2009 Volkswagen Tiguan drivetrain & axles problems
19 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan, which is 8% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 19 8% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 73,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 7 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 17 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 73,000 miles, and 35% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
On june 13, 2008 I was traveling west bound on a typical south florida day, very hot and humid clear day. Just then a pick-up truck put out very fast in front of me. I slammed on my brakes with plenty of time to stop, but just before I came to a complete stop, the engine roared and I hit the truck very hard. At first I thought my foot slipped off the brake to the gas, but no way, I broke my foot because I hit the brake so hard. My question is this,is there a known problem with this newcar?
Noticed oil leak on otherwise spotless driveway a few days after 100k service at VW dealership. Returned to dealer where rear main seal was identified as the source. Estimate was $1400 total cost to repair along with oil hoses to turbo. Discussed details and frequency of rms repair with tech, since transmission has to be removed. Also researched VW forum threads on rms failure to find that 2008+ model vws are most affected, 2009 tiguans in particular.
Other problems reported for the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
- Engine 90 complaints
- Electrical system 40 complaints
- Lighting 15 complaints
- Steering 15 complaints