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Drive System: Malfunction!
On my way to work today I had a "Drive System: Malfunction! Please contact Service" message pop up on the display. I was coming to a stop at an off ramp preparing to merge into traffic. I stepped on the gas and my Q8 didn't accelerate like it should. At first I thought I was the lag issue but it ended up being something more. The engine started sputtering and the car was lunging and I could not get over 15 mph. Once I found a safe place I pulled over, shut the engine off for about a minute, then restarted and everything seemed fine. I finished my drive to work (about a mile) with no issues but when I got out I smelled a burning smell. Nothing noticeable other than that.
Once get time today I will schedule an appointment for service. Anybody else experience this? |
Originally Posted by d2000one
(Post 25291391)
On my way to work today I had a "Drive System: Malfunction! Please contact Service" message pop up on the display. I was coming to a stop at an off ramp preparing to merge into traffic. I stepped on the gas and my Q8 didn't accelerate like it should. At first I thought I was the lag issue but it ended up being something more. The engine started sputtering and the car was lunging and I could not get over 15 mph. Once I found a safe place I pulled over, shut the engine off for about a minute, then restarted and everything seemed fine. I finished my drive to work (about a mile) with no issues but when I got out I smelled a burning smell. Nothing noticeable other than that.
Once get time today I will schedule an appointment for service. Anybody else experience this? |
Originally Posted by jrjunior31
(Post 25291499)
I know someone indirectly who’s a technician at a local Audi dealership. When I first got the car he mentioned there’s a design flaw in the exhaust system of the Q8. He said there’s a plastic component that’s too close to the exhaust and it melts. I don’t have any other details (the info came to me from the techs brother, I don’t know the actual technician), but the burning smell makes me wonder if this could be the issue he was describing. How many miles on your Q8? |
Any updates? |
Originally Posted by d2000one
(Post 25291391)
On my way to work today I had a "Drive System: Malfunction! Please contact Service" message pop up on the display. I was coming to a stop at an off ramp preparing to merge into traffic. I stepped on the gas and my Q8 didn't accelerate like it should. At first I thought I was the lag issue but it ended up being something more. The engine started sputtering and the car was lunging and I could not get over 15 mph. Once I found a safe place I pulled over, shut the engine off for about a minute, then restarted and everything seemed fine. I finished my drive to work (about a mile) with no issues but when I got out I smelled a burning smell. Nothing noticeable other than that.
Once get time today I will schedule an appointment for service. Anybody else experience this? |
Everything has been fine since the incident. I contacted my service rep and scheduled an appointment for first week of April. They don't seem to think it's a big deal. I reached out to another dealership and they didn't think it was a big deal either. We shall see...
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I had that exact same error message 4 days into owning the car and with only 200 miles on the car. Except mine didn't go away with turning the car off. I took it into the dealership a month ago and still have not gotten it back. They have no idea what's wrong with it. Makes me think theres a fundamental serious issue with these cars that's going to start showing up....
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Originally Posted by asetareh
(Post 25293923)
I had that exact same error message 4 days into owning the car and with only 200 miles on the car. Except mine didn't go away with turning the car off. I took it into the dealership a month ago and still have not gotten it back. They have no idea what's wrong with it. Makes me think theres a fundamental serious issue with these cars that's going to start showing up....
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Originally Posted by dwboston
(Post 25294034)
So why not lemon law the car and order/buy another one? A month in the shop for a brand new car with 200 miles on it is outrageous. Have them buy it back and get another one.
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did you give it gas when the engine was cold?
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