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2009 Volkswagen TIGUAN Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1021805
Internal NHTSA #	10551486
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TIGUAN
Model Year	2009
File date	16/07/12
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My headlights and daytime running lights would intermittently work and not work. Sometimes i would turn my car on and all of my lights would work, and other times all of them would fail, or just one side. Sometimes they would fail while driving. I took the car into royal automotive group in san francisco and they initially claimed it was bad bulbs, it took them 2 weeks to work out it was a faulty main fuse box. This was replaced under warranty but i have still had continuing problems with my headlights, indicators and day time running lights going out constantly dying out and requiring replacement.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	38000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SAN FRANCISCO, CA
VIN pattern	XXXXXX
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
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Vehicle speed	20
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2009 Volkswagen TIGUAN Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen TIGUAN Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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