Audi Q7 2007–2009 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin TSB-48-10-14 · NHTSA communication 10036568 · issued Dec 13, 2010
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Steering
component
2007–2009
model years
3
vehicle entries
Official summary
Audi: noises from intermediate steering shaft. Creaking noises from steering column when braking or maneuvering. Increased static friction of the sliding element of the intermediate steering shaft. *pe
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.