- VIN: WA1AV74L59D01****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2009
Ownership Cost for 2009 Audi Q7 (4.2 Prestige quattro)
Estimated: $54069 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
| Depreciation |
$4273 |
$2051 |
$1795 |
$1624 |
$1453 |
$11196 |
| Insurance |
$1859 |
$1924 |
$1991 |
$2061 |
$2133 |
$9968 |
| Fuel |
$2516 |
$2592 |
$2682 |
$2790 |
$2915 |
$13495 |
| Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2315 |
$1403 |
$1765 |
$2291 |
$10537 |
| Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
| Taxes & Fees |
$1630 |
$1630 |
$1630 |
$1630 |
$1630 |
$2416 |
| Total Ownership Costs |
$14019 |
$10206 |
$9406 |
$9808 |
$10630 |
$54069 |
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) Displacement CC: 4163 Displacement CI: 254.041846666 Displacement L: 4.163000 Doors: 4 Engine Cylinders: 8 Engine HP: 350.00 Engine KW: 260.995000 Engine Manufacturer: Audi Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg) Make: AUDI Manufacturer: AUDI Manufacturer Id: 1149 Model: Q7 Model Year: 2009 Other Engine Info: 50-St/Can. BIN 5 / ULEV II emission std. Emissions Certification Test Group: 9ADXT04.2358. Other Restraint System Info: Advanced Front Airbag, Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag, Active Seat Belt, Advanced Front AirBag Plant City: Bratislava Plant Country: Slovakia Seat Belts All: Manual TPMS: Direct Vehicle Type: MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
| Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
| 2007 |
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT |
NOTE - THIS IS A 2007 AUDI Q7, WHICH IS NOT IN NHTSA'S SYSTEM - THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO LIST VOLKSWAGEN. AUDI Q7 REAR SEAT (2ND ROW) HEAD RESTS DO NOT ALLOW CORRECT INSTALLATION OF CHILD SEATS. THE AUDI Q7 HAS FOLDING REAR HEAD RESTS THAT ARE NOT REMOVABLE. THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEAD REST (SPECIFICALLY THE BARS WHICH EXTEND UPWARDS FROM THE SEAT TO HOLD THE ACTUAL HEAD REST) BLOCK CORRECT PLACEMENT OF FORWARD FACING TODDLER SEATS, INCLUDING MODELS TRIED FROM BRITAX AND GRACO. THE ISSUE IS THAT THE Q7 HEAD REST BARS, INSTEAD OF BEING STRAIGHT LIKE MOST CARS, CURVE FORWARD TO HELP THEM FOLD DOWN WHEN YOU LAY THE SEATS FLAT. SINCE THE TOP OF THE CHILD SEAT BACK EXTENDS ABOVE THE CAR SEAT BACK, THESE CURVED BARS BLOCK THE TOP OF THE CHILD SEAT SO YOU CANNOT LAY THE CHILD SEAT FLUSH AGAINST THE SEAT BACK, AND GET A SECURE FIT. BECAUSE THE BARS PUSH THE CHILD SEAT FORWARD, THE BASE OF THE CHILD SEAT EXTENDS PAST THE FRONT OF THE CAR SEAT BENCH. THE CHILD SAFETY SEAT INSPECTOR WOULD NOT APPROVE THE INSTALLATION, AND COULD NOT FIND ANY ACCEPTABLE INSTALLATION WITH THE CHILD SEATS WE TRIED. *NM *AK |
| 2009 |
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL |
I STARTED THE LEMON LAW PROCESS A YEAR AGO FOR THIS VEHICLE THINKING THAT IT WAS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE ONLY RECENTLY BEEN INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM I AM EXPERIENCING IS A DESIGN FEATURE, THEY EVEN CALLED IT A "SAFETY FEATURE" - BUT IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF YOUR FOOT TOUCHES THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE YOUR ARE ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL SHUTDOWN TO AN IDLE FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, ALLOWING THE TRAFFIC THAT YOU ARE PULLING OUT INTO TO ALMOST CRASH INTO YOU. WITH AS MANY CLOSE CALLS AS I HAVE HAD, I AM CERTAIN THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ACCIDENTS (AND PERHAPS DEATHS) REPORTED WITH THIS VEHICLE WHERE MAYBE THE DRIVER DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND, OF COURSE, NOTHING WAS EVER FOUND TO BE WRONG WITH THE VEHICLES BECAUSE IT WAS WORKING AS INTENDED! LET ME EXPLAIN MY OWN SITUATION A LITTLE BETTER. FIRST, I DO NOT DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. BUT, SUBCONSCIOUSLY (I HAVE DISCOVERED), AT THE MOST DANGEROUS TIMES (WHEN I ALWAYS NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM SEEMED TO OCCUR) I DO PUT MY LEFT FOOT OVER THE BRAKE WHILE MY RIGHT FOOT IS OVER THE GAS PEDAL. I DO THIS BECAUSE I WANT TO BE READY TO PRESS EITHER ONE WITHOUT ANY HESITATION IF NEEDED. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN TURNING LEFT INTO BUSY TRAFFIC, OR PASSING SOMEONE ON A BUSY INTERSTATE. THESE ARE THE TIMES WHEN THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS TO ME. THE PROBLEM IS, OF COURSE, THAT IF I EVEN EVER SO SLIGHTLY TOUCH THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE COMPUTER SHUTS THE CAR DOWN TO AN IDLE WITH NO POWER, AND INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING, MY CAR BEGINS TO SLOW DOWN! AND I CAN DO NOTHING ABOUT IT FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, AFTER WHICH TIME IT VERY SLOWLY "COMES BACK TO LIFE". NOW THAT I KNOW HOW IT WORKS, IT IS VERY EASY TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS VERY OBVIOUSLY DESIGNED THIS WAY AND IN MY OPINION, IT IS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE. EDIT: THERE WAS NO OPTION FOR "SOFTWARE" IN THE DROP-DOWN LIST FOR COMPLAINT NAME. BUT THIS IS VERY OBVIOUSLY A SOFTWARE ISSUE. ALSO, DATE OF INCIDENT, SPEED AND MILEAGE ARE N/A, AS IT HAPPENS AT ANY SPEED SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED ON 12/30/2009. *TR |
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