Major Problems with 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 102000 miles

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan SERVICE BRAKES Mileage: 37000 miles

2011 Volkswagen Tiguan ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Mileage: 29000 miles

Browse 2011 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 this car does not feel safe. several times the car has just stopped. stopped at a traffic light and started...	55 ~ 72312 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving on the highway at night multiple indicator lights began flashing in the following order: check front right low...	40 ~ 45475 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING while driving on the highway at night multiple indicator lights began flashing in the following order: check front right low...	35 ~ 56620 miles
AIR BAGS vehicle just under 45k and was told the clockspring shorted with no real reason as to why this would happen...	22 ~ 77197 miles
STEERING i was driving on the highway within the limited speed. the steering wheel was suddenly out of my control. the...	13 ~ 72494 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 2011 vw tiguan - lights (headlights brake lights signals) all randomly turn off for varying periods of time. the warning...	11 ~ 47690 miles
POWER TRAIN the parking brake sets itself whenever the vehicle is in park. also when you depress the brakes and come to...	8 ~ 52238 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM when trying to leave a parking spot car stalled. was able to put car in park and restart car. took...	6 ~ 53448 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the cruise control speed setting under certain conditions will increase when the decrease speed button is pressed. more specifically when...	4 ~ 50275 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE traveling north/west bound on interstate 94 in maple grove mn. car suddenly lost power started stuttering and then shut off....	3 ~ 28000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES sporadic complete brake failure. brakes fail to catch petal depressed to the floor does not initiate any braking. once brakes...	3 ~ 169000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL my tiguan only running 50k miles broke down in the middle of the highway. the engine light went on and...	2 ~ 25035 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen tiguan. the contact stated while driving 65 mph the contact attempted to raise...	2 ~ 15000 miles
HORN > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2011 volkswagen tiguan. while driving approximately 10 mph the air bag warning indicator illuminated and...	1
WHEELS aluminum wheel has crack in it with no damage to tire or axle. tire went flat. one service person says...	1 ~ 41000 miles
PARKING BRAKE 2011 volkswagen tiguan. consumer states malfunction of electronic parking brake *tgw the consumer was driving down the highway at 50...	1

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