The most recent issue was the timing belt/chain. The vehicle consumed 3.5 quarts of oil within an 8,000 mile oil change. I had 2 quarts added at around 6,000 then at 8,000 it required 1.5 quarts and that's when the timing belt/chain went. I had asked how could a vehicle that is recommended to change oil every 10,000 miles consume 3.5 quarts. They didn't know. Also, now that it has been repaired, they are doing an oil consumption test. I will be bringing the vehicle in on Tuesday May 29th for them to check the oil. I have driven almost 1,000 miles. By Tuesday it will be at that reading. Mind you, I do not have any visible leaks (meaning no oil on the garage floor).

Day 1: Car starts, dies, then starts normally. Oil light appears. I take the car in for an oil change. Day 2: Car drives normally all day, then the engine begins to rapidly fail and decelerate on the highway. When I get home and turn the car off, I cannot restart the car.

I tow the car to the shop and they tell me it is a compression problem - the timing chain jumped and I should let the dealership open it up and take a look. They told me that they should be able to work with me because the car is under 5 years old and is only 7k over the 60k mile warranty.

But.. I knew they wouldn't work with me.... In fact, I SPECIFICALLY DID NOT TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I AM TIRED OF BEING B*LLSHITTED.

I called the dealership and told them the situation. They told me I am out of warranty. I hung up and called VW of America and opened a claim. Everywhere I look online, people are complaining about REPLACING THEIR ENTIRE ENGINE over this. And I refuse to pay for a new engine on a 3 year old car that has under 100k miles, and timing belts that shouldn't be serviced until 200k miles. I'd rather take my money and make a down payment on another car.

This is the complaint I emailed VW:

This is a major complaint about my 2012 Tiguan (67k miles). I find this car to be extremely unsafe and poorly made. I have had to pay thousands of dollars in maintenance for problems that cause my car to instantly decelerate on the highway with my toddler in the car. In addition, there are numerous TSBs about safety and performance issues, yet few recalls to ensure driver safety. In fact, there was a TSB in July 2012 about my current Timing Belt issue, but no timing belt or tightener recalls in 3 years. Thus, on Friday my car began to rapidly fail on the highway, as it did many times with the Intake Manifold/Fuel Injector issues last year. Now I am expected to pay for a new engine because of failed parts that aren't due for maintenance until 200k miles per the user manual. My powertrain warranty only expired 7k miles ago and the car is under 5 years old. This is just absolutely unacceptable. I wish I had never traded in my PT Cruiser. The Tiguan is a death trap and a money pit.

IF YOU ARE CONSIDERING BUYING A VW, RUNNNNNN AWAYYYYY. The costs for fixing them twice a year is a pain in the @ss, but that's nothing compared to the DANGER in driving them. I could have been rear ended and killed at least 4 times in the past year and a half due to part failures.