Reliability of the taguega. Volkswagen Touareg of the second generation converts many "children's diseases", but not all .... On the go: what are the "taways" of two generations

Most of the problems of Volkswagen Touareg decided on the first restyling. The second generation is almost flawless ...

There is perhaps only one European SUV, which survived and stunning popularity, and fair negative streams. This is Mercedes-Benz ML.

But today's conversation will go about VW Touareg, which "got into nuts" including personally from me, broken the front Sls in a timid attempt to hang on a stone height with a children's ball. But how did you wait for the first SUV from Volkswagen! As proudly missed Ferdinand Fife on the company's booth during the first show in Paris in 2002. And it was what was proud! Excellent behavior on asphalt, comfortable ergonomic salon, good permeability. All this has determined popularity, which in turn revealed a lot of innate shortcomings. It is clear that the owners themselves are in many ways, not too versed in the intricacies of modern SUVs and trying to exploit Touareg as some Jeep Rangler Rubikon. Patency in the German all-wheel drive is in fact decent, a set of off-road options was painted and provoked, but the safety margin and reliability of some nodes were at the crossover level. Designers took into account almost all the complaints, preparing the second generation of Touareg, who saw the light in 2010. It is said that the most common and unpleasant lack of a new Touareg is a splashing of diesel fuel in a semi-empty tank, which is heard even neighbors in a stream. Is it so?

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Above capacity!
The first serious update was touched by Volkswagen Touareg in 2007, when the main "childhood diseases" was eliminated, and in 2010 a new model was released, in the gamma which appeared a version without "Redeaki" and with the Torsen Differential in the dispensing box. A separate graph was a hybrid, but he was so rare that any impossible statistics on it is simply impossible to collect. By the way, in fact, it was also a crossover.

The new Touareg has become 41 mm longer, 12 mm wider, and its wheelbase has increased by 38 mm. For Europe and Russia, a ruler of five engines are preserved, including hybrid. The 8-speed "automatic" appeared, which delivered some headache to the owners, despite the famous origin, because the Great and invincible Aisin has developed a transmission. And in the first year, oddly enough, it sounds after mentioning the eliminated deficiencies of the first generation, the electronics spoiled a pretty blood. In this case, no control blocks were out of order, but an extensive periphery. It was literally literally to bother - from the controller of the preheating heater and contacts of light instruments to unexpectedly emerging and disappearing when trying to diagnose "leaks for mass". As at one time, preference should have given a spring version, so in the second generation should not be chased by electronic bells. Even xenon should be avoided if you do not want to stay without light on the track. And it becomes a shame, when the system of invincible access refuses. Fortunately, the name is conditional and in the transponder keychain still there. But if you remember how much I had to pay for this option ... In this case, it simply "slows down", and if you wait a couple of seconds, then, most likely, the locks will work. Or maybe not ... Several corrected the situation with a larger capacity battery, since it is because of the rapid loss of charge by our long and dark winters and problems appear with electronic equipment.

No one doubts the excellent off-road properties of VW Touareg. But you need to use with the mind

We are what we eat
Do not try to find in the new Touareg probe - it became electronic. Moreover, it can be the weather on Mars, and after a second, the value of the number pi up to the 18th sign after the comma ... But the main problem of Diesel engines VW Touareg is not in it, but in the use of not too high quality fuel, which still can be found on the periphery . Most of all sinned this is the most popular 3.0-liter motor. Up to 2011 (when the program of control unit changed and finalized TNVD) he "drove chips." At one time, SUVs with engines of the Casa series came under a response campaign, but the owners of CJMA diesel engines can only take care of service. To honor of the Motorists of the Concern, it should be noted that the problems in the winter of the second generation touareg may occur only if they refer to the "diesel seal". The normal winter diesel fuel is digested even without the marked Euro march. Do not be afraid of his smell in the cabin. As a rule, it leaks the fuel filter, which will cost 3000 rubles. With gasket. It is important that it is either OEM or from a proven manufacturer. In general, global difficulties with the second generation Touareg engines are not marked. Is that the front gland can start barely noticeably to leak at V6 (and gasoline, and diesel). However, this is the feature of many "six" and should not scare greatly.

Salon can disappoint. Scrills, crackling and alarming flashing indicators - fee for the ease and complexity of the design

Eight in the ranks
Chassis, suspension and transmission can be healthy to sweat the nerves to the Touareg owner released in the period from 2010 to 2011. As before, the pneumobalon can begin to train air through the connections. This usually happens in cold weather and is due to probably the difference in the expansion coefficients of different materials. Touareg most often "descends" to one wheel, and does not fall on the axis, as, say, Discovery is the second family. You can only find a leak on the "side", so it is treated with a breakdown of everything and everything. Worse, if these measures did not help and need to change the compressor that it will cost almost 100,000 rubles with work.

