2016 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN Complaints

Parking Brake locks up and renders vehicle immobile- has occurred twice and parking switch has been replaced three times.

I own a 2016 VW Tiguan.I bought in mid 2018 w/30k miles.The clock spring,which controls the drivers airbag,horn & all steering controls has broken 3 times.It has broken once per year since I have had.This is obviously due to a faulty part that keeps being reinstalled.I see years ago that over 1.2 million people w/VW's were affected.This issue should have been fixed the FIRST time when I brought it in w/74,000 miles on 12/18/2019 or perhaps fixed the SECOND time I brought it in w/95,000 miles on 7/31/2020.Now, it is broken AGAIN, a THIRD time and now I'm told too bad, its over 120,000 miles & no longer covered,when I came to bring in on 11/3/2021 (contacted you originally on 9/30/21).No one ever informed me of there being an extended warranty that only lasts until 120,000 miles. I drive 2.5 hours to make my appt & when I email you to notify you that I am going to be 15 minutes late,only then do I get a call from the service rep when I am down the block from the dealership. He proceeds to tell me that he doesn't have the part for the clock spring.That they are using something "new".I said why couldn't you have told me this earlier?Then the rep says, why don't you take your vehicle somewhere closer?I explained that I live in a rural area & that I have always brought my car to this facility & that this is the 3rd time for the same issue.Only then did he ask me the mileage of my vehicle & then began to say VW no longer covers the part.Well, it should have been fixed properly the 2 previous times.The clock ring has broken every year I have had the vehicle.If VW is indeed using a "new" part as the rep stated, then there must be a reason why. This is a safety issue.Due to reinstallation of a faulty part the clock spring continually breaks each year.VW & the dealership are aware that the part is faulty & this is why VW created an extended warranty on just the clock spring.When I stated this to the VW rep he stated that they cannot do anything about bad parts.Shame on VW

2016 volkswagen tiguan 2.0 L combination timing chain and timing chain tensioner failure as diagnosed by the Volkswagen dealership. Caused the car to lose power immediately and misfire

The contact owns a 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH, the sunroof exploded and shattered inside the vehicle. There were no injuries sustained from the falling glass. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 112,000.

Unknown Water leaking from sunroof affecting the electrical components and now sunroof won’t open or close at all.

2016 Tiguan - 75k Miles. Steering wheel starting making clicking noises when taking sharper turns, a few days later, the airbag light came on along with an airbag "error" message. That same day, all buttons on the steering wheel stopped working, along with the horn. I took the car into the dealership and they IMMEDIATELY knew what was wrong. The clockspring. Quite frankly, this is absurd... If this is a known issue why isn't this a recall? I was told by the service representative that they see 2-3 CASES OF THIS A DAY... What the heck? Comeon.... This is a serious safety issue... Do something about it.

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, DECREASING THE SET SPEED USING CRUISE CONTROL MULTIPLE TIMES IN SUCCESSION LED TO AN INCREASE IN THE SET SPEED.

WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE ONLY INJURY SUSTAINED WAS A BROKEN HEEL BY THE DRIVER, ALL OTHER PARTY'S DID NOT RECEIVE MEDICAL TREATMENT AND ONLY COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THEIR VEHICLES. MOMENTS AFTER THE COLLISION, THE TIGUAN BURST INTO FLAMES. THE BRAKE PETAL HAD TRAPPED THE DRIVERS FOOT AND THE DOOR WAS JAMMED. FORTUNATELY THE OTHER PARTY WAS ABLE TO JERK THE DOOR UNTIL IT OPENED TO FREE THE DRIVER. THE TIGUAN WAS A TOTAL LOSS, BECOMING COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW WILL NOT ROLL DOWN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS WARM OR HOT. ALSO WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS COLD BUT THE HEAT INSIDE THE CAR IS BEING USED. IF IT STOPS WORKING WHEN THE WINDOW IS OPEN I CAN CLOSE IT BUT IT WILL NOT ROLL BACK DOWN.

MY VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AN INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILURE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A WIDELY KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH OLDER VERSION VW INTAKE MANIFOLDS. THERE IS ALSO AN EXTENDED WARRANTY APPLIED TO VW INTAKE MANIFOLDS WHICH I HAVE ADDED AS A DOCUMENT BELOW. VW CLAIMS THAT MY INTAKE MANIFOLD IS NOT COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS THE SAME CCTA ENGINE AND SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD AS THE ONES DESCRIBED IN THE NOTICE. THE WARRANTY EXTENSION SHOULD APPLY TO ANY OF THE VW VEHICLES THAT HAVE AFFECTED INTAKE MANIFOLDS. THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS COMPLETELY REDESIGNED BY VW IN 2017 TO ADDRESS SPECIFIC ISSUES WITH THE OLDER VERSION OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AS DESCRIBED IN THIS VIDEO DONE BY A VW EXPERT AND DOCUMENTED UNIVERSALLY. AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE DATE AND RECORDS, THIS UPDATE WAS RELEASED AFTER MY 2016 VW TIGUAN WAS BUILT, SO MY CAR HAS THE OLD VERSION OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. THE OLD VERSION SKU IS 06J133201BD AND THE NEW VERSION SKU IS 06J133201BH WHICH I HAVE LINKED BELOW WHICH ADDITIONALLY SUPPORTS MY CLAIM. THE WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BY VW WAS TOO NARROWLY APPLIED SINCE THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ENGINE AND SAME INTAKE MANIFOLD THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE ADVISE VW TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY TO ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES INCLUDING THE 2016 VW TIGUAN. VIDEO OF INTAKE MANIFOLD UPDATE - HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=5IVXPQRIZKK&T VIDEO DETAILING ISSUES OF VW INTAKE MANIFOLD - HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=YVFVUKUPY0K&T OLD VERSION INTAKE MANIFOLD - HTTPS://PARTS.VW.COM/P/VOLKSWAGEN__/MANIFOLD/54564237/06J133201BD.HTML NEW VERSION INTAKE MANIFOLD - HTTPS://PARTS.VW.COM/P/VOLKSWAGEN__/ENGINE-INTAKE-MANIFOLD/67801038/06J133201BH.HTML