2004 Volkswagen Touareg Driver assistance Problems

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @ 70MPR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STARTS ACTING SLUGGISH FOR A MIN THEN BACK TO NORMAL, AND RANDOMLY FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO DOES(I HAD A WAYS TO GO) THIS A FEW MORE TIMES. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION AND LET HER REST FOR THE NIGHT. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS DOING FINE EXCEPT NOW THE EMISSION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. BY THIS TIME IT WAS TIME FOR THE 100,000 MILE MAINTENANCE TO BE DONE AND IT DID GREAT UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER I WAS DRIVING @ 35MPR WHEN IT STARTED LOOSING POWER, THO I ONLY LOST A LITTLE BIT OF POWER STEERING WAS FORCED TO COME TO A STOP, WHICH JUST HAPPEN TO BE A ONE WAY BRIDGE, BABY IN THE CAR AND HAD TO PUSH MYSELF THE REST OF THE WAY ACROSS IT. ONCE OFF THE BRIDGE I TURNED THE CAR OFF (IT STAYED ON TIL I DID THIS) LET IT REST A MINUTE AND IT STARTED UP FINE AND LET ME GO A FEW BLOCKS STILL SLUGGISH AND THEN LOST POWER AGAIN. I REPEATED THIS PROCESS FOR ABOUT 5 MILES OR SO WHEN I WAS FORCED TO PARK IT CUZ I DIDN'T WANT TO RISK CROSSING THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DID THE FLANGE RECALL, THAT DIDNT' FIX THE PROBLEM SO HAD TO REPLACE BOTH FUEL PUMPS AND THAT WAS ROUGHLY @ 103,000. 8 MONTHS LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN THIS TIME AROUND 107,000. DEALERSHIP TOOK 4 HOURS TO DIAGNOSE ONLY TO TELL ME I NEED THE FUEL TANK REPLACED BECAUSE SOMEHOW ALL THE WIRES, CONNECTORS, AND CAPS THAT HAVE TO DO WITH THE FUEL LINES/TANK/PUMPS ARE EITHER MISSING, CRACKED, OR DAMAGED SO I NEED A WIRING HARNESS AS WELL. THEY ARE QUOTING A ME $5000 FIX!!!

NHTSA ID

11229973

Incident

May 27, 2019

Mileage

103,000 mi

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALARM WAS GOING OFF MORE FREQUENTLY AND TO SILENCE IT I WOULD PULL THE SPING ON THE BRAKE UP. THE BRAKE ALARM RANDOMLY WAS ANOYING BUT NOT A MAJOR CONCERN. I HADN'T HAD ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY CAR UNTIL 01/23/16 I ATTEMPTED TO START MY CAR AND RECIEVED AN ERROR MESSAGE THE READ STEERING DEFECT AND IT WOULDN'T ALLOW YOU TO START THE CAR BEYOND THE ERROR MESSAGE. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO VOLKSWAGON MENTOR OHIO AFTER HOLDING MY CAR FOR MORE THAN A WEEK I WAS FINALLY OFFERED A DIAGNOSIS THAT THE ACCESS MODULAR WAS NOT FUNCTIONING MEANING THE BRAIN OF THE VEHICLE WASN'T FUNCTIONING AND THE VW DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T HAVE ANSWER TO HOW THIS HAPPENED THEY HAD A $2500 SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM AND THEY WERE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ASSIST IN REPLACEMENT OF THE ACCESS MODULAR WITH THERE HEARTY COST. THE BRAIN THE VOLKSWAGON ACCESS MODULAR STOPS FUNCTIONING AND VOLKSWAGEN AT NO FAULT OF MINE AND I'M CHARGED $2500 PLUS. MECHANICAL MAINTENANCE I UNDERSTAND BUT REPLACEMENT OF THE VEHICLES ACCESS MODULAR IS A REPAIR THAT I FEEL VOLKSWGON SHOULD COVER.

NHTSA ID

10853446

Incident

Jan 23, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND WOULD NOT INCREASE IN SPEED WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000.

