2005 Volkswagen Touareg Brakes Problems

I OWN A 2005 VW TOUAREG AND THE BRAKES SQUEAL AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL FOR BRAKES TO SQUEAL ON A HEAVY SUV. THE CAR IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW, AND EVEN THOUGH THE DEALERSHIP CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS DUE TO A TSB FROM VW, THE BRAKES STILL SQUEAL. IT APPEARS VW KNOWS ITS A DESIGN DEFECT BECAUSE THEY'VE ANNOUNCED THAT "LARGER BRAKES" WILL BE ADDED TO THE NEW 2007 TOUAREG'S IN THE FUTURE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM CHURCH I SAW A BEAUTIFUL SHINY PRIUS AND I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME WITH MY VW JETTA. THE BRAKES WOULD NOT HOLD. *JB

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2005 V-6 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG. THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 15,000 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS AFTER OWNING VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE EXEMPLIFIED OBVIOUS SHIFTING CONCERNS AS WELL AS POOR GAS MILEAGE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN HOPES TO CORRECT THE ISSUES DESCRIBED ABOVE, HOWEVER, IT HAS NOT IMPROVED. I WAS ASKED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST ANOTHER 6 MONTHS TO A YEAR, TO BREAK IT IN. IN THIS TIME, MY CAR HAS WORSENED. THE SHIFTING IS MORE ERRATIC, LOSING POWER, JUMPING GEARS, AND NEARLY STALLING WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP AND AT INTERSECTIONS. AS A RESULT OF THE ERRATIC SHIFTING, I HAVE BEEN NEARLY REAR-ENDED. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN 5 TIMES FOR 3 TO 8 DAYS AT A TIME. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE, SINCE IT HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE ONLY SERVICE THE MANUFACTURER HAS DONE TO MY VEHICLE IN HOPES TO CORRECT THE POOR SHIFTING AND POOR GAS MILEAGE (11-12 MPG) IS COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATES. NONE OF WHICH HAVE EVER FIXED THE PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, WITH EACH MONTH THAT PASSES, NEW MECHANICAL PROBLEMS ARISE. THE SEAT ADJUSTMENTS FAIL, ALONG WITH THE RADIO, THE TRUNK HATCH, THE AIRBAG, ETC. THE CAR OVERHEATS AND SMOKE COMES FROM THE TIRES & WHEELS, OF WHICH THE MANUFACTURER TOOK NOTICE TO, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT VOLKSWAGEN HAS HAD 5-6 ATTEMPTS TO SERVICE THE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS SINCE MAY 2005 AND IT IS NOW JANUARY 07 AND MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, THE TIRES (W/ PADS/ROTORS (SP?) ARE COMPLETELY WORN, AND THE VEHICLE HAS ONLY 12K MILES. *JB

THE BRAKES IN MY 2005 JETTA GLI MAKE A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN I BACK UP. IT WAS A RECALL AND THEY TOLD ME THE FIRST DAY THAT THEY HAD TAKEN CARE OF IT, AND THAT IF I KEEP ON HEARING THE NOISE TAKE IT BACK. WELL THE NOISE ITS PRETTY BAD, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY SAID THEY COULDNT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT, BUT I DON'T THINK THEY EVEN LOOKED AT THE CAR, BECAUSE WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT WAS EXACTLY HOW I LEFT IT AND USUALLY THEY WASH YOU CAR OR PUT PLASTIC WHEN THEY SEE IT.