Consumer Complaint Detail

VOLKSWAGEN / TOUAREG / 2004

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 006090708 Incident Date: Oct, 31 2006
Consumer's City: ESSEX Consumer's State: MD
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Model Name: TOUAREG Model Year: 2004
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WVGBC77L34D Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 03 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 02 2005
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*- the contact stated that since she purchased the vehicle acceleration has been sluggish. the dealer stated that it was the nature of the beast, and there was nothing that they could do about it. the engine was not powerful enough to sustain the weight of the vehicle. the contact often took the vehicle for repairs. neither road nor weather conditions have been factors in the failure.*ak when accelerating from a dead stop, acceleration is slow but steady, when accelerating while moving between 40 mph acceleration is non-existent for approximately 3 seconds and then takes off fast. updated 03/30/07. *jb