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2.63 out of 5 stars

Blown Engine

ET, 10/08/2008
2004 Volkswagen Touareg V8 AWD 4dr SUV (4.2L 8cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Owned since Jan 2004. New off ship. Just had to replace engine at 43k. Cost $15k. VW of America and Germany no help. Constant electrical issues with car. (think that was the reason for the blown engine--faulty warning system). Poor gas mileage, tire wear, dealerships will admit they are a problem. Check VW LEMONS on the net to see how many problems with the Touareg. Springfield Imports in Missouri were zero help. I have had 4 VWs but never ever again. I think the people that say how great the car is want to convince themselves they made a good decision. I admit it. I made a dumb mistake paying about $50,000 for the Touareg.

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2.5 out of 5 stars

BEWARE: DO NOT BUY THIS SUV

shena, 05/17/2009
2004 Volkswagen Touareg V6 AWD 4dr SUV (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I have had so many problems with this SUV. I had it for 8hrs and had to take it back into the shop. Since I bought it, it has been back to the shop 21 times. Now it is in the shop having the transmission replaced. Anything and everything that can break or go wrong with a vehicle has! The dealership refused to even try to fix it, saying that my imagination was running wild, that they could not find any problems. If you buy this SUV be prepared to fork out alot of cash for repairs because once the warranty goes out, then they will find enormous amounts of damage that you have to pay for, even if you have told them about the problems numerous times before. Please don't get suckered in like me!

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4.13 out of 5 stars

Nice Car

00AUDIA6, 06/29/2004
2004 Volkswagen Touareg V6 AWD 4dr SUV (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The Touareg is a nice car, Very elegant interior. The rear visibility is better than in the cayenne, as well as having the same engine and transmission for $10,000 less, but was still a tough descision. The Navigation system is nice how it gives voice prompts, but nag screens for 'safety' become annoying to passenger. Park Beepers too sensitive. With all of these good things, there were still setbacks. Phantom sunroof would only go in direction of selector (wouldnt stop) when at target (weird!). Mileage was around 12 for several months the Xenon Lights will occasionally go 'out' and rain sensor faulty.

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3 out of 5 stars

POOR FUEL ECONOMY

JPW1, 06/17/2004
2004 Volkswagen Touareg V6 AWD 4dr SUV (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I am getting 14.7 MPG on the highway. The sticker rated the Toureg 15MPG City, 20 MPG Highway. The homelink doesn't work, the multifunction computer required parts that took 2 weeks to get. The two most annoying features are the fact that the trunk locks every time you shut it and the remote is pathetic. I need to be within arms reach of the car to make the remote work.

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3 out of 5 stars

Touareg is a lemon

foxtrot, 05/30/2004
2004 Volkswagen Touareg V6 AWD 4dr SUV (3.2L 6cyl 6A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

The first week I had the SUV the electronic instruments went out. It took VW a week to get the new computer in. Since then they had to replace the stepper motor to control the 4 wheel drive. The stepper motor had to be ordered and that took a week. All tires had to be replace because of alignment problems. Door handles had to be replaced. The horn had to be replaces. The rear window wipers did not work.

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