Two problems related to cruise control have been reported for the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Volkswagen Tiguan based on all problems reported for the 2013 Tiguan.
No electrical connection to steering wheel, air bag light is on. . . All similar problems to takata recall but my VIN was not included in the recall and the dealership is trying to charge me $800 to fix it. When vehicle was stationary and switched on, there was a tearing sound from the steering wheel - then nothing worked in the steering wheel, not the horn or the cruise control or anything. And the air bag light is on.
When operating at 65mph on cruise control I noticed a truck ahead of me slowing at a hill, so I pressed the "down" button to reduce the speed to 64, then again to 63 mph. When I clicked again for 62 mph the vehicle suddenly sped up because the cruise control had jumped back to 65 mph. By that point I was quite close to the truck and had to slam on the brakes to avoid a collision. This happened to me twice before I figured out what was going on. My dealer has verified this issue in my vehicle and has determined that all new 2014 Tiguans on their lot have this defect, as well as at least one 2014 passat. A member of the Tiguan owners group on facebook has reported that his 2010 Tiguan has this issue. Volkwagen of America customer service has officially tried to blow me off and make me go away. This issue does not occur every time, usually randomly occurring between 30-40% of the time.
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