Two problems related to power train have been reported for the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg based on all problems reported for the 2005 Touareg.
Due to a leak in either the sunroof or the windshield water continuously drips down every time it rains onto the floorboard of the driver side of this vehicle, creating a sopping wet floor board that has 2 inches of water, which in turn soaks the whole electrical system for this vehicle. I mean the water continuously drips from the time you purchase this vehicle until forever I guarantee that anybody who has a v8 version of the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg has a sopping wet driver, side floor board! the water never has a chance to dry, especially in colder climates mine went into limp mode due to this electrical system, failing. Vw mechanics told me I needed a whole new engine w! when I did my research and I found out that this is very common on this model, and if there are some wires that inevitably get corroded from all the water that ruins the electrical system underneath the driver side floor board, and therefore the wires become corroded and severed which creates a real problem for the electrical system to function.
This is a well documented problem all over the web yet vw and to date the nhts refuse to address the issue. Maybe there is a requirement that at least 13 people die (gm) before anyone does something about it. Problem is with transmission which causes car to jolt forward as if it is getting rammed in the rear of the vehicle. Can cause loss of control, whip lash, rear ending, etc. . .