Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Volkswagen Touareg has 13 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
13
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 2023 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2015 Volkswagen Touareg. The contact stated while her husband was stopped at a tr... |
| Sep 7, 2021 | ENGINE | Today, engine completely cut off in the middle of traffic (20-30 MPH), loss of power steering and br... |
| Jan 15, 2021 | ENGINE | WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC THERE CAN BE A HUGE LAG IN TIME FROM WHEN YOU DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR ... |
| Jun 30, 2020 | ENGINE | WATER INTRUSION IN AIR FILTER CAUSING MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS AND SEVERE LOSS OF POWER. MULTIPLE WARN... |
| Feb 8, 2020 | ENGINE | PARTIALLY WET/MOIST AIR FILTER. VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN THROUGH ANY STANDING WATER. 1/3RD OF THE AIR ... |
| Feb 4, 2020 | ENGINE | AFTER A RAINSTORM WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT AN ANGLE I STARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED IT WAS MAKI... |
| Jan 1, 2020 | ENGINE | THROTTLE LAG. WHEN I PULL OUT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC IT IS DANGEROUS. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT LAG BETW... |
| Dec 20, 2019 | ENGINE | WATER IS SOMEHOW FINDING ITS WAY INTO ENGINE AIR FILTER HOUSING(INTAKE) AND SOAKING AIR FILTER ELEM... |
| Oct 29, 2019 | ENGINE | VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN AT SLOW CITY SPEEDS AND SUDDENLY LOUD EXHAUST NOISE STARTED TO COME FROM EN... |
| Mar 16, 2019 | ENGINE | WATER AND DEBRIS WAS INGESTED IN TO AIR FILTER BOX RESULTING IN WATER-SOAKED AIR FILTER AND THE POTE... |
| Dec 4, 2018 | ENGINE | WATER INGESTION INTO AIR INTAKE FROM DESIGN FLAW. CHANGED AIR FILTER BASED ON WARNING THREAD LOCATED... |
| Nov 30, 2018 | ENGINE | UNDER ACCELERATION THE ENGINE BEGAN TO STUTTER AND A LARGE CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE OR STEAM CAME OUT OF... |
| Aug 27, 2018 | ENGINE | LARGE AMOUNT OF WATER ENTERING THE INTAKE, AFFECTING THE PEFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE WATER IS INS... |