2005 Volkswagen Touareg Fuel system Problems

“I took my SUV to the dealership for a fuel pump recall, about 3,000 miles after my SUV is causing problems like start but turn off within 40 seconds. I took it to a local mechanic for diagnosis and he says is the fuel pump. I contacted the dealership but they are kind of unresponsive...no advisors available, no returned calls (Volkswagen south coast santa ana ca).”

“Gasoline leaking from the tank runs over the right-side exhaust tubes to the ground. The flow of the fuel leakage is very high at a drop-rate of more than one drop per second with the vehicle parked and the engine running at idle speed. Once the engine is turned off the leakage stops within short time. I got aware of the defect due to the strong gasoline smell after stopping and getting off the vehicle. I investigated and saw gasoline dropping to the ground between the rear wheels. …”

“Overall life of car have had to replace the majority of the hoses in the engine, the fuel line, the emergency brake release leavor-3 times, the horn on the passenger and drivers side. And with the recall the gas flange - cracking. The product vw uses in this vehicle is inferior- plastic expands when hot and contracts when cold= cracking. Please recall this vehicle due to the potential of the gas flange or whatever else is related to the gas before anyone in my family or others die. Or my cas goes up into flames causing severe trauma- especially because you already know there is a problem. …”

“When I get gas for my Touareg 2005 I'll shut the SUV off pop open the fuel box door and put the gas in then as I put cap back on shut door get in the SUV I try to start the SUV but it seems as if the cars either out of gas or battery has died so after the first like say 4-6 times of this happening to me I tried to leave the car running as I put the gas in the SUV in hopes of it still remain on and running but sure enough the suvs battery light will pop on and the car will lose life but the lights and stuff still remain on but no driving happening so I'd have to turn the key off then try and…”

“Vehicle has been emitting an odor of gas for some time. Upon investigation, I found that the fuel filter (accessed under the rear seat but part of the fuel tank) had a 1/8 crack in the top of the filter assembly. This crack would leak gasoline while the engine was running and even after the engine stopped (likely due to the fuel system still being pressurized). Leaked gasoline was found throughout the top of the gas tank observed through two ports under the rear bench seat. I did some research on a popular Touareg website and found that 1 or 2 other people have experienced the same problem. …”