Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan has 59 NHTSA engine complaints and 1 engine-related recall.
59
Complaints
1
Recalls
1
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
08V235000
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING 4,079 MY 2008 PASSAT AND 2,500 MY 2009 TIGUAN PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH 2.0T FSI ULEV II ENGINES. THESE VEHICLES HAVE ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 2022 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving at 45 MPH, the accelera... |
| Jul 10, 2022 | ENGINE,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while her son was driving at an u... |
| Nov 25, 2019 | ENGINE | VW TIGUAN 09 PURCHASED AS NEW. ONLY 50K MILES ON IT WHEN CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ENCOUNTERED. SOON A... |
| Aug 22, 2019 | ENGINE | MY 2009 VW TIGUAN ENGINE FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING TO WORK 35 MPH, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, OUT OF NOWHERE MY... |
| Jul 23, 2019 | ENGINE | ON ENGINE START UP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER DRIVING IT A SHORT WHILE, THE CAR WOULD N... |
| Mar 9, 2019 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELER... |
| Jan 25, 2019 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | I NOTICED A HUGE OIL PUDDLE WHERE MY CAR WAS PARKED. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE VW SERVICE DEPT IN MY A... |
| Mar 9, 2018 | ENGINE | I STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH THE EPC LIGHT COMING ON IN MY CAR BACK IN 2017. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEED... |
| Feb 1, 2018 | ENGINE | THE VEHICLE HAS HEAVY HESITATTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHIN CITY LIMITS. IT IS AS IFF THE CAR WILL S... |
| Jan 31, 2018 | ENGINE | AT 90K MILES THE REAR MAIN SEAL HAS FAILED. THIS COMES JUST 4K MILES AFTER HAVING THE ENGINE CYLIND... |
| Jan 10, 2018 | ENGINE | I HAVE A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN DURING THE TIME OF FAILURE THE VEHICLE WAS AT 96,872 MILES ON IT. I ... |
| Sep 21, 2017 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER BROKE AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE. VW QUOTED ME MORE THAN $8,000 TO... |
| Sep 5, 2017 | ENGINE | TIMING BELT TENSIONER FAILURE, CAUSING CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT JUST OVER 93,000 MILES. THIS S... |
| Jun 15, 2017 | ENGINE | WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE STOPPED RUNNING WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD NOT START. TOWED TO DEALER AND TOLD... |
| Jun 12, 2017 | ENGINE | THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE COST TO REPAIR MY ... |
| Apr 27, 2017 | ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT TH... |
| Mar 28, 2017 | ENGINE | THE TIMING TENSIONER WENT BAD AND CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE WHICH NOW NEEDS REPLACED AT AROUND $7K-... |
| Mar 20, 2017 | ENGINE | TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER IS DEFECTED. THE TIMING CHAIN LOST TENSION WHILE VEHICLE WAS ON ALLOWING THE ... |
| Mar 3, 2017 | ENGINE | WHIEL DRIVING ON A BUSY STATE ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AROUND 70,900 MILES. I HEARD RATT... |
| Feb 4, 2017 | ENGINE | ENGINE SEIZED AT JUST OVER 117,000 MILES. REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A NEW USED ONE AND IT SEIZED AGA... |