There are 24 stored owner reports matching the air bags & restraints leading-label group for the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)The contact owns a 2004 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated while driving approximately 75 mph, the driver’s side curtain air bag deployed inadvertently. Due to the inadvertent air bag deployment, the vehicle failed to restart. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a dealer. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
HIT A VERY MASSIVE POTHOLE AND IT CAUSED THE AIRBAG FAULTY STATEMENT TO APPEAR ON THE DASHBOARD. IT APPEARS THE AIRBAG ATTEMPTED TO DISCHARGE UPON HITTING A POTHOLE AND DID NOT DISCHARGE AND THUS THE AIRBAG MECHANISM WAS CONSIDERED FAULTY. A POTHOLE/RUMBLE STRIP SHOULD NOT CAUSE A AIRBAG FAULT TO APPEAR AS THIS COULD BE DANGEROUS.
DRIVE IT SHORT DISTANCE AND IT WON'T START AGAIN FOR HOURS! HAVE TAKEN IT TO VW TO PUT ON BRAKES AND ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT, FOUND NOTHING! THEY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS RECALL SINCE APRIL 2017 SHOWS AIR BAG LIGHT ON ALL THE TIME !
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.
AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON AFTER CHANGING BATTERY. LOCAL MECHANICS CAN'T TURN IT OFF. DEALER WANTS LARGE AMOUNT TO "DIAGNOSE" THE PROBLEM. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SEATBAG WARNING SYSTEM COMING ON RANDOMLY...VERY DANGEROUS...AND VW KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR YEARS. THE OTHER ISSUE IS WITH THE ENGINE...THE 2004 TOUAREG ENGINE BLEW AT LESS THAN 50K...DEALER SAID WE MUST HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR WHEN IT WAS HOT. JUST NONSENSE. SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TOUAREGS.. ENGINE PROBLEMS AND THE TRANSMISSIONS/ENGINES SURGE ON SLOWING DOWN OR EVEN SPEEDING UP. TONS OF PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE LINE AND VW AMERICA AND GERMANY WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT. THE ENGINE BLEW WHEN IT WAS ABOUT 100 DEGREES OUTSIDE.. WE ALWAYS SERVICE OUR VEHICLES REGULARLY.
BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE FRONT AIRBAG WIRING HARNESSES REQUIRED REPAIR WITHIN 600 MILES OF FIRST INCIDENT TO CORRECT PRIOR REPAIRS TO REPLACE HARNESS CONNECTORS WITH SPLICED WIRE UNDER VOLUNTARY SERVICE PACK "RECALL". BOTH REPAIRS WERE TRIGGERED BY AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT ON DASH. YOU HAD DONE AN INVESTIGATION IN 2006 ON THIS. VW WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIRS BECAUSE I WAS "OUT OF WARRANTY". IT COST ME $600 TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I HAVE NO ASSURANCE FROM THE DEALER IT WON'T OCCUR AGAIN OR THAT I WILL NEED NEW HARNESSES OR AIRBAG MODULES. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT SEAT BELT SHOULD BE REPLACED BUT THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 82,000. *TR
2004 VW TOUREG FAULT WITH AIRBAGS. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAS FAILED WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ALL OF THE AIRBAGS TO BE DEACTIVATED. THE WIRING IS ROUTED AROUND THE HORN WHICH HAS RESULTED IN ONE SIDE OF THE HORN TO NOT WORK. UNSAFE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. *TR
I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN I REAR ENDED A VEHICLE. MY AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS I THOUGHT IT WOULD. THE AIRBAG BARELY HIT MY UPPER BODY AND THEN IT SEEMED 3/4 DEFLATED ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. I DON'T THINK THE AIRBAG WAS WORKING PROPERLY BECAUSE I WOULD THINK FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE BEEN ALOT FULLER AND WOULD HAVE ME PINNED UP AGAINST MY DRIVER SEAT, BUT IT DID NOT. I WAS ABLE TO EXIT MY CAR WITHOUT A STRUGGLE AND DON'T REMEMBER EVEN TOUCHING THE AIRBAG WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE. NONE OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO WHEN YOU GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I GUESS I'M LUCKY THAT WHEN I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT THE IMPACT WAS NOT HARDER, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE THE AIRBAG WOULD HAVE KEPT ME FROM HITTING THE STEERING WHEEL WITH GREAT FORCE OR EVEN SAVING MY LIFE. I PLAN TO CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN DIRECTLY ABOUT MY COMPLAINT AS WELL. *TR
REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT WAS JAMMED AFTER FOLDING DOWN THE REAR SEAT. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. WHILE OCCUPYING THE VEHICLE, THE SEAT BELT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 88000. UPDATED 11/23/09. *LJ UPDATED 11/24/09.*JB
THE AIRBAG ON THIS VEHICLE HAS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN FIVE YEARS. WE AWAIT THE FOURTH REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WHILE RECOMMENDING THE CAR NOT BE DRIVEN UNTIL A REPLACEMENT IS AVAILABLE ARE UNWILLING TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE STATING THE RISK OF OPERATING THE VEHICLE NOW RESTS WITH THE OWNER. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE AIR BAG MODULE AT THE COST OF $3,000. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF NOTIFYING THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN IN 2006 FOR THE AIR BAG WIRING CONNECTOR. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 37,000.
