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Have our 2018 Q5 Prestige for about a month. Just realized a few days ago (initially thinking its AC condensation) the car is loosing a clear oil - centered a bit behind the front axis.
No warning light yet. Any suggestion? Will see the dealer later this week. Guess its safe to drive unless I have a warning.
Update: Took the car in. Looks like it is transmission fluid leaking. They could not immediately locate the location.. Riding a loaner now. Not what I expected after 500miles.
Update: Car is with the dealer for the 3rd day now. Still trying to locate the exact problem. Too new of a car - service is now working with some east coast specialists to fix it.
On a side note, riding a Q5 non-Prestige as a loaner. Boy, I'm glad I paid the extra for the Prestige. Really missing the HUD, Driver Assist, Silent ride with the dual glas (really a noticeable difference on the FW noise) and the much better sound of the B&O. Can't say I recognize the adaptive suspension not being there that much.
Update: Day 4, car still with the dealer. As they were unable to locate the leak at the transmission, they and some remote specialist decided to replace the whole transmission. Now looking to allocate the "one" available in the US, if not get one from Germany. Have a really uneasy feel about this.
Anyone with experience on such a mayor replacement? Anyone ever got a car returned/replaced with something that big after only 500 miles?
Update: After they could not locate the leak for 4 days their tech from Audi US requested the whole transmission to be replaced. Took a while to get the new one allocated. After 10 days in the shop, got the car back and so far feels ok - not counting the bad feeling going through this.
Crap feeling for sure, but to set your mind at ease, a tranny replacement is a simple operation requiring very little vehicle parts removal/replacement which would be my concern with trusting the task to my dealer vice Audi new vehicle plant. Look at it this way, better to have it go bad immediately under warranty then out of warranty. You've got a fresh motor and transmission. Drive it in good health! :-)
+1. A transmission swap is a simple task for the dealer. I won't be nervous about it. It is best that this incident happened early on during the warranty period than later. It is an isolated incident. This is the first time I have heard or read such a thing happening to new Audi cars (in general). So, be rest assured that it is not a common issue.
+1. A transmission swap is a simple task for the dealer. I won't be nervous about it. It is best that this incident happened early on during the warranty period than later. It is an isolated incident. This is the first time I have heard or read such a thing happening to new Audi cars (in general). So, be rest assured that it is not a common issue.
Very true. Since it was a complete replacement, it is pretty easy for a dealer to remove and replace, especially since they have all of the correct tools and the tech they had working on it has probably done several replacements over the years. If there were going to be any problems, you would know within the first week after picking up the car. after that I would not have any fear about it.
12-05-2017, 07:50 AM
Q5 Leaking oily fluid after 500 miles
