general problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan - part 2

The Tiguan has been having issues with hesitation while shifting between 1st and 2nd gear. You can feel an immediate loss of power, loss of boost and a bucking feeling while it shifting. I've also driven another Tiguan of the same year and the issue was present on that specific model too. This issue is not only an annoyance but also a safety issue while merging or trying to accelerate from a stop.

When starting vehicle (either cold or warm), vehicle has a several seconds hesitation when pushing down accelerator. Vehicle does not move, hesitates then lurches forward as if the vehicle is not getting sufficient power to move. Vehicle has been to the Volkswagen dealer several times and they have been unable to repair. This is dangerous when you are entering a highway or crossing a multi lane road and have to move quickly and the vehicle does not respond.

Tiguan 2018 hesitates to accelerate with a lapse of a few (3 or 4) second before the car finally accelerates after a full stop or from slow speeds. This issue tends to be constant and can be extremely dangerous as it happens when trying to pull from a busy intersection or from any other situation where you need to move quick , its a matter of time before someone gets seriously hurt if vw doesn't come up with a resolution. Im now on my second service apointment within a month. Seems to be a known issue with this model very frustrating!!!!!.

The Tiguan experiences severe and dangerous acceleration hesitation when accelerating from a stop or from very slow speeds. There is a significant delay between the accelerator being depressed and the car actually accelerating, which causes an extremely dangerous situation when attempting to merge with other traffic or enter a roadway from a side street. This issue is very consistent, and occurs in all operating conditions (engine warmed, engine cold, automatic gear selection or manual gear selection, in 'sport' mode and in regular driving mode). The issue is present in all driving situations where acceleration from a stationary or slow speed is required.

Vehicles hesitates to start from a slow or dead stop. Will not accelerate as it should. Noticeable lag when shifting and accelerating. Engine misfiring at only 3000 miles. Very dangerous when turning into traffic or merging on to highways. Vehicle gives a false sense of accelerating then stops. This happens reliably over and over.

Guess I'm having the same issue a lot of others are having. Sitting at a red light and hit the gas and nothing happens. Smells like gas inside the cabin. It's been in service at the dealership for 15 days and they have no idea what the problem is and no eta on the fix. I purchased the car in December 2017.

On 7/13/2018 we are on a family trip when we stop the vehicle to take some pictures the car on parking, start to make high and low aceleration with vibrations and then a light with epc show on dashboard. I turn off the car for a minute and then turn on, the epc light disappear, but the vibrations continued. The next day (7/14/2018) we are on the road and the vehicule starts the vibrations , then show the checkengine picture on the dashboard, rapidly 2 errors appeared on the screen �error: start-stop� and �engine on due to system error�. We call vw center and we have a inspeccion of the vehicle this week. Also with less of 4,000mi we saw that the front brake discs have problems. They show a big mark with ditch. There's a problem with the pads or with the stop system.

Engine on this vehicle is very slow to respond. When I give gas, it struggles to start moving, feels like it is carrying 10k lbs of load behind. I push gas peddle to the floor at a signal light to get away from traffic. Car won't respond for about 1 or 2 seconds, then starts to move, but very slow, crawling, then starts to speed up. Turbo lag is very bad. I don't feel safe. This appears to be a recurring issue that is being reported from customers. To be frank, the size of the vehicle (larger than other models) does not seem to match the engine size. Nhtsa needs to investigate for the safety of other drivers, particularly those who share the same fears.

Engine on this vehicle is very slow to respond. When I give gas, it struggles to start moving, feels like it is carrying 10k lbs of load behind. There are only two passengers, not pulling anything. Push gas peddle to the floor at a signal light to get away from traffic. Car won't response for about 1 second, then starts to move, but very slow, crawling, then starts to speed up. Turbo lag is very bad. Need to update software to help eliminate this. Audi uses the same engine, but response is so much better.

My everyday experience with this vehicle includes - hesitation when accelerating quickly, jerking forcefully when accelerating slowly, random jerking while driving. It seems as though, even as an automatic car, I can feel every gear change. Especially on the freeway, I feel extremely unsafe when I attempt a lane change. When I put my foot on the gas to quickly speed up, my vehicle hesitates and does not match what I am doing on the pedal. The hesitation is especially dangerous for other vehicles on the road. I am extremely anxious when driving my vehicle because I do not feel in control. I worry that, at any point, it will hesitate or jerk forcefully, and cause harm to me, my passengers, and/or those in other vehicles around me. Please note that this is an ongoing problem. This was not a one-time occurrence. This does not just occur when driving at certain speeds. The hesitation and jerking occur daily.

