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2012 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	962147
Internal NHTSA #	10495303
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	TIGUAN
Model Year	2012
File date	28/12/12
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	2012 tiguan (~18,000 miles) has stalled at low mph four times. The check engine light came on one occasion but not the others. At each time the vehicle would restart after putting it in park. Took it in to dealership and they could not find anything wrong, told me to make note of temp, mileage, gas level if it happened again. Thankfully this only happened when other cars were not near enough to cause harm.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	17000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	SALT LAKE CITY, UT
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	10
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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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2012 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen TIGUAN Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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