The new 8-speed Box from AISIN on cars with powerful engines to running under 50,000 km started to "push" when switching, especially if the owners loved "shoot" from traffic lights. In severe cases, this leads to the replacement of solenoids and a complete flushing (50,000 rubles). In the lungs, it is enough to reflash the "brains" of the box, reset the emergency codes and reset the algorithms. It helps it for a while, but it's almost nothing.

In general, the used Touareg worth his money. As a rule, most of the shortcomings were revealed during the warranty period and was already eliminated by the previous owner, so besides the standard car check, it is worth considering its bottom for scratching, jamine and other similar damage. With all his enviable potential, the VW Touareg still does not like tight riding off-road.

Cars from Volkswagen Corporation until today are seen just the ideal acquisition. But in fact, everything has long ceased to be as good as many believe. Many concern cars were not the most successful, they got a lot of unsuccessful technique, which the owners are forced to just constantly repair. This causes a certain change in reviews about these cars. Of course, this fact may not affect the manufacturer's rating. But the whole negative falls on mass cars, but the premium class is preferred to be silent. The major crossover Touareg is distinguished by quite good reviews in all its generations. Its loving both new and used, buy for a family, for business, for long journeys and for other purposes. In a competitive row, this SUV has quite a few bestsellers in the market, but to this day the car holds high positions in sales.

However, this car did not cost any problems. Especially serious problems occur if you buy a used car. It is Russia, and choose a good machine here is very difficult. When it comes to a premium class, complexity increases. Often these cars are well served, in time take a hundred, stored in garages and on covered parking. But the regimes of operation are ruthless, and the first owner knows perfectly well that he will soon change the car to a more modern one. Therefore, the car is operated "to holes", and then prepares for sale and is actively sold on the secondary market marked "perfect condition". Today we will look at where it is worth watching when buying a used car, as well as what to evaluate the factors of childhood diseases. Volkswagen Touareg is better to buy new, but if you decide to purchase a machine with mileage, be sure to consider the following recommendations.

1. Pneumatic suspension - not avoid problems

In many versions and equipment of this car, a pneumatic suspension was installed with a large number of options. This is an interesting opportunity, but the service of this node on the German car will cost a whole condition. You may argue that such a suspension is broken, but this is true for cars up to 200,000 km of run. Then go costs. Problems may be the following:

at one fine morning, you may find that your iron horse has become making - fell on one wheel, tamed because of the failure of the rack, which is very expensive;
pneumatics are connected to the diagnostic system, so that the car could unexpectedly report problems with the suspension and issue an error with the requirement to contact the service station;
pneumatics in cold weather reacts poorly, problems with low quality fittings were noticed on the first models, poor tightness of the suspension system appeared;
the compressor that injected pressure into pneumatic modules also failed on many cars over 5-7 years old, and this is a very expensive item that requires only replacement.

Problems with pneumatic suspension are already irrelevant for new cars. Its design is completely different, and the quality of work is strongly changed. This means that when buying Touareg in the cabin, you will not come across trouble in the form of an expensive repair of the chassis. But the used car is better to buy precisely with spring scenery. Let it be so comfortable, but reliable and inexpensive.

2. Twisted mileage - the problem of each second

The owners of the premium car perfectly understand that when running for 300,000 km, sell cars for good money will be impossible. Therefore, on each second taouareg on the market, mileage is significantly twisted. Only asparats can determine the intervention when connecting computer diagnostic equipment. It would seem that the mileage was not so scary. But in fact, this factor has such features:

the German SUV requires a certain quality of service, each one is unique, the replacement of certain parts for the regulations is carried out, so that the service will be offended during the twist;
all items and mechanisms have a certain resource, so the owners are usually prepared for repair or replacement to a specific run, all breakage will be a surprise for you;
oil replacement frequency - when saving kilometers counter, no one is conceived by the future service, so that you can skip an important point with a regular one;
the machine with a mileage of 350,000 km is already a lottery, and when buying a taguega with a mileage of 150,000 km, you are in fact a new car without any special problems in operation.

Therefore, the issue of the mileage remains open. Many owners recommend using even the most expensive authentication capabilities of the real mileage of the machine to make sure in the originality of the data. Often the master on a hundred in the diagnosis of suspension, engine and other parts can easily determine the approximate mileage. When buying such a car, it is necessary to go on a good diagnosis.

