2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Electrical System Problems

Problems start with ABS and Steering warning lights with EPIC warning on dash, flickering of lights and radio shut off by loosing power steering and rough acceleration and idling. Has been in to VW dealership 5 times now with repairs "fixing" problem for a few days - a week before returning again. This is a safety issue because this happens very quickly and without warning. Once I was on a highway and had to carefully move to side of the road and limp to a safe area (luckily I was in the right lane already).

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM AS WELL AS THE COOLANT HOSE WHICH HAD TO BE REPLACED MY RADIO GOES BLANK TO WHERE I CAN'T SEE MY BACK UP CAMERA ! THIS VEHICLE HAS TO MANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES! *TR

I WAS APPROACHING MY DRIVEWAY IN MY 09 VW TIGUAN WHEN THE RED POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT CAME AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I COULD NOT TURN THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS NOT DRIVING FAST OR I COULD HAVE BEEN IN AND ACCIDENT OR WORSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING OF THE YELLOW LIGHT, THE RED CAME ON AND THAT WAS IT. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE FEATURE ON THE VOLKSWAGEN THAT CAN KILL SOMEONE. I HAVE THE VEHICLE IN MY DRIVEWAY, WAITING TO BE TOWED AND REPAIRED.

Mileage: 114,000

THE TIMING CHAIN JUMPED THE SAFETY AND DESTROYED THE ENGINE AND STEERING. THE WIRING UNDER THE FRONT SEATS IS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.

Mileage: 110,000

2009 VW TIGUAN. THE WIRING TO BOTH HIGH AND LOW BEAM LIGHTS IS FAULTY. THE INSULATION AROUND THE COPPER WIRING TO ALL LIGHTS HAS CRACKED OFF EXPOSING THE COPPER WIRING. AS A RESULT THE LIGHTS FREQUENTLY DO NOT WORK PROPERLY LEAVING ME WITH A HEADLIGHT THAT DOES NOT FUNCTION. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE LOCAL VW DEALERSHIPS FAIL TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. WHICH LEADS ONE TO THINK THAT VW AMERICAN FAILS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM BUT WIDESPREAD. REPLACING THE BULB IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX. THE PROBLEMS PERSISTS BECAUSE OF THE FAULTY, CRACKING WIRE INSULATION. VW WILL CHARGE $800. TO REPLACE BOTH LIGHT SYSTEMS. THEIR REASON FOR THE HIGH COST IS THE LABOR INVOLVED. THEY SAY THE FRONT BUMPER HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF TO COMPLETE THE HEADLIGHT LAMP REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT THAT VW NEEDS TO ADDRESS. WIRE INSULATION IS NOT SUPPOSE TO CRACK MAKING THE LIGHT INOPERABLE. YET THE DEALERSHIP EXPLANATION SAYS IT'S "DUE TO WEAR". WELL, WHY AREN'T ANY OF THE OTHER WIRING SYSTEMS UNDER THE HOOD CRACKING? BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT SUPPOSE TO. THAT'S WHY. THIS IS EXTREMELY FRUSTRATING TO KNOW THAT I HAVE TO PAY AN EXORBITANT AMOUNT OF MONEY TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHT SYSTEMS. SOMEONE PLEASE INITIATE SOME ACTION.

