Volkswagen Touareg owners have reported 126 other fuel system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 9 most common other fuel system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's other fuel system (74 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's other fuel system pump (37 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The flange for the fuel does not leak from that I can see couse if it was leaking it would be on the ground. Read details...
Driving on the interstate a fault light started flashing "engine fault service now" along with the glow plug light. I put the transmission into neutral and moved into the slow lane. The engine immediately stopped. Read details...
Gasoline leaking from the tank runs over the right-side exhaust tubes to the ground. The flow of the fuel leakage is very high at a drop-rate of more than one drop per second with the vehicle parked and the engine running at idle speed. Read details...
There has been a substantial change/decrease in the performance of my 2012 Touareg tdi resulting in significantly reduced fuel economy: previous avg fuel economy was approx 27mpg and is now barely averaging 16 mpg. Read details...
Small cracks developed in the fuel filter flange on the fuel tank resulting in fuel leaking out when the drivers door was opened or when the car was running. This resulted in large amounts of gasoline leaking onto my garage floor. The flange was replaced. Read details...