3. Poor diesel engine - death of diesel engineering

German cars with diesel engines today are considered the most reliable in their segment. But the first and second generation of Taureg with Diesel turned out to be not so positive in terms of quality of operation. The car works confidently on good fuel, but when refilling on the unverified gas station causes a lot of trouble and problems. Here are just some of them:

the fuel pump breaks - it causes the impossibility of moving by car until the fault is eliminated, in this case the pump simply changes to the new one;
the nozzles are clogged - this is a normal problem for all the first Touareg with diesel engines, it will have to clean the fuel system often, and this is a notched procedure for a service station;
the V6 TDI engine more or less copes with such a problem, but when refilling down-quality fuels, the consumption can be doubled and even more, and the system will fail;
the fuel filter is clogged, it is pretty small, so after a few fills with poor solo, the filter ceases to perform its tasks, this is a big problem.

If you bought or are going to buy the VW Touareg of the first or second generation, it is worth considering the choice of refueling. This is especially true of diesel units, which are quite serious about the purity and composition of the fuel mixture. Otherwise, you will become a permanent guest of the service station, and the high cost of services will be laid out of the wallet more and more money.

4. Bad trim chrome and decorative details

Another problem with which the owners of Touareg face after 5 years of operation are decorative. On the body and in the cabin cars are quite a lot of chrome details. They often begin to fill up and pick up after 5-6 years of using the machine. It is very strange if you take into account the eternal chrome elements on the stands of the early 2000s, for example. The following problems may also occur:

the car very noticeably loses the attractiveness of the appearance, it can dump and climb paint on plastic details, rubs the top layer of varnish on the LCP, goes shine;
with a frequent sink, the paint has been starting to show the first problems for 5 years, and it is not very similar to Volkswagen, since there were no such diseases for such diseases;
chrome details not only fill up, it is impossible to do anything with them, you have to change them, ordering very expensive new decorative elements in the official;
the decor in the salon is also often sleeping, plastic elements fall out, inserts of other colors and textures, but this manufacturer deals with poor-quality roads and an inaccier trip.

In general, the car is collected qualitatively, but there is no confidence in the trifles in it. It is rather unusual, since we are accustomed to ideal attention to the smallest detail from VAG. If you take a taireg with a rather large mileage, you can hardly avoid the need to repair decorative elements. This is an important caution for all potential buyers of such transport.

5. Gearbox - reliable, but you can kill

When buying a new VW problems with 8-speed automata and other boxes on guard, Touareg does not occur. But here are used cars, especially with a significant age, are distinguished by a huge number of problems in this node. The problem is that the machine initially cannot serve as long as a manual box. Quite often the following problems arise:

shocks when switching transmissions that occur upon failure and wear of internal equipment, repair is quite expensive, will cost a minimum of 1,000 euros on the service;
incomprehensible errors on the on-board computer screen, which indicate the failure of the box details, the electronic control unit often breaks, replaced which is not easy;
the box can stop working spontaneously, there are often unpleasant sounds, extraneous hum, crackling, when switching and other troubles, which speak of emergency breakdown;
for the repair of the 8-speed automaton and other automatic transmission, not all wizards are taken, since the box is quite complicated, its design makes it possible for a good repair only on brand hundred.

In recent years, Volkswagen has made a lot so that car buyers can only be serviced at official stations. In Russia, there are many specialized hundred with cheaper services, but it does not save from significant accounts for repair and maintenance. Features of the gearbox should be taken into account before buying a car. It is important to drive the machine in all modes and check on computer diagnostics.

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Let's sum up

Modern cars are always pleasantly surprised by the owner comfort, give excellent opportunities for a convenient trip. But they do not always guarantee high quality and long-term operation. When buying a used Volkswagen Touareg, you become a hostage of circumstances, are forced to be serviced at a narrow circle of stations, buying quite expensive spare parts. But the service for the car does not need too often, the car is reliable and successful in its design. The owners of Taaregov confirm that during moderate operation up to 300,000 km, you can do one regularly.

Nevertheless, many used representatives of Touareg on the market are killed enough. Sell \u200b\u200bthese cars either when buying new generation, or after receiving extremely unpleasant bills from the service. The first option is preferable, so it is best to buy a used SUV at a familiar person. If you know the history of the car, it is easy to predict possible problems in the near future. Pay attention to the engines. It is often better to buy basic units without complicated fuel technology. In the case of used cars, this is the optimal choice. What do you think about the possibility of buying a used VW Touareg?

Volkswagen Taureg of the first generation appeared in 2002. The production of the mid-size SUV of the business class continued until 2010. In 2006, the Ozvodnik was updated, having received a new facing of the radiator, the front optics, engines and the refinement of some systems.

