2010 Volkswagen Tiguan owner complaints

Warning message "check front left headlight". Tested the light and it was not working. Purchased a new bulb, replaced the bulb and the new bulb was not working. Tested the bulb and it was good. Opened the fuse box under the hood and noticed the 30 amp fuse (top left corner of box) was burned/melted. Attempted to remove and was unable to remove. In addition the corresponding 15 amp fuse was burned out but not melted. Contacted the dealership and was informed that my particular vehicle was not involved in the NHTSA investigation for faulty fuse box. Researched further and discovered that tiguan models from 09-12 were under investigation. In addition to the front headlight I also replaced the right rear light which was also out. I did not test the existing bulb on this light. Just

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen tiguan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the passenger's side headlights, turn signals and brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the fuse box had overheated. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign id number 13v569000 (electrical system, exterior lighting) however the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Fuse at fuse box under hood melted (not blowing) a 30amp fuse.several light warnings came on after occurrence. Headlamp, marker lights, tag lights did not work. *tr

Right headlight and high beam out, right turn signal out, left front parking light out and left rear turn signal out all at the same time. *tr

While driving the fault indicator light came on saying that the right front headlight was out. After parking for a period of time and restarting the car, the mmi was indicating numerous faults with about half of the lighting on the right side of the vehicle. I took the vehicle to a vw dealer that did a diagnostic test and the result was that a fuse had melted into the fuse block and that was causing the light outages. The entire fuse block needed to be replaced and the total repair with labor was just over $600.00. I called vw north america on 12-6-2013 and they say there is no recall for that issue on my VIN and that of course if there is one in the future that I could possibly be reimbursed at that time for some or all of my expenses. *tr

While driving headlights stopped working, brake light stopped working, and license plate lights stopped working. Brought in to service and they said fuse box overheated causing a poor electrical connection. They told me it was dangerous to drive vehicle, as if I wouldn't have caught it this early it could have lead to more serious issues like power steering or even brakes to go out. Then on 9/4/2012 battery went dead and had to have it replaced. Then on 10/13/2012 the right side headlight stopped working again, they replaced and worked fine until now. On 11/30/2013, headlight stopped working again, checked fuse box for bad fuse, fuses look fine but car will not start. Having it towed in the dealership. Pretty sure it's fuse box again. *tr

During a morning commute to work several lights were out on the vehicle. Warning lights continued pop up on the info display in the dash. Half the exterior lights had stopped working. 1/2 of each tail light, 1 of the 2 back up lamps, the license plate lamp, 1 high beam, 1 low bean 1 of each sets of turn signals (front and rear). I investigated the fuse panel under the hood only to find a completely melted fuse (slot 16, 30a fuse). After speaking with several vw dealers, some admitted to seeing he issue some did not. Most of the dealers however had the part available or could get it in 1 day. Not having many options, I purchased the part ($280), and replaced the entire (non serviceable) fuse panel myself. At this time, the issue has not re-occurred with the new part. I still have

Upon starting my car one morning, I was greeted with many alerts having to do with the right front headlight, fog light, blinker, brake light, rear parking light and license plate lights, all of which did not work. The alerts continued to cycle through during the entire trip (20 minutes from home to work) and the status did not change when I restarted my car to go home that night. As I was driving home that night (10 minutes into the drive) my right headlight suddenly turned on and all of the alerts went away. The next morning, the alerts were back on and none of the right exterior lights were working. I had the car checked and it turns out the 30 amp fuse in the back of the fuse box was melted along with part of the fuse box that sits around the fuse. It is going to cost me over $600 to f

Upon starting my 2010 Volkswagen tiguan, the dash indicator will begin cycling through the exterior lights, (e.g., right front low beam, right front fog light) noting that each is not working. This issue initially happened about 6 months ago and has occurred intermittently since then. Each time, the lights that have been noted as not operational on the dash have, in fact, not been working. Until recently, the problem would self correct, typically after re-starting the car. However, as of yesterday (11/3/2013), the lights that the dash is now indicating are nonfunctional have not started working again. This includes the right head light, third brake light, license plate light, and all turn signals. When I called my local Volkswagen dealership, a mechanic told me that I needed to bring it in

