2004 Volkswagen Touareg

ALIGNMENT ON 2004 VW TOUAREG IS HORRIBLE. TAKEN BACK AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND IT HAS NEVER BEEN FIXED. TIRES ARE NOW SHOT BECAUSE OF THE ALIGNMENT PROBLEMS. COMPUTER KEEPS BEEPING THAT THERE IS A FLAT TIRE WHEN THE AIR PRESSURE IS FINE WHEN CHECKED. TAKEN IN AT LEAST 3 TIMES AND IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. SPEAKERS RATTLE AS IF THEY ARE BLOWN....ALSO....NEVER BEEN FIXED. *JB

DOOR HANDLES STICK ON ALL FOUR DOORS. LAST YEAR, MY HUSBAND WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AS I WENT AROUND A CORNER, THE PASSENGER DOOR FLUNG OPEN AND MY HUSBAND ALMOST FELL OUT. LUCKILY HE WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. THE DOOR HANDLES WERE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE STARTED STICKING AGAIN. I HAVE TO PULL THE HANDLE AND LET IT GO QUICKLY TO LOOSEN THE HANDLE SO IT CLOSES FULLY. I NOTICED WITH 1000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE THAT THERE WAS A PULL IN THE FRONT END. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO BE ALIGNED. THEY REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE ALIGNMENT, MY TIRES WERE COMPLETELY WORN TO THE TREAD BARS WITH 15,000 MILES ON ALL FOUR, THEY WERE CUPPED. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED 2 TIRES AND I PAID FOR 2 TIRES AND A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. *NM *AK

2004 VW TOUAREG WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM. WHEN WIPER IS SET TO WIPE CONTINUOUSLY, WIPER STOPS WHEN VEHICLE COMES TO A FULL STOP, AND WILL NOT BEGIN TO WIPE UNTIL VEHICLE EXCEEDS 5 MPH. DURING HEAVY RAINS, IT IS UNSAFE TO PROCEED TOO 5 MPH WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPER IS NOT WIPING. NO VISIBILITY IN HEAVY DOWNPOUR CONDITIONS, MUST PUT VEHICLE IN FORWARD MOTION TO WIPE AND SEE. ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. MANUFACTURER INDICATES THIS IS A "FEATURE" NOT DEFECT! *NM

OUR 2004 VW TOUAREG V-8 HAS THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS DESPITE FIVE TRIPS TO THE DEALER: I) HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION; II) PULLS HARD TO THE RIGHT; AND III) SHIFTS ROUGHLY AT LOW SPEEDS. PAST PROBLEMS INCLUDE: IV) THE LATCH ON THE REAR DOOR BROKE, SUCH THAT IT CAME CRASHING DOWN ON MY WIFE'S HEAD; V) THE REAR SEAT BELT LATCH WOULDN'T WORK; VI) THE CAR SHUDDERED BADLY WHEN YOU TRIED TO MAKE A TURN AT LOW SPEEDS (E.G., WHILE PARKING) AND VII) THE FLAT TIRE INDICATOR WENT ON EVEN THOUGH THE TIRE WAS NEITHER FLAT NOR LOW. WE HAVE AN ARBITRATION SCHEDULED FOR 11/9/05 UNDER CALIFORNIA'S LEMON LAW. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. IT GAVE INCORRECT READINGS. THE WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT STAYED ON. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SIX TIMES. THE TIRE PRESSURE HAS BEEN CHECKED, AND THE MONITOR HAS BEEN RESET. THE DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

MY 2004 VW TOUAREG HAS HAD AN ONGOING SAFETY ISSUE SINCE PURCHASE IN JULY OF 2004 WITH REGARDS TO THE TRANSMISSION. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR LOW SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL OFTEN HESITATE WHILE RUNNING THE ENGINE RPMS UP TO 3000-4000 THEN DROP INTO GEAR AND LURCH FORWARD. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO ERRATICALLY SHIFTS FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AND OFTEN HESITATES FOR MORE THAN A FEW SECONDS BEFORE ENGAGING THIS CAUSES A DANGER WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC OR CROSSING INTERSECTIONS. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND VOLKSWAGEN OF NORTH AMERICA WITH NO RESOLUTION. *NM

MY 2004 V8 TOUAREG IS ABSOLUTELY THE BIGGEST LEMON EVER BUILT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR 11 FULL WEEKS THIS YEAR WITH A VARIETY OF ISSUES. THE TWO MOST SIGNIFICANT WHICH HAVE TAKEN VW 5 WEEKS EACH TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE ARE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONING AND THE PUMP TO CHANGE THE SUSPENSION HAS A LEAK. VW HAS BEEN COMPLETELY IN THE DARK ON THESE MAJOR PROBLEMS AND ONLY AFTER REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER AND MANY DENIALS FROM VW DID THE ADMIT THAT THIS CAR IS AN OVER ENGINEERED AND POORLY BUILT CAR. *JB

MY 2004 V6 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG FREQUENTLY STALLS AFTER THE ENGINE IS CRANKED. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN OCT 2004. AFTER CRANKING YOU CAN PRESS ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, IT WILL SPUTTER A LITTLE THEN MOVE THEN SPUTTER AGAIN THEN IT WILL DRIVE NORMALLY. THERE IS NO WAY TO TELL WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF I START THE VEHICLE THEN PULL OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *JB

CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ERRATIC SHIFTING. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP CAR WILL HESITATE AND JERK. *TS THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO ONLY OCCURE WHIL THE TRANSMISSION IS IN LOWER GEARS. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DELER AT LEAST THREE TIMES BUT THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE OR FIX THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUEMR HAS ALSO CONTACTED TEHE MANUFCATURE BUT THEY PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE HAVE EXCESSIVE WEAR AT ONLY 16000 MILES. *NM