Tuareg is the first crossover concern VAG. Trying to make a worthy competition with successful Bavarian opponent, engineers applied the most progressive decisions of that time. In many ways, this contributed to the success of the model. But progressive, does not mean the best. Being more accessible than BMW X5, Volkswagen Touareg in terms of reliability turned out to be no less "capricious". The numerous structural miscalculations and "pounds" of electronics were forced to the owners of the taguego more and more often to visit far away car services. After restyling, Volkswagen managed to get rid of Taureg from a number of diseases, but not all. In general, Volkswagen Touareg is a good car, combining a German style, a high level of comfort, relatively powerful and economical engines, as well as strong off-road ambitions.

Engines

The Volkswagen Touareg of the first generation was equipped with gasoline and diesel engines. Gasoline are represented: V6 working volume of 3.2 liters (220 hp, from 2005 - 2006 - 241 hp) and 3.6 l (276 hp - since 2006), V8 4 , 2 l (310 hp, and from 2006 - 350 hp) and W12 6.0 l (450 hp - since 2006). Diesel - inline R5 (174 hp), V6 3.0 L (225 and 240 hp) and V10 5.0 L (313 hp, and from 2007 - 350 hp ).

The 3.2 L gasoline engine has a timing chain drive. It would seem that the eternal chain of lovers "squeeze the last" stretched to 150-200 thousand km. Under normal operating conditions, many owners and when running more than 300,000 km did not think about its replacement. When tensioning the chain, an informational message on the display of the on-board computer does not always appear, so many owners do not even suspect it. But the consequences may be sad. The tension of the chain leads to the wear of the teeth on the asterisks, it can happen to its "crossroad" or even a gap. Warning signals will be an increase in fuel consumption and reduction of engine thrust. You can most accurately determine the need for replacement using diagnostic equipment under paragraphs 208 and 209 displaying the phase care angle. Its value should not exceed 8 degrees. You can replace the timing set, only on the extracted engine. According to the rates of official dealers, the cost of the original GDM kit is about 90-100 thousand rubles, and the work on the replacement of the engine with the removal of the engine is about 20-30 thousand rubles. The costs of this procedure when using substitutes and circulation to ordinary car services below 2-3 times - about 40-50 thousand rubles.

Cars from the American continent are more sensitive to the quality of fuel than European counterparts. What the "check" on the dashboard and error in the insufficient efficiency of catalysts tirelessly sign. Refracting the motor ECU on a more recent "software" in most cases solves this problem, however, not all official services agree to update.

The engine 3.6 liters of FSI on the restyled version of Taways is considered more capricious than its predecessor. The poor-quality fuel is not once led to the destruction of the rings and the appearance of jackets on the walls of the cylinders. This motor, like the younger 3.2 l, requires control over the angles of "ignition", in order not to miss the moment of critical stretching of the timing chain. There are also cases of breaking chains. The timing set is changing only on the removed engine.

The V-shaped "eight" 4.2 liters is considered quite reliable, but there are cases of jackets on the walls of the cylinders. The engine has a timing belt drive, with a recommended replacement interval of 10,000 km. The value of the new timing set is about 10-12 thousand rubles. But not everything is so smooth. The camshafts of the heads have a chain drive. Because of the wrong installation of the timing belt tensioner, the camshaft chain tensioner is more often left. The result is expensive repair. The appearance of the problem will tell the noise when you start a cold engine, similar to the wall of the hydraulic components.

Diesel motors also have their own characteristics. An inline five-cylinder 2.5 TDI has a timing actuator with a gear. Dorestayling BAC suffers from the sinking of the coating walls of the cylinders. In the early stages, to identify the "disease" is not easy. Over time, the traction is slightly reduced, oil consumption increases, and a large amount of crankcase gases appear from the oil probe tube. With the final sentence, you will have to replace the motor (used about 180-200 thousand rubles), or to perform the guylosis. The postpartum BPE to such problems is not inclined and is generally considered more reliable. When running more than 100,000 km often gives the crack of the exhaust manifold. It decreases the power, the fuel consumption increases, and soot appears in the engine compartment. After 100-150 thousand km, it may be necessary to replace the oil consuming caps. This will be prompted by clubs of the smoke during start-up and the increased oil consumption. The reason for the difficult launch is often "tired" seals pump-nozzles. The prevention requires regular cleaning of the throttle unit, and every 150-180 thousand km will have to change the overtook couplings of the air conditioner and the generator.