Mileage: 25,000

2009 TIGUAN 2.0 TSI ALL WHEEL DRIVE IN 2012 I DISCOVERED SOME WETNESS IN THE TIGUAN FLOOR MAT. (LESS THEN 3 YEARS OLD CAR) I TOOK IT TO VW DEALERSHIP, THEY FOUND A MALFUNCTION OF THE ROOF DRAIN HOSE. THE ESTIMATE WAS SO HIGH $700 THAT I FIGURE WELL, I CAN LIVE WITH A LITTLE WETNESS WHEN IT RAINS HARD. 2012 TO 2015 THE CAR WAS AT PIZZA ARDMORE VW SEVERAL TIMES (THE SAME DEALERSHIP) DUE TO AN ONGOING RED AND ORANGE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. "CHECK ENGINE"INCLUDING MALFUNCTION OF THE AIRBAG. IN MAY 2015 THE ENGINE COMPLETELY STOPPED RUNNING. "YOU NEED A NEW ENGINE" I WAS TOLD, WITHOUT PROVIDING ME WITH ANY EXPLANATION IN SPITE OF MY REQUEST. HOW COME 25,000 MILE ENGINE BRAKES? NEARLY $8,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE ON A SIX YEAR OLD TIGUAN. TWO YEAR LATER, THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AGAIN, THE ENGINE WILL NOT START, ALL ELECTRIC ARE SHOT, NO RADIO, NO LIGHT, NO AIRBAGS, NO POWER, ALL GONE. BACK TO PIAZZA ARDMORE VW, THE CAR WAS THEN DECLARED TOTAL LOSS, IT WAS TOO EXPENSIVE TO FIX. IT ALL HAPPENED FOR TWO REASONS. THE VW MANUFACTURER PRODUCTION DEFECT OF THE DRAIN HOSE. AND LOUSY PIAZZA VW DEALERSHIP NEGLECTED TO DETECT AND FIX THE PROBLEM TWICE BEFORE IT WAS DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED A LOUD NOISE, NO COMPRESSION, AND A METALLIC METAL TO METAL NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V441000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 13V569000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V235000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,310.

Mileage: 125,310

TIGUAN. PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2015 REPLACED THE WATER PUMP IN FEBRUARY 2016 AND AGAIN IN JANUARY 2017. THE WATER PUMP ON THIS CAR HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES IN ITS LIFETIME. VW SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND OFFER EXTENDED WARRANTIES TO ALL OWNERS OF ITS CARS.

Mileage: 100,000

THE WIRING INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY HAS INSULATION THAT DEGRADES WITH THE HEAD GENERATED BY THE LOW BEAM/DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS. IT BECOMES BRITTLE AND FALLS OFF CREATING BEAR WIRE SHORTING HAZARD. THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES ARE SUCH THAT THE WIRING CANNOT BE ACCESSED TO REPLACE WITH HIGH TEMP INSULATION. VW ONLY REPLACES W/ THE SAME ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WHICH DOES NOT CORRECT THE HAZARD & COSTS $800 TO REPLACE BOTH ASSEMBLIES. I CAUGHT THE DEFECT WHEN REPLACING A LIGHT BULB. THIS AFFECTS MORE THAN THE TIGUAN MODEL.

Mileage: 34,000

CAR WOULD NOT START OR EVEN TURN OVER. BATTERY WAS FINE AND FIRMLY CONNECTED. LIGHTS ALL CAME ON. NO ERROR MESSAGES. ON THIRD OR FOURTH TRY, IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I BACKED THE CAR OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO MY STREET WITH DISTANT APPROACHING TRAFFIC. I SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE AND THE CAR BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND LEFT, THEN WITH A LOUD CLUNK IT DIED COMPLETELY, ENGINE OFF, ALL LIGHTS DARK. NOW IN DANGER FROM THE NOT-SO-DISTANT ONCOMING TRAFFIC, I TRIED TO RESTART. SAME TROUBLE AS BEFORE---NO REPONSE BUT THE ALL LIGHTS CAME ON. TWO OR THREE TRIES AND THEN IT STARTED. THE SAME THING OCCURRED THE FOLLOWING MORNING. NO OIL DUMP OR ANY OTHER FLUID. UNKNOWN CAUSE. VW DEALERSHSIP UNABLE TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM AND THUS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE. THE DYING WHILE IN MOTION PROBLEM IS A POTENTIALLY INJURY-CAUSING OR EVEN FATAL HAZARD.

