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2004 Volkswagen Touareg service brakes, hydraulic problems

16 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg7% of all complaints for this model year.

16
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
7%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
4 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • I have had my 2004 vw touareg since june 2006 and have had problem after problem with the vehicle. The catalytic converter went out within 6 weeks of buying the car, the drive shaft had to be replaced, the air conditioning compressor had to be replaced, the brakes have had to be replaced and I am…

    filed Dec 22, 2008

  • 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…

    filed Aug 27, 2008

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Touareg years

YearReportsShare
2008 Touareg24%
2006 Touareg411%
2005 Touareg45%
Touareg service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.