The 3-liter V-shaped six-cylinder turbodiesel with the cast-iron block has a timing chain drive. To 150-200 thousand km, as a rule, the chain is stretched, and the rear seal of the crankshaft begins to "hilt." On the diesel engines of the Casa series Dorestayling Volkswagen Touareg often arose problems with the pump, which was started to drive chips. The pumps changed over the shares within the warranty repair with the flushing of the entire fuel system. Even after the replacement, the new TNVD could again fail. Okays occurred and with a throttle knot - plastic gears were wearing with more than 100-150 thousand km. The new valve will cost 10-12 thousand rubles. The Diesel of the BKS series has a more reliable TNTVD. Motor is characterized by the subdrying of the barrel servo. When running more than 100-120 thousand km, there are often problems with intake manifolds due to traction wear. After the restoration of flying thrust, everything is repeated after 10-20 thousand km. The intake manifold will have to change - 12-15 thousand rubles.

The top ten-cylinder turbodiesel of a working volume of 5.0 liters is the result of "bonding" of two row five-liters. In terms of reliability, motor indicators are ambiguous. For example, the GHM mechanism has a drive through the chores. It would seem reliable design. But no! There are cases of destruction of one of the gears. One set of new gears costs about 200-250 thousand rubles, and the cost of overhaul is 400 thousand rubles !!! In such a case, it is much cheaper to buy a contract motor for 100-120 thousand rubles. In addition, to 100-150 thousand km often requires replacement or repair - turbine (about 170 thousand rubles) and air conditioner coupling (about 60 thousand rubles). To replace the aggregates will have to lower the engine. One nozzle on such a motor costs about 25 thousand rubles, and the refueling capacity of the engine lubrication system is 12 liters. The cases of the appearance of scaling on the walls of the cylinders are also noted. Operation of this power unit - the pleasure is not cheap, and Volkswagen Tuareg turns into an expensive toy. In addition, in a pair with such a motor, the dispensing box and "AUTOMAT" produce their resource. Engineers had to strengthen the dispensing box and the cardan shaft on cars released after 2004.

Transmission

6-speed mechanical and automatic gearbox were installed on Volkswagen Taureg. "Mechanics" occurs very rarely. The box is unpretentious, the clutch resource is about 150-200 thousand km. "Automatic" Japanese - AISIN TR-60SN. When running more than 100-150 thousand km, many owners begin to celebrate the appearance of jolts / pins when switching, and 150-200 thousand km they become stronger. The reason for all the troubles lies in the transmission fluid, allegedly designed for the entire service life. As a result, oil loses its properties, and the hydraulicock fails. The new hydraulicone costs about 40-60 thousand rubles, the replacement work will require about 5 thousand rubles. Replacing the oil at the first signs of malfunction, it may be eliminated from the shocks and pull the date of the "death" of the box. The recommended fluid update interval is 40-60 thousand km. Sometimes from unpleasant jolts and coarse shutdowns of the box, it is possible to get rid of the software in the automatic control unit software.

On Volkswagen Touareg, collected until 2005, there were often problems with a transfer box due to the incorrect operation of the servo motor. In turns, Touareg twisted, as if drove jerks. Incorrect development of commands with a motor led to a stretching of a multi-disc clutch drive plate in a dispensing box. In the early stages of the "Bag" of the Motorchik, you can cure with flashing a block of controlling the work of the dispensing. If it did not help, then the motor will have to be replaced - about 20 thousand rubles. In the worst, the case is waiting for a sentence.

When running more than 100-150 thousand km, the front gear can be lit. Bearing replacement will require about 15-20 thousand rubles. The appearance of vibration on the steering wheel when setting the speed or discharge of gas, as well as noise / hum in the speed range of 80-120 km / h testify to the failure of the differential. As a rule, a malfunction manifests itself after 150-200 thousand km. By the same time, it is necessary to change the suspension bearing of the cardan shaft due to the wear of the rubber damper. The original bearing costs about 4-6 thousand rubles, and for work on its replacement services take about 7-8 thousand rubles. But you can do the same node from other car brands for 1.5-3 thousand rubles.

Chassis

Volkswagen Touareg often completed with a pneumatic suspension. Pneummobalon resource - more than 200-250 thousand km. The price of a pneumobalone and the depreciation rack is about 30 thousand rubles. For comparison - the usual depreciation rack assembly with spring costs about 15 thousand rubles. The weak element in the pneumatic system is a valve fitting that is easily corrosion. The cost of one fitting is about 2-4 thousand rubles. The pneumatic system on cars issued after 2005 is considered more reliable. The new pneumatic system compressor costs about 30-45 thousand rubles, Remkomplekt for it - about 4 thousand rubles. Most often, the compressor places due to blown fuses or relays.

