I judt got a 2008 Q7 and I noticed when it is cold outside when I go to hit the latch it click 1000times and sounds like a machine gun going off lol. Its never failed to open just wondering if anyone on here has had this problem and its possible solution

Cheers!

 

Holy **** not so many responses at once..

 

The same thing started happenning on my 2008 Q7. Sounds like the latch will need to be replaced but I'll do some more digging before going there.

 

I had the same issue, and resolved it in two steps. I removed the clasp bar from just inside the boot (the one the tailgate locks to), and scrubbed it out with boiling water & detergent to get all the grease & gunk out (a lot of stuff falls into it because of where it is). The tailgate made less noise opening after this, as the bar could pop back to the open position more quickly.

The second thing I did was try re positioning the clasp when I replaced it, as the bolts allow for some movement. After a couple of tries, I found a position where the machine gun sounds stopped completely, and the tailgate pops open with a simple click now.

Audi wanted $400 to fix this, so very happy to have worked it out !