2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG Complaints

THIS HEADLIGHT WASHER(S) THAT POP UP FROM FRONT BUMPER CAME OFF DURING DRIVE FROM CA TO MD. DURING THE DRIVE BACK TEMPERATURE WENT INTO THE FREESING RANGE. WAS NOT AWARE THAT WHEN WASH THE WINDSHIELD THESE OTHER WASHERS POP UP TO WASHER THE HEADLIGHT. ANYWAYS, THEY DO AND DUE TO COLD IT GOT STUCK IN UP POSITION AND EVENTUALLY CAME OFF. DEALER INITIALLY SAID COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND NOW SAYS THAT SINCE HAVE A SCRATCH ON SIDE BUMPER SOMEONE TEMPERED WITH THE WASHER. HOWEVER MORE IMPORTANTLY THEY SAID THAT IT HAS NEVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE BEFORE. I SAID MAYBE NOT YET OR IN DIFFERENT REGION SINCE THIS WAS WHEN DRIVING IN MUCH COLDER WEATHER. ALSO, THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT IT STUCKS IN THE DOWN POSITION WHEN THEY PUT IN A NEW ONE.

VEHICLE HESITATED TO SPEED UP WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS, AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TESTING, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY, THE FACTORY ENTRY REMOTE CONTROLLER FAILS TO FUNCTION. THE DOORS HAVE TO BE OPENED MANUALLY . THE SYSTEM REGENERATES ITSELF WHEN THE KEYS IS TURNED IN THE IGNITION. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE SYSTEM AND INSTALLED A NEW BATTERY. THE FAILURE STILL OCCURS. *NM

VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG 2004 DOES NOT STOP IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. *BF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE PRACTICALLY BALD AND THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE FRONT TIRES WERE SLIGHTLY MORE WORN THAN THE REAR. ALSO, THE CLOCK WAS INOPERATIVE AND THE BRAKES WOULD LOCK UP ON SNOWY CONDITIONS. *SC

THE TOUAREG HAS TWO DEFCTS THAT WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO IF THEY HAVE NOT CAUSED DAMGE. FOR MONTHS I HAVE TRIED TO GET VW TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE TAIL LIGHT FAULTS AND WARNINGS DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE TOW HITCH. VW CLAIMS THESE ISSUES ARE RELATED TO ALL TRAILERS. ADDITIONALLY, THIS VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE DRIVERS WINDSGHIELD WIPER THAT CAUSES OBSCURED VISABILITY. BOTH ARE DANGEROUS AND VW CLAIMS NORAML OPERATION. I AM FRUSTERATED AND IN DISBELIEF THAT VW WILL NOT CORRECT THE VEHICLES ISSUES. I AM WRITTING IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPRESENT THE PEOPLE AGAINST THIS VEHICLE MANUFACTURE

6/04 & 9/04 - TOOK VEHICLE IN TO DEALERSHIP TO CHECK BRAKE EFFICIENCY & SQUEALING NOISE. BOTH TIMES DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO PROBLEM AND BRAKE NOISE WAS CREATED BY BRAKE DUST & WAS NORMAL. 2/05 - BRAKES FAILED AND CAUSED CAR ACCIDENT. *JB

CONTINUOUS FAILURES OF THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM LEADING TO: 1) SPORADIC FAILURE OF TURN SIGNALS (BLINKING AT THE SAME TIME ON BOTH SIDES) SENDING WRONG MESSAGES TO OTHER TRAFFIC PARTICIPANTS ABOUT DRIVERS INTENTIONS. 2) REQUIRING NUMEROUS EFFORTS TO OPEN CAR DOORS (DRIVER'S DOOR, KEY BEING REMOVED FORM IGNITION LOCK). IN A CASE OF EMERGENCY THIS CAN LEAD TO SEVERE CONSEQUENCES; IN DAILY USE IT CAN CAUSE PANIC. 3) COMPUTER SETTING TO "ALL DOORS OPEN, TAILGATE OPEN" CHANGES BY ITSELF TO SINGLE DOOR OPEN. (NO HAZARD BY ITSELF BUT PROOF THAT THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FAILS).*JB

TIRES ON SUV DOES NOT SUPPORT THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *BF THE CONSUMERS 2004 VW TOUREG NEEDED NEW TIRES AT 11000 MILES. THE TIRES THE VEHICLE CAME WITH WERE DUNLOP 255/60R17 106H. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BOOK GIVES AN EXAMPLE OF AN 18 INCH TIRE STATING THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD MAKE SURE THE TIRE SUPPORTS THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. *TC *JB

VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FORWARD WHEN MAKING TURNS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE TRANSFER CASE 3 TIMES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK, WHICH WAS NOT ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND TO CHANGE GEARS. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO TURN ON. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER NUMEROUS TIMES.*AK

ON TWO OCCASIONS MY 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG V-8 EXPERIENCED COMPLETE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START ON THESE TWO OCCASIONS. THERE WAS NO ELECTRICAL POWER AS IF THE BATTERY WERE COMPLETELY DEPLETED. I DID NOT CAUSE ANY ELECTRICAL/BATTERY DRAIN, I.E. LEAVING ON LIGHTS OR LEAVING ANY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ON. LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP SERVICE CONDUCTED AN ANALYSIS AND FOUND SEVERAL FAULTS STORED. BUT THE SERVICE ADVISER SAID NONE OF THE STORED FAULTS INDICATED WHAT CAUSED THE COMPLETE ELECTRICAL FAILURE. FIRST INCIDENT WAS APRIL, 2004 AND MOST RECENT DEC. 28, 2004. I ALSO EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS OTHER ELECTRICAL AND/OR COMPUTER MALFUNCTIONS. THESE MALFUNCTIONS WERE RELATED TO: ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, DRIVE LINE SYSTEM, STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, STEERING INPUT, DOOR LOCKS, INTERIOR LIGHTING FEATURES, TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING, AND KEYLESS REMOTE. ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, DRIVE LINE SYSTEM, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND STEERING INPUT MALFUNCTIONS OCCURRED FOUR TOTAL TIMES. DEALER/SERVICE COULD NOT "DUPLICATE" THE PROBLEM AND NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE DOOR LOCKS AND INTERIOR LIGHTING PROBLEMS WERE CONSTANT BUT DEALER/SERVICE COULD NOT "" THE PROBLEM. THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING WAS REPAIRED AND HAS BEEN PROBLEM FREE SINCE MARCH 2004. THE KEYLESS REMOTE DOOR LOCK/UNLOCK WAS REPAIRED AND WORKS BETTER BUT HAS NOT BEEN PROBLEM FREE. *NM