2019 Audi Q7

My car has experienced unintended automatic emergency braking while driving in active traffic with no obstruction present. This created a serious risk of a rear-end collision from vehicles behind. Prior to this, the car had ongoing alignment and steering issues beginning shortly after purchase. The car consistently pulls while driving and has required multiple repair attempts, including alignments and inspections of steering and suspension components. These repairs have not resolved the issue. The problem appears to be worsening. In addition to the unintended braking, the vehicle intermittently displays safety system warnings related to driver assistance features. The failure involves both mechanical and electronic systems, including steering alignment and automatic emergency braking. It's believed that incorrect alignment or suspension issues may be affecting sensor calibration and causing false collision detection. The car has been inspected multiple times by the dealership, but the issue has not been diagnosed or permanently repaired. The car's unsafe to operate due to unpredictable braking behavior. The warning signs that the car gives are “Traffic jam assist unavailable” and “Safety system malfunction” while driving.These warning messages and system malfunctions have been occurring intermittently since shortly after purchase in early 2025 and were previously reported to the dealership. The warnings continued after the incident and are documented with photos taken the following day. The safety systems appear to be unreliable and malfunctioning in real-time operation.

The auto brake suddenly braked hard and it was scary. The car reported a collision warning red light for a few seconds. Luckily, there was no car close behind me. While I was driving at about 70 miles per hour on the highway, there was no car in front of me to worry about. There was probably a car driving in the next lane. After the sudden brake, everything seemed to be back to normal. This type of sudden auto brake happened once in late 2019, on a local drive, I thought it was a falling leaf or something. But this time on the highway, there was nothing in front the car.

The problem occurs when making a left-hand turn. I'm in the left-hand turn lane waiting for oncoming traffic to clear. When it is clear, I proceed with my left-hand turn. After a short distance, the Forward Collision Warning indicator flashes, the brakes are applied very hard, and the car stalls. I am often left in the oncoming lane, with a stalled car. I have to put it in park, start it then put it into drive to move forward again. This takes a bit of time. This is 1) very startling, 2) makes it likely for me to be rear-ended, and 3) my car can easily be hit head-on by a car in the oncoming lane. I luckily have not been in an accident yet. This has occurred at least 5 times, with one additional time, the indicator and brakes being applied but the car did not stall. The dealer has been notified twice about this problem, and says there is no known solution they know about. This is a very serious problem. In all instances, there are NO cars in sight in the oncoming lanes. These are all false alarms. The fact that there has not been a read-end collision yet is very surprising.

FAULTY RADAR SENSORS AND AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BREAKING SYSTEM ISSUES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (E.G. HESITATION ON ACCELERATION, FAILURE TO ACCELERATE, JERKING, SHUDDERING, REVVING, SURGING, SLIPPING, ETC.) ENGINE PROBLEMS (E.G. LEAKS, ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHINING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AREA, LOSS OF POWER, STALLING, ROUGH RUNNING, ETC.) ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS (E.G. FAILURE TO START, DOOR LOCKS MALFUNCTION, ILLUMINATION OF THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT, STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS, BLUETOOTH, SCREEN MALFUNCTION ETC.) SUSPENSION PROBLEMS EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEMS