39 of the 238 complaints about the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan are about the lighting — 16% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 43,800 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE LIGHTS ON THE CAR START FLASING ,WHEN YOU TURN OF THE CAR , EVERY LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD & THE STERRING WHEEL HAVE A NOISE SOUND LIKE THE CLOCK RING HAS SOME DUST IN SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #11330670 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE CLOCK SPRING SOUND A LOT, WHEN YOU DO A TURN , AND IT SOUND A LOT , MOVING THE WHEEL, THE BRAKES HAVE A SOUND WHEN YOU ARE GO IN DOWN THE HILL , SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WANT TO STOP ,LIKE SOME BODY IS PUSHING THE BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #11327455 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AIR BAG CLOCK SPRING AND THE CAR STAR FLASHING.
NHTSA complaint #11326601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V569000(EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LEITH VOLKSWAGEN OF CARY (2300 AUTOPARK BLVD, CARY, NC 27511, (919) 297-1640) FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED AND TURNED OFF WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE LIGHTING FAILURE, SEVERAL ERROR MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WAS NOT COVERED IN THE INITIAL RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT ASSIST BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN SERVICED PER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000. *LN
NHTSA complaint #11271595 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WAS DRIVING AIR BAG NEVER CAME OUT THE IMPACT WAS FRONT.
NHTSA complaint #11131769 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE CAR HAS LOST POWER WHILE IN DRIVE ON CITY STREETS. FIRST OCCASION APRIL 23 2014 THE COOLANT/WATER PUMP FAILED AS DID FUSE. MAY 23 FUEL PUMP FAILED AND FUEL PUMP PANEL. JULY 28 CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING DUE TO FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR. YESTERDAY AUG 15 2016 CAR AGAIN LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AND HAD TO BE TOWED (FOURTH TIME WITH LESS THAN 50K MILES) TO DEALER. I AM AWAITING DIAGNOSIS BUT NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE. TWICE I WAS FORTUNATE THAT POLICE OFFICERS SHOWED UP AND WERE ABLE TO PUSH MY CAR OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TO SAFETY BUT AT THIS POINT I BELIEVE VW SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO REPLACE THE CAR AS IT HAS CLEARLY PROVEN A SAFETY HAZARD FOR MYSELF AND OTHERS ON THE ROAD. RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
NHTSA complaint #10896424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I REALIZED BOTH OF MY HEADLIGHTS WERE OUT. IT WAS LIGHT WHEN I LEFT MY HOUSE SO I DIDN'T NOTICE, I HAD TO DRIVE WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS. JUST A LITTLE STRANGE THAT ALL OF A SUDDEN BOTH HEADLIGHTS GO OUT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. SO I CALLED TO ASK TO BRING MY CAR IN AND THE GIRL TOLD ME THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THIS. I SEE RECALL 97Z9 FOR EXTERIOR LIGHTING. SHE TELLS ME I'LL HAVE TO PAY TO FIX IT AND IF THERE IS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE I CAN GET A REFUND. GREAT CUSTOMER SERVICE.
NHTSA complaint #10759668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HEADLIGHT WENT OUT ON A CAR WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON CAR. HAD TO REPLACE RIGHT HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE BULB WITH BALLAST AT A COST OF $305.36!!! I HAVE HEARD THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING HEADLIGHTS FAILING IN 2011 VW TIGUANS. WANTED TO ADD MY NAME TO THE LIST OF COMPLAINTS.
