2012 Volkswagen Tiguan Electrical system Problems

“When backing out of a parking spot, I heard a crack from the steering wheel. An error: airbag warning light came on, and the horn and steering wheel controls stopped working. This appears to be a clock spring failure. I believe this vehicle was subject to a previous recall for this part, and it was probably replaced under previous ownership. Will be taking it to the dealer asap.”

“While riding on the expressway with my wife driving, everything on the dashboard as well as the radio started flickering on and off then we lost power steering. Just about every code lite up from the engine light, brake light and got a message saying epc & ABS failure.”

“While driving on a highway at approximately 35mph the vehicle shut down. I tried to re-start the engine and it did not start. The vehicle came to full stop. It took a while to re-start the engine. The first incident was repaired by a vw dealer, but I never got a clear explanation of what happened. The second incident happened last sunday on a high traffic local road at about 45 MPH. The vehicle shut down and again came to a full stop. It will not re-start.”

“Water is leaking from the sunroom on the passenger front side when it rains. I am concerned because it is soaking the area around the electronics, and has flooded the footwells of the front and rear passenger side of the vehicle. In addition, now the right side of the HVAC system is not functioning properly and I cannot de-fog the entire right side of the windshield while driving. There is also significant mold build up from the damp areas, and it doesn't seem like a good idea to breathe that in. Water drips and soaks the right side of the vehicle when stationary or in motion in the rain. …”

“On this july 4th holiday, the engine of our 2012 Tiguan (less than 52k miles, first owner) began to stutter on the freeway and the check engine light started to flash. This occurred at 70 MPH in the fast lane of a 6-lane freeway at a merge (I-85 at the merge with ga-400 southbound). Even as the vehicle dramatically lost speed, we were fortunate enough to be able to pull over into the slower lanes safely. Traffic was light and fast that afternoon. I promptly scheduled an appointment with the vw dealership (nalley vw of roswell) for the following morning, anxious to fix the problem. …”