Mileage: 88,000

I WAS ON A CITY STREET IN NOVA SCOTIA WITH THE FAMILY IN VACATION, I WAS DRIVING LIKE 50 KM/H AND EPC LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ON THE DASH BOARD IT SAID ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP . MY CAR WAS STARTING TO ACT WEIRD , NOT TAKING SPEED , NOT CHANGING GEARS MY ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS PUSHED AT MAX AND IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WAS LOOSING SPEED. I PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN ENGINE OFF AND WAIT FOR 4-5 MIN , WHEN I STAR CAR AGAIN EPC LIGHT WAS OFF ONLY ENGINE LIGHT REMAIN ON AND NO MESSAGE ON THE BOARD. CAR SEEMS TO BE GOOD FOR DRIVING. I REACH AT THE CAMP GROUND WHERE WE WORE AND PARK THE CAR. 20-30 MIN LATER MY WIFE WANT TO TAKE A LOAD OF LAUNDRY TO THE CAMP LAUNDRY PLACE AND WASH THEM, I GIVE HER THE KEY FOR CAR AND WHEN SHE TRIED TO START , THE CAR WASN'T STARTING. I UNPLUG BATTERY PUG IT BACK IN NOTHING WAS WORKING. I CALL A TOE TRACK TO TAKE THE CAR TO A VW SHOP IN TRURO (VANTAGE MOTORS). THEY TOLD ME THEY FIX THE PROBLEM, THEY HAVE TO CHANGE A RELAY 460 UNDER THE DRIVER DASH AND MOVE A FUSE #5 TO #7 UNDER THE HOOD AND THEY TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND EVERYTHING WAS GOOD, NOW I CAN COME AND PICK THE CAR FROM THEM 279$ BILL. BECAUSE I WAS IN A SUCH A HURRY TO GET BACK HOME IN NEW BRUNSWICK I DIDN'T CHECK TO SEE IF CAR IS FULLY OPERATIONAL, AND I DIDN'T HAVE TO, BECAUSE THEY TOLD ME THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. NOW ON MY WAY DOWN TO HOME I REALIZE MY FANS ARE NOT WORKING,CIGARETTE PLUGS,WINDSHIELD PUMPS ON FRONT AND BACK, AND WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE BACK ARE NOT WORKING, I CALL THE VW SHOP IN TRURO TO FIND OUT WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND IF IS A WAY FOR ME TO FIX IT.THEY TOLD ME IT CAN BE MULTIPLE PROBLEMS TO TAKE THE CAR WHEN I REACH HOME TO MY VW SHOP IN ST. JOHN NB.

Mileage: 65,357

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V441000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 07/01/16*LJ UPDATED 11/21/2017*JS

Mileage: 100,000

THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON MANY TIMES BETWEEN 2011 AND 2014 AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE KICKED OUT OF CRUISE CONTROL. MILLER VW CHECKED THE CAR JULY 2011, DID NOT HAVE A SOLUTION AND CLEARED THE CODES. I ASKED OUR LOCAL MECHANIC ABOUT IT IN JULY 2013 WHO IDENTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A TSB FOR THE THROTTLE BODY WIRING HARNESS. WE CONTINUED TO OBSERVE THE INTERMITTENT EPC FAULT RESPONSE BUT EXPERIENCED NO PROBLEMS. THE FIRST MAJOR INCIDENT OCCURRED 28 JUNE 2014 ENTERING I-89 NORTH WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC THE EPC AND ENGINE FAULT LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER JUST AS WE ENTERED THE TRAVEL LANE. THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND WOULD GO NO FASTER THAN 35 MPH I SWITCHED OFF THE ENGINE WHILE TRAVELING WHICH RESET THE THROTTLE FAULT ALLOWING US TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. THIS IS A SHORT RAMP AND THERE IS NO SHOULDER AT THE END OF THE RAMP. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE CAR AT WALKER VW TO REPAIR THE CAR ON 2 JULY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE THE REPAIRS THAT DAY AS THEY DID NOT HAVE ALL OF THE REQUIRED PARTS ON HAND. ON 22 JULY MY WIFE WAS PREPARING TO ENTER I-91 FROM ROUTE 5 SOUTH VIA A LEFT TURN ON RAMP WHEN THE EPC AND ENGINE FAULT LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO LIMP MODE JUST AS SHE WAS PREPARING TO TURN INTO THE ON RAMP. A TRACTOR TRAILER WAS RAPIDLY OVERTAKING HER IN THAT LANE IN A DRIVING RAIN AND THE CAR WOULD NOT EXCEED 20 MPH. SHE TURNED ON THE FLASHERS AND THE OVERTAKING TRUCKER VEERED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AVOIDING COLLISION. I THEN MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH OUR LOCAL CAR REPAIR SHOP AND TRUSTED MECHANIC AT KINGDOM IMPORTS. THEY ORDERED THE PARTS AND INSTALLED THE REPLACEMENT WIRING IAW THE TSB ON 29 JULY 2014. EVEN AFTER ORDERING TWO COMPLETE SETS OF PARTS VW DID NOT INCLUDE THE SHRINK TAPE REQUIRED TO STABILIZE THE WIRING. VW HAS CHOSEN THE WORST SOLUTION AND SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL AND INSTALL A PURPOSE BUILT WIRING HARNESS. *TR

