rear hatch

Not sure where to post this. But I have several times needed to carry cargo that is longer than the rear cargo area. This has resulted a bit of difficulty finding a way to tie down the rear hatch to keep it partially closed. I have for now used a tie down strap wrapped around one rear strut and...

The power lift gate on my 2011 Touareg FSI stopped working the other day. This is the second time it's happened. When you hit the hatch button it would pop open an inch but not go any further, as if it was in towing mode. The first time it happened I was on the road with a full egg and family...

My '05 V8 Touareg has lost the hydraulics in the rear hatch so the door does not stay open. Does anyone know a fix?

Has anyone encountered such a thing? When I unlock the hatch, everything seems fine but the minute I squeeze the handle and the door begins to open, a very loud buzzing sound comes from the bottom area of the latch lock. If I had to guess, I would say it sounds like the motor may be going out...

The Rear Hatch of my 05 V6 (30K, purchased new) closes but shows on the screen as open and makes the beeping sound when driving. My wife told me about this last night and I manually moved the latch back and forth and it seemed to fix the issue. The hatch closed and I heard the power assist...

Is it possible to close the rear hatch from the key or button on the driver's side door? In the manual and from my testing this doesn't seem to be possible, but maybe there is a workaround or hack of some-sort to make this possible? It would be really convenient if I could close the rear hatch...