2009 Volkswagen Tiguan fuel/propulsion system problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The car keeps throwing sensors (camshaft, crank sensors, throttle body etc) and the ECM needs to be updated. It keeps turning over. I checked the recall list of VINs and mine is within the range, however there aren't any recalls listed.”
filed Sep 9, 2024
“I noticed a huge oil puddle where my car was parked. I drove straight to the vw service dept in my area...the car has less than 75k miles & was last serviced by a vw dealership due to fuel pump recall. Upon my discovery of the massive oil leak, I now know was spawned from the pcv valve going bad…”
filed Jan 28, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Tiguan years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 Tiguan | 3 | 14% |
| 2025 Tiguan | 5 | 12% |
| 2024 Tiguan | 3 | 5% |
| 2023 Tiguan | 5 | 8% |
| 2022 Tiguan | 28 | 11% |
| 2021 Tiguan | 10 | 8% |
| 2020 Tiguan | 3 | 2% |
| 2019 Tiguan | 10 | 5% |
| 2018 Tiguan | 38 | 14% |
| 2017 Tiguan | 5 | 7% |
| 2016 Tiguan | 4 | 4% |
| 2015 Tiguan | 1 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.