NHTSA Complaint #11512453 — 2017 AUDI Q7

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11512453
Vehicle	2017 AUDI Q7
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 6, 2023
Date Filed	March 17, 2023
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

Vehicle was parked and went out to start it and coolent was all over ground under car. Water Pump blew on Audi with only 25,000 miles on it. Currently a class action on the Q7 3T stating the water pumps keep going out on new vehicles or vehicles with low mileage. Now the malfunction light will not go out and repair shop said its an emissions issue.

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