Major Problems with 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 80000 miles

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 6000 miles

2012 Volkswagen Tiguan AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 15000 miles

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Problems with ENGINE, AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and SEAT BELTS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Tiguan owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the engine stalled with...	40 ~ 53408 miles
AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns 2012 volkswagen tiguan. the contact was driving 60 mph and crashed into the rear of another...	22 ~ 42759 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER this is an on going problem since the car was new. having come to a momentary stop for example in...	15 ~ 43143 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. the contact stated that the rear wheels seized abnormally with the illumination...	15 ~ 46923 miles
STEERING came to a stop turned car off decided to move it up a bit. no power steering solid red warning...	13 ~ 62000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM after stopping at a traffic control device driver accelerated into an intersection at which time the vehicle's engine stalled. the...	10 ~ 50881 miles
SERVICE BRAKES while slowly rolling to a stop the brakes locked up and did not engage. i had to apply severe force...	9 ~ 23993 miles
SEAT BELTS dangerous seatbelt design! the origin of the "lap" part of the seat belt is behind the seat so the belt...	7 ~ 26571 miles
POWER TRAIN while slowly rolling to a stop the brakes locked up and did not engage. i had to apply severe force...	7 ~ 22479 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving on highway going approximately 50 mph in a merging lane car would not accelerate any further. cars were...	3 ~ 11000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL for no apparent reason many indicator lights signal at the same time indicating tire monitoring system not available license plate...	3 ~ 43233 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. the contact stated that the cabin of the vehicle was filled with...	2 ~ 45000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the rear door (tailgate) does not latch nor lock. when it is closed the catch does not engage and there...	2 ~ 64818 miles
SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds and going over...	2 ~ 50000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE the brakes first appeared to be sluggish as i was stopping for a light. once the car finally stopped the...	2 ~ 21250 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while slowly rolling to a stop the brakes locked up and did not engage. i had to apply severe force...	2 ~ 17465 miles
OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. while driving at an unknown speed the passenger side air bag warning...	1 ~ 72000 miles
FRONT PASSENGER > OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION > SENSOR tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. while driving at an unknown speed the passenger side air bag warning...	1 ~ 72000 miles
DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE > FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. the contact stated that the clockspring failed. while driving at an unknown...	1 ~ 44000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES the rear door (tailgate) does not latch nor lock. when it is closed the catch does not engage and there...	1 ~ 52636 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER wipers suddenly stopped moving. this could be a serious safety issue. the dealer had to replace the j519 power control	1 ~ 47300 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING for no apparent reason many indicator lights signal at the same time indicating tire monitoring system not available license plate...	1 ~ 28700 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen tiguan. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph and attempting a right...	1 ~ 100 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN on 5/3/12 @ 12 000 miles i was slowing @ a yield (10mph) and my transfer case fell on my...	1 ~ 12000 miles
WHEELS on 5/3/12 @ 12 000 miles i was slowing @ a yield (10mph) and my transfer case fell on my...	1 ~ 12000 miles
TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) > POWER TRAIN on 5/3/12 @ 12 000 miles i was slowing @ a yield (10mph) and my transfer case fell on my...	1 ~ 12000 miles

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