Larryadler

Audi technician……..now there’s an interesting thought……… Gave you incorrect information, and stung you for the part, it’s such a shame the dealers don’t match the quality of the vehicles, and that is the reason I have p/x my Q5 and moved on, voted with my feet 🤣😂

Well, time has come to say goodbye to this owners site. Nothing personal I can assure you. I have loved my Audi Q5, it is a great well made vehicle, for quality, performance economy, and would have liked to have renewed for another……but.! I found no joy in trying to deal with Audi, from their poor franchise dealers, who are only interested in selling cars, promise the earth, and than treat you like a second class citizen, or an annoyance when you approach them. Audi are also totally ignorant, and failed to reply to email enquiries I sent to them, so no confidence in the dealer network, and at their maintenance costs, parts cost, and service provided (not) I have voted with my feet, part exchanged it and moved on. Regards to all members, take care and Vorsprung Durch Technik !

Hello fed up with Audi. The brake. Pressure sensor location and fitment is well documented on YouTube, with idiot proof guide for us less than competent mechanism. I bought a genuine one off eBay, for £38, and it took me 2-3 minutes to fit it. open bonnet, bulkhead offside, pull of the rubber moulding, and lift the plastic panel to access the servo. You will then see the brake pressure sensor attached to a tube which lead to the servo. on the sensor, pull back the white clip and disconnect the electric plug. Reach in, and either side of the sensor there are two plastic clips which hold it in place, ease these two clips apart, and pull the sensor upwards. You will hear a rush of air as it disconnects from servo. Replacement is as easy as removal. Problem solved in 2 minutes for which the stealership wanted £425!,,,,,, good luck.

Well, 227 views of this subject, and not one reply ! Having done my own enquires, I have obtained a new Audi brake pressure sensor for £38. Audi wanted £90! I have fitted it myself, it took at least 3 minutes, and my problem is resolved, simples! That would appear to be a stealership saving circa £400 ! Vor Sprung Dork !Removed! Technic !!!!!!!!!!!

Audi do produce very good cars of excellent build quality. I have a 40TDI which is a very economical motor. 44 mpg overall, but I have seen 60 mpg on long journeys Mine is just approaching 4 years old with 24k on the clock, and I have been very pleased with it overall. I would love to have updated, but unfortunately the franchise dealers are brilliant when your buying your car, and that’s where the customer service ends, and their prices, quite frankly border on obscene. my recommendation, by all means go for the Audi, but find a specialist VAG independent to look after it. I have gone back to Lexus and have P/X mine, and await delivery, and a marque that looks after their customers..

Had this notification pop up this morning on my 2019 Q5, with 24k on the clock, but told me safe to continue driving When depressing the brake pedal, strange feeling, and message tells me to contact workshop. When I returned home, turned off vehicle, and back on and warning has now gone. Mmmmm, so took it for a drive, and everything back to normal, no message, brake pedal fine?????? So am I safe to continue using the vehicle, the stealer ship apparently plants the seed of ABS damage, servo seal damage, I find Audi dealers remarkable at diagnosing these faults, when their overall customer service is so crap! I have looked on various sites, to establish why this happened, and it appears there are a lot of p…..d off owners who have been raped by the dealers, quoting £3k bills for new servo etc, and as usual the parts are always on back order! it does appear the fault lays with a brake servo sensor, which is circa £80 at Audi and £15 for a spurious one, and fitting takes about 2 minutes ( you tube) The stealerships apparently have been keeping the vehicle for days and charging £225 to fit it. Has anyone else had this problem, and how was it solved?

Just a thought, I have had my 2019 Q5 almost 3 years, a 40Tdi, I am not doing the mileage pre COVID, still do about 7.5k a year. Obviously as a diesel owner, I am only too familiar with all the dpf horror stories, and for that reason I give mine a good run every two weeks, over 2000rpm for about 25-30 minutes. it does not appear to be such a prevalent issue these days, but my car does do the fan running on turning the engine off, which I presume is the vehicle doing a regen of the dpf, or is it the fan on the cooling system? Either way, I take no chances, and next time out give it a blast. So I was wondering is this an issue that has been resolved on newer vehicles, and has anyone else had any issues ? Larry

Can’t really answer how long you have, my connect was for three years. I found it very useful, and the convenience of the App, but I had no reminders, certainly nothing from the dealer ( didn’t expect to ) so did my own enquiry, and it works out circa £150 per annum give or take. As I said don’t use it enuf to pay that out.

