VW 2004 V-6 Touareg: I have un-indentified grinding, shimming in my front end. It's not bad tires, out of balance tires nor engine related. At 2000 RPM/50-65 mph a thumping noise, even in neutral, more pronounced when engine warms up. At low RPMs slowing down or low speed a grinding or clothes washer swishing or grinding noise. So far mechanics cannot ID source.

Hi. the owners manual has a detailed set of instuctions.

i had the same problem would drive for about 2mins and the engine to my VW2004 touareg will stop running i would turn it back on and it will start running. took it to VW was told it was fuel pump . i had that fixed and couple of weeks later the car battery won't start i had to jump start it .:::(

Take this to a front end shop like a tire store and have them inspect the front end for worn parts.

Hi, I have the same problem on my touareg 03 and I try vw dealer and they not found any problems. I dont know how to fix this problem.
maybe you get fix that? just let me know plz.

2005 VW Touareg V6 3,2 petrol engine:


2005 VW Touareg V6 2,5 TDI engine:

un balanced tire or bad tire have a tire shop look to c if a tire has thrown a belt

You might have unbalanced front tires that ahve gone bad because of bad front end alignment. Get the vehicle to your tire store to have them do a front end alignment and a free tire balancing.

Same as any other vehicle.

1. Raise and support vehicle
2. Remove tire/wheel
3. Loosen/remove the two caliper bolts
4. Slide caliper off the rotor.
5. Use a C-Clamp to depress the caliper piston
6. Remove old pads from caliper
7. Install new pads on caliper
8. Install caliper/tighten caliper bolts
9. Install tire/wheel
10.Lower vehicle
11 Move to next wheel/repeat

Some people take a turkey baster and remove some of the brake fluid from the master cylinder prior to depressing the caliper piston because it can over flow. If you choose to do that just add the fluid back when finished so it is at its proper level.

Shop for a rebuilt transmission, or get an estimate from AAMCO for a rebuild job, but it won't be cheap. Get at least 3 estimates before you decide how to proceed. Good luck.

Once you turn the octagon screw to release the light and push it forward or out of the front of the vehicle, take a light and look to the left side if your working on the driver side or the right side if your working on the passenger side and you will see a metal tab release. Take a long flat head screw driver and press down toward the ground gently. The headlight will be released and the whole assembly comes out as it has a plug/electrical connection on the back of the assembly. I just replaced my headlights, I have a 2004 Touareg with 44,000 miles and have already gone through 2 sets of headlights. The VW dealer will want $300.00 to replace 1 side! They have lost their minds. How long have you had yours and what engine do you have? Just curious if you have had any problems? My Touareg has just needed tires, brakes, headlights. I have done the brakes as well. They want around $900.00 + for front plus about 8 for the rear. If you need anything just hollar and if you have any questions just let me know if I canhelp.

Jeff