8.5
pretty bad- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 3,500 miles
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The contact owns a 2014 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14V441000 (fuel system, gasoline) and had the vehicle repaired. The vehicle had not experienced a failure prior to the repair. While driving approximately 60 mph, the contact smelled fuel inside the vehicle and the rpms increased without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 7,000. Updated 2/25/15 updated 9/7/2017
- Islip Terrace, NY, USA
- Omaha, NE, USA