Power Train Driveline Problems of Volkswagen Touareg

I own a 2006 vw Touareg. It has only 54k miles and has never been driven off road. It has been a family car and bought new in 2006. Just yesterday sept 2009 I left a parking lot and began accelerating when it sounded like and felt like the car lost the front two tires. I quickly pulled over thinking I would see blown tires but saw nothing. Got back in drove a 100 feet to have the same noise and shaking. I pulled over and had it towed to nearest vw shop. Found out the drive shaft was shot. $1100 for the part and only $65 to install new drive shaft. Mechanic thought it was interesting that the local vw dealer happen to have one in stock. He thought it meant they must be having this problem with a lot of Touaregs. I am going to call vw in hopes that they will take some responsibility. Is this not an off road vehicle? they sure market it as one. I can't imagine what would be broke and how quickly it would have broke if I did drive it off road. I have noticed some cheap aspects of the interior of the car as buttons have faded due to touching them for use. I have had a few issues with tire pressure sensors as well but have been fixed by dealer. I frequently have the lights on the car needing to be replaced almost like a small electrical issue. Check light warning light comes on often. My biggest concern is that this was a 40k dollar car and looks nice but seems a bit cheap for what we paid for it. It has taken a few years of driving it to come to this conclusion but it is disappointing. I like vw and have owned many over the years. I hope they will stand behind these issues.

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Heard thumping noise coming from underneath vehicle and I pulled over thinking I had a flat tire. Got out of vehicle and looked under car did not see anything hanging and did not have a flat tire. It only happens when I accelerate and it takes me awhile to get my vehicle going. I took my vehicle to dealership and it was my driveshaft that was making this noise. It was my bearing that needed to be replace but they do not sell it separate, I have to buy a brand new driveshaft. I have not gotten it done because warranty have expired and I do not have that kind of money to get it fix right now.

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Heard a knocking sound from below on my 2004 Volkswagen Touareg. Looked under my car, the middle under carriage was gone. There was a knocking and thumping noise in the vehicle. Thought it was just the undercarriage, but when the part came in and installed it, the knocking was still there. Drove it last night because I need my car; I heard my car have rattling noises underneath. Sounds like there's loss parts under the car. I never took my car off road, the roads on oahu are terrible, but never had this ever done on my older cars. I was researching online and saw that a lot of other Touareg owners have/had the same problem. I'm not going to pay for a default part, especially when the drive shaft and its bearings are the main parts of the car powertrain. I haven't done anything wrong with this vehicle and feel that Volkswagen will need to pay for this fix.

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Drive shaft support bearing failure @ 62,000 miles. Manufacturer vw does not sell individual broke part but sells assembly which cost $1,100 plus tax. This is common and should be a factory recall.

Drive train failed within warranty period. Also, the module failed within six months of the drive train being replaced. The abs module however; failed 3 months after warranty expired. As a result I skidded unpredictably on ice and came within inches of causing a serious accident. $1500 was quoted to me to replace the module.

I have had my 2004 vw Touareg since June 2006 and have had problem after problem with the vehicle. The catalytic converter went out within 6 weeks of buying the car, the drive shaft had to be replaced, the air conditioning compressor had to be replaced, the brakes have had to be replaced and I am getting another "check brake pads" error again, the tire monitoring system continually tells me I have a flat, the radio amplifier was making a loud cracking so the dealership replaced a fuse and blew the 2 back speakers (which they would not fix, hewlett vw in georgetown, texas), the auto differential is going out. There seems to be no end in sight for repairs.