2006 Volkswagen Touareg problems
Owners have filed 52 complaints with NHTSA about the 2006 Volkswagen Touareg. Fuel system is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. After that come electrical system (13%) and brakes (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 52 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 39 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 | 5 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 4 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 10 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 5 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 39 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a fire. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% 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 2006 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 12 model years of the Volkswagen Touareg with enough data (20 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
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.
I am an automobile insurance adjuster. A 2006 VW touareg belonging to one of my customers caught fire at his work. He had taken the car to lunch, then back to work. 30 minutes after his return to work, the engine caught fire. The fire department put it out. Both a volkswagen representative and a forensics engineer hired by the insurance company have inspected the damage. The preliminary finding is a faulty ignition coil.
I have a 2006 VW touareg only a month old with 2,700 miles. I was not operating the vehicle at the time which was a good thing. I left work started my touareg and is shut off right away and would not start and the key was locked in the ignition. I had to be towed to my local dealer. It was in the shop for two weeks and there was a faulty control module. It was repaired but who knows how long it will last.
The 2006 volkswagen touareg was having electrical problems. There have been several sensors, from the air bags to the gas cap, on the car that have been going off. What was worst was that the car has been in the service shop every other week this past month. There was a hesitation when accelerating. The manufacturer has been told of this along with the dealership, but the manufacturer stated that the car was running in order of operation.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 volkswagen touareg. The contact stated that the doors locked automatically while her keys and dog were inside the vehicle. The dog was locked inside the vehicle for 45 minutes. The window had to be broken. The dealer advised her to call roadside assistance. The local authorities would not help. The dog was taken to the vet and given an IV of fluids. The current and failure mileages were 16,500.
Headlight wiring insulation has melted creating several shorts and causing the headlights to stop working completely. It appears to be all of the wiring heading to and including the headlight. It has caused false codes to appear as well.