NHTSA ID

10806532

Incident

Nov 23, 2015

Mileage

123,000 mi

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 VW TUAREG IN JULY 1ST OF 2014. IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN RECEIVING A PARKING BRAKE ALARM WHEN I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE. THE ALARM WOULD PERSIST UNTIL I PUSHED DOWN ON THE PARKING BRAKE. I WOULD ALSO RECEIVE AN OCCASIONAL ALARM FOR THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. THEN, ON DECEMBER 15, 2014 THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO TURN ON AT ALL. THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY HAD A FLASHING STEERING WHEEL. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP WHERE THE TECHNICIANS LOOKED IT OVER AND TOLD ME THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM IS THAT TWO CABLES TOUCHED AND SHORTED OUT THE SYSTEM. AFTER 3 WEEKS OF HOLDING THE VEHICLE, THE COST OF REPAIR WAS QUOTED AT AROUND $3,500 TO REPLACE SOME MODULES. I WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THIS MIGHT BE A RECALL ISSUE AS MANY OTHER 2004 VW TUAREGS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10679060

Incident

Dec 15, 2014

Mileage

115,000 mi

WOULDN'T START SO HAD IT TOWED TO NORTHLAND VOLKSWAGEN. THERE THEY TESTED AND SAID I NEEDED STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AND WIRING DONE . NOT SURE BUT HAVE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS WITH COLUMN NOT PERFORMING CORRECTLY BUT I DON'T HAVE A CLUE ABOUT WIRING INSIDE ONE. THE REPAIRS ARE 2538.08 AND 1567.77 IS FOR THE COLUMN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10617762

Incident

Jul 25, 2014

Mileage

112 mi

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MANEUVER INTO A PARKING SPACE, CRASHING INTO A WOODEN STRUCTURE. *TW

NHTSA ID

10307189

Incident

Oct 15, 2009

Mileage

82,000 mi

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATION HAS BEEN SLUGGISH. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS THE NATURE OF THE BEAST, AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. THE ENGINE WAS NOT POWERFUL ENOUGH TO SUSTAIN THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OFTEN TOOK THE VEHICLE FOR REPAIRS. NEITHER ROAD NOR WEATHER CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN FACTORS IN THE FAILURE.*AK WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP, ACCELERATION IS SLOW BUT STEADY, WHEN ACCELERATING WHILE MOVING BETWEEN 40 MPH ACCELERATION IS NON-EXISTENT FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS AND THEN TAKES OFF FAST. UPDATED 03/30/07. *JB

NHTSA ID

10177812

Incident

Nov 1, 2006

Mileage

15,000 mi

VEHICLE HAS AN INCONSISTENT LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE. WHEN PRESSING ACCLERATOR YOU MAY GET A RESPONSE, A DELAYED RESPONSE OR NOTHING. PULLING FROM STOP SIGN WITH A SAFE DISTANCE OF ONCOMOING TRAFFIC VEHICLE HESITATED ALMOST CAUSING COLLISION. HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR ENDED WHEN VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE AT STOP LIGHT.HAS BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10148797

Incident

Sep 28, 2005

DT: THE VEHICLE HESITATES ON ACCELERATION, AND THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. WHILE STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE HESITATES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID THIS WAS NORMAL, BUT THEY DID SAY VOLKSWAGEN PROGRAMMED A DELAY IN THE COMPUTER CHIP. THERE IS NO FOREWARNING, NO LIGHTS COME ON, AND THERE IS NO NOISE. THIS FIRST HAPPENED ON MARCH 1, 2005. *AK

NHTSA ID

10137587

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT 2004, VOLKSWAGEN TOUREG EXPERIENCED LOSS OF ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING OUT. WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED IN THE MORNINGS IT IS FINE, BUT AFTER THE CAR SITS FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS IT STARTS HAVING A DELAY IN THE ACCELERATION WHEN PULLING OUT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. THE CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE OR FOUR TIMES, AND THEY COULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THEY WERE WAITING ON VOLKSWAGEN TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THE CONSUMER CALLED VOLKSWAGEN, AND THEY SAID THAT THE CONSUMER SHOULD KEEP WORKING WITHIN THE TERMS OF THE WARRANTY UNTIL THE PROBLEM WAS SOLVED. THE PROBLEM AT THIS POINT SEEMED TO BE INTERMITTENT. AT THIS POINT NO ONE KNOWS WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. *AK

