2013 Volkswagen Tiguan steering problems
27 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan, which is 12% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 12% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 62,000 miles 17 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 5 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 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 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash.
What owners wrote
When driving vehicle it will get up to 40 speed and not above and stall out to 0 MPH. The vehicle will not move and stall for duration of time, then it will driving at a low speed under 10-20MPH. At the time of purchase, I made it known to the brandon volkswagen dealership, fidelity bank and volkswagen america. I had two warranties and the problem were told me in 2012 and 2013, by brandon volkswagen the problem were resolved.
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 volkswagen tiguan. The contact stated that the vehicle was repaired per an unknown recall. Afterwards, while driving, the contact heard a loud clicking noise in the steering wheel. In addition, the horn failed to sound and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the recall was previously repaired and that the contact was over the warranty mileage. No assistance was offered.
Other problems reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan
- Air bags 64 complaints
- Electrical system 36 complaints
- Engine 30 complaints
- Fuel system 18 complaints