NHTSA complaint #10638812 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE HAD A PARTIAL LOSS OF EXTERIOR LIGHTING ON OUR 2011 VW TIGUAN AT ROUGHLY 61,000 MILES. WE LOST PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT, REAR DRIVER SIDE BLINKER, FRONT PASSENGER BLINKER, REVERSE LIGHTS, AND TAG LIGHTS. WE TRIED TO REPLACE THE BULBS BUT BULBS WERE FINE. I ALSO CHECKED ALL FUSES AND ALL WERE OK NONE WERE BLOWN. WE THEN TOOK THE CAR TO AN IMPORT SPECIALIST SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THEY FOUND A CIRCUIT UNDER THE FUSEBOX THAT OVERHEATED AND MELTED. THEY REPLACED THE CIRCUIT AND THE LIGHTING WAS RESTORED, HOWEVER THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD MOST LIKELY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE REPLACED CIRCUIT ONLY LASTED ABOUT THREE WEEKS AND NOW WE HAVE LOST THE SAME EXTERIOR LIGHTING AS BEFORE. WE CONTACTED VW SERVICE AND THEY SAID BASED ON OUR VIN # THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10559447 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
RIGHT SIDE HEADLAMP, TURN SIGNAL, BRAKE LIGHT INOPERATIVE. 30 AMP FUSE ONE BLADE BURNT BUT FUSE NOT BLOWN. FUSE BOX MELTED AROUND CONTACT.
NHTSA complaint #10558239 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DURING DRIVING ONE HEADLIGHT (LEFT), THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, AND FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL GAVE A BULB OUT FAULT. ALSO, THE BULBS WENT OUT SIMULTANEOUSLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR 30 MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR, THE FAULTS WERE GONE AND BULBS WERE FUNCTIONAL. THIS REPEATED THE NEXT DAY WITH BULB OUT FAULTS AND NON-FUNCTIONING BULBS BUT THEN RESET AGAIN AFTER RESTARTING.
NHTSA complaint #10556475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
IN NOVEMBER MY DRIVERS HEADLIGHT WENT OUT I REPLACED THE BULB THEN IT WAS WORKING BUT 2 WEEKS LATER THE PASSENGER SIDE GOES OUT THIS TIME NOT ONLY MY HEADLIGHT MY TURN SIGNAL ALSO GOES OUT FROM THE FRONT. THEN I GET PULLED OVER BECAUSE NOW I DON'T HAVE A DRIVER SIDE BACK SIGNAL LIGHT. I REPLACED ALL OF THE BULBS AND THEY STILL DON'T WORK. I DON'T HAVE WARRANTY ON MY VEHICLE. IT HAS BECOME A BIG PROBLEM FOR ME NOT ONLY THAT, ITS A HAZARD TO BE ON THE ROADS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND NOW I NEED TO TAKE MY VEHICLE IN, BUT THIS IS THE ONLY VEHICLE I HAVE TO COMMUTE.
NHTSA complaint #10555727 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
A FEW DAYS AGO I GOT A WARNING ON MY CAR SAYING THE FRONT RIGHT TURN SIGNAL NEEDED TO BE CHECKED. IT WASN'T AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SINCE THE REAR AND SIDE MIRROR TURN SIGNALS STILL FUNCTIONED. I HAD ALSO HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL ONLINE, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST TELLING ME I WAS PART OF THE RECALL AND WOULD NEED TO TAKE IT IN SOON. LAST NIGHT, DRIVING IN THE DARK, I LOST A HEADLIGHT, FOG LIGHT, AND THE 3RD BRAKE LIGHT. IT WAS DECIDED TO MAKE THE 4 HOUR TRIP TO THE NEAREST VW DEALER THIS WEEKEND TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, I LOST VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE REMAINING EXTERIOR LIGHTING. LUCKILY IT WAS A BRIGHT MORNING, AND WORK IS NOT FAR. BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF TWO BRAKE LIGHTS, AND ASSUMING I WOULD LOSE THE OTHER ONE, I HAD VW TOW MY CAR TODAY TO THE DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THIS IS MY LIST OF LIGHTS LOST AS OF 12.6.13 8:00 AM: FR DIPPED BEAM, FR TURN SIGNAL, FR MAIN BEAM, FR FOG LIGHT, FL SIDE LIGHT, RL TURN SIGNAL, RL BRAKE LIGHT, RR SIDE LIGHT, 3RD BRAKE LIGHT, R REVERSE LIGHT, AND LICENSE PLATE LIGHT. FORTUNATELY I AM STILL UNDER WARRANTY, SO IT WILL BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME REGARDLESS OF AN OFFICIAL RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10555067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
FUSE BOX MELTING CAUSING LIGHT SYSTEM FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. FAULTY DESIGN/METAL SCREW NEXT TO 30 AMP FUSE CAUSING ARC.
