2008 Volkswagen Touareg

THERE ARE INTERMITTENT SUDDEN FORCEFUL JERKS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. ALSO CAR HESITATES WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE GAS PETAL AT TIMES, LIKE WHEN YOU ARE TRYING TO MERGE INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. ALSO AT TIMES, WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO BRING THE CAR TO A STOP, SOMETHING HAPPENS THAT SOUNDS AND FEELS LIKE YOU HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND, OR THAT SOME UNDERNEATH YOUR CAR IS BREAKING OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND OBSERVED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE AND A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MECHANIC INSTALLED A NEW FUEL PUMP; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO SMELL A STRONG FUEL ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSTRUCTED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V151000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), BUT THE REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED BEFORE THE RECALL WAS ANNOUNCED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. IN COLD WEATHER, THE STARTER WOULD FAIL WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE RELAY IN THE FUSE BOX, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, EACH TIME IT RAINED, WATER ENTERED THE VEHICLE FLOOR UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, WHICH CAUSED THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS TO FREEZE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

AFTER PURCHASING AN 08 TOUAREG WITH 120000 MILES, I HAVE FOUND IT TO HAVE A VERY LOUD STEERING NOISE, LIKE A BLENDER ON LOW SPEED SETTING. ALONG WITH THE NOISE, IT SEEMS TO LOSE SOME IF NOT ALL STEERING. ALL OF THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS BELLOW 1000 RPM, WHETHER IT BE STATIONARY, MOVING, IN REVERSE OR NOT. IF THE RPM IS ABOVE THAT, STEERING IS NORMAL, NO SOUND IS HEARD, AND ALL IS NORMAL. THIS CAN BE DANGEROUS WHEN PARKING, AS IT IS A LOW SPEED LOW RPM SITUATION. I HAVE READ ABOUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, AND GOING THROUGH A RUNAROUND CYCLE WITH VW ON REPLACING THE POWER STEERING PUMP, THE STEERING RACK, AND MORE MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL VW REPS ARE "COMING TO THE CONCLUSION" IN THEIR MINDS THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO HELP US TOUAREG, AND PASSAT OWNERS, AND THEY KEEP TELLING US IT'S NORMAL. THEY HAVE BEEN TRYING TO KEEP THIS FROM BECOMING A RECALL FOR TOO LONG. I AM INCLUDING A LINK TO A FORUM THAT HAS MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS. THANKYOU. HTTP://WWW.CLUBTOUAREG.COM/FORUMS#/TOPICS/41443?PAGE=1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE BRAKES BEING SERVICED, THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE THAT THERE WAS A SEVERE FUEL LEAK. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO BEING MADE AWARE BY THE MECHANIC. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V151000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 102,864.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHEN THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND ATTEMPTED TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND PROCEEDED TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF THE BATTERY NEEDED A JUMP; HOWEVER, NOTHING APPEARED ABNORMAL. WHEN ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO START THE VEHICLE WAS MADE, THE MANIFOLD EXPLODED ON TOP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH PRODUCED SMOKE AND CAUSED PLASTIC PIECES TO FLY EVERYWHERE. A PIECE OF PLASTIC STRUCK THE EYE OF THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ISSUE WAS COMMON AND THE MANIFOLD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, INCLUDING SEVERAL OTHER PARTS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THE EXPLOSION. THE CONTACT WAS NOT ABLE TO RECALL THE PARTS THAT NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE ENGINE STUTTERED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A FIRESTONE DEALER AND RAN A DIAGNOSIS. TEST REVEALED A PROBLEM WITH THE TIMING CHAIN. I CALLED HARPER VW IN KNOXVILLE AND WAS ADVISED TO BRING IT IN. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE TIMING CHAIN AT A COST OF $6,500. VEHICLE HAD 78,000 MILES TIMING CHAIN SHOULD LAST THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. IF THE CHAIN HAD COMPLETELY SEPARATED THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE QUIT SUDDENLY CREATING A SEROUS TRAFFIC PROBLEM. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT VW HAS KNOWN ABOUT THE PROBLEM ON HUNDREDS OF CARS WITH THIS ENGINE AND HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL OR SAFETY WARNING.

UNDERNEATH THE CAR AROUND THE REAR END, THERE IS AN OBVIOUS LEAKING OF FUEL ( USUALLY OBSERVED AFTER STOPPING AND TURNING OFF CAR). THE LEAKED FUEL CAN FORM A SMALL PUDDLE. IT WILL STOP AFTER A WHILE. BUT JUDGING FROM THE SITUATION THIS LEAK CAN BECOME BIGGER AND BIGGER, WHICH COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND IS A FIRE HAZARD. I AM NOT A SPECIALIST ON CARS, BUT SINCE I AM NOT A FREQUENT DRIVER AND NEVER DRIVE CARS TO UNEVEN SAND ROADS, THEREFORE THE MANUFACTURE OF THE FUEL TANK ITSELF AND MAYBE ITS DESIGN IS MOST POSSIBLE FOR THE CAUSE OF THE THIS PROBLEM.

SEAT BELT RETRACTORS, FIRST REAR PASSENGER BELT STOP RETRACTING, THEN REAR CENTER BELT BECAME UNUSABLE BECAUSE IT ONLY RETRACTS SYNCHING TIGHTER AS FOLD DOWN SEAT OPERATED. NOW, DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT IS LOOSING ITS ABILITY TO RETRACT INTO COLUMN. NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURIES HAVE OCCURRED BUT THE SEATING POSITIONS ARE UNUSABLE. VW WANTS CLOSE TO $1,000 TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER AND CENTER SEAT BELTS AND RETRACTORS.