Mileage: 64,000

I DRIVE A 2009 VW TIGUAN 2.0 AUTOMATIC FRONT WHEEL DRIVE ABOUT 63000 MILES SITUATION #1: $782.67 INTAKE MANIFOLD (COVERED UNDER VW WARRANTY EXTENSION) DE CARB FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR PVC VALVE PRESSENS SEPARATOR SITUATION #2: $903.20 REAR MAIN SEAL FILTER OIL CHANGE AFTER CAR RETURNED: ISSUES WITH POWER WINDOWS, CD PLAYER, AND SUN ROOF DURING INSPECTION FOR ABOVE AT SHOP- CAR OVER HEATED WHILE ON A TEST DRIVE ISSUE # 3: ABOUT $1000- HAVEN'T YET GIVEN GO AHEAD CD PLAYER MAY BE FROM 'PLAYING BURNED CDS... SEE BEST BUY TO FIX.... SUNROOF- MAY BE TRACKING ISSUE- SEE AFTER MARKET SUNROOF PERSON TO FIX... WATER PUMP ARE ANY OF THESE CAUSING THE OTHERS? CAN I HOLD THE MECHANICS RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY OF THIS? IS THIS NORMAL FOR A CAR THIS AGE/ MILEAGE?? HELP!!!! *JS

Mileage: 63,000

ON JULY 2013 I WAS DRIVING ON TURNPIKE THE CAR START MAKING LOUD NOISE AND WHEN I USE THE BRAKE THE NOISE WAS LOUDLY, I SLOW DOWN THE NOISE DECREES STEADY THAT WAS OIL SEPARATOR LEAKING VACUUM. ON 12-2013 EPC LIGHT WHEN ON. I WAS DRIVING THE CAR START SLOW DOWN W/ WARNING ,VW SAID IGNITION COIL. ON MARCH 2014 EPC AGAIN . ON MAY 2014 EPC AGAIN ," THIS TIME I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT", CAR COULD NOT GO. I PULL OUT AND RE STARTED CAR AGAIN. MY CAR STILL THE WV SERVICES, AND PAID AGAIN. I CONTACT VOLKSWAGEN SAID YOU HAVE EXTENDED GUARANTEED, THAT WILL COVER FOR ANY REPAIR, THEY DON'T CARE IF THEY CUSTOMER GET KILL. MY CAR IS NOT EVEN 5 YEARS TO HAVE ANY UNSAFE MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BECAUSE IS ONE THE BEST, THE FIRST 3 YEARS WAS FINE, BUT NOW I 'DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. I STILL OWED $ 12,000. *TR

Mileage: 54,939

THERE IS A PANORAMIC SUNROOF LEAKAGE. WHICH HAS POSSIBLY CAUSE ELECTRICAL LIGHTING OUTAGE. THE LEAKAGE HAS ALSO CAUSED EXCESSIVE CONDENSATION, CAUSING VISUAL IMPAIRMENT WHEN DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 300,001

