2011 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Complaints

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

I BOUGHT A NEW 2011 TIGUAN SE AND IT STALLS OUT AT AROUND 5 MPH. THIS IS VERY DANGERS IN PARKING LOTS ( ROLLED INTO LIGHT POST). VW SERVICE FIRST TIME I BROUGHT IT IN TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO A BAD FUEL INJECTOR WHICH THEY REPLACED , WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN JUST THIS PAST NOVEMBER THEY SAID IT WAS A MELTED FUSE BOX ON TOP OF MY LIGHTS GOING OUT. *TR

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). *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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." *TR

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.