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Old Dec 14, 2022 | 04:29 PM
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My SQ7 sunroof just started making squeaking noise. It is the part where the two window panes plastic fittings bumped against each other right over the second row, and I can feel it with my hand the lateral movement when it makes the noise. It has gotten cold in my region, high at 30F, not sure if that’s the cause. Is this a known problem? Kind of surprised this happens to such an expensive car. Should I just bring it to the dealership?
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Old Dec 14, 2022 | 07:52 PM
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This happened on my 2019 Q. Need to clean the rubber seals and then re-apply a non-petroleum based seal lubricant. I believe this is the one I got. Sunroof seal lubricant

Have to re-apply occasionally as part of maintenance routine.
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Old Dec 15, 2022 | 07:37 AM
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WOW, same issue on the 2021 Q7.
They dont make them like they used to eh?
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Old Dec 15, 2022 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by audi_ftw
This happened on my 2019 Q. Need to clean the rubber seals and then re-apply a non-petroleum based seal lubricant. I believe this is the one I got. Sunroof seal lubricant

Have to re-apply occasionally as part of maintenance routine.
Appreciate the link. Had mine done (2017) at the dealer about 18mo ago. It's starting again and I couldn't find a link the other night for the lubricant.
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Old Dec 15, 2022 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by benjaminzsj
My SQ7 sunroof just started making squeaking noise. It is the part where the two window panes plastic fittings bumped against each other right over the second row, and I can feel it with my hand the lateral movement when it makes the noise. It has gotten cold in my region, high at 30F, not sure if that’s the cause. Is this a known problem? Kind of surprised this happens to such an expensive car. Should I just bring it to the dealership?
i had this problem for a long time... dealer fixes didn't work.. finally they have changed the entire assembly (thats what they said, but the glass and everything looks still old to me) - the problem kind of got solved, i still hear a mild rattle/thud/squeak during cold weather conditions... when the car warms up, this is gone...
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Old Feb 2, 2023 | 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by audi_ftw;[url=tel:25771995
25771995[/url]]This happened on my 2019 Q. Need to clean the rubber seals and then re-apply a non-petroleum based seal lubricant. I believe this is the one I got. Sunroof seal lubricant

Have to re-apply occasionally as part of maintenance routine.
I got the lubricant and applied a couple of places but the noise still remains. Where exactly should I apply it?
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Old Feb 2, 2023 | 07:54 PM
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Clean all edges of the glass and the cavity in the roof of the car with rubbing alcohol. Then put a thin layer of the lubricant on all the same surfaces. Wipe off any excess. Make sure you don’t forget the underside of the back part of the sunroof. There are tabs that slide into the back part of the roof cavity. Important to get those clean I think. This solved the issue for me.
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Old Feb 3, 2023 | 05:02 AM
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Originally Posted by benjaminzsj
My SQ7 sunroof just started making squeaking noise. It is the part where the two window panes plastic fittings bumped against each other right over the second row, and I can feel it with my hand the lateral movement when it makes the noise. It has gotten cold in my region, high at 30F, not sure if that’s the cause. Is this a known problem? Kind of surprised this happens to such an expensive car. Should I just bring it to the dealership?
Take it to the dealer. If they start rattling they may have to be replaced. I have an older 2013 Q5 and it was already replaced once. Usually lubricating is a short term patch fix, rattle will come back and get worst with time.
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Old Feb 3, 2023 | 05:59 AM
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Try this on the rubber seals -
Amazon Amazon

I've used it on a few German cars over the years - sunroof seals, door seals, etc. - and it brings down the squeaking.
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Old Feb 3, 2023 | 04:25 PM
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It is possible that Q7 has the same problem as Q8. As far as I know this problem is still not solved by Audi.
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/20...77889-0001.pdf
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