2004 Volkswagen Touareg: engine stalls while driving

Filed Oct 28, 2015 · Brakes, Engine · 31,000 miles · LA

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen touareg. While driving at 45 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the front passenger side of the vehicle and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the brake pedal was difficult to depress. The contact had to apply force to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. All warning lights illuminated on the instrument cluster. The vehicle was taken to a dealer multiple times. The contact was unsure about what repairs were performed however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 31,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Filed Oct 27, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 90,000 miles · AZ

Car stalls, skips gears, jerks, when coming from a full stop to accelerating jerks and pull really hard going into 1st and 2nd gear,, took it to the dealer after paying 800 dollar they could find anything wrong,, and that was vw dealer.... I've been seein alot of the same complaints for this specific model and year, can some please let me know if volkswagen is not going to take responsibility for this issue atleast tell me what could be wrong, so I can fix it and get rid of this stupid car. Im better off with an american car...

Filed Apr 23, 2014 · Lights · 55,000 miles · NJ

While driving at night on the garden state parkway at 65mph all of the lights, both exterior and interior, went out for about 7 seconds. This had happened once before during daylight hours. The car does not stall, but is completely dark. I advised volkswagen of america of this problem by letter dated april 17, 2014. On tuesday april 22, 2014 a representative of volkswagen called me and advised that since the vehicle was "out of warranty" they would not inspect the vehicle to analyze/determine the cause of the problem. I was surprised by this indifference to a serious safety problem since the 2004 touareg is notorious for problems with its electrical system, including reports of stalling. The local dealer inspected parts of the electrical system and could not determine the cause of the problem.

Filed Mar 30, 2010 · Transmission · 87,850 miles · MI

Tl*the contact owns a 2004 volkswagen toureg SUV. The contact stated that immediately after the vehicle was started, it would either shudder or stall. Also, when traveling at speeds of 1 MPH and higher, the vehicle would shake in between shifting gears. The dealer performed a diagnostic test on the vehicle but could not duplicate the failure. The failure continued to occur. To date, no repairs were made to correct the failure nor were there any recalls pertaining to the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000 and the current mileage was 87,850.

Filed Sep 11, 2006 · Electrical, Transmission · 34,000 miles · CT

Dt*: the contact stated a week after having the transmission replaced by the service dealer, the vehicle was driven 60 MPH on the highway, and the engine warning message read "turn the motor off immediately", as the electrical system failed and stalled the engine. The contact was able to steer and coast to a stop on the break down lane. The vehicle restarted and stalled 7 times before making one mile to the contact's driveway. The service dealer provided a number to a towing service. The service dealer diagnosed the problem as an alternator and electrical failure, due to leakage from the engine when the engine was removed to replace the transmission. No evidence was found in the garage or driveway, before or after the problem or while parked in the driveway while waiting for the tow to the service dealer. The manufacturer was notified. Updated 10/25/2006 -

Filed Jul 17, 2006 · Engine · 20,000 miles · NY

Dt*: the contact stated that the vehicle stalled completely while driving at 5 MPH, and the starter motor would not engage when the key was turned to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a service dealer where the dealer was unable to determine the problem.

Filed Oct 6, 2005 · Electrical, Transmission · 5,000 miles · WA

My 2004 v6 volkswagen touareg frequently stalls after the engine is cranked. This has been a problem since we purchased the vehicle in oct 2004. After cranking you can press all the way down on the gas pedal but the car will not move at all. After a few seconds, it will sputter a little then move then sputter again then it will drive normally. There is no way to tell when this will happen and I am concerned that it will cause an accident if I start the vehicle then pull out into oncoming traffic.

Filed Dec 4, 2004 · Transmission · 1,000 miles · CA

We have a volkswagon toureg v6 automatic and standard transmission. We brought the car in for ovelrall service and to inspect transmission for possible faulty gear box. Dealership replaced transfer case as well as inspected case steeper motor. Car was kept for three days for repairs and then anotger three days to get the part and replace. Perfomance of the cars automtic shifting capabilites has been poor. Notice that car has problems shift from 1st , 2nd to 3rd. High revs the engine. Also notice at higher speeds the car sometime cause the car to lurch into lower gear we have also experienced car stalling on steep hills when in gear .

Filed Oct 27, 2004 · Acceleration · 4,700 miles · MA

While attempting to accelerate from a stop the vehicle would not accelerate then stall. Consumer stated there was no power. Consumer took vehicle to the dealer, and problem recurred. *ak the dealer flashed the transmission but the problem recurred.

Filed Sep 13, 2004 · Engine · 19,165 miles · CA

Consumer complained about intermittent stalling. When driving on the highway at approximately 60 MPH vehicle stalled as if the motor shut down. When this occurred vehicle lost power. Has took vehicle to dealer, and contacted manufacturer. Yet none of them seemed to know how to resolve the problem.

Filed Jul 6, 2004 · Engine · KY

When trying to accelerate on occasion the car will stall and the accelerator will not produce any action. I was in an intersection trying to merge into traffic and got into the intersection and tried to accelerate and could not. Very scary. The car has done it repeatedly under less threatening circumstances.

Filed Jun 9, 2004 · Electrical · WA

While driving vehicle stalled. Consumer restarted the vehicle. Also, noticed that the air bag light and check engine light appeared on the dashboard. Vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection. And mechanic determined that the battery needed to be tightened, and that the electrical module needed to be replaced, and he replaced it. However, the problem recurred.