Hockeymonkey

I have a new Q5 and when hitting the gas or hitting the brakes a little bit harder the driver's seat moves just a twitch. It's a small amount but it still moves slightly. Dealer said seat is within spec, all bolts tight and the seats will have some play in them. My other Audi's never had any play in the seats.
Any suggestion on what this might be within the seat? Do your Q5 seats move at all?

johncaravello

If you do a search you will find a few threads about that. My Q's driver seat has clicked or moved or felt like something was sliding in it since new. It is very annoying to me but my wife doesn't even notice it. I think it is one of those common Q issues that I will have to learn to live with.

ThunderDent

Mine has always done it, mainly when taking a sharp corner at speed, it will have a micro-movement that I can feel in the seat. It's annoying as hell, but doesn't happen very often. Not sure what they'd even be able to do with that.

UrbanExtant

Mine was repaired after an Audi Regional Tech got involved. The parts used to fix the slight sliding back and forth are as follows:

8R0-881-183 Channel
8R0-898-025 Parts Kit

These are redesigned, updated parts from what the Q came with, or so I was told. All I know is, it fixed the problem.

My seat also had a wobble when i first got the car it was after repairing that, that the front to back slide started For the wobble repair,, the parts were:

8R0-881-105-E Seat Frame 1

The wobble, for me anyways, was from the back corner to the opposite front corner. Your seat frame may have a different part number, as mine is for the frame with ventilation, since my car has the luxury package.

Good luck with getting it fixed. I know it drove me crazy. If you can figure out if it wobbles from side to side, or slides backwards and forwards slightly, before you bring it in, you'll have better luck getting it fixed. It wasn't until I pinpointed the movement type each time that it actually was found by them, and repaired. As of now, my seat is solid, let's knock on wood it stays that way.

scottndsky

This is driving me crazy as well! The driver's seat in my 2010 is starting to wobble as described here - mostly back and forth slightly at stop lights.

Did any of these replacement parts cure the problem for good? My Q5 has 33k miles on it, but it will be heading to the dealer soon for the 45K service interval. Should I ask them to order these parts in advance?

Many Thanks,
Scott

Q5 Bob

They probably wouldn't order the parts without confirming the problem in the shop, ,but it wouldn't hurt to give them a heads up in advance.