Vehicle was in heavy traffic moving approx. 5mph and stalled. Was able to stop and attempt to restart a couple of times and engine would attempt to start, but would quickly shut off as if engine was not receiving any fuel. Pushed vehicle to nearby parking lot and same thing, vehicle would crank make some sputtering sounds and shut off. Epc and engine lights on. Pressing accelerator did not help. This had occurred 3-4 times several months earlier usually when backing out of a parking lot after starting the car. Reported to dealer at that time and they said a code was seen , but they could not replicate the problem and car was fine. Those times the car was able to be restarted, this time not. Had towed to dealer and waiting for them to check again. Have strong safety concerns given sta

While driving 25-30 MPH on a city street, vehicle stopped accelerating (much like running out of gas...) dealer states timing chain tensioner failed destroying engine-I understand vw has a tsb out on this for years and though I serviced my vehicle at dealer, never knew of this potential problem

Tl*the contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen tiguan. In july 2010, the electronic power control light illuminated. The dealer replaced the accelerator pedal at that time. In october 2010, while the contact was driving approximately 40 MPH and attempting to turn, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact was able to restart and drive to the dealer where a few parts were replaced (the name of the parts were unavailable). The contact called the manufacturer who offered to assist with a one month payment towards the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 4,000 and the current mileage was 6,053.

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen tiguan. While driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. Prior to the vehicle stalling, there was an abnormal vibration while driving. The contact stated that the failure occurred while driving to the dealer (molle Volkswagen, 808 w 103rd st, kansas city, mo 64114, (816) 941-9500) for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the timing belt fractured, which caused the engine and turbo charger to be destroyed. The contact was informed that the engine was irreparably damaged. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

We have had the power steering cut out multiple times in the vehicle. It has not happened while driving, the red power steering light seems to be on when we start it the second time for the day and doesn't always reset when restarting the car. We have yet to bring it to get fixed as the nearest dealer is 1200kms away. *tr

Tl-contact owns a 2010 volkswagon ruatuan ----vehicle does have recall but contact stated volkswagon stated VIN number is not included in recall... Contact called dealership and dealership stated even though vehicle has same problems there is nothing they can do ... Engine turns off with key in ignition and ignition becomes loose key turns to off position and car shuts off while driving..contact given number to volkswagon. Cb .0recallsassociated with this VIN

Early monday morning on 12/17/18 while driving from orlando,fl to clearwater,fl on a major highway my wife had turned on the passenger seat heater. Nothing was out of the ordinary until we smelled something burning, thinking it was probably coming from the outside. The smell didn't go away so we turned off the a/c and both driver and passenger seat heater until the smell of smoke when away. We left the seat heaters off and left on the ac. When we got home we still didn't notice anything until later on in the morning when my sweater had a black burn mark. I went out to the car and noticed that the passenger seat had a burn hole close to the back. When I turned on the car and turned the passenger seat heater on I noticed smoke coming up and then a spark as if it where a lighter.

My husband was driving my vehicle and I sat in the passenger seat turned on the heated seating and after about 2 min I started to smell plastic burning my leg was burning and we seen smoke in the car and pulled over. When I got out the car my seat had a hole in it with smoke billowing out.

Timing chain tensioner failure, causing catastrophic engine failure at 77,000 miles. A newer model of timing belt tensioner has been used since december 2011. Est. $5000 repair bill.

I purchased a new 2010 Volkswagen tiguan I've had it in the shop 3 times going on the 4th tomorrow due to the braking system. In reverse the brakes squeal so bad, how safe is this to drive? The automobile shop is basically telling me there is not thing they can do. While I drive the call and have to apply brakes sometimes I have to punch the brake pedal all the way down to the floor for the car to stop. *tr

(cylinder failing/injectors leaking) engine light came on and the dealer said it was bad gas in my tank to let the gas run out and to fill up somewhere else. Car didn't have much power and idling wasn't smooth. They also said that if I keep getting bad gas that it will damage the catalyst converter which I then replied check the gas receipts in the car since I only buy bp and mobile 93 octane not my fault that gas station might be selling bad gas. We do own another car an Audi with a turbo engine as well and we get gas at the same gas stations and we haven't had any problems. Weeks later the car wasn't running any better so I took it to another place for them to let me know why the light was on. Code meant cylinder 2 and 4 failing. Took it back to the dealer and they told me that the