Safety Score
82
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-12-15 | 04V592000 |
SEAT BELTS | 50,483 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle sta… |
| 2023-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | Due to a leak in either the sunroof or the windshield water continuously drips down every time it rains onto the floorb… |
| 2023-08-07 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The issue explained in Recall Notice 20Ai has reappeared after being 'fixed'. Issue Summary: On certain vehicles, the … |
| 2023-02-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | After doing major research with other owners of like year and model I have discovered that i'm not the only one that is… |
| 2022-06-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | Gas leak (see pics). I started noticing a strong gasoline smell and my car keeps running out of gas almost immediatel… |
| 2021-09-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | My vehicle is leaking gas, I was told there is a recall on my vehicle so I took it into the volkswagen dealership where… |
| 2019-08-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I TOOK MY SUV TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A FUEL PUMP RECALL, ABOUT 3,000 MILES AFTER MY SUV IS CAUSING PROBLEMS LIKE START B… |
| 2018-08-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | OVERALL LIFE OF CAR HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE MAJORITY OF THE HOSES IN THE ENGINE, THE FUEL LINE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKE REL… |
| 2018-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EACH TIME IT RAINED, WATER ACCUMULATED ON THE F… |
| 2018-07-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHEN I GET GAS FOR MY TOUAREG 2005 I'LL SHUT THE SUV OFF POP OPEN THE FUEL BOX DOOR AND PUT THE GAS IN THEN AS I PUT CA… |
| 2018-05-17 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V583000. … |
| 2018-02-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE CABIN COULD SMELL GAS, FACTORY ISSUED LETTER TO US WITH RECALL AND FREE REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT, BUT AFTER CONTA… |
| 2017-11-20 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE TANK RUNS OVER THE RIGHT-SIDE EXHAUST TUBES TO THE GROUND. THE FLOW OF THE FUEL LEAKAGE IS VE… |
| 2017-08-10 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL LEAKING AT FUEL PUMP FLANGE. STRONG FUEL VAPOR ODOR IN THE CABIN WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED. |
| 2017-08-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THERE WAS AN ODOR OF FUEL EMITTED IN AND … |
| 2017-07-10 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I WENT IN VACATION AND LEFT MY CAR PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE WINDOWS UP AND DOORS LOCKED.WHEN I CAME BACK TO MY C… |
| 2017-06-28 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN JUNE 2017, I NOTICED FUEL SMELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. ON JULY 1, 2017, I INSPECTED THE ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE F… |
| 2017-05-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKING DEVICE DOES NOT BLOCK THE STEERING WHEEL ANY MORE AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND REMOVING THE… |
| 2017-04-03 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE TOP OF THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING CRACKED AND WAS LEAKING FUEL. THIS HOUSING IS UNDERNEATH THE REAR SEAT BEHIND THE DR… |
| 2015-07-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SMALL CRACKS DEVELOPED IN THE FUEL FILTER FLANGE ON THE FUEL TANK RESULTING IN FUEL LEAKING OUT WHEN THE DRIVERS DOOR W… |
| 2015-06-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TRIED TO BUCKLE UP ONE OF THE REAR SEAT BELTS AND BUCKLE PLASTIC HOUSING BROKE. THE DEALER FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT A… |
| 2015-04-18 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL FILTER FLANGE. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIM… |
| 2014-12-16 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT HEADLIGHTS FAILED AND WOULD NOT OPERATE IN LOW BEAM MODE. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTED THAT THE INSULAT… |
| 2014-12-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | IT'S NOT LETTING ME SELECT ANY PARTS THERE IS A GLITCH IN THIS WEBSITE. IT IS MY ENTIRE WIRING SYSTEM! HAS COST US 100S… |
| 2014-09-04 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I AM THE OWNER OF A 2005 VW TOUAREG WHICH RECENTLY HAD THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON. I TOOK THE TOUAR… |
| 2014-02-09 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FUEL GA… |
| 2013-07-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVE SHAFT FAILED AND WAS REPAIRED UNDER T… |
| 2013-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THIS IS A WELL DOCUMENTED PROBLEM ALL OVER THE WEB YET VW AND TO DATE THE NHTSA REFUSE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE. MAYBE THER… |
| 2012-10-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | THE STEERING LOCK AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN OR MOVE. *TR |
| 2012-09-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | SIGN CONSISTENTLY APPEARS SAYING "OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM STOP ENGINE NOW" ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU TRY TO EXIT THE FREEWAY. A… |
| 2012-06-29 | VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | SUN ROOF GLASS EXPLODED ON ITS OWN. NO REASON FOUND. VW SAYS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE... ANYWHERE. GLASS IS TEMPERED: M… |
| 2012-06-09 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I MANUALLY LOWERED THE REAR SEAT BACK TO ALLOW INCREASED CARGO AREA. AFTER REMOVING THE CARGO, I COULD NOT RAISE THE RE… |
| 2012-06-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN EMITTING AN ODOR OF GAS FOR SOME TIME. UPON INVESTIGATION, I FOUND THAT THE FUEL FILTER (ACCESSED… |
| 2012-05-31 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MIDDLE ROW SEAT WAS RECLINED FOR UTILIZATI… |
| 2012-02-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG DEFAULT LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY DURING A CRASH. THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS … |
| 2011-10-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | SMELL OF GAS AFTER REFUELING -- APPARENTLY SIMILAR TO MERCEDE BENZ --DEALER REPORTS THE GASKETS AT THE TOP OF THE FUEL … |
| 2011-08-23 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE REAR SP… |
| 2010-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON DASH SHOWS AIRBAG WILL NOT DEPLOY IN A CRASH. WATER COMES FROM BEHIND DASHBOARD ONTO … |
| 2010-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | HEARD THUMPING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE AND I PULLED OVER THINKING I HAD A FLAT TIRE. GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AN… |
| 2010-07-05 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | WHEN LAYING THE REAR SEAT DOWN IN MY 2005 VW TOUAREG, THE SEAT BELT BECOMES LOCKED IN PLACE, PREVENTING THE MIDDLE SEAT… |
| 2010-05-27 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN UNUSUAL RATTLING NOISE. TH… |
| 2010-02-20 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | I HAVE 2005 VW TOUAREG. THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT LOCKED UP AND JAMMED WHEN I FLIPPED THE REAR SEAT DOWN TO LOAD THING… |
| 2010-02-15 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2005 TOUAREG WITH 74,000 MILES. I HAD TO REPLACE THE DRIVE SHAFT AFTER BECAUSE OF A FAULTY BALL BEARING WHICH … |
| 2008-09-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS 2005 TOUAREG HAS GIVEN ME PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT. FIRST IT WAS ALWAYS THE HEADLIGHTS THAT GAVE ME TROUBLE, THEN THE … |
| 2008-07-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CHECK … |
| 2008-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED A USED 2005 V-6 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG IN APRIL '08. IT HAD 64,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALER WHO SERVICED IT FO… |
| 2008-05-10 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | FUEL SUPPLY LINE SEPARATED AT A CONNECTION BETWEEN HOSE AND FITTING THAT IS SECURED BY A PRESSURE CRIMP. LOCATION IS D… |
| 2007-11-25 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | OUR 2005 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA BROKE DOWN DUE TO THE COMPUTER NEEDING REPROGRAMMING. IT DID NOT GIVE WARNING IT JUST HAD NO … |
| 2007-11-07 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER | No | 0 | 2005 V W TOUREG STALLED MANY TIMES, WHILE MAKING A TURN AT INTERSECTIONS AT LOWER SPEEDS, ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TRYING T… |
| 2007-07-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEAL… |