Vehicle engages automatic braking system without any prompting. . . No other vehicle anywhere in sight. It has happened on a rural two lane road, with a farm on one side and woods on the other and has also happened on a 4 lane road within city limits, but no vehicle in front of me, but one to the rear passenger side in the lane heading in the same direction. Every time this happens it brings the vehicle to a complete stop, regardless of speed. I have experienced whiplash on several occasions, as well as my husband and my 7 year old daughter. The amount of force is so violent that I would imagine it is equivalent to being hit by another vehicle. I had just picked up take-out once when this had happened, and the salsa in the takeout bag flew off of the back seat and the force caused the lid to come off and salsa was all over the 2nd row, front row, as well as myself and windshield to put into perspective how forceful this is. I fear the day that it engages and a car is behind me, because it will kill someone. We only drive this car now only if it is absolutely necessary and we can't make other arrangements.

While driving in a 50mph road during rush hour traffic, the epc light came on and the vehicle lost power. I didn't want to pull over onto a narrow bike lane. The vehicle could not keep up with traffic; other drivers were forced to go around me. At the next stop light, I restarted the car. The epc light did not come back on, and the vehicle behaved normally again. I called the dealership, and they told me that if it happens again, that I should bring it in. I got the impression that this is a normal reboot process for a Volkswagen, like having to reboot a windows pc if something goes wrong. I think the problem needs to be addressed before it happens again. Fortunately, I was driving the car, but after I told my wife what happened, she doesn't want to drive my car.

2018 Tiguan was purchased new in April - mid may car would not start, all warning lights went on. Car eventually turned on. A few days later while driving (on the road), car stopped completely, all warning lights went on. Had to be towed to closest vw where it would remain for over a month. First diagnosed as unknown electrical prob - needed to be analyzed by vw engineer who believed it to be the battery. New battery did not remedy issue - new alternator was ordered, again did not remedy the issue. Finally was identified as a issuing with the wiring being stripped. Feel completely unsafe in my new car - has also been effected by two recalls since (in addition to the one month in the vw dealership from non recall issue) - current sunroof recall has no fix only a temporary solution to disconnect the wiring - I feel completely unsafe in the car and will not drive the vehicle. Car should be bought back by vw - open recalls with no fix leave the car worthless. What else will go wrong with the 2018 Tiguan - will not purchase another vw in the future.

This car has a new "feature" called auto start/stop which, when is enabled by default. If not disabled, this feature will turn off the car when it's at a standstill and consuming little power, then turn back on when you hit the gas. Meant as a fuel consumption mechanism, this is very dangerous. A few times now, I forgot to disable it, and when perched in the median between opposite lanes, I had to accelerate rapidly and almost got slammed into because the car had to first start, then accelerate. I lost 2-3 seconds of reaction/acceleration time. When test driving the car, the salesman told me it was a fuel consumption feature, then turned it off for the test drive. If I had seen this in action, I never would have purchased the car. Vw will not disable it permanently.

When the auto start/stop feature is disabled by toggling the button on the center console, the car drives very rough, especially at slow speeds. It feels like the transmission is having trouble shifting gears.

The safety alert that stops your car in case of a collision stops my car with none or thing in front or on the side of it. My backup camera stays on consistently when driving forward. The electronic middle console constantly freezes up and won't allow me to do anything or goes completely black. This has happened multiple times including the most recent in this complaint. The engine also jerks forward and is very dangerous trying to pull out onto a busy street. When I mentioned this to the dealership they said the car need to learn how I drive. It has 6600 miles on it?.

Tl the contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that a burning odor was detected in the vehicle. The contact stated that after the vehicle was parked in the garage an abnormal odor was detected in the garage. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 12,600. Dr.

Purchased a 2018 vw Tiguan sel in febuary 2018. Brought to dealer twice (so far) and bringing it backi tomorrow. Has stayed in shop for 5 weeks since purchase. Serious hesitation when accerlating. My wife refuses to drive the vehicle in fear of her life !! (and so am I) these cars must be stopped being sold. . . Will not be long before someone is killed. . . .

Cars response to driver accelerator inputs is hesitant and erratic. Car motion is unpredictably when accelerating from stand still. The performance is not predictable and very without apparent external environmental factors. Unpredictable performance endangers car occupants while entering traffic. The behavior has been determined by dealer as normal against other 2018 models but is different against 2019. Vw us has not returned inquiry requests.