Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan has 19 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | The engine reached 100k miles in the second week of April 2022. After that, I tried to turn on the v... |
| Jan 30, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLES TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO STOP RUNNING. TIMING GAIN TENSIONER FAI... |
| Jan 18, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | THE REAR MAIN SEAL ON MY 09 TIGUAN 2.0 TSI BLEW AT 709K MILES FROM PCV VALVE DEFECT. I HAVE HEARD... |
| Mar 30, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 67,000 MILES ON AN 8 YEAR OLD TIGUAN MAJOR FAILURE OF THE REAR MAIN OIL SEAL, FOLLOWED 3 DAYS LATER ... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ON MONDAY EVENING 02/13/2017 IN DOWNTOWN DENVER, CO, I STARTED MY CAR AND PULLED INTO TRAFFIC WHEN T... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I WAS IN DOWNTOWN DENVER, COLORADO ON 2/14/2017. I STARTED THE CAR, PULLED INTO TRAFFIC AND THE CAR ... |
| Nov 10, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING THE REAR OIL SEAL FAILED CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF OIL PRESSURE THAT REQUIRED AN IMMEDIAT... |
| Sep 24, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING MY CAR FROM WV TO NY, I BROKE DOWN IN PA. MY CAR WAS MAKING AN ODD NOISE AND RUMBLING... |
| Mar 4, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TIMING CHAIN FAILED AT 90,000 MILES. |
| Oct 24, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | ON OCT. 24, 2015 WHEN I TRIED TO START MY CAR, IT SHOOK, IDLED ROUGHLY AND STALLED. I TRIED AGAIN A... |
| Aug 21, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD APROX. 40MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING-HAD TO COAST TO SIDE AND TOW... |
| Jul 6, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FOUR YEAR OLD IN THE BACKSEAT OF THE CAR, THE CAR SUDDENLY MISFIRED AND THE EN... |
| Apr 7, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | NOTICED OIL LEAK ON OTHERWISE SPOTLESS DRIVEWAY A FEW DAYS AFTER 100K SERVICE AT VW DEALERSHIP. RETU... |
| Nov 1, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN INTERSTATE THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AREA. LOUD POP WAS HEARD FROM REAR END. ... |
| Apr 22, 2013 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN SUFFERED A TIMING CHAIN MALFUNCTION APPROXIMATELY 40,000 MILES BELOW ITS M... |
| May 2, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | THIS IS A SEPARATE INCIDENT (I JUST FILLED A COMPLAINT ODI 10401437. SAME VW TIGUAIN. THE WEEKEND ... |
| Apr 4, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | EVERY 2 TO 3 MONTHS, CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY/CHANGE INTO HIGHER GEAR, HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWI... |
| Oct 23, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | THE DRIVESHAFT BOLTS STRIPPED ON MY 2009 VW TIGUAN WHEN MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT 30 MPH. ... |
| Oct 20, 2008 | POWER TRAIN | 1) DRIVING WITH LOW SPEED, ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. 2) AWD AXLE CAME LOOSE WHILE DRIVING, DAMAGING ... |