NHTSA ID

10136354

Incident

Feb 1, 2005

Mileage

8,000 mi

2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG THAT HESITATES UPON ACCELERATION FROM A COLD START APPROXIMATELY 20% OF THE TIME. THIS HESITATION PRESENTS A HAZARD TO BOTH PASSENGERS IN THE TOUAREG AND PASSENGERS IN VEHICLES OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE THEN HESITATES. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS MIGHT OCCUR. ALSO, THERE WAS A RECENT INCIDENT WHERE THE TOUAREG HESITATED AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND THE TOUAREG HAD TO RAPIDLY BRAKE TO AVOID REARENDING THE TOUAREG. IT HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 4 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITH THIS COMPLAINT HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP INDICATES THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE COMPLAINT. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA STATES NO PROBLEM FOUND. THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ON THIS FORM ARE NOT APPLICABLE AS NUMEROUS INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS DATES AND WE ARE NOT ABLE TO INDICATE THE EXACT NUMBER OF INCIDENTS. THE ANSWERS GIVEN ARE ONLY TO ALLOW US TO PROCEED WITH THIS QUESTIONAIRE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10135187

Incident

Jun 25, 2004

Mileage

10,000 mi

MY VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HAS A "HESITATION" WHEN ACCELERATING AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN IN VW CIRCLES AS "DEATH LAG". MANY TIMES WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELLERATE THE VEHICLE WILL JUST SIT THERE FOR 3-10 SECONDS EVEN IF THE ACCELLERATOR PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY. THIS HAS NEARLY CAUSED NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS WITH SOME AVOIDED ONLY BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC SWERVING AND SKIDDING TO A STOP WHILE MY VEHICLE SITS STILL IN TRAFFIC.

NHTSA ID

10127648

Incident

Jun 5, 2005

Mileage

20,000 mi

I WAS TURNING LEFT AT A FAIRLY BUSY INTERSECTION & HAD WAITED FOR 2 CARS TO GO THAT WERE IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN MY TURN CAME & A GAP APPEARED IN INCOMING TRAFFIC, I REMOVED MY LEFT FOOT FROM THE BRAKE, DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR WITH MY RIGHT FOOT & TURNED. HOWEVER, THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. IT MOVED INTO THE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC, BUT JUST IDLED & I COULD NOT GET THE CAR TO MOVE FOR 2 - 3 SECONDS. I PUSHED THE THROTTLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO EFFECT. A SERIOUS ACCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR ONLY BECAUSE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES IN TIME. AFTER WHAT SEEMED LIKE FOREVER, THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE & I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED 19 TIMES SINCE & THE CAR HAS BEEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY 'COULD NOT DUPLICATE' THE PROBLEM. NIETHER COULD I UNTIL 3 DAYS AGO WHEN I WAS TOLD BY A VW REP THAT THIS BEHAVIOR IS DESIGNED IN AS A 'SAFETY FEATURE'. HE SAID IT OCCURS WHEN A DRIVER DEPRESSES THE THROTTLE SLIGHTLY, THEN (USING LEFT FOOT) THE BRAKE SLIGHTLY, THEN THE THROTTLE SOME MORE, THEN THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE FOR 2-3 SECONDS. WHAT THAT CONTRIBUTES TO SAFETY IS BEYOND ME. IT'S A SERIOUS DEFECT THAT WILL COST SOMEONE THEIR LIFE & MUST BE CHANGED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NHTSA ID

10120137

Incident

Apr 10, 2004

Mileage

400 mi

VEHICLE HESITATED TO SPEED UP WHILE AT LOW SPEEDS, AND EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR TESTING, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE CAUSE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

NHTSA ID

10113426

Incident

Mar 1, 2005

VEHICLE WOULD JUMP FORWARD WHEN MAKING TURNS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL VEHICLE. OWNER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REPAIR OF THE TRANSFER CASE 3 TIMES. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GET STUCK, WHICH WAS NOT ENABLING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE AND TO CHANGE GEARS. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING VISIBILITY PROBLEMS ON THE ROAD DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. IN ADDITION, THE BATTERY WOULD DRAIN AND CAUSE THE VEHICLE NOT TO TURN ON. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY OWNER NUMEROUS TIMES.*AK

NHTSA ID

10110955

Incident

Jun 1, 2004

Mileage

48,041 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS SLOWED TO A NEAR STOP AND THE ACCELERATOR IS DEPRESSED, IT INITIALLY HESITATES, THEN SURGES FORWARD. THIS PREVENTS THE DRIVER FROM ACCELERATING SMOOTHLY AND COULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN. I THINK THE ENGINE ECU MAY NEED A SOFTWARE UPDATE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10096528

