Major Problems with 2005 Volkswagen Touareg Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2005 Volkswagen Touareg

2005 Volkswagen Touareg HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS Victims: 1 Mileage: 17500 miles

2005 Volkswagen Touareg ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 1242 miles

2005 Volkswagen Touareg AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION Mileage: 30000 miles

Browse 2005 Volkswagen Touareg complaints by category

Problems with FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Touareg owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM vehicle has been emitting an odor of gas for some time. upon investigation i found that the fuel filter (accessed...	13 ~ 82027 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2005 vw toureg lots of electrical failures had 04 also traded on lemon deal--said kinks were worked out not true	11 ~ 69187 miles
AIR BAGS my 2005 touareg has been in for service on 5 out of the 8 air bags in the car. the...	7 ~ 43195 miles
TIRES oem grandtrek tires are a disgrace. 1 side-wall tear 1 internal shredding and 3 blow outs within 15 000. replaced	6 ~ 10240 miles
SEAT BELTS i have 2005 vw touareg. the rear middle seat belt locked up and jammed when i flipped the rear seat...	5 ~ 75320 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i currently own a 2005 v-6 volkswagen touareg. the vehicle has less than 15 000 miles. approximately 3 months after...	5 ~ 22448 miles
ENGINE sign consistently appears saying "oil pressure problem stop engine now" especially when you try to exit the freeway. according to...	3 ~ 73167 miles
POWER TRAIN i have a 2005 touareg with 74 000 miles. i had to replace the drive shaft after because of a	3 ~ 64667 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER our 2005 volkswagen jetta broke down due to the computer needing reprogramming. it did not give warning it just had...	3 ~ 90867 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES dissatisfaction with the wear of oem tires. only 6/10 of tread after 6 000 miles. *nm...	3 ~ 2667 miles
STEERING my 05 vw touareg v8 has had a failed air bag sensor sunroof insulation steering wheel shake at varied speeds...	3 ~ 66416 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE i currently own a 2005 v-6 volkswagen touareg. the vehicle has less than 15 000 miles. approximately 3 months after...	3 ~ 35331 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING this 2005 touareg has given me problems since i got. first it was always the headlights that gave me trouble...	2 ~ 52109 miles
PADS > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS the brakes in my 2005 jetta gli make a very loud noise when i back up. it was a recall...	2 ~ 5000 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen touareg. the contact stated that each time it rained water accumulated on the...	1 ~ 104000 miles
DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen touareg. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 17v583000. (fuel system gasoline)...	1
VISIBILITY/WIPER i went in vacation and left my car parked in the driveway with the windows up and doors locked.when i...	1 ~ 115000 miles
TANK ASSEMBLY > STORAGE > FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL 2005 volkswagen touareg. consumer writes in regards to the fuel filter flange. *ld the consumer requested to be reimbursed for	1
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY sun roof glass exploded on its own. no reason found. vw says part is not available... anywhere. glass is tempered:	1 ~ 93522 miles
SEATS i manually lowered the rear seat back to allow increased cargo area. after removing the cargo i could not raise...	1 ~ 93900 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen touareg. the contact stated that while driving approximately 55 mph the rear spoiler...	1 ~ 78000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN heard thumping noise coming from underneath vehicle and i pulled over thinking i had a flat tire. got out of...	1 ~ 74217 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen touareg. while driving at 35 mph the contact heard an unusual rattling noise. the...	1 ~ 70000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES this 2005 touareg has given me problems since i got. first it was always the headlights that gave me trouble...	1 ~ 30000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER 2005 v w toureg stalled many times while making a turn at intersections at lower speeds especially when i am...	1
VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen touareg. the air bag indicator illuminates and the vehicle was taken to the dealer...	1 ~ 30000 miles
COLUMN > STEERING 2005 volkswagen touareg. consumer states when he inserts the key into the ignition to start the vehicle it does not...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION tl*- the contact owns a 2005 volkswagen touareg. the contact explained that the vehiclewas constantly pulling to the right when...	1 ~ 10000 miles
SUSPENSION front tires wear at 8-10 000 miles first set replaced and given a new alignment however now second set worn	1 ~ 12000 miles
HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS > HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE > BODY july 6 2006 i opened the hatchback trunk to put a bag in. i was standing to the left side...	1 ~ 17500 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES inside door handles "stick" open and when you close the car door they pop back open since they can't catch...	1 ~ 6700 miles
REAR/OTHER > SEAT BELTS we purchased a vw touareg 2005 in may 2005 the rear center seat belt is jammed and can not lift...	1
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING volkswagen toureg 2005 headlights go off for no apparent reason. they stay off for several seconds and come back on.	1 ~ 10000 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES i have a 2005 volkswagen touareg it has been in the shop for repairs and or problems and re-calls since...	1 ~ 11000 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC while driving home from church i saw a beautiful shiny prius and i was not able to stop in time	1 ~ 32185 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the vehicle has an annoying proclivity to hesitate (sometimes for as long as 3 or 4 seconds) between the time...	1 ~ 1500 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i currently own a 2005 v-6 volkswagen touareg. the vehicle has less than 15 000 miles. approximately 3 months after...	1 ~ 1242 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS i currently own a 2005 v-6 volkswagen touareg. the vehicle has less than 15 000 miles. approximately 3 months after...	1 ~ 1242 miles
POWER ADJUST > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS i currently own a 2005 v-6 volkswagen touareg. the vehicle has less than 15 000 miles. approximately 3 months after...	1 ~ 1242 miles
SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS the drivers side airbag will only work for 2 months at any given time then stops working. i purchased this...	1 ~ 3619 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS just bought my 2005 vw jetta gls tdi diesel (turbo) model car from local dealership in columbus ga. my wife...	1 ~ 178 miles

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