The bushings and stabilizer racks are leaving about 40-50 thousand km. Two sleeves will require about 4 thousand rubles, and about 2 thousand rubles will be asked for their replacement. Silent blocks of levers go about 100-150 thousand km. The cost of the front suspension lever is about 8-10 thousand rubles, the rear suspension is about 5-8 thousand rubles. The front hub bearings serve about 100-150 thousand km. The new bearing will cost 3-5 thousand rubles, and work on its replace will pull another 3,000 rubles.

Rear brake calipers Volkswagen Touareg with a 3.0 TDI engine until 2008 are often attached due to corrosion of pistons. Piston spraying corrosive road chemistry. The problem is manifested when running more than 80-120 thousand km. The new caliper costs about 10-15 thousand rubles.

Body and Salon

Galvanized body Volkswagen Taureg is not inclined to corrosion. And the paint and varnish coating, though thick, but in the chips fly out with pieces and the varnish is very damaging. The bare metal blooms after a while. Problem Places - Niche of the license plate, the locations of the rails, the wheeled arches, the places of attachment of the rear lights, spars, fastening the rear stop signal. Fishery are detected on the doors, trunk lid and rear wing.

Touareg without headlights after night parking, unfortunately, a common phenomenon. Thiefs often enjoy the technological ease of the removal of the front headlights for the purpose of their subsequent resale. Some owners are trying to fix the headlights with steel cables, but this leads to the use of a more vandal method of extracting with damage to the vehicle.

In frosts often arise problems with door locks. Yes, and the micros of door locks often fail due to the wear of the pressure cams. In this case, the correct indication of the position of the doors is disturbed, and the alarm is not on guard. The new castle dealers are ready to give for 7-9 thousand rubles, and it will take another 1.5-2 thousand rubles for its replacement.

The windshield wiper drive mechanism is often zakis. It may refuse the engine of the engine of wipers due to water from entering it. At the same time, wipers either cease to work, or begin to twitch in convulsions.

Water in the trunk may be for several reasons - scored drainage or fused sealant seams in the shock absorber of the fifth door. In the salon, water can get through the weakened attachments of the rails. On a number of cars, the headlights often sweat. The reason becomes clear after its removal - the sealant is laid bad, not by seam. During washing or rain in the AFS block (adaptive lighting unit), water can get and output it. The new block costs about 9 thousand rubles.

The salon is not inclined to the screens. "Cushions" may appear in the front panel after its disassembly. May "sound" the back of the rear seat. Buttons in the salon Volkswagen Touareg coating material resembling rubber. To 150-200 thousand km, they are pretty rubbed, a little spoiling the picture of the Quality Salon. On restyling from such a coating buttons refused.

Often the handle of the removal from the handbrake is damaged. New dealers cost about 800 rubles. A rustling press on the foot lever of the parking brake is enough that there would be a smaller force to the handle, and it did not break. Over time, stops returning to the initial state of the pedal of a foot parking brake. The reason is the failure of the gas shock absorber (1-1.5 thousand rubles).

The side windows of the doors cease to move due to the cutting of the cable of the drive mechanism. The cost of the windows assembly about 3-4 thousand rubles.

The trimming fan of the cabin air refuses due to the wear of the electromotor's copper brushes. The new fan costs about 10 thousand rubles, but you can replace brushes, and the motor will ventilate. Cropped brushes from the Volga starter are suitable as a substitute. The stove motor whistling begins due to the road dust and wear of the front sleeve. The distribution of the flow of air flows fail, while they begin to click, and air of different temperatures go out of the deflectors. Dealers in such cases make a replacement of dampers for 15-18 thousand rubles.

Conclusion

The acquisition of the used Volkswagen Taureg of the first generation is unlikely to be a lottery. Careful inspection will save from excess spending in the future. In one, you can be sure exactly - most faults are rarely manifested in one vehicle, and even a scope, and possible problems are predictable, well studied and solved. True, require some financial investments. Therefore, the extra thousands of hundred about the reserve will not greatly worry about tomorrow. Pleasure and comfort when moving with interest covers the cost of maintaining a car in good technical condition. So they say the owners of this German oscidence.

Let's be frank. If you need an SUV, and not just urban "popovosis" with the function of exporting to nature, then VW Touareg even with 4xmotion is not the best choice. Not that it will get boggle in the first pool. Not. As if he has full order with his passability. Simply, the forest is branches, squigs, winch, bursting the cable, broken bumpers, etc. It is a pity to bathe in the puddles of expensive handsome, stuffed with electronics. Brutal, I would even say, "wooden" Mitsubishi Pajero in this path will be much harmonious. It will cost cheaper, in servicing a penny, and "killed" cars for sale less. Well, or Nissan Patrol, since without the minimum level of comfort at all.