I WAS DRIVING AND GOT THE LAMP OUT WARNING. MORE THAN A FEW LIGHTS WERE OUT. WENT TO THE FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD AND FOUND A BAD FUSE AND MELTING FUSE BLOCK. I REPLACED THE FUSE WITH A STORE BOUGHT REPLACEMENT. THE BLOCK STILL IS SOME WHAT MELTED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A FIRE HAZARD NOT TO MENTION UNSAFE SITUATION AT NIGHT. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WENT OUT AND THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHT CAME ON - I STOPPED THE CAR AND LOOKED TO SEE WHAT HEADLIGHT WAS OUT AND NOTICED THE RIGHT SIDE LOW BEAM WAS OUT. I WENT BACK INTO THE CAR TO HEAD HOME (ONLY ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY 0 BUT AT NIGHT), AND THE OTHER LIGHT WENT OUT AS WELL - BOTH HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAM) STOPPED WORKING - I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP MONDAY MORNING. I HAD PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT TWO WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT - WAS TOLD IT WAS TAKEN CARED OF BUT EXPERIENCED ISSUES THERE AFTER. I JUST WANTED THIS INFORMATION RECORDED AND MAKE SURE THE LIGHTS DO NOT FAIL BECAUSE OF A RECALL ISSUE AND SAFETY CONCERNS WHILE DRIVING WITH THE FAMILY. *TR

Mileage: 65,500

EXTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT COMPLETELY ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY FUSE UNDER THE HOOD WAS MELTED AND PANEL ALSO SHOWS SIGNS OF MELTING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING. PASSENGER NOTICED THEIR SEAT WAS HOT. DISCOVERED BURN SPOTS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

THE FRONT RIGHT HEADLAMP AND THE REAR RIGHT BACKUP LIGHT ON OUR 2009 TIGUAN HAVE STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER SAYS THE FUSE BOX IS MELTING AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT THEY CCANTGUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. ! THIS IS A FIRE HAZZARD AND RIDICULOUS THAT VW WONT FIX IT !! HELP ! *TR

Mileage: 54,000

HELLO - I STARTED MY 2009 VW TIGUAN ON NOV. 9, 2013. AFTER PLACING THE CAR IN DRIVE, ALL OF MY DASHBOARD LIGHTS FOR "LIGHTING FAILURES" CAME ON, A TOTAL OF 8 DIFFERENT ERROR MESSAGES - LICENSE PLATE LIGHTS, DRIVER AND PASSENGER TAILLIGHTS, BACKUP LIGHTS, FRONT HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS. AT THIS POINT I WAS ON THE ROAD, AND QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT I COULD FIND. I WAS ABOUT TO HEAD ON THE HIGHWAY. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED AROUND AND DROVE HOME AND DID SOME RESEARCH. I OPENED THE INTERIOR FUSE PANEL, BUT THAT WAS OK. I WENT IN UNDER THE HOOD AND SAW THE 30 AMP FUSE WAS COMPLETELY MELTED. (I TOOK A PICTURE, AND HAVE IT FOR REFERENCE.) THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SCENARIO, AND THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS. I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER HOW THAT FUSE HAS IMPACT THE LIGHTING SYSTEM OVERALL IN MY TIGUAN.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR INSPECTION WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE FUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

DRIVERS SIDE HEAD LIGHT WENT OUT TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX WAS MELTING AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHICH WE DID SO THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT CATCH ON FIRE AT A COST OF OVER $500.00. *TR

