2005 Volkswagen Touareg problems
Owners have filed 106 complaints with NHTSA about the 2005 Volkswagen Touareg. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 22% of complaints. After that come electrical system (13%) and tires (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 106 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 22% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 57,000 miles 84 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 30 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 13 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 13 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 84 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 57,000 miles. For fuel system specifically, the median reported mileage is about 99,000 miles (15 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 1 injury reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 95% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2005 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Volkswagen Touareg with enough data (55 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
July 6, 2006 I opened the hatchback trunk to put a bag in. I was standing to the left side of the car close enough to lean into trunk. The trunk door open as usual, I leaned in to place my bag and the trunk door dropped on my head leaving me quite dazed and blood running down my face. The air shock on the trunk failed leaving an 1 inch wide and deep hole in the right corner of my fore head. I was taken to emergency where they put staples in my head and sent me home with instructions to take care of a concussion.
Just bought my 2005 VW jetta gls tdi diesel (turbo) model car from local dealership in columbus, ga. My wife and I drove off the lot (literally) and she immediately turned on her new driver's side heated seat (black leather seat) to test it (lucky she did). The seat would not work at first, then it got hot, and hotter, and started burning her. She cut off the heat switch for the seat, and the seat remained hot.
The brakes in my 2005 jetta gli make a very loud noise when I back up. It was a recall and they told me the first day that they had taken care of it, and that if I keep on hearing the noise take it back. Well the noise its pretty bad, so I took the car back and they said they couldnt do anything about it, but I don't think they even looked at the car, because when I picked it up it was exactly how I left it and usually they wash you car or put plastic when they see it.
Front tires wear at 8-10,000 miles, first set replaced and given a new alignment however now second set worn as well. Volkswagen refuses to remedy even though they know of the numerous complaints involving tire wear.
I currently own a 2005 v-6 volkswagen touareg. The vehicle has less than 15,000 miles. Approximately 3 months after owning vehicle, the vehicle exemplified obvious shifting concerns as well as poor gas mileage. The transmission was replaced in hopes to correct the issues described above, however, it has not improved. I was asked to drive the vehicle for at least another 6 months to a year, to break it in. In this time, my car has worsened.