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Faulty v8 touareg
by omotayo
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Oct 29, 2007 (11:02 am)
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Has Anyone experienced a profound knocking noise from the rear of v8 touareg when accelerating up to 20mph and it stops once reached 40mph. VW have tried to diagnose the problem but could not. Another baffling point is that when the battery is weak and jump started the noise is not audible until the car is switched off and once turned on the noise starts again. This is a nightmare! my first vw car and probably the last. Please someone help!!!
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- #485 of 547
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Re: Faulty v8 touareg [omotayo]
by tayl0rd
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Nov 03, 2007 (6:27 pm)
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Replying to: omotayo (Oct 29, 2007 11:02 am)
Doesn't the Touareg use an electronic locking rear differential (when equipped?) That might be the culprit, if applicable. Sure sounds like it.
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- #486 of 547
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TOUAREG - PARK BRAKE LIGHT !
by kpowell
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Nov 29, 2007 (1:13 pm)
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Hello, Need some help please.
Today I started the car and drove off and the "warning" message came up saying "Release Park brake" accompanied with a loud annoying siren noise !!!
I can assure you that the Park brake had been released corectly, honest.
When I stopped it would go off and then when I started moving again - yes you've guessed it - On it comes again.
I stopped on more than one occasion and carried out some checks and can say that the brakes were not hot, the car was moving easily when put into drive. etc, etc
It is some kind of electrical fault, I'm guessing - Any ideas ????
How can I fix it.
Cheers KP.
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- #487 of 547
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Re: TOUAREG - PARK BRAKE LIGHT ! [kpowell]
by tayl0rd
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Nov 30, 2007 (5:47 am)
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Replying to: kpowell (Nov 29, 2007 1:13 pm)
Sounds like a bad sensor/sending unit for the parking brake.
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- #488 of 547
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You guys have nothing on me!!
by xdid2k
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Dec 18, 2007 (2:19 pm)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Nov 30, 2007 5:47 am)
Let me start out by saying, NEVER BUY A TOUAREG. I bought a 2004 Touareg at the end of June 2007(used, I know, and will never do that again) with 27K on it. I had problems the second I drove it off the lot. First, I bought it at night so I didn't run the A/C until the next day and when I did it didn't work. Took it in for service and they told me someone else worked on the A/C and they couldn't cover it under warranty ($1043). During that same trip for service I told them to look into the squeeking brakes. Found out those were bad($880). On my way home from the dealer after the first service I got a flat tire warning, pulled over, no flat tire. I've had it in 6 times to try and fix this problem and they still can't fix it. On the sixth time they did something to the computer system and now I can't even turn the system off so I get to listen to this beeping over and over again everywhere I go telling me I have a flat when I don't. About a week after I bought the car my exhaust mafunction light came on. They told me some valves were bad and they needed to replace them. Once that didn't work they found out I had a crack in my gas tank and had to replace that. The list goes on and on. About 2 months after I got my Reg it wouldn't start, needed a new fuel pump. Dome lights wouldn't come on when doors opened, had to replace a sensor. Gas cap loose warning keeps going off, had to replace a sensor. Rear temp controls stopped working, everyhting is delaminating, door handle broke on rear pass, door rattles very badly on front pass, "Rest" setting for when you turn the car off it keeps warming the inside for 30min is broken, and the brakes still squeek. VW doesn't keep any parts in stock so when they find something they have to replace they have to order it and I have to bring the car back. I have had the nav system replaced twice. When installing the nav sys the dumb asses scratched the hell out of my seat heater icons and they broke one of my vents. No one fessed up to it and they were going to make me pay until I went a little nuts on the service manager. Remember I have only had this car for 6 MONTHS. It has been in the shop as much as I've driven it. I find my self driving a different rental car almost twice a month for a week each time. Needless to say It is back on the market. It may be mean, but I feel sorry for what ever sucker buys this piece of Sh!t.
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- #489 of 547
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Engine
by jselfridge
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Dec 26, 2007 (10:00 am)
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Whenever I shut off the engine, a fan or something keep running for about 10 minutes after. Is this normal? Doesn't seem so to me, but where I bought the car told me that this was nothing to worry about.
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- #490 of 547
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please help!!!
by songbird
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Jan 01, 2008 (6:42 pm)
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I have a V6 2004 Touareg, which I have to park outside(no garage). When the weather temperature drops to 50 degrees or below, my tail lights come on, usually in the middle of the night when I am sleeping. This has drained my battery several times. The technicians say they can not duplicate the problem. What could this be. Has anyone else had this problem?
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- #491 of 547
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rear prop shaft mounting - component failure
by gavindavidson
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Jan 30, 2008 (6:15 am)
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I have just been told my Touareg in " unroadworthy" because the rear mounting for the prop shaft has suffered "component failure". It is not as a result of a knock or any damage and the garage has said that it's just one of those things. This is an expensive item and apparently VW have offered to discount the part by 30% but its stll going to cost £560 ($1000).
Is this a common failure? Has anyone had a similar experience?
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- #492 of 547
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Re: rear prop shaft mounting - component failure [gavindavidson]
by gsotig
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Jan 30, 2008 (7:04 am)
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Replying to: gavindavidson (Jan 30, 2008 6:15 am)
Same thing happened on my 2004 model at around 38,000 miles - I was lucky since it was under warranty. The vehicle was junk and I eventually turned it in 2 months before my lease was up because the warranty was about to expire.
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- #493 of 547
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Re: rear prop shaft mounting - component failure [gsotig]
by gavindavidson
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Jan 30, 2008 (7:13 am)
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Replying to: gsotig (Jan 30, 2008 7:04 am)
Ouch! Maybe I should have done the same and sold it b4 warranty expired.
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