Mileage: 70,798

LIGHTING FUSES MELTED - HAD THE VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR LIGHT BULB ISSUES, ETC AND HAD THE RADIO SWAPPED OUT AND IT STILL CONTINUES TO GO OFF AND ON. LIGHTS WORKED HERE AND THERE BUT SEEMED TO ALWAYS GO OUT AFTER DRIVING A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME AND USUALLY AT NIGHT AND THEN AFTER SITTING WOULD WORK AGAIN IN THE MORNING *UNTIL IT WAS DRIVEN A BIT* - LIGHTING MELTED TO THE ENGINE AND WAS TOLD ALL FUSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP - A SECOND DEALERSHIP AND THEN CORPORATE OFFICE AND NO ONE WOULD DO ANYTHING TO FIX THE ISSUE AND I WAS TOLD THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING - COME TO FIND OUT IT IS A COMMON ISSUE IN THESE CARS. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN DARK, SNOWY, AND ICY CONDITIONS WITH MEDIUM TRAFFIC, SOME OF THE VEHICLE LIGHTS WENT OUT AND VW WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON SAYING MULTIPLE LIGHTS WERE OUT. AFTER PULLING OVER IN A SAFE LOCATION, FOUND RIGHT HIGH BEAM, RIGHT LOW BEAM, RIGHT FRONT BLINKER, RIGHT FOG LAMP, RIGHT REAR BLINKER, AND TAILLIGHT OUT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH AND TROUBLESHOOTING, FOUND 30 AMP LIGHTING FUSE IN UNDER-HOOD FUSE BOX SEVERELY MELTED. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS IS A COMMON VW PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 47,000

MY HEADLIGHTS AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK AND NOT WORK. SOMETIMES I WOULD TURN MY CAR ON AND ALL OF MY LIGHTS WOULD WORK, AND OTHER TIMES ALL OF THEM WOULD FAIL, OR JUST ONE SIDE. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD FAIL WHILE DRIVING. I TOOK THE CAR INTO ROYAL AUTOMOTIVE GROUP IN SAN FRANCISCO AND THEY INITIALLY CLAIMED IT WAS BAD BULBS, IT TOOK THEM 2 WEEKS TO WORK OUT IT WAS A FAULTY MAIN FUSE BOX. THIS WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY BUT I HAVE STILL HAD CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH MY HEADLIGHTS, INDICATORS AND DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS GOING OUT CONSTANTLY DYING OUT AND REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

FOR THE 2ND TIME IN LESS THAN A YEAR, WE HAD A FRONT HEADLIGHT GO OUT, THE BULB WASN'T BAD BUT THE FUSE WAS. THE FIRST TIME THE FUSE WAS BLOWN AND LOOKED LIKE IT HAD SLIGHTLY BEEN MELTED. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED ON 10/19/13 THE FUSE WAS ALMOST TOTALLY MELTED AND ALSO SLIGHTLY DAMAGED THE FUSE NEXT TO IT. THIS IS A 2009 MODEL AND WE'VE ALREADY HAD TO REPLACE THE O2 SENSOR, ACCELERATOR COIL AND NOW TWO FUSES FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

Mileage: 73,000

DRIVING ON THE HWY ,CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND EPC LIGHT ,ENGINE STARTS TO RUN VERY ROUGH,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ,THEY SAID IT IS A COIL,REPLACED IT,A WEEK LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE HWY DOING 70 WITH FAMILY ,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER,THEY SAID ALL THE OTHER 3 COILS WENT BAD AT THE SAME TIME!!!!!! I AM REALLY AFRAID TO TAKE THIS CAR FOR A LONG TRIP ,THE OTHER ISSUE : THE FUSE MELTED CAUSING THE LICENSE BRAKE LIGHT HARNESS AND TRUNK OPENING TO FAIL TWICE . *TR

Mileage: 53,600

WARNINGS AND ERRORS SHOWED UP ON THE DASH BOARD CONCERNING HEADLIGHT, BLINKER AND BRAKE-LIGHT OUTAGES. RESEARCHED ONLINE, TURNS OUT THE FUSE BOX STARTED MELTING CAUSING ONE OF THE FUSES TO MELT WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE LIGHTS. THIS CAN APPARENTLY CAUSE A FIRE. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

AFTER TAKING CAR IN TO BE SERVICED FOR AN OUT TAIL LIGHT IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTING AND CAUSING THIS PROBLEM. SERVICE MANAGER AND INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM THAT VW IS AWARE OF. *JS

