7 complaints reported

2019 Volkswagen Tiguan Power Train

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
7
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Mar 2025

Transmission in emergency mode. Exit the vehicle only when in P park

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jan 2025
Dec 2024

Warning sign with message, ‘Only exit vehicle in P position. Please service vehicle.’ displays. Other vw cars recalled for this ‘same issue’ but not Tiguan. Please let them recall and fix the problem.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2022
Jan 2023

It has already recall for other model but not ‘Tiguan’ Recall code is ‘37M2’ Please do recall and save us from danger. Please.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jul 2022
Aug 2022

Hi, My 2019 VW Tiguan, has the warning sign that ‘Only exit vehicle in P position.Please service vehicle’ But I found out it has recall for other vw cars for same issue but not tiguan. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 19V615 VW ACTION CODE 37M2, 37L5 At dealer, they will charge for diagnosing for $280 because it has not recalled. It should be recalled. Thank you.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Jun 2022
Nov 2020

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING INTENSE THROTTLE LAG. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I STOP BUT IT IS VERY EXCESSIVE WHEN ROLLING (10MPH) AND PRESS THROTTLE. IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY CONCERN AS IF I AM MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AND HAVE TO PAUSE WHILE OTHER CARS ARE AROUND I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHER 2019 TIGUAN OWNERS AND THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. AND DOING MY RESEARCH I HAVE SEEN SOME DEALERSHIPS HAVE FIXED THIS ISSUE WHILE OTHERS HAVEN'T.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2020
Oct 2020

SPORT SHIFT. THIS IS AN UNDERPOWERED AND SOMETIMES CONFUSED VEHICLE. MOST OWNERS SAY TO DRIVE IN "SPORT" MODE TO HELP IT NOT HESITATE AS MUCH WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP (CAN HAVE LONG HESITATION FOR NO APPARENT REASON) AND WHEN PASSING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. PER MANUAL "SPORT MODE WILL NOT ALLOW TRANSMISSION TO GO INTO HIGHEST GEAR" WHICH IS 8TH GEAR. HOWEVER ONCE IN SPORT MODE, AND CRUISING WITH STEADY SPEED AND RPM, IF YOU PLACE SELECTOR TO MANUAL MODE THE SHIFT INDICTOR IMMEDIATELY DISPLAYS 8 WITH NO CHANGE IN ENGINE TONE OR RPM. THIS INDICATES TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY IN 8TH GEAR AGAINST DESIGN AND OPERATION MANUAL DESCRIPTION. I BELIEVE THIS IS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR FOR THE SLUGGISH TRANSMISSION RESPONSE DURING NORMAL OPERATION WHICH DOES NOT SEEM VERY DIFFERENT FROM SPORT MODE AND WILL CAUSE PREMATURE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SOME OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. DEALER SAYS THERE ARE NO CODES SO THIS IS NORMAL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Oct 2020
Oct 2019

THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SEEM TO WORK SWIFTLY. DEFINITELY A LAG GOING ON THAT IS FELT IN THE ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. EVERYTHING ELSE IS GREAT WITH THE CAR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2019 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, Manufacturer: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Incident: Aug 2019

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The 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan has 7 Power Train complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.