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Replying to: statman1 (Mar 17, 2006 8:42 pm) |
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Replying to: shaver (Mar 20, 2006 9:26 am) |
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I have a 2008 VW Touareg with about 6k miles on it. I was driving on dry pavement, about 3-5 miles per hour, when I heard/felt a thump then an extremely loud screeching noise from the front left tire area. It sounded like a train stopping on the tracks, like metal on metal. The car was barely drive-able, and luckily I was a block from home and inched my way to the driveway. I had the car towed to a VW dealer and they said there was a rock lodged in my rotor. The rock was the size of a pea. They said this is not uncommon. I think it is unsafe to have a design that allows rocks to enter the braking system and render the car not drive-able. Has anyone else experienced this?
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Replying to: skibum8 (Jan 10, 2009 11:05 am) How so?
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Jan 15, 2009 11:11 am)
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Replying to: skibum8 (Jan 15, 2009 5:10 pm)
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Replying to: tayl0rd (Jan 16, 2009 6:08 am) speaking of brakes and rotors. any one know of any good places to buy stock rotors? also im looking to change out the factory muffler and put in some kind of customs exhaust. if anyone knows anything let me know? |
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I recently had my touareg serviced at an independent volkswagen repair shop. My vechile was in the shop for 5 days due to volkswagens slow shipping problems. The reason my vechile was in the shop was to replace two connecters into the transmission module. I picked my car up friday and drove about 40 miles ( I drive to families houses for my job) in a 4 hour period. Towards the end of those visits I started to hear a noise coming from the passenger front side. My car also was not a smooth ride and was alittle shakey. I drove my car home that night and the noise got louder! It sound like I large thumping noise coming from the front wheel. I am dreading having to go back to the shop for more repairs and money. Any suggestions of the problem.  
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Well, just read the thing about the brakes and that was only part of the problem with the 06 we just bought with 55000 miles on it. We loved the look of the vehicle, but from the first day we had it, it was so laden with problems. First the dealer that sold it to us (not VW), sold it with totally worn out brakes. We got that fixed but they always required two taps to make the vehicle stop. Very odd. Then the other day we found out one of the lamps was bad (quoted 300 or so), seat belt part broken (another huge price tag). And finally, when the vehicle was started up in the morning, it was very slugglish. Found out that was some kind of sensor, another nearly $200. We had bought an extended warranty, but at $100 per copay, how much did we really want to spend on this? So, my husband found a lovely, new 08 Volvo SUV and got it for a very good price. They paid off the VW which we only had two months, and we think we probably did the right thing. We lost the GPS, gained an in-dash CD changer and Blue Tooth, lost those parking sensors. Simplified things down a bit, but we gained a four year, 52,000 mile warranty. The Volvo was only used as a demo. Oh well.... |
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Currently, I have an 04 F-150 Lariat that I love. Its been a great truck and have not had any problems with it. I am currently in the market to get an suv as we have a baby on the way. Looking for more safety features and a more "usable" vehicle. I am looking at the Touareg and really like what I see. However, I have heard some rumors off the reliability issues with it. Also, I have heard that the repair prices are through the roof too. I found this on consumerguide.com http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/2003-to-2007-volkswagen-touareg-2.htm- I was wondering if these prices are remotely accurate, because they dont even look credible. Its a tough spot. I really like the looks of the Touareg, the all around capability(on and off road), the safety is top notch. But, the last thing that I want to do is go from a great truck with no problems, to a nice, expensive to repair, and repair constantly suv. (the certifieds do have a 2 year warranty, and thats what I would more than likely do). So I was just wanting some real world feedback from all of you guys. Thanks a lot for your help.
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