TL* - WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH ON A STATE ROAD ANOTHER VEHICLE SLID INTO CONTACT'S VEHICLE, IMPACTING THE VOLKSWAGEN ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT FENDER TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE SPUN AROUND AND THE PASSENGER'S SIDE STRUCK A GUARD RAIL. NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT AND PICTURES WERE TAKEN. *AK UPDATED 02/06/07. *JB
AIR BAG RELATED PROBLEM LIGHT COMES ON BECAUSE A WIRE HARNESS IS CHAFFING AGAINST THE BODY. THEN HAD A ACCIDENT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY? THANKS
I HAVE A 2004 VW TOUAREG....IT IS A WELL KNOW PROBLEM THOUGHT ALL VW SERVICE SHOPS AS IT WAS SENT OUT IN A TSR? I HAVE OWNED MY VW FOR 2 YRS 8 MONTHS, AND HAVE ALREADY ACQUIRED 78000 MILES, I DRIVE EVERYWHERE...LEAVING ME OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO MILEAGE.....I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE AIRBAG ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE ALREADY REPORTED TO VW...THE DRIVER SEAT BACK AND FORTH MOTION RUNS OVER THE AIRBAG WIRE HARNESS CAUSING IT TO SPLIT THE WIRES CAUSING A COMPLETE AIRBAG FAULT...IT COST ME 425.00 TO HAVE THIS FIXED....12.00 PARTS THE REST LABOR....EVEN THE VW REPAIR PERSON I DEALT WITH ADMITTED THIS IS A KNOW ISSUE BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED.....WHY? IS IT NOT SAFE TO ASSUME THAT YOUR VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS TO SAVE YOUR LIFE? IS IT NOT ABSURD TO HAVE YOUR ENTIRE SYSTEM NOT FUNCTION DUE TO A 12.00 PART THAT WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED IN THE FIRST PLACE? PLEASE FOR ALL TOUAREG OWNERS ISSUE A RECALL....EVERYONE KNOWS ITS OUT THERE AFFECTING ALL 2004 TOUAREGS....PLEASE DON'T ALLOW ANYONE TO BE INJURED AND KILLED ...OR WAIT UNTIL IT COSTS THEM A WEEK OR TWO OF PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED....THIS EVENT HAS REALLY UPSET ME AND IF IT CAN SAVE JUST 1 LIFE....ISN'T IT WORTH IT?. *JB
ON MY 2004 TOURAEG, AFTER TILTING THE FRONT SEATS BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE HORIZONTAL POSITION, THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT TURNED OUT THAT THE CONNECTORS FOR THE SIDE AIR BAGS GOT DISCONNECTED SINCE THE CABLES ARE TOO SHORT OR ARE NOT MOUNTED RIGHT. I GOT THE CONNECTORS RECONNECTED AND NOW NO LONGER MOVE THE SEATS BACK IN ORDER TO AVOID THIS FROM HAPPENING AGAIN. *NM
DT: VW TOUAREG 2004. THE CONTACT STATES THAT THE AIR BAG SENSOR IS ON; THIS MEANS THE AIR BAGS ARE DISABLED. THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED ONCE, BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN IN TO A SERVICE DEALER TODAY. ALSO, AT 9,000 MILES ALL FOUR TIRES HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS UNUSUAL WEAR FROM THE VEHICLE, AND TO CONTACT THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. *AK *SC
AIR BAG FAULT WARNING LIGHT IS ON. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT OR BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY KIND OF EVENT THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS. SRS ILL.PCO
2004 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG HAS A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. *MR THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO TURN ON THE A/C WHEN THE BURNING ODOR OCCURRED. THE ODOR WAS SO STRONG THAT THE CONSUMERS DAUGHTER HAD BECOME SICK AND VOMITED IN THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT WORK. *SC *JB
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