY AND SLOWLY STOPPING. AUDI STATES THEY ARE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND WORKING ON A SOLUTION.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 31, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.