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2011 Volkswagen Tiguan steering problems

14 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2011 Volkswagen Tiguan9% of all complaints for this model year.

14
Steering complaints
9%
share of all complaints
78,650 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The clock spring is broken in my 2011 VW Tiguan at 114,000 miles. Therefore, the driver airbag on the steering wheel does not work. Therefore, there is a safety issue if one drives the car. The problem is not fixed because there are no parts to fix it. Apparently there is a chip in the clock spring…

    filed May 3, 2022

  • I own a 2011 vw tiguan and is the worst car I've ever owned. 1. Initially I had a bad turbo at 60,000 miles. Check engine light showed and ended up a bad turbo. 2. A bad oil leak from one of the engine gasket only happened when driving 3. A bad coolant leak. I was driving and I saw the overheating…

    filed Dec 4, 2019

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.