2004 Volkswagen Touareg
Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-09-20 | 17V583000 |
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 73,941 | — | Details |
| 2004-05-19 | 04V233000 |
SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | 24,269 | — | Details |
| 2003-07-25 | 03V266000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | 670 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-24 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I have contacted Volkswagen about my recall over a month ago the man claimed he ordered the parts and would be in conta… |
| 2025-09-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The flange for the fuel does not leak from that i can see couse if it was leaking it would be on the ground. |
| 2024-10-24 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | Hello: this is the 2nd VW TOUAREG this year to repair so far, this one is a 2004 model that I have had to replace comp… |
| 2023-04-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | My SUV was sitting for a few days at the airport and I when I got in the car, it started fine but the headlights, inter… |
| 2022-06-14 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg. The vehicle had previously been serviced at the dealer under NHTSA Campaign… |
| 2021-06-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 mph, the driver’s side cu… |
| 2021-04-01 | ENGINE | No | 1 | Leaking gas caught on fire put it out but now I have no head lights no high beams replaced everything still nothing. Al… |
| 2020-11-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | LIGHT WENT OUT ON DARK ROAD. NEARLY CRASHED. FOUND INSULATION ON WIRES FOR LIGHTS DETERIORATED. HARNESS WAS MELTED LOWE… |
| 2020-08-08 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SUV IS NOT GETTING GAS TO ENGINE |
| 2019-12-02 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN (OR WHILE IT'S DRIVING, BUT IT'S N… |
| 2019-08-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LIGHTS ON THE DASH COME ON HILL ASSIST SHUTS ON AND OFF BY ITSELF BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF SUNROOF HAS OPEN BY ITSE… |
| 2019-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL FLANK WAS SEALED BY THE DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, THERE IS FUEL LEAKING. |
| 2019-05-27 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY @ 70MPR WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STARTS ACTING SLUGGISH FOR A MIN THEN… |
| 2019-03-26 | STEERING | Yes | 0 | TAKATA I WAS DRIVING PERFECTLY FINE AND I CAME UPON A TURNING TO MAKE THE LEFT AND OUT OF NO WHERE MY CAR START SLIDING… |
| 2019-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HIT A VERY MASSIVE POTHOLE AND IT CAUSED THE AIRBAG FAULTY STATEMENT TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS THE AIR… |
| 2018-07-23 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE TOUAREG MADE SOME RATTLING NOISE WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT 35 MPH. AS SOON I STOPPED AND MADE IT MY DESTINATION AND TU… |
| 2018-05-09 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHTS CONTINUOUSLY SHORT OUT AND STOP WORKING. THE WIRES ON THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE NO INSULATION BECAUSE IT HAS F… |
| 2018-04-25 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, IN MARCH OF 2018, STATING THAT THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL 20AI-FUEL PUMP … |
| 2018-01-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED ON MY VEHICLE BACK ON SEPTEMBER 20TH 2017, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP ON OCTOBER 23RD 2017 TO FI… |
| 2017-12-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE WAY THAT VOLKSWAGEN IS HANDLING THE SAFETY RECALL 20Z4 (FUEL PUMP FLANGE). MY CAR SM… |
| 2017-11-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL 20AI REGARDING MY VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG, IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY RECALL AS IT INVOLVES THE FUEL … |
| 2017-11-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, A STRONG FUEL ODOR EMITTED THROUGH THE V… |
| 2017-10-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR COMING FROM THE… |
| 2017-10-23 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF MY CAR IS PART OF THE RECALL CARS |
