Two problems related to carrier/rack have been reported for the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Volkswagen Tiguan based on all problems reported for the 2012 Tiguan.
Sunroof spontaneously exploded with a loud bomb-like sound. I was driving on interstate 80 in west sacramento, CA toward downtown. The sunshade was closed and caught the gravel-like pieces of glass. As I pulled off the road, the glass continued to crack into more pieces and collapse into the shade. 75% of the sunroof glass was gone, leaving a large whole in the roof when I stopped, inspected, and called for a tow home.
On the fourth of July weekend I opened used my panoramic sunroof as I have numerous times before. While attempting to close the sunshade I heard a weird noise come from the track and the fabric retracted back into the open position. I once more pushed the close button to close the sunshade and while moving forward the fabric ripped and the coil retracted slightly.
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