NHTSA complaint #10554647 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
LIGHTS STARTED RANDOMLY GOING OFF AND ON..IT WOULD BE LEFT FRONT LOW BEAM AND RIGHT FRONT HIGH BEAM THEN NO TAIL LIGHTS OR TURN SIGNAL, ETC. BUT AFTER A FEW MINS THEY WOULD COME BACK ON THEN GO BACK OFF. IT IS GWTTIN WORSE AND OCCURS MORE OFTEN NOW AND I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IT AT NIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10554730 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT NOT LIGHTING, THE TURN SIGNAL ON THE SAME SIDE DOES NOT WORK AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TAIL LIGHT DOES NOT WORK.
NHTSA complaint #10554441 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING I RECEIVED MULTIPLE ALERTS OF BULB FAILURES AND HEADLIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, TAIL LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. CAUSE WAS A FUSE AND SOCKET IN THE FUSE BOX THAT MELTED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I CHECKED THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED RECALL HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED SO I WANTED TO BRING IT TO YOUR ATTENTION.
NHTSA complaint #10554443 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ALERT MESSAGES APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION DISPLAY STATING THAT MULTIPLE EXTERIOR LIGHTS FAILED. I CHECKED AND THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY SIX EXTERIOR LIGHTS THAT ARE NOT WORKING. MY HUSBAND SUGGESTED THAT THIS MIGHT BE A FUSE. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH TO SEE IF I COULD DETERMINE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I FOUND ARTICLES ON SEVERAL REPUTABLE NEWS SITES STATING THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAD ISSUED A RECALL FOR 800,000 TIGUAN MODELS WORLDWIDE FOR LIGHTING ISSUES. WHEN I CALLED OUR LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER, THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS.
NHTSA complaint #10553811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY 2011 TIGUAN IS ERRONEOUSLY AND INTERMITTENTLY REPORTING THAT LAMPS ARE OUT. I WENT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A MELTED FUSE BOX. I HAVE BEEN ON A LOT OF FORUM ONLINE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FINDING AMONG VW OWNERS,MORE SO TIGUAN. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY VWOFA HAS NOT LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE AS YET. MY BRAKE LIGHTS, MY TAIL LIGHTS, MY HEADLIGHTS ARE ALL OUT. THE IDEA THAT A FUSE BOX COULD BE MELTING UNDER THE HOOD IS QUITE DISTURBING. VW SHOULD LOOK INTO THE MATTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THAT 3/36K MILES WARRANTY THAT WOULD POSSIBLY COVER IT, DOES NOT CUT IT, CONSIDERING THAT THIS ISSUE USUALLY HAPPENS AROUND 40K MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10553299 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT MELTED. THIS CAUSED MY FRONT-RIGHT HEADLIGHT, REAR-LEFT BRAKE AND TURN SIGNAL LIGHT, AND MIDDLE BRAKE LIGHT TO STOP WORKING. MY CAR IS ALL STOCK AND I'VE DONE NOTHING TO CAUSE IT TO EXERT EXCESS ELECTRICAL POWER. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH VW AND IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW.
