Headlights Problems of Volkswagen Touareg

Insulation on wires in headlight assembly falls off wires causing shorts and disables both headlights causing loss of vision at night. This also stops daytime running lights. Also plastic headlight assembly hazes and scratches resulting in poor light before the shorting wires disable all headlights.

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Insulation on wiring inside headlight housing deteriorated leaving exposed wire. Short circuit occurred causing complete loss of headlights while driving.

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The headlights of my 2008 Volkswagen Touareg have been burning the bulbs and giving me many problems to condition in the night yesterday April 26, 2019 the headlight burned left I saw smoke coming out and opened the hood and I found that there was a small flame of fire and I turn it off and went to my house without lights when I remove the headlight I find that all the cables are without the cover this is not safe for not boby I want to know where I can go to fix this problem.

The headlights continuously short out and stop working. The wires on the headlights have no insulation because it has fallen off. This problem has been fixed multiple times and still continues to happen. I contacted the local vw dealership and was not helped. I contacted vw corporate office and no help. There was a class action suit against vw for this very issue. More than once it has left my dad stranded because he had no headlights to drive home with.

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Headlight wiring insulation has melted creating several shorts and causing the headlights to stop working completely. It appears to be all of the wiring heading to and including the headlight. It has caused false codes to appear as well.

When changing any of the three bulbs in each headlight assembly, wiring to the bulb holder(s) will be missing insulation and having exposed, or bare, copper wires. Even where the insulation is still intact, the insulation is very likely to be brittle and just the minimal movement of the wires, necessary to replace any of the bulbs, will cause additional insulation to break away from the wiring inside these housings. There is no wire wrap, electrical tape, nor heat shielding on any of the wires within the headlight assemblies, like what you find elsewhere within the vehicles' wiring loom and especially throughout the engine compartment. These wires within the headlight assemblies are fully exposed to the heat build-up within the housing while also being susceptible to abrasion against any of several stamped metal pieces internal to the housing. The wire gauge used seems sufficient for the current required to run the 55-watt halogen bulbs used for high and low beams in this particular model of Touareg, although the lights are not fused individually, meaning per-side, so the larger value fuse in common for both headlights is higher than the current-carrying capacity wiring within the headlight assemblies. Any shorting of these wires, either directly against each other or through any metal making up the structure of the reflectors, would have to pass enough current to blow the common fuse. This would certainly result in smoking the remaining insulation within the housing and potentially further up into the engine bay harness which plugs into the headlight assembly, possibly resulting in a fire but minimally causing a loss of headlights, if not all lighting and other electrical loads. A quick google or youtube search reveals this persistent issue over many models and years of vw, Audi, and other manufacturers using similar hella or valeo lighting components.

The headlight assemblies on this vehicle fail due to the internal wiring inside of the housing. This leads to zero visibility during night time. The headlights when operating correctly also do not produce enough light output to be able to see during the night even with a brand new assembly.

Defective headlights in 2004 vw Touareg, lights go out periodically while you are driving. This was an issue covered by a class action lawsuit. Now vw won't even talk to you about it and refers you to an 800 number that was disconnected years ago. This is a major safety issue and vw is running away from their liability. Typical behavior for vw.

I had my Touareg in puerto rico for over 10 years in storage. Since car had not used for normally business days. The headlight cables and lights are got bad. All cables got dry and broke in the outside cause the heat of the island. The control unit got bad. All front light sistem doesnot work correctly. The vehicle only have 86000 miles.

Both left and right headlights failed and would not operate in low beam mode. Upon inspection, I noted that the insulation for the wiring inside each headlight unit was brittle, cracked and in some cases the insulation had fallen completely off. This caused both headlights to ground out and fail, potentially hazardous during vehicle operation and a potential fire hazard.

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This 2005 Touareg has given me problems since I got. First it was always the headlights that gave me trouble, then the tires wore out way before the time, the braking system had to be replaced all the way around at about 30,000, now the transmission is slipping or jumping , the coating on the door and on the heating vents is peeling off, I had to have the lock on the door fixed cause that never worked. This truck has been a serious problem since I got it and I feel like it is a lemon.

I purchased an '08 vw Touareg 2 v8 with the much lauded bi-xenon afs ii headlights. I fully understand bi-xenon brand headlights and hids in general are in design transition and are supposed to offer more illumination, and thus better safety, than prior halogen headlight designs. However, my real life experience with bi-xenon headlights strongly suggests that NHTSA overlooked something that has placed many motorists, myself included, at risk. Because of the "vertical cutoff" present in the light pattern of low beam bi-xenons, the uphill side of roadway dips and valleys are not illuminated. This is an ever-present danger for those of us who travel rural, country roads, at night, with abundant wildlife present (or pets, children or joggers). Of course, utilizing the high beams can compensate for the blind spots created by the vertical cutoff. However, when on unfamiliar country roads, traveling the speed limit, I find that I am caught overdriving the headlight illumination when encountering dips and valleys, and cannot react quickly enough with high beam response to make me feel secure. There is also the issue of blinding oncoming motorists with my high beams or even those I'm approaching from behind. I believe the NHTSA approval of bi-xenons headlights on the vw Touareg was a mistake. The vehicles need to be recalled. The alleged added advantage of bi-xenons on level or ascending roadways is negated by the blind spots created in dips and valleys when the vehicle is descending. I would gladly return to halogen type headlights for rural settings.

: the contact stated while driving the vehicle the passenger side or driver's side headlight darkened. There were no warning indicators or dashboard lights illuminated to indicate there was a failure with the headlight(s). Eventually, the other headlight darkened. The only way the lights would illuminate again is by restarted the ignition. The dealership replaced a computer chip, changed the bulbs and other unknown repairs were made, however the problem still persists. Updated 8/14/2006 - the tire warning light illuminated. The dealer replaced the control unit.

Volkswagen toureg,2005, headlights go off for no apparent reason. They stay off for several seconds and come back on. On other occasions, only one headlight has gone off and come back on several seconds later. This happens intermittently.

The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg. The warning tone of the tire pressure monitoring system sounds intermittently. In addition, the headlights failed, and the vehicle pulled to the right sporadically and without warning. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The contact possessed the repair invoices. The failure mileage began at 100. The consumer stated the failures continue, she has had multiple problems with this vehicle brake rotors replace at 15,000 miles, brake pads had to be replaced at 18,000 miles, two tires replace at 16,000 miles, tps lights continue to go on and off been fixed, four new tires at 30,000 miles. The consumer states that there have been 9 recalls and tps lights still in failure. Update 05/04/tr.

I took delivery of my 2004 vw Touareg on 7-11-04. By 9-9-04 it was having problems. It has been in 6 times for electrical problems, 3 times for the ac, 3 times for the battery, and 1-2 times for other things. Tomorrow, I will be taking it in again for further a/c problems, brakes that catch on their own while in drive, intermittent faulty triggering of tire pressure monitoring system, and a hole that I discovered only day in the fire blanket under the hood. Apparently the engine heat has been burning a hole in it and has burned away a hole right through the blanket to the hood itself, but not through the hood yet. This car has meant time lost from work and an inordinate amount of time spent in the shop and paying for rental cars. This car is a fire and safety hazard. Fairfax county consumer protection (roy seger) had contacted vw as this car falls under the lemon law. Vw responded that they would not comply, stating that they had fixed the battery. Their response failed to account for the multitude of other problems. . . And now this. I have never felt so powerless. Is there anything you can do to help??.