Three problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Volkswagen Tiguan based on all problems reported for the 2010 Tiguan.
Tl-contact owns a 2010 volkswagon ruatuan ----vehicle does have recall but contact stated volkswagon stated VIN number is not included in recall. . . Contact called dealership and dealership stated even though vehicle has same problems there is nothing they can do . . . Engine turns off with key in ignition and ignition becomes loose key turns to off position and car shuts off while driving. . Contact given number to volkswagon. Cb . 0recallsassociated with this VIN.
Was leaving the cul-DE-sac where we live and the first intersection is a "t". As the car started to make a left hand turn the car shut down with no warning. With the steering hydraulic system shut down and brake system shut down, we are blessed the car was able to stop before hitting a parked trailer. Put the car on park, restarted the car with no problem, then the engine light came on, put it on drive to drive it back home and stalled again, completely off. After two attempts, made it home and into garage. A couple of hours later I turned the car on and engine light was on. Did not move it. Next morning, to drive it to dealer hoping no tow needed, I noticed no engine warning light so I decided to try driving it to dealer. It stalled and shut down again backing out of garage. Put it on park, turned it on but did not turn on a/c this time. Made it all the way ok to dealer and engine warning light never turned on. Around the dealer, I drove it with a/c on and could not replicate the event. Highly concerned that this could have happened at a higher speed on a gradual curve would have been potentially a deadly accident. I'm expecting a call from the dealer sometime today.
The engine is shutting off/stalling without any warning, this has happened a few times. Each time the symptoms are the same, after driving for about an hour the car is parked and left for one or two hours. When it is restarted it runs for about 30 seconds and then shuts off with no warning, the car can be moving at the time or stationary and still in park, either way the engine can be restarted but may shut down for a second time after another 30 seconds. So far it has not required more than one restart, there are no fault codes which may indicate a fuel or electrical issue. I have researched this and it appears to be a common issue with the Tiguan. My concern is that the car may be involved in an accident as you have to wait for the car to come to a complete stop then select park and restart the engine, you can then put it back into drive before you can pull away again,and repeat if it happens a second time.