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2016 Volkswagen TOUAREG Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1642861
Internal NHTSA #	11308050
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TOUAREG
Model Year	2016
File date	08/02/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Due to a engineering fault water is a getting into the air intake and soaking the bottom of the air intake where its deteriorating the filter and also endangering the engine of sucking up water and hydrolocking. This is a known issue and has caused other vehicles of this make and model to lock up and disable the engine. It is not due to driving through water but simply faulty engineering that allows water to flow from the front of the car down into the air intake.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	5200
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	PIGEON FORGE, TN
VIN pattern	WVGEP9BP1GDXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2016 Volkswagen TOUAREG Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2016 Volkswagen TOUAREG Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?