Structure Problems of Volkswagen Touareg

Volkswagen Touareg owners have reported 22 structure related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common structure problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's body (11 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's structure (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Structure related problems of Volkswagen Touareg


Recently reported Structure problems of Volkswagen Touareg

The Body problem

The interior door release mechanism broke, trapping my wife in the driver's seat and unable to open the door. Our vw dealer was not able to evaluate the broken mechanism for several days so we took the vehicle to a local repair shop.   Read details...

The Structure problem

The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen Touareg. In cold weather, the starter would fail while attempting to drive the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the relay in the fuse box, but the failure recurred.   Read details...

The Door problem

Tl the contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated that each time it rained, water accumulated on the front driver side floor through the front driver side door. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the wires on the front driver side floor were   Read details...

The Hatchback/liftgate Support Device problem

Our 2004 vw Touareg v-8 has the following problems despite five trips to the dealer: I) hesitation during acceleration; ii) pulls hard to the right; and iii) shifts roughly at low speeds. Past problems include: iv) the latch on the rear door broke, such that it came crashing down on my wife's   Read details...

The Hatchback/liftgate Hinge problem

July 6, 2006 I opened the hatchback trunk to put a bag in. I was standing to the left side of the car close enough to lean into trunk. The trunk door open as usual, I leaned in to place my bag and the trunk door dropped on my head leaving me quite dazed and blood running down my face.   Read details...




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