10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
55,189 miles

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problem #3

Oct 262013

Tiguan

  • 27,000 miles
While driving on highway going approximately 50 mph in a merging lane, car would not accelerate any further. Cars were speeding by and I could not accelerate. Epc light came on. Had to get off highway and have car towed to dealership.

- Suwanee, GA, USA

problem #2

Feb 022013

Tiguan

  • 12,000 miles
Several times while driving my SUV many failure indicator lights indicating epc failure, tire monitoring system failure, license plate light not working, left turn signal not working, brakes lights do not light up, ESC not functioning. Trunk also will not unlock. It seemed like every system warning light this car has came on showing system failures. Everytime this has happened my car loses power and barely wants to move or stalls all together having the automobiles behind me almost rear end my SUV. This SUV with these problems is a accident waiting to happen & someone if not me driving these SUV's will get into an accident if VW doesn't find the right problem to correct this safety issue so many owners are having the same electrical problems I read online plus the ones who have filed a complaint already.

- Tamworth, NH, USA

problem #1

Nov 012011

Tiguan

  • 4,000 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the rear wheels seized abnormally with the illumination of the electronic emergency warning light and causing the contact to loose control of the vehicle on more than one occasion. The dealer was contacted and diagnosed that the vehicle was performing normally. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000 and the current mileage was 4,300.

- Catawissa, PA, USA