[oakey46]

I've been at official Audi dealer, to try to solve the vibration problems. I have reported tpi 2033201/2 and your answer is that this solution does not exist for Q3. I'm scared Does anyone have documentation that I can provide to make a claim, and justify that I am right?
Thank you

I think that unless you simply mis-typed the above information, you have possibly incorrectly quoted the TPI number given in the earlier post.
Here is the post from Q34MErepeated: 'There was a modification to rectify front end vibration, the lower front wishbone supportbearingwere changed, TPI 20333201/2 refers. I would have thought that this would have been carried out with it being a recent model, anyway it's probably worth mentioning it to your dealer.'

 

[Losisa]

Hi, I have had a 2016 RSQ3 facelift for 3 months now and have this front end vibration between 120 and 140KMH. Audi cannot fix this problem, any ideasdone so far;1. checked rims and replaced with new tyres2. control arm back bushing replaced3. Road force balancing done4. inner cv joints replacedI am so frustrated with this car that I want to sell it.. any ideas would be great. I assume the front end on an RSQ3 is the same as Q3?

 

[mwcltd]

I assume that you had the rims/tyres balanced off the car. This does sound like a rotational mass on the front wheels is out of balance. There are two solutions to this. Either find the out of balance mass (hub,disc....) and replace it or have the rims/tyres balanced on the car. Finding someone to do the on car balancing could be difficult.

 

[Losisa]

thank you.. any one else suffer from this issue om a RSQ3, I know the Q3 had an issue...

 

[Johnnymc]

thank you.. any one else suffer from this issue om a RSQ3, I know the Q3 had an issue...

Yes I have an Rsq3 and suffer from this. Have spoke to my local Audi dealer, they want to do a diagnosis test on mine. They will not discuss the tpi numbers above without getting the car booked in.

 

[Chippie]

I’m also getting a slight vibration through the steering wheel at around 80mph, 2.0 diesel 184 Quattro manual on 19” wheels, I was thinking it could be the tyres as they are now over 50% worn but will keep my eye on this thread and see what Audi come up with

 

[Johnnymc]

So my car is out of warranty, and after speaking to Belfast Audi today and them not being very helpful, wanting alot of ££ just to look at the q, I decided to fit some upgraded front lower rear bushes myself. So far have only covered 10 miles, no shake or judder at all. I'll report back again after a few more miles.

 

[mwcltd]

19" wheels with 255/40R19 tyres. No vibration up to 90mph. I have recently change my tyres from Pirelli to Nokian and I have had no vibration problems with either. Sorry I can't be of any more help.

 

[javicano]

So my car is out of warranty, and after speaking to Belfast Audi today and them not being very helpful, wanting alot of ££ just to look at the q, I decided to fit some upgraded front lower rear bushes myself. So far have only covered 10 miles, no shake or judder at all. I'll report back again after a few more miles.

Could you attach pictures, and part reference number changed? I'm from Spain and the translation is confusing.

 

[PaulT]

My 2016 RSQ3 has just developed this vibration problem at approximately 80mph and which coincided with a tyre change and tracking. Having reported the problem just before the warranty expired the Audi dealer investigated and changed a front drive shaft. This didn't work. They also re balanced the wheels. They have concluded that I have buckled alloys on the front and they suggested new alloys at £1000 a rim! I have swapped fronts to rear but no difference. Therefore I consider it highly unlikely that all four rims are buckled. I was therefore interested in the thread above and in particular the TPI regarding the suspension bushes. Has it worked? At the moment the car is currently not pleasant to drive at 70+ which is in stark contrast to how it was before.

 

[RSQ3John]

Welcome to the board PaulT - you are in Warwickshire too.

The RSQ3 seems especially sensitive to wheel alignment issues - I discovered on my last RSQ3 that you have to get a proper 4 wheel chassis alignment check done, ideally annually. As we are both in the same county - I used Silverline in Warwick - they have a properly calibrated John Beam setup (fancy laser kit and a dedicated ramp with free floating tyre pads) and a couple of chaps who really know how to use it. Cost is about £70 and its a while-you-wait job.


With the chassis alignment out the RSQ3 wears tyres really oddly and that results in vibrations, my last RSQ3 was actually 'crabbing' up the road and wore the inner edges of the otherwise half worn rear tyres below the legal limit. Silverline did a 4 wheel chassis alignment check on the 'new to me car' a couple of weeks back and discovered that the RHR wheel was toe-out by a considerable amount. Once all the wheels are pointing in the right direction the car drives completely differently - feels more agile.

 

[PaulT]

Thanks RSQ3John for your comments and suggestion. When I had the new tyres I had it tracked as the tyres had worn unevenly. I wasn't aware that the wheels being out of alignment would cause vibration. I'd assumed it was either wheel balance or worn shock absorbers (which I would have thought unlikely on a car 3 years old) or from the above thread possibly the suspension bushes. It was strange that the vibration only started after the new tyres and tracking (both done by a tyre fitter rather than the dealer) was done. Do Silverline use the same equipment as a dealer or is it superior?

 

[RSQ3John]

The term 'tracking' is normally associated with front wheel alignment - whereas you really need a 4 wheel alignment check. As for equipment - it will depend on the dealer, most don't have the space for a dedicated ramp.

The image below was the Silverline report on my now departed RS4 - it had about 6,300 miles on the clock at the time. If the tyres are scrubbing then you will get vibration, yes. Back in the day when I was an apprentice in the motor trade - nudging 45 years ago now:tango_face_crying:, wheel vibration over 50mph suggested that looking to the rear of the vehicle was a good place to start.

Sadly these days tyre-bay fitters are often lacking in the basic skills required, i.e. all new tyres have a red dot on the sidewall? This indicates the lightest point of the tyre so should be positioned adjacent to the tyre valve so as to reduce the need for balance weights. It's been my experience that that the majority of fitters either plain don't know or don't care.

 

[PaulT]

thanks John. Very interesting. I'll give them a call.

 

[SimonHQ3]

Just brought a 2016 Q3 S line plus 2.0 TDI quattro 184 S Tronic, 19 inch wheels, and had exactly the issue described above.

Specifically, bad steering wheel judder at 70mph that gets worse as speed goes up. Also pulls to the left on straights at any speed, and dealers own 149 point check reports the front left has 5mil and front right has 6mil, which seems revealing.

Cannot believe this appears to be such a known issue and hasn't been sorted on Approved Used Audis sold by a main dealer.

Hoping quoting TPI 20333201/2 will help the dealer sort it or its going back, for good!