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Go back and demand to get the proper HID replacement. Call VWAG direct if you have to.
I will let you know what happened.
:mad: :sick:
A word of caution the trailer wiring package will not tolerate LED systems. Some of the new boat trailers a coming with LED lighting systems.
1) 60-80 mph vibration
A. Tires?
B. Balancing?
C. Wear?
D. Alignment?
E. Driveshaft?
They don't know-and they have never heard of these problems. What bull.
2. AC problems, not cooling down.
3. Heat Shield Vibration
4. Hesitatation and lurching -very dangerous
5. Lights, motor
None of these have been sucessfully repaired to date. They should paint them all yellow and give some lemonaid with these 50K jokes.
On 9/6/05 I requested a technichin to look at the SUVs. They jsut had one come on 6/20/06. They will not admit there are problems. And they will look you right in the eye and tell you this is the first time they ever heard about it. I questioned a friend who is a service manager at a Jeep/Audi/Volkswagen dealership. He roled his eyes and said you can't believe the problems with these SUVs. Vibrations, the wear, etc, etc. They bury their heads like ostrachs. See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. They are misleading their customers in a most dishonest way.
I suggest that you do not wasted your time. If you have a lemon law in your state use it. All request warranty cover up to the State Attorney General office for consumer fraud. Do everything by registered mail. You will be surprised to see what they omit from your service record. And by all means don't give up. We are not dealing with integrity, if you own one of these jokes, you soon realize this is not "Herbie the Love Bug".
Anyone experienced anything like this before?
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NOW......Get this, the mgr. called me over and said he is authorized by VW to keep the customer satisfaction high and can give me around 500.00 because I had to wait 9 days, etc. and all the other snafus too. Nice gesture and I never heard of that happening before but I'm happy now!!
I have a 6 cyl and the same ratling noise before transmission shifts. Did you find out what is the reason?
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That is why I have a real nice, well-maintained Touareg for sale right now. $70 a month just to keep it in brakes is a ball buster.
What has anyone out there heard about the new diesel engine for the Touareg?
Unfortunately, it's developed a really harsh downshift. Here's the problem: when the car downshifts from 5th to 4th as a result of me pressing the accelerator, the car downshifts so hard, it feels like it hit a 3 or 4 inch curb. It lurches violently. And it scares the heck out of everyone in the car.
This only happens when on a slight to moderate incline. As you drive in traffic in 5th, maybe coasting a little in thicker traffic, the car slows from 40 to 35 to 30. The car usu. remains in 5th gear. If I hit the accelerator at any point below 30, and happen to be on even a slight incline, the hard downshift from 5th to 4th occurs.
My dealer shakes his head and says that they can't replicate the problem. I'm going to take the Touareg technician out for a drive when I have some time during the workday, but in the meantime thought I'd check to see if anyone else had the problem.
Otherwise, we've been completely thrilled with our car. Hopefully, gas prices will continue dropping and I'll get a good trade-in for when I buy my new one next year!
Thanks,
Rhino
I forgot, sound system CD has its moments where it will not turn on when you eject and want to feed the disc back in, it too has bugs. And not to mention the keyless entry range it a joke and does not work 1/2 the time.
Solution: Do what I'm doing in a week or so. Buying another GX 470, 2007 model. My wife loves her '04 GX 470. and the dealership network and service is second to none as I have had the best service. It was fun while it lasted driving the V8 Touareg but after 28k of lousy VW service it's time to leave VW behind. Nice SUV, bad dealer network and service..Bob
I have the 04 V-10 TDI and it is spectacular. It is so smooth and quiet you barely know it's a diesel when idling. I have 30k miles on it and have averaged about 23mpg. I also tow a horse trailer (elec brake controller installed) it has plenty of power for towing up the mountains here in SoCal. It also handles excellent with the air ride. It is worth the extra cost for the TDI... :shades:
I had the same trouble with the Dunlop's except that I only had 15k miles on mine. VW was of no help to me. The dealer came through and gave me a new set of tires. He did allow me to pay the difference to upgrade to Michelin. Anyway, just had to replace brake pads at 21k miles for a total cost of $780. That is insane. VW said that they only have a one year/ 12k mile warranty on the pads. Very weak in my opinion. VW will need to stand up to their product a lot more if they want to make an impact in the luxury market.
But- they are an enthusiast's car. If you don't mind spending regularly on maintenance (tires ever 20K, $100 oil changes, $800 brake jobs, etc), and living with their reliability issues- there really is nothing like them on the road.
I still yearn for one every time I see them. But- instead I bought a Subaru Tribeca. Handles like a sports car, drives much more nimbly and lightly, completely reliable, 5-star safety, $10K less, and- I'm averaging 20-21mpg. The Touareg is no 'piece of junk'- but it's certainly not a vehicle for those who just want to put gas in it and drive it 100Kmi. If that's what you want, get a Toyota. You won't get there in style- but you'll get there. Sit in an equivalently priced 4Runner LTD- which is over $40K, gets no better mileage, has half the features and an interior right out of the 80's. But- it's more reliable.
Sorry it wasn't the car for you. They've gotten better since '04. I might buy one in 2 years when they come to the US with a 3.0L diesel that runs smooth and clean, and gets 28mpg.
I have a 2004 Touareg. It is a great SUV. As of day one I had exactly the same problem that you describe. I complained to the dealer many times and he could not replicate it. Now, when the warranty is over they are able to replicate it and want to charge for replacing the entire gear.
It seems like a systematic design problem and VW is acting as if they are not aware of this problem.
Ze'ev
any thoughts --given all the prior discussion on brake jobs costing $$$