The turbo blew causing the car to stop in the middle of traffic. the blown turbo caused metal to go into my fuel system and oil. the air bag sensors are faulty. they cannot sense someone in the seats. the car had to be towed to a auto shop. due to the blown turbo, it will cost $5,500 to fix.
Vw tiguan 09 purchased as new. only 50k miles on it when check engine light was encountered. soon after (last week, nov 25 2019), engine stalled while accelerating out of second gear and was seized. independent mechanic said it would cost 5,800 to rebuild engine. while doing my own independent research, discovered the complaints here detailing precisely the same issue (timing chain tensioner failure) that was described to me by my mechanic. then discovered that there is a class action settlement reimbursement (https://timingchainlitigation.com/) for this issue that i am no longer eligible for because jan 25 2019 filing deadline was not met - keep in mind that my engine failed one week ago (11/25/2019) with only 50k miles on it. i too, never received a class action notice in the mail. after calling the class action hotline, i was told to send an email to the lawsuit settlement administrator requesting a filing deadline exception. unlikely that any of this will work in my favor. but i too, like many others have been unnecessarily burdened by volkswagen's negligent handling of this major defect. it's unfortunate that customers like myself are now saddled ...
Car stopped and would not start due to timing chain tensioner fualt with code p0016. caused complete engine failure and the need to completely rebuild the top end of the engine. this was verified after a complete loss of compression due to the valves being destroyed on the engine.
My 2009 vw tiguan engine failed as i was driving to work 35 mph, in heavy traffic, out of nowhere my car engine made scary crumbly noise and suddenly died in the middle of the traffic; completely dead. i was scared to death and if i didn't react fast to put emergency lights on, i could have been plowed by a big truck behind me. there were cars parked on each side of the street, and no place to pull over. i was close to work but was stranded on the street with high traffic because i couldn't move the car. i tried to turn it on but again same rumbling sound and dead again. i called a friend to help me push the car to my employer's parking lot so i could be safe. after work i called aaa for assistance and they couldn't start the car so it was then towed to the place i live. they also concluded that the engine is the problem. that is when i started researching about it and found out there was a settlement for timing chain that i was never informed about and my vin got matched. i bought this ...
On engine start up, the check engine light came on. after driving it a short while, the car would not start again. had it towed to a qualified mechanic who diagnosed that the timing chain tensioner failed and the engine jumped time, causing catastrophic damage to the cylinder head and pistons. mechanic estimated a repair cost of approximately $6000.00 to replace the engine with a used one. the car had less than 100k miles but the repair would have cost more than it was worth. volkswagen will not pay for the repair, even through a class-action lawsuit was settled against them for this issue, since the deadline for applying was 6 months prior to this incident.
Sunroof had defected drain tubes. due to the drain tubes being defected, it caused a major leak in the sunroof and ended up flooding the inside of the car. due to the flooding, it shorted out my passenger air bag. my passenger air bag is not functioning correctly. also, the engine light keeps coming on even after the problems are fixed. the engine has been fixed numerous times and the problems still come back. the engine is faulty. problems keep arising with the engine in general. i had the car looked at numerous times and its always the same problem being fixed
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen tiguan. the contact stated that the vehicle failed to accelerate from a stop position. there were no warning indicators illuminated. the vehicle was towed to van horn nissan of sheboygan (5515 racetrack rd, sheboygan, wi 53081, (920) 457-8844) where it was diagnosed that the timing chain and cylinders needed to be replaced. the vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 82,082.
I noticed a huge oil puddle where my car was parked. i drove straight to the vw service dept in my area...the car has less than 75k miles & was last serviced by a vw dealership due to fuel pump recall. upon my discovery of the massive oil leak, i now know was spawned from the pcv valve going bad which has resulted in blowing out 3 seals and requiring a new pan. i have recieved an estimate from a vw dealership service dept and a well know auto repair shop- both have quoted the cost no less than $2000 with potential of reaching $3000. essentially the pcv part is about $20.00 in cost, but because it just "went bad" and its purpose is to allow the engine to breathe...blowing out these additional seals means that the engine will need to be removed to be repaired. the car is valued around $7000 to resale in good condition. now, a consumer has to spend 30% to 40% of the cars value to repair the faulty valve that caused additional issues in order to stop the bleeding. i bought this car from carmax at 30k miles ...
The timing chain jumped the safety and destroyed the engine and steering. the wiring under the front seats is corroded. the vehicle was stationary.
I started having issues with the epc light coming on in my car back in 2017. i was told that i needed "carbon cleaning" which i had done in july 2017 to the tune of $950+. after the repairs were done, my car seemed fine until i was out driving up a long hill near home and my car could not pick up speed. the epc warning light came back on. i pulled over and the light went off and i was able to drive again. weird, but no problems until november 2018 and the same thing started to happen. for personal reasons, i could get to my garage, but just before i was able to take it in to have the problem checked out and for routine maintenance, i'd come out of the grocery store friday, march 9, and my car would not work. had it towed to the garage i frequent and was told that my timing chain tension had failed and i would be looking at a bill of $3,100. please keep in mind that this is the second engine on this car. i replaced the original ...
The vehicle has heavy hesitattion on the highway and within city limits. it is as iff the car will stop. i took the car to the certified vw dealership due to the engine light being on. it was found that there are metal pieces from the engine or spark plug in the oil and has messed the engine up. with regular oil changes, how would these pieces of metal be in the engine. i performed some research and saw that a lot of others have had the same issues. this should be something that should be reviewed and looked into further by the nhtsa.
At 90k miles the rear main seal has failed. this comes just 4k miles after having the engine cylinder head repaired and all timing components replaced from the timing tensioner failure.
Vehicles timing chain tensioner failed causing the engine to stop running. timing gain tensioner failed causing severe engine damage. while merging onto freeway engine lost all propulsion causing vehicle to lose acceleration due to issue. almost caused an accident with a semi truck as vehicle was only moving at 20 mph onto a freeway where speed limit is seventy. was able to move vehicle to the shoulder but would not restart due to engine damage. volkswagen has acknowledged the issue but has offered zero assistance
The rear main seal on my 09 tiguan 2.0 tsi blew at 709k miles from pcv valve defect. i have heard of several cases of the pcv clogging on the tsi engine cars sending boost pressure into crankcase and blowing the seal.
I have a 2009 volkswagen tiguan during the time of failure the vehicle was at 96,872 miles on it. i was driving down the street in my neighborhood, fairly close to my house. i had just got off work and was coming down a slight hill. once i let of the throttle peddle the vehicle jared and began running terribly until the engine stalled. i was able to slow the vehicle and park in front of someones house. i tried to start the car and it would crank but no start. i got the vehicle to my house and tested everything i could until i did a compression test, nothing. the timing chain tensioner failed and my timing chain jumped causeing catastrophic failure. i was lucky to not be going vary fast and no kids out playing in the street. well just like all the other reports, vw offered no assistance with the repairs. i really hope a recall comes out on this issue due to the amount of occurrences, before someone gets seriously injured or killed. thank you for your time and consideration. somebody needs to worry about vehicle safety because we all know vw doesn't.. its all about ...