2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO HAVE THE SENSOR MODULE RESET. IN ADDITION, THE SUN ROOF LEAKS WHENEVER IT RAINS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER AND REPAIRED THE FAILURE APPROXIMATELY TWO OR THREE TIMES. ALL OF THE REMAINING VEHICLES ON THE LOT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE SUNROOF. THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO OCCUR AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,500.

I LEASE A 2005 TOUAREG V6 AND ALL TIRES OF THE CAR ARE WORM OUT AFTER 8K MILES. MAKER REFUSES TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. ONE OF THE TIRES ALSO HAS A DEEP CRACK. THE LEASE VEHICLE RETURN FINAL INSPECTION CAME OUT WITH 150$ CHARGE FOR EACH TIRE. *TR

FUEL SUPPLY LINE SEPARATED AT A CONNECTION BETWEEN HOSE AND FITTING THAT IS SECURED BY A PRESSURE CRIMP. LOCATION IS DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO AND ABOVE ENGINE BLOCK. MY ENGINE WAS COOL ENOUGH THAT A FIRE WAS NOT STARTED, BUT HAD THE ENGINE BEEN HOT IT CERTAINLY WOULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR

OUR 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA BROKE DOWN DUE TO THE COMPUTER NEEDING REPROGRAMMING. IT DID NOT GIVE WARNING IT JUST HAD NO POWER AND WOULDN'T GO IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE. THIS WAS A SERVICE BULLETIN WITH VOLKSWAGEN I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING AND THE BRAKES DON'T WORK AND THE CAR DOESN'T GO AND COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2005 V W TOUREG STALLED MANY TIMES, WHILE MAKING A TURN AT INTERSECTIONS AT LOWER SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE IT STALLS OR HESITATES. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING KILLED AT LEAST 5 TIMES, I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER TO CHECK THIS PROBLEM, BUT ALWAYS CAME OUT EMPTY. THEY SAY THEY HAVE FOUND NO PROBLEM. I THINK IT IS VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND IT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED PROMPTLY BEFORE PEOPLE LOOSE THEIR LIVES. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHERS WHO ARE DRIVING THIS KIND OF VEHICLE; AT LEAST HALF OF THEM HAD THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEM, AND WERE GETTING NO HELP FROM THEIR DEALERS. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG WILL ONLY WORK FOR 2 MONTHS AT ANY GIVEN TIME THEN STOPS WORKING. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS THE CENSOR THAT INDICATES THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING COMES ON. I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALER, THEY RESET THE CENSOR, THEY TELL ME MY AIRBAG IS FIXED, INSISTING THAT THIS TIME THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. AND 2 MONTHS LATER THE CENSOR IS ON AGAIN INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING. I THOUGHT THIS WAS SIMILAR TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, WHEN IT IS ON THE CAR STILL RUNS, WITH THE DEALERSHIP A 200 MILE TRIP, I WAS NOT IN ANY HURRY TO RUSH IN EVERY TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER 2 YEARS OF THIS RECURRING PROBLEM THE DEALER SHIP TOLD ME THAT WHEN THAT CENSOR INDICATES THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING, THE AIRBAG IS TRULY NOT WORKING, AND IF MY VEHICLE WERE TO GET INTO A ACCIDENT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT DEPLOY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND VW HAS BEEN VERY INSENSITIVE AND FRANKLY HARD TO DEAL WITH IN REGARDS TO THIS HORRENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE. WITH MY WARRANTY RUNNING OUT IN 5000 MILES AND THEY HAVE HAD MY CAR IN THE SHOP FOR 3 FULL WEEKS WORKING ON A FIX/REPAIR, AND ONCE AGAIN THEY HAVE COME TO ME AND SAID THAT IT IS FIXED, THEY WILL NOT EXTEND THE WARRANTY FOR THE AIRBAG. THE ONLY REASON THE COMPANY WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR FIX IS THAT IT IS NOT FIXED AND THEY KNOW IT. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLEWAS CONSTANTLY PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR AN ALIGNMENT; THEY HAVE INSTALLED AN ECCENTRIC BOLT TO MAKE SURE THE VEHICLE WAS UP TO SPECIFICATION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES HAVE WORN UNEVENLY AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT VEHICLE STILL CONTINUED TO HAVE THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEM. *AK

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 V-6 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AFTER OWNING VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE EXEMPLIFIED OBVIOUS SHIFTING CONCERNS AS WELL AS POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN HOPES TO CORRECT THE ISSUES DESCRIBED ABOVE, HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT IMPROVED. I WAS ASKED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR, TO BREAK IT IN. IN THIS TIME, MY CAR HAS WORSENED. THE SHIFTING IS MORE ERRATIC, LOSING POWER, JUMPING GEARS, AND NEARLY STALLING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND AT INTERSECTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE ERRATIC SHIFTING, I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR-ENDED. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES FOR 3 TO 8 DAYS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE, SINCE IT HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY SERVICE THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE IN HOPES TO CORRECT THE POOR SHIFTING AND POOR GAS MILEAGE (11-12 MPG) IS COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATES. NONE OF WHICH HAVE EVER FIXED THE PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, WITH EACH MONTH THAT PASSES, NEW MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ARISE. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENTS FAIL, ALONG WITH THE RADIO, THE TRUNK HATCH, THE AIRBAG, ETC. THE CAR OVERHEATS AND SMOKE COMES FROM THE TIRES & WHEELS, OF WHICH THE MANUFACTURER TOOK NOTICE TO, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT VOLKSWAGEN HAS HAD 5-6 ATTEMPTS TO SERVICE THE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE MAY 2005 AND IT IS NOW JANUARY 07 AND MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES (W/ PADS/ROTORS (SP?) ARE COMPLETELY WORN, AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 12K MILES. *JB

2005 VW TOUREG, LOTS OF ELECTRICAL FAILURES, HAD 04 ALSO TRADED ON LEMON DEAL--SAID KINKS WERE WORKED OUT NOT TRUE OUR SUV HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP SO MANY TIMES FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME I HAVE LOST COUNT. *JB

JULY 6, 2006 I OPENED THE HATCHBACK TRUNK TO PUT A BAG IN. I WAS STANDING TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR CLOSE ENOUGH TO LEAN INTO TRUNK. THE TRUNK DOOR OPEN AS USUAL, I LEANED IN TO PLACE MY BAG AND THE TRUNK DOOR DROPPED ON MY HEAD LEAVING ME QUITE DAZED AND BLOOD RUNNING DOWN MY FACE. THE AIR SHOCK ON THE TRUNK FAILED LEAVING AN 1 INCH WIDE AND DEEP HOLE IN THE RIGHT CORNER OF MY FORE HEAD. I WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY WHERE THEY PUT STAPLES IN MY HEAD AND SENT ME HOME WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE CARE OF A CONCUSSION. VW WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN. THE CAR WAS THERE FOR 3 DAYS. I PICKED IT UP AND 3 DAYS AFTER THAT THE DOOR FAILED AGAIN. "THANK GOODNESS I WAS STILL BEING CAUTIOUS OR IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AGAIN. I THEN TRADED THE CAR IN, NOT WANTING TO WAIT FOR ANOTHER FAILURE. *JB