NHTSA Complaint #11155554 — 2016 VOLKSWAGEN TOUAREG

WHILE READING A VW FORUM I BECAME AWARE OF A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE AIR FILTER HOUSING DRAIN BECOMING CLOGGED AND THE AIR FILTER BECOMING WET AND WATER BEING INGESTED INTO THE ENGINE, HYDROLOCKING THE ENGINE AND REQUIRING THE INSTALLATION OF A NEW ENGINE. I THEN CHECKED MY AIR FILTER AND FOUND THE BOTTOM 3" - 4" OF THE AIR FILTER COMPLETELY SOAKED, TO THE POINT THAT WATER WAS DRIPPING FROM THE FOAM PORTION OF THE FILTER. I CONTACTED VW AND THEY HAVE NOTED MY CONCERNS BUT THERE IS CURRENTLY NO RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I AM NOW HESITANT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT ALL. AS THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS WITH THIS VEHICLE I AM SURPRISED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL IN PLACE.