4.8

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
21,955 miles

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2017 Volkswagen Tiguan Owner Comments

problem #11

Jun 212024

Tiguan

  • 30,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who serviced the engine, and the check engine warning light was deactivated; however, the failure persisted. No further information was available. The contact stated that the vehicle also experienced excessive oil consumption. An oil consumption test was performed, and the vehicle failed the test. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 30,000.

- Lithia, FL, USA

problem #10

Sep 282022

Tiguan

  • miles
My Tiguan does not have airbags, the tire sensors don-??t work, none of the buttons on my steering wheel work. My turbo supercharger started failing and I had to spend $2,500 to fix it, which the car is not worth that plus the payments I make. The dealership says the airbags are on back order but won-??t say when they-??ll have it and that was over a year ago. It-??s been inspected by a dealership and they won-??t do anything about it.

- Cadiz, KY, USA

problem #9

Mar 192024

Tiguan

  • miles
I was driving and the fuel gauge quit working randomly. I am unsure how much gas is in my vehicle. I have had to get several repairs since purchasing my car from Carmax including my turbo boost, fuel pump and gas line. I financed the car in 2021 from Carmax.

- Pass Christian , MS, USA

problem #8

Jul 112023

Tiguan

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that after the vehicle had an oil change, oil leaked onto the driveway while the vehicle was parked. Additionally, the check engine warning light was illuminated while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the valve covers needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Englewood, FL, USA

problem #7

Aug 112022

Tiguan

  • miles
I was driving vehicle and it began to stall. I was a block away from home and made it home turned it off. When I tried to turn it on it would not start. I had it towed where I was told that the engine was BLOWN at no fault of my own. At 119000. I am still paying on this vehicle and can-??t even use it. Mechanic says it-??s not even worth putting a new engine in. The money I would spend on it I might as well get a new vehicle. Replacing the engine would start at $9,000. VW NEEDS A RECALL on this. Mechanic says he sees this alot on this vehicle

- Glen Ellyn , IL, USA

problem #6

Jul 132022

Tiguan

  • 37,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and stalled. The contact was unable restart the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the fuel pump and the timing chain were faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 37,000.

- Pittsburgh, PA, USA

problem #5

Sep 262021

Tiguan

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I think theu should buy my wolkswagon back I been having issue with

- Hollidaysburg, PA, USA

problem #4

May 012021

Tiguan

  • 58,000 miles
The contact owns a 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact pumped the brake pedal several times before the vehicle would start up. The speedometer started to fluctuate, and the vehicle would shudder or hesitate. Occasionally the vehicle would stall and shut-off. The contact stated that they were no longer able to operate the vehicle. The contact had not taken the vehicle to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,000.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #3

Jan 092020

Tiguan

  • miles
Under the hood fire protection materials coming off will not stay in place. Notify port charlotte volkswagon for them to directly see. And they had to replace the ignition switch had gone bad. Ask why was there not a way to crank the car with a key if the keyless button goes out. They said call a tow truck. I said what if a women and children where in danger and can not get a hold of a tow truck. Answers we can do nothing about that. Now that is schooling.

- North Port, FL, USA

problem #2

Aug 192018

Tiguan

  • 28,000 miles
While driving at a constant speed or decelerating the engine will stall without warning. The engine runs so quietly the only indication that it has stalled is there is no power and the steering becomes more difficult as the vehicle gets slower. It doesn't seem to matter your speed, it will just stall and this can be incredibly dangerous. Originally happened in 2017 and took to the VW dealership but they couldn't find anything wrong. It is happening again today and earlier this week 8/19/2018

- Clio, MI, USA

problem #1

May 082018

Tiguan

  • 18,500 miles
My 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan has 19,000 miles on it. I just bought it from a Honda dealership (single owner, leased) body is in like new shape. The car has stalled on while driving 6 times total, on 3 different occasions, while driving. The engine just shut off without warning (stalled out) while the car was moving over 40mph and an epc light came on. This is extremely dangerous, and left my family in a very dangerous situation on the highway. A car engine should never shut off while driving and now has me feeling very unsafe when driving it. It has been in and out of the local VW dealership for 3 weeks. This car is only a year old and has less than 20,000 miles on it. It should not be stalling out without warning and leaving my family in severely dangerous situations. There is no indication before hand that the car is going to stall. After it stalls out it can take up to 5 minutes to start again. Holding the start button (while putting the car in neutral because it stalled out while driving) to hopefully get it to start again on a dangerous highway in motion in traffic with nothing but a prayer to help us. This needs to be fixed. I would rather have my family safe and my car engine destroy itself, rather than the current process of my car engine "shutting itself down without warning to save itself" while leaving my family in dangerously unsafe situations while driving with a car that turns itself off as it pleases potentially creating a situation in which my family could be injured or worse (as it shuts itself down with a mind of its own when it thinks there is a problem). This car is new and has been at the dealership longer than in my driveway. I do not feel safe letting my family drive it. I lost confidence in this car and have great doubt in its future affordability and safety, reliability. I am very, very concerned.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

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