Body problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan - part 2

Purchased the 2018 Tiguan on September 16th, entered service on October 10th with two b pillar rattles, excessive wind noise from drivers door and a screen flicker with the back-up camera. Car has remained in service for 21 days and no resolution from Volkswagen.

The drivers side b pillar consistantly makes agressive and loud cracking noises when driving the vehicle. I have initiated a lemon law suit with Volkswagen. The vehicle has been to the dealer three times and the concern has not yet been rectified. Additionally the drivers side b piller flexes and cracks when the rear drivers side door is opened (the door is attached to this pillar). The second dealership was able to replicate the noise was was very concerned. The service director told me that previous Tiguan models had concerns with insufficient welding which has been documented on safercar. Gov. It is also documented in multiple forums. The service ticket indicates that excess welding slag was discovered behind the headliner and curtain airbag. The dealer said that this should not be here. I'm very concerned about the welding integrity of the vehicle. The car makes violent cracking noises during any body flex. I'm extremely concerned about the safety of my vehicle and my overall well being. In the event of a side impact or general impact do not believe that the car will adequately protect me and I could be subject to serious bodily harm. Volkswagen refuses to respond or assist me in any way. The company is not concerned about their consumers as clearly evident in their most recent scandal in which they defrauded the government and consumer with false epa ratings which they knowingly concealed. In interest of the general public's safety please launch an investigation in to this vehicle so that lives can be saved.

I am experiencing a rattle in the passenger side b-pillar. My dealer is aware of my problem and said they haven't experienced it before. They are going to research any TSB that may be available regarding the rattle, before they start disassembling the interior looking for the cause of the rattle. In the mean time, I have found many on-line complaints about the same issue and one of the responses indicate communication with an owner and with Volkswagen, by the NHTSA about this issue. I'll try to attach the link to that conversation. If, as stated in the communication, a fix has been identified, please let me know so I can forward it to my dealer before they start removing my vehicles interior looking for the problem. Thank you. Here is the link I referenced above. If the link doesn't take you directly to thread # 137, please go to page 6 and scroll down to thread # 137. . Read more...