| 2017-10-21 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL VEHICLE STARTS LEAKING A LOT OF GAS WHEN I GAS ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE BACK HOME AFTER WORK I HAD TO CALL … |
| 2017-09-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL FLANGE IS DEFECTIVE ON THIS TRUCK BUT IS EXCLUDED BY VW FOR SOME STRANGE REASON CONSIDERING IT ONLY MENTION TOUARE… |
| 2017-09-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOME WEEKS AGO, THE TV NEWS REPORTED A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD NO OTHER NOTIFICATION. I HAVE LIVED HERE FOR 5… |
| 2017-09-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WHEN ATTEMPTING TO … |
| 2017-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I SMELL GAS INSIDE THE CAR AND YESTERDAY I GOT MAIL FROM VOLKSWAGEN ABOUT A RECALL BECAUSE OF A CRACKED FUEL PUMP FLANG… |
| 2017-06-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FUELED UP, A STRONG ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED INTO THE … |
| 2017-06-06 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | ONE MORNING IN JUNE 2017 MY HUSBAND STOPPED FOR GAS. AFTER GETTING GAS HE STARTED TO TURN OUT OF THE GAS STATION WHEN O… |
| 2017-04-26 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL FILTER FLANGE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED … |
| 2017-04-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL FLANGE ON DRIVER SIDE IS CRACKING AND LEAKING FUEL UNDER PRESSURE. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE 2007 - 2010 MODELS. … |
| 2017-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCE AND IT WON'T START AGAIN FOR HOURS! HAVE TAKEN IT TO VW TO PUT ON BRAKES AND ASKED THEM TO CHE… |
| 2017-03-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMELT FUEL COMING FROM REAR BENCH SEAT - - OPENED COVERS TO SEE CRACKS IN BOTH FUEL FILTER CARTRIDGES. HAD THE FUEL FIL… |
| 2017-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, I STARTED BLOWING FUSES FOR THE DRIVERS SIDE TURN SIGNAL. I WOULD HAVE NO FRONT OR REAR TURN SIGNAL,… |
| 2017-02-19 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES ON THIS VEHICLE FAIL DUE TO THE INTERNAL WIRING INSIDE OF THE HOUSING. THIS LEADS TO ZERO VISI… |
| 2016-07-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ( STARTED NOTICING THIS PROBLEM ABOUT 1 TO 2 YEARS AGO)WHILE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS IN 5TH GEAR AND SPEEDS OF UN… |
| 2016-02-11 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS IN 2004 VW TOUAREG, LIGHTS GO OUT PERIODICALLY WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING. THIS WAS AN ISSUE COVERED BY… |
| 2016-02-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR EMMISSIONS WARNING LIGHT REMA… |
| 2016-01-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ALARM WAS GOING OFF MORE FREQUENTLY AND TO SILENCE IT I WOULD PULL THE SPING ON THE BRAKE UP. THE B… |
| 2015-12-25 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEH… |
| 2015-11-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED … |
| 2015-07-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | DRIVING ALONG IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD UNDER SLIGHT ACCELERATION AND A LOUD THUMPING NOISE BEGINS IN THE TRANSMISS… |
| 2015-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER CHANGING BATTERY. LOCAL MECHANICS CAN'T TURN IT OFF. DEALER WANTS LARGE AMOUNT TO… |
| 2015-02-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG MODULE DEFECTIVE WITH ONLY 54,496 MILES AND A $1200 COST TO FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! DASH LIGHTING HAS WEN… |
| 2014-12-19 | STEERING | No | 0 | CAME OUT TO 2004 V8 TOUAREG,AND IT WOULD NOT START. MRI READS STEERING DEFECTIVE WORKSHOP. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I DISCO… |
| 2014-12-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2004 VW TUAREG IN JULY 1ST OF 2014. IMMEDIATELY UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I BEGAN RECEIVING A … |
| 2014-08-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON 101 SOUTH FROM SANTA ROSA TOWARDS SAN FRANCISCO AND WHEN IN THE NOVATO AREA THE REARVIEW MIRROR CAME O… |
| 2014-07-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | WOULDN'T START SO HAD IT TOWED TO NORTHLAND VOLKSWAGEN. THERE THEY TESTED AND SAID I NEEDED STEERING COLUMN REPLACED AN… |