Major Problems with 2012 Volkswagen Touareg Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Volkswagen Touareg

2012 Volkswagen Touareg SEATS Victims: 2 Mileage: 125 miles

2012 Volkswagen Touareg AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 30000 miles

2012 Volkswagen Touareg ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL Mileage: 45000 miles

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

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i was driving on a busy street when i stopped at a red light. the car stalled at the light...	5 ~ 52700 miles
ENGINE my 2012 tdi lux just went in for a check engine light and the diagnosis was the adblue heater has...	5 ~ 40000 miles
STEERING vehicle pulls to the right at all speeds and which necessitates constant input from the driver to hold the car	4 ~ 3563 miles
POWER TRAIN my 2012 tdi lux just went in for a check engine light and the diagnosis was the adblue heater has...	3 ~ 28333 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen touareg. the contact stated that a knocking sound was coming from the under...	2 ~ 17008 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL there has been a substantial change/decrease in the performance of my 2012 touareg tdi resulting in significantly reduced fuel economy:...	1
WHEELS tpms light intermittently started blinking. i took it to the dealer and they "diagnosed" it as the back left sensor....	1 ~ 73900 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM for my situation my vehicle shut off by itself while i was driving on the highway at 60 mph. it...	1 ~ 45000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL for my situation my vehicle shut off by itself while i was driving on the highway at 60 mph. it...	1 ~ 45000 miles
AIR BAGS while traveling on highway 24 airbag spontaneously deployed and i was involved in mva. front end of vw toureg smashed	1 ~ 30000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING car following me light issue. lights on low beam very bright (xenon) with narrow beam pattern. seemed as if every...	1
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL vehicle lost power without warning at highway speeds on a three lane expressway. was able to maintain control in spite...	1 ~ 22000 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM on several occasions the key can not be removed from the ignition. you stop the vehicle place it in park...	1 ~ 3000 miles
SEATS the power seat knob/switch design causes the seat back to recline when entering and exiting the vehicle. on numerous occasions...	1 ~ 125 miles

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