2011 Volkswagen Tiguan exterior lighting problems
39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the exterior lighting on the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan — 24% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The lights on the car start flasing ,when you turn of the car , every light on the dash board & the sterring wheel have a noise sound like the clock ring has some dust in side. *tr”
filed Jun 24, 2020
“The clock spring sound a lot, when you do a turn , and it sound a lot , moving the wheel, the brakes have a sound when you are go in down the hill , seems like the car want to stop ,like some body is pushing the brakes. *tr”
filed Jun 5, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Due to a problem with the fuse for the exterior lights, the holder for the fuse that…Campaign 13V569000 · Nov 22, 2013
Exterior Lighting problems in other Tiguan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Tiguan | 2 | 4% |
| 2022 Tiguan | 2 | 1% |
| 2021 Tiguan | 5 | 4% |
| 2020 Tiguan | 8 | 6% |
| 2019 Tiguan | 10 | 5% |
| 2018 Tiguan | 16 | 6% |
| 2017 Tiguan | 1 | 1% |
| 2016 Tiguan | 2 | 2% |
| 2013 Tiguan | 2 | 1% |
| 2012 Tiguan | 1 | 1% |
| 2010 Tiguan | 19 | 17% |
| 2009 Tiguan | 15 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.