Vehicle experienced sudden acceleration while attempting to maneuver into a parking space, crashing into a wooden structure.
2004 Volkswagen Touareg: sudden unintended acceleration
5 of the 231 complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
What owners say
Vehicle hesitated to speed up while at low speeds, and experienced sudden acceleration while at higher speeds. Taken to dealer for testing, and results showed that the cause was undetermined.
While approaching an intersection, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The consumers foot was on the brakes but the vehicle continued to accelerate. The consumer was able to maintain control of the vehicle and drove it to the dealer for inspection, however, the mechanic could not duplicate the problem. *ak *sc
2004 tourag has a hestiency in starting causing the vehcile to not move immediately and then surge forward. We also own an audi that had the same problem and the regional audi mechanical rep got it stopped. Vw might want to check with audi.
Same as others on site have noted: the 2003 touareg v8 hesitates upon acceleration, resulting in a surge forward when the engine finally "catches." I find this very dangerous. We took it to the dealership; they couldn't replicate the action (unfortunately didn't have time to drive with them to demonstrate -- but will this week). I would also like to ask the federal safety agency to help touareg owners by forcing vw to acknowledge this issue and find a resolution before an injury occurs.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg?
5 of 231 owner complaints about the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg (2%) mention sudden unintended acceleration.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
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