You can also send a drop in the Kia Mohave's illiquid "Korean". The Mercedesian "Italian-American" Jeep Grand Cherokee in all respects is similar to "German", while beautiful and extraordinary, but the choice of engines is small and sell it will be more difficult to separately - illiquid. If the cost of servicing Touareg was not frightened, then it may be necessary to look at the Used "Briton" Land Rover Discovery - it is exactly from you all the "extra" money knobs, while driving in the trance to the pneumatic suspension.

Now remember that Volkswagen began once like a producer of a folk brand of the car, became a bad tone. Take at least Touareg - a chic SUV, which is mainly found quite secured citizens ...

The car saw the light in mid-2002. He became the first large SUV of the German concern. Moreover, in the full sense of this value - on Touareg, you can not only ride the asphalt, but also to get out of the city.

There are no complaints about the quality of the salon assembly. All items are tightly adjusted to each other, the skin is stitching with neat stitches, to the buttons and levers are pleased to touch. However, with the reliability of a huge number of electrical equipment, the problem happened, especially at the Touareg 2002-2003 of the release. And the electrician is not the worst. Many cars needed repair of the gearbox, "Distribution", pneumatic suspension! Often, electric drives and tire pressure sensors were refused, started to "bug" the four-zone climate control, failed the rear view camera or the Keyless Access system (launch from the START key).

As for the body, there should be no complaints about it: the paint does not peel off, but what is rust, Touareg does not know in principle. According to the masters, it is best to buy cars with the Russian "Propean". Then you can track the fate of the instance you like and check which problem details have already changed.

In the first months of production on Touareg, two engines were set: a gasoline "six" with a volume of 3.2 liters (first 220 hp, but then the engine power increased to 240 hp) and a 5.0-liter diesel engine (313 liters. from.). The last motor is just unique. It is enough to say that it is a 10-cylinder and still remains the most powerful diesel engine installed on passenger cars and SUVs. Many cars have a modest 5-cylinder diesel engine of 2.5 liters (174 hp), as well as a gasoline V8 of 4.2 liters (310 hp). Well, on the Touareg issued now, there are already a little different gamut of power units: gasoline V6 (3.6 l, 280 hp) and V8 (4.2 l, 350 hp), as well as 2,5 diesel engines L (174 hp), 3.0 l (225 hp. in the presence of "mechanics" and 240 hp with "automatic") and, of course, V10 with a volume of 5.0 l (313 liters. from.).

A few words should be said about the "charged" Touareg. Since 2006, Volkswagen has been producing a breathtaking Touareg W12 with a 12-cylinder gasoline engine of 6.0 liters (450 hp). In addition to the Touareg W12 motor, there is a slightly different aerodynamic body kit and a very rich package. There are few such cars for now, although in Russia they are found. True, their price shocks even the "Volkswagen" brand dealers: for SUVs with W12 we ask more than $ 155,000! Well, at the end of 2007, the Germans began to produce Touareg R50 with a diesel engine V10, outstanding 350 hp

What engine is better? No one will give an unequivocal answer to this question. It is worth starting with the fact that all the motors turned out to be reliable and practically do not deliver problems. Much depends on how much you are willing to spend on Touareg. Although even the requested Russian is unlikely to take a used Touareg W12. Such machines are insanely expensive, and besides, there is no particular meaning in them. If there is a decent amount of money on a decent amount, it is better to draw your gaze on the 3-year-old Porsche Cayenne. He will cost about the same money, and it will look prestigious. To put it mildly, it turns out and cars with diesel V10 or gasoline V8. They cost almost one and a half - two times more expensive than, say, Touareg with a 2.5-liter diesel engine.

If you drop in the side of Ponte, the mind will tell you that the most optimal option is toouareg with a 2.5-liter diesel engine or gasoline V6 of 3.2 liters. Both diesel and gasoline V6 have shown themselves as very reliable and unpretentious aggregates. In addition, they are obtained the cheapest in operation. For example, the motors do not have timing belts that need to be changed periodically. V6 is equipped with a very strong chain, and in a diesel engine, the drive of the gas distribution mechanism is almost eternal, gear. An important factor also became the fact that such aggregates, as a gearbox and "dispensing", live here longer than on machines with V8 or V10.

