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2010 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1400699
Internal NHTSA #	11015634
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TIGUAN
Model Year	2010
File date	07/07/17
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I purchased my 2010 vw tiguan a year ago. At 10k miles as requested i did the oil change. A month later or so oil started to leak. One day i drove my car to a store and left the engine running because i was only there for a few mins. Came back and my engine died. My mechanic diagnosed it and stated it was the timing belt that went. A lot of of people has been complaining about oil leak in general with this vehicle. Wish i knew sooner i would have never bought this car.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	76000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	MELROSE PARK, PA
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?	N
Was part original equipment?
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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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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2010 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2010 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?