2004 Volkswagen Touareg transmission problems

Our 2004 VW touareg v-8 has the following problems despite five trips to the dealer: I) hesitation during acceleration; II) pulls hard to the right; and III) shifts roughly at low speeds. Past problems include: IV) the latch on the rear door broke, such that it came crashing down on my wife's head; v) the rear seat belt latch wouldn't work; vi) the car shuddered badly when you tried to make a turn at low speeds (e.g., while parking) and vii) the flat tire indicator went on even though the tire was neither flat nor…

Transmission has terrible shift characteristics. Unless the vehicle is completely stopped, the transmission won't downshift to 1st or when it does it launches you into the car in front. The vehicle seems to stumble bad from a stop if it hasn't downshifted into low gear. I think the computer needs to be reprogrammed for a smoother start!