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Audi Q5 recall: sunroof glass shatter risk

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By David Zalstein |
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Audi Australia is recalling approximately 500 Audi Q5 SUVs due to the risk of the sliding glass sunroof breaking under extreme conditions.

The official recall notice published on the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) website explains the sunroof fitted to some Audi Q5s may suddenly break at temperatures below -20 degrees Celsius, presenting a potential laceration hazard.

Audi Australia will replace the sunroofs of the circa-500 affected Audi Q5 vehicles (built between June 2011 and December 2011) free of charge in a recall service that should take an hour to complete.

Audi Australia’s Shaun Cleary told CarAdvice that while there have been isolated cases of breakages overseas, no cases have occurred in Australia and there have been no reports of any injuries.

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The Australian Audi Q5 recall follows an identical recall in the US of 13,172 vehicles, announced by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at the end of July.

Audi Australia is contacting owners of the relevant vehicles.

To date, Audi has sold 1384 Audi Q5 SUVs in 2012, second only in its segment to the Range Rover Evoque at 1441 units.


 

  • aware

    Definitely worth being concerned about temperatures of -20 and below in Australia.  

  • aware

    Definitely worth being concerned about temperatures of -20 and below in Australia.  

  • aware

    Definitely worth being concerned about temperatures of -20 and below in Australia.  

    • Weatherbey

      I guess in Theory it could be a problem in Australia. Let’s see – Charlotte Pass on Mt Kosciuszko (highest mountain in the country) which is normally … what, -6? … recorded -23 degrees back in 1994. So yeah, owners should go get it fixed before the next ice age.

      • aware

        In theory, potentially.  But you’d never take a Q5 up there as it might get dirty.  

        • Damian

          More like you COULDN’T take a Q5 up there because it’s a pretend 4wd with hardly any ground clearance.

          • Sydlocal

             More like you COULDN’T take a Q5 up there because during the winter the road is CLOSED and you have to take the snow cat. The Q5 has more than enough ground clearance and grip to get up to the end of the winter road at Perisher as many 2WD cars do it throughout winter. Also last time I was there when it was open in the warmer months, the road from Perisher to Charlotte Pass was sealed and I drove my 2WD car with even less ground clearance up it easily. The pretend 4WD Q5 should have no problems….  ;-)

  • nick

    I thought these cars were tested in that sort of environment.

  • Basil Exposition

    Obviously designed to sell to career women… Clearly designed to shatter the glass ceiling.

    • Guest

       Boom Tish!

    • MisterZed

      Boo.

  • Bon

    1 hr to replace a sunroof .. Ha. I bet if this was not a recall Audi would charge about 2 days labour to refit a complex roof system like that. By the way, what are they replacing it with? Second hand space shuttle tiles I suppose :)

    • Darryl

      or glad wrap

  • Kieran

    With all the hailstorms we get where I live, not to mention the summer heat, one thing I definitely don’t want in a car is a glass sunroof. Not ever. 

    • MisterZed

      Better to have a glass roof during a hailstorm - it’s a heck of a lot easier just to replace a glass panel than get about 100 dents out of the roof of a car.  In fact, the glass is going to be a lot stronger than thin steel, so you probably wouldn’t even get any damage on a glass roof unless it was a major hailstorm (like Melb early 2010).

  • MK

    Sunroof in our car, played with it – twice, used it – zero. Waste of money and head room .

    • Golfschwein

      I loved the sunroof in my Golf. Windows down and roof open is a great way to travel so long as the temp is between 19 and 30 degrees celsius. I used mine almost daily. 

      • Silver Streak

        I would absolutely LOVE a panoramic sunroof.

        • MisterZed

          My Hyundai i45 has one, it’s wonderful.

  • Guest

    I wouldnt buy a car without a sunroof if i could help it, had one in my last 2 and love it.