After purchasing an 08 Touareg with 120000 miles, I have found it to have a very loud steering noise, like a blender on low speed setting. Along with the noise, it seems to lose some if not all steering. All of this happens when the car is bellow 1000 RPM, whether it be stationary, moving, in reverse or not. If the RPM is above that, steering is normal, no sound is heard, and all is normal. This can be dangerous when parking, as it is a low speed low RPM situation. I have read about a lot of other people having this same issue, and going through a runaround cycle with VW on replacing the power steering pump, the steering rack, and more multiple times. All VW reps are "coming to the conclusion" in their minds that there is nothing they can do to help us Touareg, and passat owners, and they keep telling us it's normal. They have been trying to keep this from becoming a recall for too long. I am including a link to a forum that has more information about this. Thankyou. www.clubtouareg.com/forums#/topics/41443?page=1

- Kenai, AK, USA