Incident

Oct 27, 2004

Mileage

100 mi

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THEN STALL. CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO POWER. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE DEALER FLASHED THE TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *NM

NHTSA ID

10094091

Incident

Aug 4, 2004

Mileage

4,700 mi

CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION NUMEROUS TIMES, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. *AK *NM

NHTSA ID

10091735

Incident

Apr 2, 2004

THE COMPUTER PROGRAM CONTROLLING THE ACCELERATOR APPLICATIONS TO THE ENGINE IS FLAWED. HE EXISTING PROGRAM ANTICIPATES THE DRIVERS INTENTIONS IN SLOWING TO A STOP IN THAT IT CANNOT ACCEPT A SUDDEN REQUEST FOR ACCELERATION FROM THE DRIVER BEFORE COMPLETING THE PREVIOUS ACTION. THIS CAUSES AN EXCESSIVE "DELAY" IN APPLYING THROTTLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND WHEN IT FINALLY DOES, IT COULD RESULT IN DEATH IN CERTAIN CONDITIONS. THE COMPUTER SHOULD BE PROGRAMMED TO ACCEPT AN EMERGENCY COMMAND OF THIS TYPE UNDER THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN REPORTED AS A PAST CONDITION IN AUDI AUTOMOBILES THAT HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED INTO THE TAURAG IN 2004.*AK

NHTSA ID

10083098

Incident

May 16, 2004

Mileage

1,500 mi

DIFFICULT TO CONTROL ACCELERATION SURGE WHEN STARTING OFF FROM AT STOP POSITION. ACCELERATION IS NOT LINEAR. REMOTE KEY FOB WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. PROGRAMMABLE CONVENIENCE PROGRAMS LOSE PROGRAMMING. TIRE MONITOR OFTEN DISPLAYS ERRONEOUS WARNINGS. *AK

NHTSA ID

10080680

Incident

May 5, 2004

Mileage

600 mi

WHILE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONSUMERS FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK *SC *JB

NHTSA ID

10073669

Incident

May 14, 2004

Mileage

1,700 mi

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A VERY SLOW SPEED OR A "ROLLING" STOP, THE CAR HESITATES OR STALLS BEFORE ACCELERATING, THEN LURCHES FORWARD. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, BUT CONSISTENTLY. WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE REGULARLY JUMPS FORWARD AT THE LAST DOWNSHIFT IN THE STOPPING PROCESS. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND THREATENS MY SAFETY, THOSE AROUND ME IN TRAFFIC, MY PASSENGERS, AND OTHER POTENTIAL DRIVERS OF MY VEHICLE. I'VE BEEN TOLD BY VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA & MY DEALER THAT THIS IS THE WAY THIS SUV IS DESIGNED TO PERFORM. THE FACT THAT THE "HESITATIONS/STALLS" OCCUR AT RANDOM ONLY FURTHERS MY POINT THAT THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT AND NOT "JUST THE WAY THIS MODEL DRIVES" AND "YOU JUST HAVE TO GET USED TO IT" AS I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MARTENS VW.*AK

NHTSA ID

10072957

Incident

Aug 10, 2003

I HAVE A 2004 VW TOUAREG THAT EITHER FAILS TO ACCELERATE OR IS VERY ERRATIC IN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DEALER SAYS IT IS A SOFT WARE PROPLEM BUT HAS NO FIX. THIS CAR IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10068184

Incident

Mar 9, 2004

THE VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY HESITATED BADLY ON ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. *PH (CONSUMER LETTER ADD TO RECEIVED ON 04/26/2004). *MR CONSUMER STILL EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT HESITATION ON ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY WHEN COMING FROM A STOP. *LA *CB

NHTSA ID

10065177

Incident

Apr 1, 2004

VW TOURAGE- SEVERAL TIMES WHEN STARTING FROM A STOP THE ENGINE LOSES POWER AS THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAS PLACED ME IN SITUATION WHERE ON COMING TRAFFIC NARROWLY STOPPED BEFORE COLLIDING WITH ME. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN THE SHOP AND WILL BE TAKING IT AGAIN NEXT MONDAY;HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT FOUND THE PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS SUGGESTED IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH A SAFETY DEVIVE THAT IS SOME WAY CONNECTED TO THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK

NHTSA ID

10066214

Incident

Apr 13, 2004