Major Problems with 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC Victims: 2 Mileage: 1232 miles

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING Victims: 1 Mileage: 24000 miles

2009 Volkswagen Tiguan FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM Mileage: 63000 miles

Browse 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan complaints by category

Problems with ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM and EXTERIOR LIGHTING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Tiguan owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE vehicle completely stopped while i was driving on the freeway. i was in the far left lane and the engine...	73 ~ 81634 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2009 tiguan electrical problem - was driving in normal highway traffic during rush hour (average speed about 15mph) after moving...	37 ~ 62297 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING apparently the top portion of my fuse box melted when the temperatures in chicago reached 100 degrees. the effected area...	15 ~ 57686 miles
POWER TRAIN on june 13 2008 i was traveling west bound on a typical south florida day very hot and humid clear...	15 ~ 67344 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i drive a 2009 vw tiguan 2.0 automatic front wheel drive about 63000 miles situation #1: $782.67 intake manifold (covered...	10 ~ 60063 miles
STEERING 1 out of 5 times i start my 2009 tiguan (with 10 000 miles on it) my power steering will...	10 ~ 52447 miles
AIR BAGS vw 2009 airbag issue. there is a recall for the 2010-2014 tiguans. our car has the same airbag issue however...	9 ~ 92667 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER i drive a 2009 vw tiguan 2.0 automatic front wheel drive about 63000 miles situation #1: $782.67 intake manifold (covered...	7 ~ 89071 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL i have been experiencing sudden unexpected and very scary "surges" with my 2009 vw tiguan. it has been back to...	7 ~ 32618 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING my mother has a 2009 volkswagen tiguan and the car burns an excessive amounts of oil every 5 000 miles....	6 ~ 21330 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL apparently the top portion of my fuse box melted when the temperatures in chicago reached 100 degrees. the effected area...	5 ~ 74427 miles
SERVICE BRAKES grinding sound when braking now seems to have evolved into brake failure all of a sudden the brake red light...	4 ~ 46625 miles
SEATS i have a 2009 vw tiguan. the front seats are heated cloth. yesterday the passenger seat malfunctioned and burned a	4 ~ 72325 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER there is a panoramic sunroof leakage. which has possibly cause electrical lighting outage. the leakage has also caused excessive condensation	3 ~ 141453 miles
STRUCTURE mold in air conditioning ductwork of 2009 vw tiguan is overpowering and causing bronchospasm and allergy (asthmatic and allergic rhinitis/conjunctivitis	3 ~ 16667 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN 1) driving with low speed accelerating in traffic. 2) awd axle came loose while driving damaging the axle and underbody...	3 ~ 5315 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 1 of 2 fuel line "quick connect" fittings in the engine compartment (passenger side fire wall area) disconnected while driving.	2 ~ 62712 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC on june 13 2008 i was traveling west bound on a typical south florida day very hot and humid clear...	2 ~ 20616 miles
SEAT BELTS the turbo blew causing the car to stop in the middle of traffic. the blown turbo caused metal to go...	1 ~ 135000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE water leaks into roof and a pillar down the door into the floor on both sides of vehicles. was washing...	1 ~ 59000 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY i drive a 2009 vw tiguan 2.0 automatic front wheel drive about 63000 miles situation #1: $782.67 intake manifold (covered...	1 ~ 63000 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN this is a separate incident (i just filled a complaint odi 10401437. same vw tiguain. the weekend of 4/30/11 and...	1 ~ 40217 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING car just turned a year old with 10 477 going down the highway 65miles per hour when i thought my...	1 ~ 10474 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER car just turned a year old with 10 477 going down the highway 65miles per hour when i thought my...	1 ~ 10474 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING ecm failure which causes vehicle to travel a maximum of 15mph. engine runs rough and will not restart for a	1 ~ 5250 miles
PARKING BRAKE bought new 2009 volkswagen tiguan 2009 in june. first 4 weeks of owning the vehicle heard faint noises from brakes....	1 ~ 4500 miles

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