NHTSA complaint #10553122 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
MY BOUGHT NEW 2011 TIGUAN SE LIGHTS WERE GOING OUT-!FRONT HEAD LIGHT, FOG LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS , LICENSE PLATE DUE WHAT VW SAID WAS A MELTED FUSE BOX. ALSO MY CAR WOULD STALE AT LOW MPH IN THE WINTER TIME SINCE I PURCHASED IT FEB 2011( VW SERVICE RESPONSE WHEN I INITIALLY CALLED " IT COULD BE DUE TO COLD WEATHERB" WHERE ( MICHIGAN FEBRUARY) KNOWING WE HAVE COLD WINTERS WHY WOULD THEY SELL THESE CARS IN THIS CLIMATE ?! SAID IT COULD BE DUE TO ONE PROBLEM WHICH THEY FIXED AND NOW IT'S CUZ THE MELTED FUSE BOX).
NHTSA complaint #10552901 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE DRIVING... MULTIPLE EXTERIOR LIGHTS (BRAKELIGHTS. HEADLIGHTS, HIGH BEAMS, FOG LIGHTS, AND TURN SIGNALS) FAILED... WOULD NOT FIX ITSELF AFTER SHUTTING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION AND WAS NOTIFIED IT WAS A MELTED FUSEBOX.
NHTSA complaint #10552740 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
2011 VW TIGUAN - LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, SIGNALS) ALL RANDOMLY TURN OFF FOR VARYING PERIODS OF TIME. THE WARNING INDICATOR IN THE CABIN OF THE CAR INDICATES A LIGHT IS OUT. RESEARCH INDICATED POSSIBLE ENGINE COMPARTMENT FUSE BOX ISSUE, FURTHER INVESTIGATION CONFIRMED THIS. A FUSE IN THE ENGINE FUSE BOX APPEARS FAULTY AND HAS BEGUN MELTING THE FUSE BOX ITSELF. IT APPEARS THERE ARE NUMEROUS TIGUANS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 2009 AND 2011 WHICH ARE AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. I AM CURRENTLY PLACING MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK ON THE ROAD. I WILL SEEK TO GET THE ISSUE RESOLVED BUT WOULD LIKE VW OF AMERICA AND OTHER DRIVERS TO KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE IT POSES MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN, OR AN INJURY.
NHTSA complaint #10552811 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
AFTER DRIVING THREE HOURS I STOPPED TO GET FUEL. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR TO LEAVE THE GAS STATION I SAW AND HEARD THE DIRECTIONAL FLASHER SPEED UP. I TURNED OFF THE DIRECTIONAL ONCE I EXITED THE STATION. I THEN SIGNALED TO TURN RIGHT AND THE FLASHER INCREASED FLASHING SPEED AFTER 5 SECONDS. I THEN RECEIVED NUMEROUS DIFFERENT BULB OUT MESSAGES ON THE MULTI FUNCTION DISPLAY. I GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND FOUND THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT OUT AS WELL AS NUMEROUS AMBER AND RED LIGHTS ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR. THE DIRECTIONAL ON THE MIRROR ASSEMBLY IS WORKING THEN WHEN I PARKED THE CAR IT SHOWED THE REAR LEFT TAIL LIGHT IS OUT. I CONFIRMED THIS LIGHT IS OUT NOW. THIS WAS NIGHT DRIVING AND THIS VEHICLE HAD A MAJOR ELECTRICAL FAILURE CAUSING MULTIPLE LIGHTS INCLUDING HEAD LAMPS TO BE OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE SCHEDULED TO BE SERVICED AND DIAGNOSED SHORTLY AT A VW DEALER.
NHTSA complaint #10552633 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I WAS AT WORK WHILE MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF A PARKING GARAGE. WHEN I CAME OUT TO LEAVE FOR HOME, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT IMMEDIATELY INDICATED VIA CENTER MFD DISPLAY THAT ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS NEED TO BE CHECKED. LEFT LOW BEAM, RIGHT LOW BEAM, LEFT TURN SIGNAL, RIGHT TURN SIGNAL, ETC. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL 5 DAYS LATER. THE NEXT DAY, HOWEVER, THE LIGHTS WERE BACK ON. I MADE THE APPOINTMENT FOR 5 DAYS LATER AND THE DEALER, UNDER WARRANTY, REPLACED A MELTED FUSE AND FUSE BLOCK UNDER THE HOOD. I ASKED IF THEY CORRECTED ROOT CAUSE AND THEY SAID, "NO! WE JUST REPLACED THE BAD PARTS."
