Volkswagen Tiguan Complaints (2009)

168 consumer complaints on file.

#10306836February 5, 2010
STRUCTURE
MOLD IN AIR CONDITIONING DUCTWORK OF 2009 VW TIGUAN IS OVERPOWERING AND CAUSING BRONCHOSPASM AND ALLERGY (ASTHMATIC AND ALLERGIC RHINITIS/CONJUNCTIVITIS SYMPTOMS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298613January 7, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT HAS A 2009 VOLKSWAGON TIGUAN WITH A VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL ISSUE. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL MALFUNCTIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE AIR OR HEAT CONTROL LEVER IS 4 OR HIGHER. THE FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 16 TIMES SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST 2008. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298220January 4, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND VERY SCARY "SURGES" WITH MY 2009 VW TIGUAN. IT HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR RECALL WORK ON THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN SOLVED. VW THINKS IT IS A SOFTWARE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IT IS A HARDWARE PROBLEM. I FOUND IT INTERESTING TO READ ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS BEING EXPERIENCED BY TOYOTA OWNERS. I READ ABOUT THIS ON THE ABC WEBSITE WHICH IS WHERE I LEARNED ABOUT YOUR CONNECTION TO THE PROBLEM. THE SURGE IN MY TIGUAN HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH FLOOR MATS. I BELIEVE THAT IF VW AND TOYOTA COMPARED NOTES ON ALL PARTS IN THE "SURGING" CARS THEY MAY FIND A COMMON DENOMINATOR WHICH IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND PERHAPS WE CAN SAVE SOME LIVES. 16 DEATHS SO FAR - UNACCEPTABLE. THE SURGES ARE VERY VERY FRIGHTENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283832September 13, 2009
PARKING BRAKE
BOUGHT NEW 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN 2009 IN JUNE. FIRST 4 WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE HEARD FAINT NOISES FROM BRAKES. WHILE IN TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR ABS SYSTEM CAME ON AND THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. CAR WAS UNABLE TO MOVE AND LOCKED UP TOTALLY. CAR WAS DRAGGED ONTO A TOW TRUCK AND HAD TO BE SOAPED OFF THE TOW TRUCK. VOLKSWAGEN IS STILL TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE CAR TO UNDERSTAND THE FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253877January 5, 2009
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
1 OF 2 FUEL LINE "QUICK CONNECT" FITTINGS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT (PASSENGER SIDE FIRE WALL AREA) DISCONNECTED WHILE DRIVING. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS COVERED WITH FUEL AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN. THE VEHICLE HAD 114 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246680October 25, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
THE DRIVESHAFT BOLTS STRIPPED ON MY 2009 VW TIGUAN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. SHE MANAGED TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME. AFTER INSPECTION, IT BECAME CLEAR TO ME THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE UNDER BODY AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT IN A DRIVABLE CONDITION. I HAD TO CALL VW ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD TO FLATBED IT TO LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP IN RENO. IT SEEMS LIKE THE DRIVE SHAFT BOLTS HAVE NOT BEEN TORQUED TO SPEC BEFORE THE VEHICLE LEFT THE FACTORY. I AM UPSET THAT SOME THING SO CRITICAL LIKE DRIVESHAFT TORQUE HAS NOT BEEN CHECKED AND THE VEHICLE NOT PDI-ED BEFORE I GOT THE KEYS. THE REPLACEMENT DRIVESHAFT AND BOLTS ARE ON RED-ORDER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246195October 21, 2008
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
1) DRIVING WITH LOW SPEED, ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. 2) AWD AXLE CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, DAMAGING THE AXLE AND UNDERBODY SURROUNDINGS (HEAT SHIELDS ETC.) FORTUNATELY, DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. 3) VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED, WAITING FOR PARTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10237628August 11, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, POWER TRAIN
ON JUNE 13, 2008 I WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON A TYPICAL SOUTH FLORIDA DAY, VERY HOT AND HUMID CLEAR DAY. JUST THEN A PICK-UP TRUCK PUT OUT VERY FAST IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES WITH PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP, BUT JUST BEFORE I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE ROARED AND I HIT THE TRUCK VERY HARD. AT FIRST I THOUGHT MY FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BRAKE TO THE GAS, BUT NO WAY, I BROKE MY FOOT BECAUSE I HIT THE BRAKE SO HARD. MY QUESTION IS THIS,IS THERE A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS NEWCAR? *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0

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