2005 Volkswagen Touareg owner complaints

Our 2005 Volkswagen jetta broke down due to the computer needing reprogramming. It did not give warning it just had no power and wouldn't go in the middle of an interstate. This was a service bulletin with Volkswagen I believe this is a safety issue because there is no warning and the brakes don't work and the car doesn't go and could potentially cause an accident. *tr

Gasoline leaking from the tank runs over the right-side exhaust tubes to the ground. The flow of the fuel leakage is very high at a drop-rate of more than one drop per second with the vehicle parked and the engine running at idle speed. Once the engine is turned off the leakage stops within short time. I got aware of the defect due to the strong gasoline smell after stopping and getting off the vehicle. I investigated and saw gasoline dropping to the ground between the rear wheels. The fact that the fuel is running over the exhaust tube made me ground the vehicle immediately for safety reasons. Although I need this vehicle I decided to keep it grounded due to the high risk that the gasoline gets ignited by the hot exhaust tube.

Vehicle has been emitting an odor of gas for some time. Upon investigation, I found that the fuel filter (accessed under the rear seat but part of the fuel tank) had a 1/8" crack in the top of the filter assembly. This crack would leak gasoline while the engine was running and even after the engine stopped (likely due to the fuel system still being pressurized). Leaked gasoline was found throughout the top of the gas tank observed through two ports under the rear bench seat. I did some research on a popular touareg website and found that 1 or 2 other people have experienced the same problem. I suspect this is a fire hazard given the amount of fuel that has been leaked. And others have experienced a leak emanating from the same location. *tr

Small cracks developed in the fuel filter flange on the fuel tank resulting in fuel leaking out when the drivers door was opened or when the car was running. This resulted in large amounts of gasoline leaking onto my garage floor. The flange was replaced. This is an identical problem that is being experienced by the Audi q7 which has the identical vw part number for the affected part. The NHTSA recall number for that problem is 16v60000 if you have a touareg, Porsche cayenne, or Audi q7 (they all have the same part) and you smell gasoline, do not open the drivers door. Doing so primes the fuel system putting the flange under pressure causing large amounts of fuel to leak out.

Just bought my 2005 vw jetta gls tdi diesel (turbo) model car from local dealership in columbus, ga. My wife and I drove off the lot (literally) and she immediately turned on her new driver's side heated seat (black leather seat) to test it (lucky she did). The seat would not work at first, then it got hot, and hotter, and started burning her. She cut off the heat switch for the seat, and the seat remained hot. The switch started getting too hot to touch and smelled of smoke, so we turned around and brought the car back that same day/minute. The dealer said it was just the switch. They replaced the switch and when I picked it up,but it then it took about 5 minutes to get warm, but the switch wasn't smoking or extremely hot as before. The next day, the heated seat on the driver's side st

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen touareg. While the vehicle was parked, there was an odor of fuel emitted in and around the vehicle, mostly on the passenger side and the rear of the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 17v151000 (fuel system, gasoline). The manufacturer stated that the VIN was not included in the recall and did not offer further assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

I took my SUV to the dealership for a fuel pump recall, about 3,000 miles after my SUV is causing problems like start but turn off within 40 seconds. I took it to a local mechanic for diagnosis and he says is the fuel pump. I contacted the dealership but they are kind of unresponsive...no advisors available, no returned calls (Volkswagen south coast santa ana ca).

Fuel leaking at fuel pump flange. Strong fuel vapor odor in the cabin while driving and parked.

Passenger airbag warning light on dash shows airbag will not deploy in a crash. Water comes from behind dashboard onto drivers and passenger side floor board when turning while driving likely cause by clogged ac drains behind wheel wells. Fuel pump premature failure, after refueling. Headliner falling from ceiling on to driver and passengers while driving on highway, weather was hot and humid.