Mileage: 47,500

THE F16 FUSE IN THE ENGINE BAY FUSE BOX IS COMPLETELY MELTED RESULTING IN FAILURE OF REVERSE LIGHTS, HEADLIGHTS, AND OTHER SAFETY EQUIPMENT. *TT

Mileage: 30,000

A MAJOR SHORT OCCURRED IN THE FUSE BOX, WHICH CREATED ENOUGH HEAT TO CAUSE MELTING DAMAGE - REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT GREAT COST TO ME. IT ALSO CAUSED MANY OF THE VEHICLE'S LIGHTING SYSTEMS TO BE INOPERATIVE. IN DISCUSSING THE ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS, IT IS CLEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON, RECURRING ISSUE -- COMMON ENOUGH THAT VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE STOCKED UP ON REPLACEMENT FUSE BOXES SO THEY ARE WELL-STOCKED TO REPLACE THEM WHEN THEY COME IN. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, HOWEVER, REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. *TR UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN MOST OF THE LIGHTS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT, EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT DRIVING LIGHT. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A WARNING ON THE DASH, THAT THE FOG LIGHT, HEADLIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, TAIL LIGHT AND TURN SIGNALS WERE ALL DEAD.

Mileage: 40,000

A 30 AMP FUSE MELTED INSIDE THE FUSE BOX, CAUSING MY RIGHT SIDE HIGH AND LOW BEAM, FOG LIGHT, AND TURN SIGNAL, ALONG WITH THE RIGHT HALF OF ALL MY TAIL AND BRAKE LIGHTS TO STOP WORKING. *TR UPDATED 09/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUSE BOX WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FUSE WAS REPLACED AND WAS BEING CAREFULLY MONITORED TO ENSURE IT WAS NOT MELTING. *JS

Mileage: 83,500

I WAS TAKING MY VEHICLE IN FOR IT'S 40K SERVICE AND THE SERVICE TECH'S NOTICED SEVERAL TROUBLE CODES. ONE OF THESE CODES WAS AN OPEN-CIRCUIT FRONT HEADLIGHT WARNING. WHEN THEY CHECKED THE HEADLIGHT (WHICH I HAD RECENTLY REPLACED) OTHER LIGHTS STARTED SHORTING OUT. TURNS OUT THE MAIN FUSE FOR ALL LIGHTS HAD SHORTED AND THAT THE FUSE BOX ITSELF HAD STARTED TO MELT. THIS SHORTING AND MELTING WOULD HAVE CAUSED ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR TO FAIL OR INCORRECTLY FUNCTION INCLUDING BRAKE LIGHTS. LUCKILY I DID NOT FIND THIS OUT WHEN SOMEONE RAN INTO ME, BUT INSTEAD LUCKILY DURING A SERVICE CHECK. RESEARCHING ON THE WEB SHOWS THAT THIS APPEARS NOT TO BE UNCOMMON. HERE ARE SOME EXAMPLE THREADS: HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5927373-FUSE-BOX-LEFT-LOW-BEAM-HEADLIGHT HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5618907-BLOWN-FUSE-CAUSING-RANDOM-EXT-LIGHTS-OUT-2009-TIGUAN HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5891263-2009-TIGUAN-REPLACED-ENGINE-FUSE-BOX-NO-ESP-OR-WINDSHIELD-WIPERS HTTP://FORUMS.VWVORTEX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?5940918-MELTING-FUSE-BOX-STRIKES-AGAIN!-%28THE-40K-CLUB..%29. *TR *UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF

Mileage: 40,000

OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS: FIRST-CHECK ENGINE AND EPC LIGHTS ON AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE LOW. SECOND-FUEL RAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO LOW. THIRD-BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE NORMAL POWER (BATTERY BRAND NEW OCT12). FOURTH-HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT MULTIPLE TIME OVER A TWO WEEK PERIOD (BULBS BRAND NEW APR13). CAR IS WITH VW NOW FOR MELTED FUSE AND MELTED FUSE BOX. *TR UPDATED 09/17/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM DTCS. THE FUSE BURNT AT THE CONNECTION AND BOTH RELAYS DUE TO AN OVERHEATED CONDITION. *JS

