Two problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan based on all problems reported for the 2011 Tiguan.
Bright red "oil can" starts flashing on screen while on major highway. Made I home. The next day the car kept staling before I even left for work. Found out no oil was being distributed through the motor causing the engine to seize. Loud noise could also be the timing belt, which is a common problem in these vehicles. Now I have a car that is not paid off, and I can't drive. This is an absolute nightmare.
My vw 2011 Tiguan's timing belt skipped and end up damaging the engine. The car was stationary, my wife, a couple of hours before came back from a meeting in the car and parked it. Then when she went back to the car it cranked but didn't turn on. It only has 58k miles but vw is not responding because it was 5 month past the warranty end date. This happened in 5/2016. . . Most of the recommended scheduled maintainance were performed and most have been performed in the dealership but the last one that was performed in firestone. Still no resolution from vw other than telling us that we are out of luck and that we have to pay for the repairs, about $12k.