NHTSA complaint #10552308 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHILE OPERATING THE 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, EXPERIENCED AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED A HEADLIGHT / DRIVING LIGHT / TURN SIGNAL / BRAKE LIGHT / MARKER LIGHT AND PLATE LIGHT FAILURE. THE FAILURE BECAME INTERMITTENT UNTIL TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. DEALER STATED "LOOKED UP WIRING DIAGRAM AND TRACED TO A FUSE IN ENGINE FUSE BLOCK. / FUSE NOT BLOWN, BUT HAS CORROSION. REMOVED FUSE AND FOUND FUSE BLOCK MELTING. NEEDS FUSE AND BLOCK. REPLACED BOTH AND LIGHTING OK NOW.
NHTSA complaint #10551848 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAD LIGHTS, BRAKE, AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MELTED FUSE IN THE FUSE BOX AND AS A RESULT, THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
NHTSA complaint #10551953 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUSE UNDER WARRANTY. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THE LIGHT AFTER THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.
NHTSA complaint #10551979 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WHEN STARTING MY CAR (AFTER IT HAD BEEN SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR OVER 24 HRS) I IMMEDIATELY GOT A "CHECK LEFT FRONT LOWBEAM" WARNING PLUS A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH. TURNED OFF THE CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON TO SEE IF IT CLEARED. THEN I GOT THE SAME WARNING PLUS "CHECK LEFT FRONT FOG LIGHT". GOT OUT OF THE CAR, SURE ENOUGH, THEY WERE BOTH OUT. I THOUGHT IT WAS STRANGE THEY WERE BOTH OUT AT THE SAME TIME, BUT POSSIBLY JUST A BULB OR FUSE. STARTED TO DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND MORE WARNINGS FOR DIFFERENT LIGHTS KEPT COMING UP. I TURNED AROUND AND WENT HOME (HAD GONE MAYBE A .25 MILE). MADE AN APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALER, AND BY THE TIME I DROVE MY CAR IN (5.5 MILES DOOR TO DOOR) ALL OF MY EXTERIOR LIGHTS HAD THROWN A WARNING AND WERE NO LONGER WORKING (HIGH BEAMS, LOW BEAMS, FOG LIGHTS, TURN SIGNALS, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHTS, ETC. ETC.). THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF ALL OF MY LIGHTS SIMULTANEOUSLY WAS DUE TO A FAULTY FUSE PANEL AND MELTED FUSE, WHICH WAS REPLACED (THANKFULLY) UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY (WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $600 TO REPAIR SOMETHING THAT FAILED 1100 MILES AFTER MY FACTORY WARRANTY OTHERWISE). DEALER TOLD ME THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUSE PANEL WITH A REDESIGNED ONE. THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST INSTANCE THEY WERE AWARE OF OF THIS HAPPENING, BUT INDICATED NO RECALL HAD BEEN DECLARED. I AM HOPEFUL THIS FIX ELIMINATES THE ISSUE FROM HAPPENING IN ANOTHER 30-40K MILES, AND THAT THERE ARE NO OTHER FAILURES OR PERFORMANCE DEGREDATION IN OTHER COMPONENTS AS A RESULT. HOPEFULLY THIS PART WILL BE RECALLED BEFORE THIS ELECTRICAL GREMLIN HITS TOO MANY OTHER VEHICLES. I'M LUCKY THIS HAPPENED DURING THE DAY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON A SNOWY MOUNTAIN PASS AT NIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10551776 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE HEAD LIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUSE BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
NHTSA complaint #10551509 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.