2018 Volkswagen Tiguan Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“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....”

“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.”

“9,000 miles and 16 months later of getting it, the car is failing to get enough power after full stops in red lights and mandatory stops. Seems like the gearbox is not making on time the downshifting, sometimes taking 3 seconds to react, imagine this in an intersection! This has put my family and as I have read many others too. Now trying to get Volkswagen's say on this but after reading many opinions this will be a long battle.”

“Since owing my 2018 vw Tiguan, it has had an intermittent problem moving forward when I push on the throttle from a complete stop. Sometimes there is a delay of 2 to 3 seconds before the car moves forward. This is very dangerous and could cause an accident.”

“Dangerous jerkiness and loss of power when shifting through first 3 gears. When coming out of a stop the vehicle experiences noticeable lag as it shifts through each gear. Engine revs, power drops, and then it suddenly jerks into gear. Took it to dealership and was told there are no trouble codes and I should just keep driving. Issue was reproducible in normal and sport mode, and was verified by the technician when I made him accompany me on a test drive.”