In general, the KP and the transfer box for a long time were considered truly weak places toouareg - the problem with them was solved only after the mid-2004. Therefore, before buying machines made in 2002-2004, it is necessary to check very carefully if the transfer box changed. It is worth paying attention to how the dealer eliminated the problems. The fact is that the first time "Volkswagen" wanted to restrict himself with a small blood and offered to put only servo and new software on problem vehicles. But this often did not help, therefore the Germans decided to change the "Distributions" generally. The automatic transmission was also sometimes broken, and the problems in 90% of cases occurred on the most powerful machines. In general, the "distribution" and the ACP need to be very thoroughly check. After all, buying a 3-5-year-old Touareg, the warranty for which has already been over, the owner risks to fly on fantastically expensive repair of these elements ("Distribution", by the way, costs about $ 5,000).

A few words should be said about the off-road capabilities of Volkswagen Touareg. For daily "Camel Trophi", this car is not suitable. However, it is also difficult for the city crossover. Touareg can, if necessary, drive on a very serious off-road. In the arsenal, he has not only already mentioned "crushing", but also a very decent road clearance, as well as blocking the inter-axis differential (automatically when the wheels or forced when the downward transmission is turned on). Well, if you need to go to nature more often, it is better to take a car with a rear differential lock installed (walked as an option). Or search Touareg in the Expedition configuration. It is equipped not only with two locks of differentials, but also reliable protection of the bottom, as well as a winch.

Touareg suspension can be both simple, springs and pneumatic. In the latter case, you get an incomparable higher level of comfort, as well as the ability to adjust the ground clearance (up to 300 mm). But for it will have to lay out a round sum. After all, cars with a pneumatic suspension deliver quite a lot of trouble to their owners. Especially when the mileage reaches 100,000-140,000 km. It must be said that on cars the first years of release, the pneumatic suspension could break through and after 30,000 km. The cause of the breakdown was usually worn out of the compressor valves. In addition, sometimes refused the punching ball, and sometimes the pneumatic resistant themselves was faced. The latter are very expensive - about $ 2000 per piece! The new compressor is also insanely dear, but it is usually subject to the restoration of "total" for $ 400-500. In general, it is clear that the pneumatic Touareg may require decent investments.

However, many buyers are not only new ones, but also the extension cars are ready to risk money for comfort. And perhaps correctly do. In addition, the spring touareg does not differ in perfect reliability. At least the front levers here until recently failed too often - the active drivers changed them annually. And the cost of levers, by the way, about $ 400-500 per piece. The rear suspension has two levers at once on the wheel, but their resource turned out to be much higher. Although remember: it is possible that on machines with a mileage of more than 100,000 km and they will require substitutions. Therefore, as a result, the buyer of 3-5-year-old Touareg can invest in a running over $ 2000 (plus as much as the machine has a pneumatic suspension).

EXCURSION
Volkswagen Touareg became essentially the first SUV brand "Volkswagen". Of course, experts know that in the 1980s-190s, the German concern was made by the off-road version of the second generation of Golf called Golf Country. However, this is nothing more than a modest and simple Golf II with an increased road lumen and a little different appearance.

Work on Touareg began in the late 90s. It is no secret that "Volkswagen" did this car together with the "Porsche" engineers, thanks to which Porsche Cayenne appeared. In addition, it can be noted that on the basis of Touareg / Cayenne, the "Volkswagen" concern built another model - Audi Q7.

Especially for Touareg and Phaeton Engineers Volkswagen have developed a unique diesel engine. It has a volume of 5.0 liters and immediately 10 cylinders located V-figuratively. Power V10 is 313 hp No less impression also produces the magnitude of the torque - 750 nm. In addition, other motors existed: gasoline V6 volume of 3.2 liters (220 hp, and later 240 hp), V8 of 4.2 liters (310 hp), as well as 5-cylinder 2,5 l diesel (174 hp).

In 2006, Touareg W12 appeared with a 12-cylinder gasoline engine of 6.0 liters, outstanding 450 hp In the same year, the SUV was subjected to modernization: a slightly changed appearance, a little more became a salon. Under the hood, Touareg began to put gasoline V6 (3.6 l, 280 hp) and V8 (4.2 l, 350 hp), as well as diesel engines with a volume of 2.5 liters (174 hp), 3.0 L (225 hp in the presence of "mechanics" and 240 hp at the "automatic") and V10 of 5.0 l (313 hp). Well, at the end of 2007, the Touareg R50 appeared. This "charged" car has a diesel Motor V10, which produces already 350 hp

Volkswagen Touareg - car is not for the poor. However, this machine has not only a huge number of advantages, but also a lot of deficiencies associated primarily with the reliability of such knots as "razdatka", gearbox, pneumatics, suspension and electrician. And although now all "children's diseases" Touareg is cured, buyers of used cars can face them if they give up a thorough check of the car before making a transaction.