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2009 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1051095
Internal NHTSA #	10575073
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TIGUAN
Model Year	2009
File date	17/02/14
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Rear main seal failed due to manufacturer defect causing oil to leak on to hot engine. Every 2. 0 tsi engine in tiguan, cc, gti, jetta and eos experiences the same failure at around the same mileage. The rear main seal is not a wearing part and should last for the life of a vehicle if well designed. This forum thread shows many owners with the same issue at around the same mileage. Http://forums. Vwvortex. Com/showthread. Php? 6907215-rear-main-seal-failure-at-80k-miles-due-to-pcv-defect-on-2-0-tsi&p=85203838#post85203838 the cost of the repair was $1,500 and vwoa refuses to admit it is a design defect or help pay for the repair.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	87000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	EAST HAMPTON, CT
VIN pattern	WVGBV95N79WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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Vehicle speed	65
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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