Volkswagen Touareg stalling problems

Filed Oct 23, 2024 · Fuel system · 99,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact pulled over and attempted to restart the vehicle, but the vehicle failed to restart. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to the residence. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 17V583000 (Fuel System, Gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 99,000.

Filed Jul 29, 2024 · Airbags · 173,000 miles · GA

The contact owns a 2006 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the passenger’s side front side air bag and the passenger’s side rear side air bag independently deployed. The contact stated that there was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle had stalled after the air bags had deployed. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that after several attempts, the vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 173,000.

Filed Sep 10, 2023 · Fuel system · TX

I was driving to lunch one day when my 2016 Volkswagen Touareg TDI stalled in the middle of the road and was not able to be restarted due to a failed CP4 HPFP (High Pressure Fuel Pump) this repair was major and everything that the diesel fuel touches was replaced such as fuel pump, lift pump, all fuel lines, fuel filter canister, injectors, fuel rails, etc…

Filed May 26, 2021 · Engine · KY

There is an ongoing issue with the drain from the air cleaner box clogging and water collecting in the box and then being ingested into the engine. On other occasions I had drained water from the box and changed the wet air filter to a dry one. Today (5/26/2021) I pulled out of my driveway and car started stalling. I got a transmission fault notification and immediately returned to my home. After raising the hood I noticed a noise from the left side of the engine bay and checked the drain for the air cleaner box. It was of course clogged. I opened the air cleaner box and approximately 6" of water ran out of the box. I restarted the engine and no longer had a transmission fault but an engine management warning. The engine while running was running roughly. I contacted the nearest VW dealership and they stated that this was a known issue, that there was no recall, that VW had come up with a "fix" for the issue and that, of course it was not covered under the powertrain warranty. The vehicle is not driveable and will be towed to the dealership for diagnosis and repair.

Filed Nov 9, 2020 · Engine · NJ

Engine air filter and housing are wet, this is an ongoing event. I remedy it buy buying a new filter, drying out the housing and replacing the wet filter. I am afraid at some point the water will enter the engine causing damage and perhaps an accident if the car stalls.

Filed Jan 4, 2020 · Engine · 56,000 miles · PA

Water found in the air intake box during air filter change on my 2011 vw touareg. Bottom 3.5 inches of old filter was found wet when air box was opened. This is a serious issue as liquid water that enters the engine during operation can cause the engine to stall while in traffic resulting in a serious safety issue. Water or filter material ingestion into the engine can also result in catastrophic engine damage requiring engine replacement. This appears to be a known issue by vw with no action taken to date, despite numerous complaints from owners regarding this issue. I request that the federal safety agency investigate this issue and compel vw of north america to provide a fix and conduct a recall campaign as has been done in china and germany.

Filed Jul 23, 2019 · 21,000 miles · NY

With family in vehicle the car lost power and stalled during a rain storm. Car was not able to restart and was on side of road for length of time after attempting to restart. Car restarted and the idle was rough and kept hesitating was not able to get vehicle above 15 MPH. Vehicle was towed to local dealer could not identify problem added f fuel additive. Upon driving home problem occurred again losing power while in motion and driving above 30 MPH vehicle stalled and loss of power causing an unsafe situation. I returned to the vw dealer and they brought it back into the shop where they verified the issue. They contacted me today explaining there was water in the sealed intake that caused the engine to stall. They will be performing tests for engine damage and verify severity of issue. Upon investigation I have found similar design flaws in the 2017 vw touareg as reports and claims have been made. Their is also a recall for this problem in vw china. Having a vehicle stall in the rain due to an issue with water entering the air box is truly dangerous and a safety concern for my well being and family.

Filed May 24, 2019 · Fuel system · 135,000 miles · CA

High pressure fuel pump failed causing our vehicle to stall with no power in the middle of a very busy off ramp from the highway. I had my son, wife and dog in the car. I could not move the 5000lb vehicle off the road, so I removed my family to side of the road while directed traffic. Vw dealer then came for us while I waited for the tow truck. Very dangerous. Now at dealer and vw is claiming many many very expensive issues with it due to this failure that they will not pay for, we were 837 miles from our home. Had to stay 2 nights in a hotel and rent a car to drive home. They still cannot fix our car. It's currently still at the dealer with no clue to what is wrong. There was no check engine light or any other sign of something wrong with the vehicle prior to the stall. It just lost power and died. I could not restart it.

Filed Jan 20, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 45,000 miles · DC

After vw emission repair the car stalls in shifting gears at low speed. I took at the dealership repair shop 3 times everytime the kept the car for about 2-3 weeks and couldn't resolve the issue. It appears like there is no fuel coming to the engine or the car computer do not allow the car to shift to the next gear until it hits 3000 RPM in speeds lower the 35mph. From what I understand with speaking with vw dealer advisors that this as a result of the emission repair and they can't fix it. This made the car undrivable since it's keep staling and you can't drive in the city without the jerking feeling from the engine. Vw customer care representative kept changing their version. At first, they said the cars computer will learn my driving pattern and will adjust. Then when I spoke with a supervisor they claimed this is how the car should drive after the emission repair. When speaking with the service advisor at stholman vw he told me he ha a customer with the same car in for 3 months and they couldn't fix that issue.

Filed Dec 4, 2018 · Fuel system · FL

I have a vw touareg v8 2006. On saturday 12/01/18 I took the car to vw david maus dealer @lee rd, orlando, fl for the safety recall -fuel pump flange replacement'- after they performed the job, my car stated to misfires, decrease in power and acceleration and it shut off while driving. They want me to authorize them to perform a diagnostic test , that will cost me $155. On 12 /3/18 I spoke to the service manager , she said she was told the problem is the fuel pump. , so I don't know why they insist on the diagnostic test if they know what is the problem. They broke the fuel pump and now they want me to be responsible for that expense and the repairs. I refuse to paid for the diagnostic and repairs, , because my car was fine. They broke the parts so they should be responsible for it. Vw company gave me a case number and says that if the dealer says the issues is related due to the work they did ' I should not be responsible. But if the dealer says it is not related, then I am responsible for the expenses. I keep saying my car was fine before they put their hands on my car, so what ever they did they broke my car and I should not be charge.