2018 Volkswagen Tiguan cruise control problems
21 complaints about cruise control have been filed for the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan, which is 4% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 21 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 6,000 miles 12 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When cruise control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 10 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 0 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 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 12 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 6,000 miles, and 100% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the cruise control complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
The vehicle has a start/stop feature that is on by default and is dangerous when waiting to make a turn. It temporarily shuts the car down and restarts upon release of the brake pedal to move the car forward which causes severe hesitation in excelleration. To make matters worse the transmission in this vehicle jerks and hesitates. When it does finally kick in it causes the car to surge forward to fast and makes it difficult to drive and handle in a turn, epecially with oncoming traffic.
Accelerator position and engine response on this vehicle is very inconsistent slow to respond from stationary position making the vehicle unpredictable and often unsafe. Depression of accelerator produces inconsistent results ofttimes the vehicle struggles to start moving, then other times from stationary, the vehicle lurches forwards with exact same type of accelerator input. These experiences are in all modes.
Other problems reported for the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan
- Engine 82 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 49 complaints
- Electrical system 46 complaints
- Fuel system 41 complaints
- Body & structure 39 complaints
- Brakes 21 complaints
- Lighting 18 complaints
- Seat belts 16 complaints
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