I am looking for advice, and information. As my Q5 approaches 3 years old, I will lose Audi connect. I must admit I probably don’t use it often, but very informative when needed. Has anyone renewed their connect contract, how do you do it, what is the cost, and is it worth it? Thanks Larry

That is The Audi cartel to make you pay through the nose for everything. I have a lovely Q5, but my warranty is probably void because I fitted wind deflectors on all four windows, made by Climair, the same company that make them for the VAG group. Side steps £1200, after market £300 fitted! Mudflaps £345 fitted, after market £54.99, for four pieces of rubber. I love my Audi, but the price for accessories is frankly obscene, and some will say if you buy/run a luxury car expect to pay, and I don’t mind that, and I can afford it, but refuse to pay it, so I WILL fit after market accessories, oh I have a GB sticker on the tailgate and a National Trust sticker on my windscreen so I obviously doomed, as all these accessories will no doubt affect the braking and handling characteristics of my vehicle, what bullsh1t. Rant over!!!!!!!

Try Direct 4x4 Derby, very good reviews, offer fitting as well, all for about £300.00. But be aware, Audi told me it would void my warranty if I fitted a none Audi part, blackmail tactics, which will make a considerable difference when I change my car next time. As a post script, I asked for front and rear mudflaps and was quoted £345, obscene, and ridiculous. regards Pete R

Hello Jonathon, The reason I changed the Passat for the Q5, was that I had hip problem, getting in and out was an issue. I had a new hip, but the wedge works wonders, and despite a huge scar, I now have no issues with the seat now. In fact I still use the grey putnams wedge in my MX5, which following the new hip, I am now able to get in and out of a lot better. Glad to help PeteR

Yes, I think possibly it may be that the nappa leather seats are as fitted to the SQ5, and an option ( expensive one) on my car which is S Line TDI, but I agree the standard cloth/ leather seats do seem wider. Pete R

Hello James, You are not alone, you clearly have sports seat but not a sport bum. I have the same problem on my 18 month old Q5, with nappa, where, the seat base bolsters stick into your hips, and on a long journey you get numb bum syndrome! I had a Passat R Line previously with the same problem, had the vehicle for over 3 years and that seat never softened, and I don’t expect them to on the Q5! However, do not despair, I have the ideal solution. Back in 2016 I invested in a Putnam’s 8 degree seat wedge, British made of memory foam, and of excellent quality, and used this for over 3 years and still as good as the day I bought it, but that was grey, so ordered a black one last year for the Audi. It sits perfectly On the seat base, and raises your bum and hips just that bit to stop the bolster digging into you. I think they are about £32, there are cheaper imitations out there, but you get what you pay for. There is of course a trade off there, with the heated seat, but to be honest, I find it makes the seat so much more comfortable and it’s already warmer than sitting on cold leather in the winter. That said I haven’t tried the heated seat with the wedge in place, so the heat may transfer through. I can only assume the rest of the world has smaller arses than us Brits 🤣 Hope this helps Regards Pete R

I went to my local garage today, to ask them to change my wheels, front to back and visa versa to even out the tyre tread wear, as advised in the Q5 manual. The vehicle is just over 10k miles. Now, the garage tells me that if it is fitted with a tyre pressure monitoring system, if wheels are changed, and a loss of pressure occurs, the Tpms may direct you to the wrong tyre that is under inflated.That said my system works via ABS sensors apparently, and just shows a pressure loss and does not indicate which particular tyre it is. On the Q5, as I understand it, runs in front wheel drive until the 4x4 is needed, when it engages the rear wheels. So on that basis, is it okay to allow the front tyre to wear, and just replace the front two, as and when needed. I ask this question as a previous VW Touareg owner, which had a permanent 4 wheel drive system, and tyres had to be replaced in pairs if more the 2mm difference on same axle, and all four if more than 3 mm between front and rear axle, an expensive game! The apparent reason for this was to stop gearbox wind up, and damage the same? So on the Q5 with S tronic, is this still an issue with regard to tread depth front to rear axle? Obviously the tyres would always be replaced in pairs! Can anyone shed any light on this issue thanks Larry Adler