Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan has 26 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
26
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2024 | STEERING | Steering of the vehicle, gets stiff and looses the ability to drive smoothly, this happened after dr... |
| Jul 2, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | A few days prior to this incident, I noticed a crunching noise as I would turn the steering wheel ev... |
| Jun 20, 2023 | STEERING | The power steering won’t kick in and has left me stranded several times. This happens all the time a... |
| May 23, 2022 | STEERING | The contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated while driving approximately at 70 MPH,... |
| May 15, 2022 | STEERING | While driving on the freeway the red power steering warning light along with a loud warning signal c... |
| Apr 18, 2022 | STEERING,AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The clock-spring in our VW Tiguan broke/snapped disabling the electronics on the steering wheel - i... |
| Sep 1, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | VOLKSWAGEN-TIGUAN, 2013 - CLOCK SPRING IS OUT. BY THE LOOK OF THE THE COMPLAINTS, THIS A COMMON PRO... |
| Jul 7, 2020 | STEERING | I PARKED TO GO SHOPPING AND WHEN I GOT BACK AND TURNED ON THE CAR, THE STEERING WARMING LIGHT CAME O... |
| Apr 16, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | I WAS DRIVING MY VOLKSWAGEN 2013 TIGUAN DOWN I-95 WITH MY TODDLER DAUGHTER N THE CAR WHEN ALL OF A S... |
| Mar 1, 2020 | STEERING | UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING IS UNRESPONSIVE/INOPERABLE WITH CORRESPONDING ... |
| Nov 19, 2019 | STEERING | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOWN A MAJOR LOCAL ROADWAY (APPROX 40 MILES PER HOUR), THE STEERING RACK F... |
| Sep 17, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | ALL BUTTON OF STEERING WHEEL IS DEAD, AIRBAG INDICATOR IS ON ALL THE TIME, HORN IS DEAD, CENTER FRON... |
| May 16, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | CLOCKSPRING IN THE STEERING COLUMN HAS FAILED CAUSING AIR BAG LIGHT TO COME ON AND ON ONE INSTANCE T... |
| May 14, 2018 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | THE CLOCK SPRING (DIAGNOSED BY PUGI VOLKSWAGEN IN DOWNERS GROVE, IL HAS MALFUNCTIONED IN THIS VEHICL... |
| Mar 13, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | CLOCK SPRING ISSUE. MY 2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN CLOCK SPRING HAS FAILED AND MY AIRBAG/STEERING COMPONE... |
| Dec 15, 2017 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | VEHICLE'S CLOCK SPRING WAS FOUND TO BE DYSFUNCTIONAL AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. MY STEERING WHEEL START... |
| Dec 1, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE ... |
| Nov 30, 2017 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | MY AIRBAG LIGHT COME UP AND MY HORN IS NOT WORKING. |
| Sep 13, 2017 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD A CRUNCHING SOUND CO... |
| Jun 20, 2017 | STEERING,AIR BAGS | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER ... |