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2017 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN — POWER TRAIN

crash1 injured · 1462740 · 2018-04-19

Vehicle

Make
VOLKSWAGEN
Model
TIGUAN
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
26,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

PURCHASED 05/19/2017. HORN AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DID NOT WORK IN APPROXIMATELY 12/2017. WAS REPAIRED AND TOLD WAS A COIL PROBLEM. THEN ON 04/12/18 IT SUDDENLY FLASHED ALL THE DASHBOARD AND STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS IN THE MIDDLE OF MY DRIVING AND SUDDENLY DIED ON ME WHEN I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE STEERING WHEEL GOT LOCKED. LUCKILY HAPPENED NEAR MY DRIVEWAY!! HAD TO BE TOWED AND TOLD THEY FIXED THE BATTERY PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY IT ACTED UP AGAIN WHEREBY THE RADIO KEPT SHUTTING OFF AND COMING BACK ON! BEFORE I COULD TAKE IT IN AGAIN I WAS INVOLVED IN ACCIDENT ON 04/16/18 AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY CAUSING MY HEAD TO WHIP EVERY WHICH WAY!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11088947
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown