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2011 Volkswagen TIGUAN Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1022231
Internal NHTSA #	10551776
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TIGUAN
Model Year	2011
File date	04/11/13
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	When starting my car (after it had been sitting in the garage for over 24 hrs) i immediately got a "check left front lowbeam" warning plus a warning light on the dash. Turned off the car, turned it back on to see if it cleared. Then i got the same warning plus "check left front fog light". Got out of the car, sure enough, they were both out. I thought it was strange they were both out at the same time, but possibly just a bulb or fuse. Started to drive down the street and more warnings for different lights kept coming up. I turned around and went home (had gone maybe a . 25 mile). Made an appointment at the dealer, and by the time i drove my car in (5. 5 miles door to door) all of my exterior lights had thrown a warning and were no longer working (high beams, low beams, fog lights, turn signals, license plate light, brake lights, etc. Etc.). This catastrophic failure of all of my lights simultaneously was due to a faulty fuse panel and melted fuse, which was replaced (thankfully) under my extended warranty (would have been over $600 to repair something that failed 1100 miles after my factory warranty otherwise). Dealer told me they replaced the entire fuse panel with a redesigned one. This was not the first instance they were aware of of this happening, but indicated no recall had been declared. I am hopeful this fix eliminates the issue from happening in another 30-40k miles, and that there are no other failures or performance degredation in other components as a result. Hopefully this part will be recalled before this electrical gremlin hits too many other vehicles. I'm lucky this happened during the day in my driveway and not on a snowy mountain pass at night.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	37152
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	LAKEWOOD, CO
VIN pattern	WVGBV7AX6BWXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	09/10/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	4
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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.
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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.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Volkswagen TIGUAN Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Volkswagen TIGUAN Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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