Steering Wheel Vibrate Problems of Volkswagen Touareg

Since I purchased my 2016 Touareg tdi in September 2015. The steering wheel vibration has become quite an issue as it is getting worse the longer I drive it. I have had it road tested, wheels balance tires rotated on three different occasions and it continues to vibrate at the steering. I have only 4000 miles on the odometer. The vibration begins around 45-50 mph. It does not matter what type of surface. I called vw of America they set up another appointment with my local dealership. Not only is this vibration wrong it is also a safety issue which can result in excessive tire wear, and possibly a blow out causing an accident.

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Steering wheel shakes during high way driving. Mostly happens around 80 mph, have done the road force balancing and 4 wheel alignments. The power steering wheel also has a weak assistant to turn back to center. Here is a youtube link of demonstration of steering shake. . Read more...

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The cars' steering wheel shakes at 60mph+ even after following Volkswagens' service bulletins, new tires, alignment, roadforce balance, etc. The vibration is felt throughout the front end of the car.

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The steering wheel has a shake, shimmy, or vibration between 70-80mph. 72mph being the most obvious. It also tends to pull mostly to the right. It currently is in for its 2nd attempt at repair. The first was a remount and rebalance of all 4 wheels as well as "cleaning" the hubs. This was to comply with their own internal TSB. I was told that it was fixed and it is not. I'm waiting to pick it up.

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Purchased vehicle on 2/1/15. I noticed when driving at speeds above 63 mph the steering wheel shakes back and forth which is felt through the steering wheel, seat & front end. I opened a case with vw on about 2/11/15 and made an appointment with my local vw service department for 2/16/15. On 2/16/15 the vw dealer made a repair which helped reduce the sws, but it did not go away. I made another appointment for 2/23/15 for them to revisit this problem. For the second appointment the service department stated they didn't detect any shaking of the steering wheel. I picked the vehicle up and found the steering wheel was still shaking at speeds above 63 mph. I returned to the dealership (same day) and took the service advisor with me on a test drive. I demonstrated the steering wheel shake and he acknowledged it. He stated they may not be able to get rid of it. I left the vehicle with the dealership for them to work on it more. The service department swapped wheels with another Touareg and it still had the steering wheel shaking problem. I picked the vehicle up and this problem still persists.

I purchased a 2014 Touareg lux tdi 3 days ago, the steering wheel was shaking pretty seriously while I was drive around 70 mile per hour.

Vehicle exhibits excessive vibration and steering wheel shake between 60-75mph. It does not feel stable or safe at highway speeds. It has been to the dealer multiple times with no fix remedied.

Unfortunately I have encountered continued steering wheel shaking with my tdi vw Touareg. Currently have approximately 3k of miles on the car. The vehicle has had two service attempts to date for this concern by a local dealer. I have been seeing this issue becoming progressively worse with time. The observed issue is a shaking / oscillation in the steering wheel which appears in speeds of 30-60+ mph. One can both feel it in the wheel as well visually see the wheel shaking if your hands are removed from the steering wheel.

Vehicle exhibits a steering wheel shake that consistently occurs above 60mph on all road surfaces. At onset, can feel oscillation in hands and arms. With hands lightly on wheel or removed, can visually confirm steering wheel oscillation (cyclical rotation from l to r and back) with about 3/8" total travel at steering wheel perimeter. Cabin also exhibits slight vibration which can be felt in seat. Car does not track well in lane and consistently pulls to the right. Vw is aware of problem and addresses it in TSB 44-13-01 from June 2013. Repeated application of the remedies in the TSB have failed to remedy the problem. Substitution of all four wheels and tires from another Touareg that does not exhibit this problem fails to remedy the problem, suggesting that the problem is not the wheels/tires. Issue persists with no remedy to date.

When the vehicle is driven at speeds between 60 mph - 75 mph the steering wheel shakes back and forth. The steering wheel shake is noticeable to the point that if you take your hands off the steering wheel you literally can see the steering wheel vibrate back and forth. The air pressure in the tires has been checked, the tires have been rotated and the Volkswagen dealer has road force balanced the tires 2x in an attempt to resolve the issue over the duration of a year. The attempts by Volkswagen has not resolved the issue and they have no answer to why the vehicle is not performing correctly.

I have a 2012 Touareg tdi that has a steering shaking problem which it has exhibited since I purchased it. Vw has tried to rectify the problem by road force balancing and installing new tires but this has not resolved the problem. The steering wheel shakes, or oscillates, when driving at speeds reaching anywhere between 65 and 70 mph and higher. The oscillation continues up through higher speeds without subsiding. The steering wheel continuously cycles back and forth from left to right with about 1/4 inch to 3/8 inch. The vibration can be felt and seen when my hands are on the steering wheel.

The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph the steering wheel began to shake violently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times for the failure who advised the contact that the tires and rotors needed to be replaced. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 18,000 and the current mileage 20,500.

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The steering wheel shakes at highway speeds 99% of the time. The speed at which this occurs is in the range of 65-80 mph. I believe this to be a safety concern.

At highway speeds, 60-75mph, the steering wheel shakes dramatically. Dealer re-balanced, still shook. Dealer replaced eagle ls2's at 32k miles with same tires and road-force balanced. . . Still shook. Based on others with same problem, I recommened they try gy latitudes. . . Along with road-force balance and nitro fill, shaking has been gone for past 15k miles. But this is a repeatable event on flat/smooth road surfaces, at speed. Many dealers apparently unable to correct, based on feedback at various Touareg fan sites (vw vortex, club Touareg, etc. ) seems to impact tdi lux (my trim) more than others, from 2011-2013.

My 05 vw Touareg v8 has had a failed air bag sensor, sunroof insulation, steering wheel shake at varied speeds, and a serious alignment issue since the first day of ownership. After 6 different trips back to the dealership, they can't seem to fix the shaking and the alignment problem. There are many forums and blogs on the net regarding a genuine defect in design of this vehicle which doesn't allow it to drive straight. All of the loaner Touaregs model years 06/07 have had similar alignment problems, so I don't think it is just my vehicle it is a great number of these vehicles with the same problems. Vw needs to step up to the plate and take care of their customers. This is not a cheap vehicle and the support is worst then any company I've ever dealt with. The customer service representatives answer to my problem is "I recommend you keep taking the vehicle back to any dealership of your choice until the issue is resolved under the manufacturer's warranty period". This means that for the next five years I have to take this vehicle back to them on a weekly basis for them to try to fix a problem in their design. I just don't think it is fair to a consumer who coughs up big bucks to purchase a vehicle and the vehicle is flawed from the first day.

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