2004 Volkswagen Touareg air bags problems
27 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg — 12% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Jun 28, 2021
“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…”
filed Mar 10, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Touareg years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 Touareg | 1 | 2% |
| 2014 Touareg | 2 | 7% |
| 2013 Touareg | 3 | 10% |
| 2012 Touareg | 2 | 7% |
| 2010 Touareg | 1 | 4% |
| 2008 Touareg | 2 | 4% |
| 2006 Touareg | 4 | 11% |
| 2005 Touareg | 8 | 11% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2004 Volkswagen Touareg
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.