The drivers side airbag will only work for 2 months at any given time then stops working. I purchased this vehicle new. Every couple of months the censor that indicates that the airbag is not working comes on. I take the vehicle in to the dealer, they reset the censor, they tell me my airbag is fixed, insisting that this time they have identified and corrected the problem. And 2 months later the censor is on again indicating the airbag is not working. I thought this was similar to the check engine light, when it is on the car still runs, with the dealership a 200 mile trip, I was not in any hurry to rush in every time the light came on. After 2 years of this recurring problem the dealer ship told me that when that censor indicates the airbag is not working, the airbag is truly not wo

Air bag light continues to come on. Started when first purchased. 64 miles 2-24-05 and said that 2 wires were repaired invoice 913036. Invoice 962683 on 8-14-07 light was on again with a description of driver/pass side airbags and replace pass side wiring 1660 wv03 (recall) mileage 37233. 5-24-2010 inv 663865 air bag light on again, went to foreign auto shop in wenatchee to have checked out. Driver side air bag has igniter problem with intermittent signal loss. 7-6-2010 mileage 60364 air bag light on again invoice 663865. Invoice states that they did not hear from vw on help for air bag light, no further work at this time although they did reset the light and not put it on the invoice. When queried on what had happened or why it was reset they would give no indication or whet

When I get gas for my touareg 2005 I'll shut the SUV off pop open the fuel box door and put the gas in then as I put cap back on shut door get in the SUV I try to start the SUV but it seems as if the cars either out of gas or battery has died so after the first like say 4-6 times of this happening to me I tried to leave the car running as I put the gas in the SUV in hopes of it still remain on and running but sure enough the suvs battery light will pop on and the car will lose life but the lights and stuff still remain on but no driving happening so I'd have to turn the key off then try and start it up again but as I turn the key I'll have to pump the gas peddle a bunch to catch the flow I guess

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen touareg. The contact stated that each time it rained, water accumulated on the front driver side floor through the front driver side door. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wires on the front driver side floor were corroded and needed to be replaced. The contact later called stone mountain Volkswagen at (678) 367-4286 (located at 3500 stone mountain hwy, snellville, ga 30078) and was informed to schedule an appointment. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,000.

Overall life of car have had to replace the majority of the hoses in the engine, the fuel line, the emergency brake release leavor-3 times, the horn on the passenger and drivers side. And with the recall the gas flange - cracking. The product vw uses in this vehicle is inferior- plastic expands when hot and contracts when cold= cracking. Please recall this vehicle due to the potential of the gas flange or whatever else is related to the gas before anyone in my family or others die. Or my cas goes up into flames causing severe trauma- especially because you already know there is a problem. We have paid thousands of dollars in repair costs in this vehicle that vw of america will not help - the entire enterrier plastic coating to the vehicle has melted - the drivers side visitor hangs as the

The steering wheel locking device does not block the steering wheel any more after parking the vehicle and removing the key ignition lock. Instead when turning the steering wheel there is a pronounced rattling noise coming from inside the steering wheel. The wheel locking mechanism does not work.

The steering lock and was unable to open or move. *tr

2005 v w toureg stalled many times, while making a turn at intersections at lower speeds, especially when I am trying to accelerate it stalls or hesitates. I came very close to getting killed at least 5 times, I took it to my local dealer to check this problem, but always came out empty. They say they have found no problem. I think it is very serious problem, and it should be addressed promptly before people loose their lives. I have talked to others who are driving this kind of vehicle; at least half of them had the same kind of problem, and were getting no help from their dealers. *tr

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled over and attempted to restart the vehicle, but the vehicle failed to restart. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to the residence. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V583000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

Tl*the contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen touareg. The air bag indicator illuminates and the vehicle was taken to the dealer four times to have the sensor module reset. In addition, the sun roof leaks whenever it rains. The dealer stated that the vehicle was designed in that manner and repaired the failure approximately two or three times. All of the remaining vehicles on the lot are experiencing the same failure with the sunroof. The issue continues to occur and the contact was advised to bring the vehicle back for repair. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 30,000 and current mileage was 42,500.

While driving home from church I saw a beautiful shiny prius and I was not able to stop in time with my vw jetta. The brakes would not hold. *jb