2004 Volkswagen Touareg Suspension Problems

“Message reads fault-running gear-suspension-workshop subsequent check at dealership revealed a leak in the right front air spring that needs total replacement. We were advised of no service bulletins or recalls and the repair is at our expense ($2445.00) since we were nearly 3,000 miles out of warranty. The vehicle has never been off road, all mile's are highway incurred.”

“Takata I was driving perfectly fine and I came upon a turning to make the left and out of no where my car start sliding out of control I tried to control it because there was a ditch close by where I was it was sliding to the right tried to spin the steering to the left but the car was just doing what it felt like I ended up hitting in the rail where the ditch was and pushing the car back into the middle of the road bear in mind I had my children in my car no one can give me an explanation to my my car just spiral out of control and I know I was not driving fast I am not a fast driver one…”

“Screeching brakes. The brakes were screeching for the past three months and the vw dealership replaced the pads and disc. After three attempts, I was told that the screeching is normal. Also, since I bought the SUV in setptmber 2004, I have been having an alignment problem which resulted in excessive tire wear. The dealer did numerous alignments and I changed all four tires( 3 times), but the problem still exists. The vehicle only has about 28,000 miles.”

“My 2004 vw Touareg has been diagnosed with premature failure of the front suspension bushings. The vehicle has never been used off-road. The vehicle has 55k miles on it. I believe that this is an inherent defect in the polymer used for the bushings and it should be replaced at vw's expense. Vw has not been responsive to my request. I have had many cars in my life, and this type of failure has never occurred, even with up to 105k miles. The repair is estimated to cost $1700. …”

“Door handles stick on all four doors. Last year, my husband was in the passenger seat as I went around a corner, the passenger door flung open and my husband almost fell out. Luckily he was wearing his seat belt. The door handles were replaced by the dealership. However, the door handles have started sticking again. I have to pull the handle and let it go quickly to loosen the handle so it closes fully. I noticed with 1000 miles on my vehicle that there was a pull in the front end. I took it to the dealer and they said it needed to be aligned. …”