NHTSA Complaint #10579682 — 2012 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10579682
Vehicle	2012 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 3, 2014
Date Filed	April 14, 2014
Mileage	19,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	UT

Consumer Description

THE CAR ENGINE AND POWER HAS SHUT DOWN 5 TIMES WHILE DRIVING. FOUR TIMES ON SIDE STREETS AS WELL AS ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN THIS OCCURS THE CAR MUST BE PLACED INTO PARK TO RESTART VEHICLE. THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER EXCEPT RADIO STAYS ON. HIGHWAY INCIDENT THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE FIXED EACH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WE WERE TOLD A COMPUTER UPDATE WAS NEEDED. SECOND TIME THE WIRING HARNESS AND THIS THIRD TIME THE FUEL PUMP. THERE ARE TIMES IT HAPPENED BEFORE WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP. SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I PULLED OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP. *JS

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