2004 Volkswagen Touareg

HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND FROM BELOW ON MY 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. LOOKED UNDER MY CAR, THE MIDDLE UNDER CARRIAGE WAS GONE. THERE WAS A KNOCKING AND THUMPING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE. THOUGHT IT WAS JUST THE UNDERCARRIAGE, BUT WHEN THE PART CAME IN AND INSTALLED IT, THE KNOCKING WAS STILL THERE. DROVE IT LAST NIGHT BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR; I HEARD MY CAR HAVE RATTLING NOISES UNDERNEATH. SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S LOSS PARTS UNDER THE CAR. I NEVER TOOK MY CAR OFF ROAD, THE ROADS ON OAHU ARE TERRIBLE, BUT NEVER HAD THIS EVER DONE ON MY OLDER CARS. I WAS RESEARCHING ONLINE AND SAW THAT A LOT OF OTHER TOUAREG OWNERS HAVE/HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M NOT GOING TO PAY FOR A DEFAULT PART, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DRIVE SHAFT AND ITS BEARINGS ARE THE MAIN PARTS OF THE CAR POWERTRAIN. I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THIS VEHICLE AND FEEL THAT VOLKSWAGEN WILL NEED TO PAY FOR THIS FIX. *TR

2004 VW TOUAREG V-8 MANY PROBLEMS BUT 3 WORTH REPORTING: FOR NO APPARENT REASON PASSENGER DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED OR UNLATCHED BY USING ANY KNOWN MEANS INCLUDING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE OR OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE, ELECTRIC LOCK ACTUATOR CLICKS AS IF THE DOOR IS UNLOCKED BUT THE DOOR CAN NOT BE OPENED OR UNLATCHED. VEHICLE HAD TO BE BROUGHT TO VW DEALERSHIP AND WORKED ON BY DESTROYING THE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND PERHAPS CUTTING A WHOLE IN THE BODY PANNEL AT THE COST OF 2 HOURS OF DIAGNOSTICS, 8 HOURS OF LABOR TO OPEN DOOR AND PROBABLY 2 OR 3 ADDITIONAL HOURS OF REPLACING DOOR HANDLE IF BODY OF DOOR IS NOT BENT, PLUS PARTS VEHICLE HAS MANY ELECTRICAL GLITCHES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO INTERMITTENT MALFUNCTION OF AIR BAG IGNITERS....ONCE AGAIN HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS HARM OCCUPANTS GIVEN THE RIGHT CIRCUMSTANCES THIS IS A POTENTIAL DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAS MADE ME LOSE ALL FAIH IN THIS MANUFACTURER. VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT TRAFIC LIGHTS AND BEGINNING TO PROCCEED ON A GREEN. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 TOUAREG AND HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES HARD SHIFTS, BUCKING AND HARD DOWNSHIFTS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE VW DEALER AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. IT IS VERY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN ACCESS THE HIGHWAY AND IN SEVERAL CASES IT SHIFTS SO HARD THAT IT KNOCKS IT'S SELF OUT AND YOU HAVE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY UNTIL RESETS TO 4TH GEAR FROM 6TH. I NOW HAVE TO SHIFT MANUALLY. I HAVE THIS ISSU E DAILY AND I KNOW THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE. *TR

CAR: 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG V6 SUV 38,900MILES PROBLEM: CAR FREQUENTLY JERKS WHILE SLOWING DOWN (AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20-40MPH). WAS TOLD DRIVE SHAFT WAS DAMAGED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,150 PARTS PLUS LABOR OF APPROX. $1,000 WHICH INCLUDED COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC. UPON PICK UP FROM MECHANIC PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO MECHANIC. I WAS TOLD THAT DAMAGED DRIVE SHAFT DAMAGED 2 VALVES IN THE TRANSMISSION WHICH NOW ALSO NEED REPLACING AT A COST OF $1600. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE MECHANIC THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A 'BULLETIN" ON THE CAR REGARDING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FROM SEVERAL OWNERS. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 39,000 MILES AND IS DRIVEN WITH CARE. IT SEEMS EXTREMELY PREMATURE TO HAVE ANYTHING OF THIS NATURE HAPPEN ESPECIALLY AT A COST OF ALMOST $4000 OUT OF POCKET TO ME AND OTHER OWNERS. I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO VOLKSWAGEN'S RESPONSIBILITY IN CORRECTION/REIMBURSEMENT (POSSIBLE RECALL) OF THIS SITUATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUREG SUV. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT WOULD EITHER SHUDDER OR STALL. ALSO, WHEN TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 1 MPH AND HIGHER, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE IN BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. TO DATE, NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE NOR WERE THERE ANY RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 87,850.

