2007 AUDI Q7 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

"TAKATA RECALL" THE SHIFTING GOES OUT WHEN DRIVING CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO JERK OR EVEN HOLT IN TRAFFIC. THE DASH LOCKS UP TO A BOLD RED. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE AT A SLOWER SPEED AND CAN NOT GO ABOVE 45MPH. THEN THE FUEL STARTS TO SMELL UP THE WHOLE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 AUDI Q7. WHILE MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. A POLICE OFFICER PULLED THE CONTACT OVER AND STATED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BELOW THE SPEED LIMIT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND ESP/ABS LIGHT CAME ON - WAS TOLD BY DEALER WILL HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ABS CONTROL MODULE FOR $2800! TO DIAGNOSE THIS TOOK 2 DAYS FOR THE DEALER AND EVEN THEN THEY ARE NOT 100% SURE THE REPLACEMENT WILL FIX THE ABS ISSUE. HAVE ALREADY PAID 500+ IN LABOR DIAGNOSIS! *TR

WHILE I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE MY HOME'S GARAGE ON MY 2007 AUDI Q7 (3.6L GAS) SUV, I PUT REVERSE GEAR, WITH MY RIGHT FOOT IN THE BRAKE AS USUAL. AT THAT POINT MY 4 YEAR-OLD SON STARTED CRYING AND SPITTING UP A LOT OF SALIVA WITH BUBBLE GUM, SO I TURNED BACK AND TOOK IT WITH MY RIGHT HAND. I DID NOT PUT THE GEAR IN PARK BECAUSE MY RIGHT HAND WAS FULL OF SALIVA (NOW I REALIZE THAT I COULD HAVE DONE IT WITH MY LEFT HAND BUT AT THAT TIME I GUESS IT WAS NOT NATURAL DOING IT THAT WAY), SO I OPENED THE DOOR WITH MY LEFT HAND AND PUT MY LEFT FOOT ON THE FLOOR IN ORDER TO PARTIALLY SLIDE OUTWARDS TO THROW THE SALIVA AWAY (WHICH WAS IN MY RIGHT HAND). AT THIS POINT MY RIGHT FOOT LET GO THE BRAKE JUST A LITTLE...