Mileage: 35,489

APPARENTLY, THE TOP PORTION OF MY FUSE BOX MELTED WHEN THE TEMPERATURES IN CHICAGO REACHED 100 DEGREES. THE EFFECTED AREA CONTROLS THE LIGHTING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR, AND MAY ALSO IMPACT THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION CONTROL. ALTHOUGH THE CAR IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY, THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE FUSE BOX IS NOT DESIGNED TO WITHSTAND NORMAL HOT TEMPERATURES GIVEN THAT THE ENTIRE CAR IS IMPACTED BY THE FUSE BOX, LOSS OF ELECTRONIC CONTROLS IN A CAR WITH COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY THAT CONTROLS ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THANKS. *TR...UPDATED 09-18-13 *BF

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PROPERLY ACCELERATE AND BEGUN TO SURGE FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF BY THE CONTACT AND WOULD NOT RESTART. PRIOR TO THE SURGING, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED WHAT CAUSED THE ENGINE FAILURE. TWO MONTHS AFTER THE REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS EXAMINING THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED THAT THE MAIN FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FUSE BOX WAS REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. K

Mileage: 30,000

I OWN A 2009 VW TIGUAN. THE CAR BURST INTO FLAMES THIS MORNING AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON WHILE MY PREGNANT WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR THIS MORNING. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY VW AND HAD ROUGHLY 22,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM EVANSTON AUTOBARN VW IN 2010 AND SERVICED IT AT FLETCHER JONES VW OF CHICAGO. I FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM THIS MORNING AND CONTACTED BOTH VW DEALERSHIPS AND YOUR 24 HOUR HELP LINE. VW HAS BEEN ZERO HELP TO US. EVERYONE SAID TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS IS NOT AN INSURANCE ISSUE. THERE WAS NO COLLISION. THIS CAR SIMPLY BURST INTO FLAMES WHILE BEING DRIVEN. CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS INVOLVED AND THE REPORT # IS HT535806. *KB

Mileage: 24,000

2009 TIGUAN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM - WAS DRIVING IN NORMAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC DURING RUSH HOUR (AVERAGE SPEED ABOUT 15MPH) AFTER MOVING A LITTLE I APPLIED THE BREAKS NORMALLY AND AS SOON AS THE PEDAL WAS PRESS THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON WITH A LOUD BEEP. ELECTRONIC BREAK WAS NOT TOUCHED NOR THE "AUTO HOLD" FEATURE WAS ENGAGE. VEHICLE APPEAR TO WORK PROPERLY BUT DURING THE NEXT 3 REMAINING MILES MORE WARNING LIGHTS STARTED TO COME ON AND STAYED ON. BRAKE LIGHT FIRST, THEN AIRBAG FAILURE, THEN ABS, THE ESC, POWER STEERING... AFTER ARRIVING HOME SAFELY TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, WHEN TURNED ON MORE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND EVEN ONE FRONT HEADLIGHT BURNED OUT (HEADLIGHT COULD HAD BEEN A COINCIDENCE BUT I WILL NEVER KNOW) TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT A SENSOR WAS MALFUNCTIONING, THEY REPLACE THE SENSOR ALONG WITH SOME OTHER THINGS. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS BEEN WORKING FINE BUT SEEMS THAT SOMETHING IS NOT QUITE RIGHT. SOMETIMES, WINDOWS AND SUNROOF WON'T OPEN OR CLOSE UNLESS CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS WON'T COME ON WHEN DOOR IS OPENED - SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS COMPLETELY DEAD WHEN THAT HAPPENS BUT IT STARTS NORMALLY. ABS SEEM TO ENGAGE IN CIRCUMSTANCE THAT IT SHOULDN'T. HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES AFTER THAT AND THEY SAID THE CAR IS PERFORMING NORMALLY AND THEY CANNOT SEE ANY PROBLEMS WITH IT, BUT I'M CONCERN THE CAR MIGHT FAIL ANY MOMENT. *TR

Mileage: 20,000