IN DECEMBER 2009 MY 2004 VW TOUAREG WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE IDLING WHILE MY SON, WHO WAS DRIVING THE CAR, GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO SPEAK TO A PARKING LOT ATTENDANT. HIS WIFE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THEIR TWO CHILDREN WERE IN CAR SEATS IN THE REAR SEAT. ABOUT 2 MINUTES LATER, WHILE MY SON WAS STILL OUT OF THE CAR, THE CAR BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS INTO A BUSY STREET IN NYC. HE RAN AFTER THE CAR WHILE HIS WIFE FRANTICALLY TRIED TO GET OUT OF HER SEAT BELT TO MOVE INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT. HE CAUGHT UP WITH THE CAR AND JUMPED IN AND HIT THE BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. HE LOOKED OVER AT THE GEAR SHIFT THINKING THAT IT HAD BEEN MOVED INADVERTENTLY BUT THE CAR WAS STILL IN PARK. HE THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. THE CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK ON A RELATIVELY FLAT SURFACE - THERE ARE NO REAL HILLS IN NYC. HE TOOK HIS LIFE IN HIS HANDS TO AVOID A DISASTER WHEREBY THE CAR WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY BEEN HIT BROADSIDE IN THE BUSY ADJOINING STREET WITH HIS FAMILY IN THE VEHICLE. WE TOOK THE CAR INTO A VW DEALER REPAIR SHOP NEAR MY HOME IN MARYLAND THE NEXT WEEK AND THEY CHECKED THE CAR OUT THOROUGHLY, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG, NOR COULD THEY DUPLICATE THE EXPERIENCE. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS EXPERIENCE AND I AM AFRAID THAT IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

I WAS PARKING THE VEHICLE IN A TIGHT PARKING LOT AND MANEUVERING AROUND A TREE IN ORDER TO PULL FURTHER UP INTO THE SPACE. AS I GENTLY PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO INCH INTO THE SPOT, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD AT A VERY HIGH RATE OF SPEED CRASHING INTO A WOODEN GARBAGE BOX. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES BEFORE GOING THROUGH THE FENCE. I WAS INCREDIBLY LUCKY THAT I WAS NO LONGER AIMING AT THE TREE. IT WAS AS THOUGH THE CAR SUDDENLY WANTED TO PEAL OUT IN A MANNER THAT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF SYNC WITH THE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. IT JUST STARTED SPEEDING TOWARD THE FENCE/BOX. LOOKING BACK ON IT, I BELIEVE THAT THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. THOUGH THE REACTION OF THE CAR WAS SIMILAR, IT WAS NOT NEARLY SO PRONOUNCED. IT FELT AS THOUGH THE CAR WAS TRIPPING OVER ITSELF. I HAD THE INSURANCE TOW THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC BUT SO FAR HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I SPOKE WITH BOTH THE LOCAL VW SERVICEMAN AND VW NORTH AMERICA BUT THEY DENIED EVER HEARING ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR FOR OVER 6 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN BEFORE THE OTHER DAY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHEN THE CONTACT ACCELERATED MORE THAN 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN VIBRATING, SHAKING AND WAS STUCK IN NEUTRAL. EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING AT THE DESIRED SPEED. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF; HOWEVER, IT WOULD OPERATE NORMALLY AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED 4 MONTHS LATER AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS AWARE OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 10/06/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS BURNT. UPDATED 10/06/09