Alternator/generator/regulator Problems of Volkswagen Touareg

Smell of gas after refueling -- apparently similar to mercede benz --dealer reports the gaskets at the top of the fuel tank have failed for a repair cost of $8-900. Water cooled alternator failure requiring $8-900. 00.

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: the contact stated a week after having the transmission replaced by the service dealer, the vehicle was driven 60 mph on the highway, and the engine warning message read "turn the motor off immediately", as the electrical system failed and stalled the engine. The contact was able to steer and coast to a stop on the break down lane. The vehicle restarted and stalled 7 times before making one mile to the contact's driveway. The service dealer provided a number to a towing service. The service dealer diagnosed the problem as an alternator and electrical failure, due to leakage from the engine when the engine was removed to replace the transmission. No evidence was found in the garage or driveway, before or after the problem or while parked in the driveway while waiting for the tow to the service dealer. The manufacturer was notified. Updated 10/25/2006 -.

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Currently, vw has published technical service bulletin 27-05-01 and 27-05-03 for the Touareg related to bad ground connections at the battery and a faulty batch of ground/positive wires that run from the generator to the battery. However, vw will only repair the vehicle if the car goes completely dead, leaving the driver and occupants at the mercy of the environment they are stranded in. As this is a SUV, the environment could be one that poses a threat to the well being of the occupants. I have opened case # 60111160 with vwoa and expressed my concerns to dwight harrison vw in snellville, GA and have received the same response. . . . . . The car has to have an existing no-start condition to qualify.

My 2004 v8 Touareg is absolutely the biggest lemon ever built. It has been in the dealership for 11 full weeks this year with a variety of issues. The two most significant which have taken vw 5 weeks each to identify and resolve are the electrical system was completely malfunctioning and the pump to change the suspension has a leak. Vw has been completely in the dark on these major problems and only after repeated trips to the dealer and many denials from vw did the admit that this car is an over engineered and poorly built car.