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2012 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1277615
Internal NHTSA #	10860562
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TIGUAN
Model Year	2012
File date	30/12/15
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	At around 50,000 miles i was told by my vw dealer and vwoa that my direct injection engine needed to have its intake valves cleaned due to carbon build up. And it would be labor intensive, as the manifold had to be removed and walnut shells needed to be sandblasted into the valves to remove the build up. The vehicle was experiencing misfires due to the build up. This carbon build up is a known negative result of a direct injection engine, and i'm not the first to experience it. My dealer added a fuel additive two different times to try to remedy the solution, at vwoa's advice, but that did not resolve the problem--and really, how could it since the direct injection engine does not let fuel into the valves (where firing would burn off the carbon build up). The direct injection engine seems fine from an mpg standpoint, but the costs associated with regular cleaning are very expensive and a known problem that vw and other automakers should at least disclose at purchase, or resolve via engineering.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	50000
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HYATTSVILLE, MD
VIN pattern	WVGBV7AX9CWXXXXXX
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
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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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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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2012 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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