2009 Volkswagen Tiguan steering problems

Filed Sep 22, 2026 · Steering · PA

Steering column keeps locking up. I’ve replaced a fuse and it fixed it initially but problem returned. Upon my research apparently this is a common problem in these vehicles.

Filed Feb 14, 2023 · Steering · GA

Power steering goes out randomly after cold weather, even while driving. There is no warning before the power steering goes out. I have almost crashed into another car several times because of this. Many people have had this exact problem with this make and model.

Filed Sep 19, 2020 · Steering · CA

The steering wheel light comes on and the steering gets hard and it's dangerous because it's happening while my wife drives it. Please give me some information on what could possibly be happening or if u guys can let me know if there is a recall on it. I know your busy but please get back to me as soon as you can

Filed Jun 28, 2020 · Airbags, Engine · 97,000 miles · NJ

Air bag light all of a sudden came without bumping - the engine idle were not normal high and low - electrical problem from the steering

Filed Feb 25, 2020 · Electrical, Steering · 114,000 miles · OH

I was approaching my driveway in my 09 vw tiguan when the red power steering assist warning light came and steering wheel locked. I could not turn the car. Fortunately, I was not driving fast or I could have been in and accident or worse. There was no warning of the yellow light, the red came on and that was it. This is a very unsafe feature on the volkswagen that can kill someone. I have the vehicle in my driveway, waiting to be towed and repaired.

Filed Apr 25, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 110,000 miles · RI

The timing chain jumped the safety and destroyed the engine and steering. The wiring under the front seats is corroded. The vehicle was stationary.

Filed Oct 7, 2017 · Driver assistance, Engine · 111,778 miles · IA

Car was driven to from friends house to grandmothers house and shut car off and was visiting family for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours. Then got in car and tried to start vehicle and the timing jumped and made a load grinding noise and wouldn't start. It bent the valves in the engine ran into the pistons. An ruined the motor. (111778 miles) had to have a new motor put in cost $7801.54.

Filed Jun 17, 2015 · Steering · 53,640 miles · WA

I have a 09 tiguan. The power steering failure first happened when I was driving from seattle to spokane, wa. It's a 300-mile, 5-hour drive. I stopped about half way at a rest stop and when I restarted the car again, the steering wheel started shaking rapidly back and forth. Then the red light of power steering assist failure came on. I restarted the car several more times, but the problem continued. So I had to drive the car without power steering. Fortunately the road is pretty much straight from that point on. Just imagine what if the power steering failed when the car's still running. When I reached spokane, it was kinds late. My plan was to get the car to a dealer first thing next day, but when I started the car the next day, the problem disappeared and it didn't happen again during my 5-day stay in spokane. However, when I drove the car back to seattle, the same problem appeared again. I finally took the car to a vw dealer. They told me they found the problem stored in steering rack and in order to fix this, the whole steering rack needed to be replaced. The job was quoted about $1,900. Also the dealer thinks vw needs to at least cover part of the fix, so they filed the paperwork. But vw denied any kind of coverage. I ended up paying for everything. After searching online, I found dozens of other tiguan owners who have experienced the same problem. I'm no car expert, but this is a very serious safety issue with the tiguan and can even be a design flaw from vw. Vw needs to put this problem into its recall list asap! P.s. I found a youtube video showing the exact same problem of the power steering failure. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dz-1u8twvc. . . .updated 07-16-15 *bf updated 9/21/2015

Filed Jan 30, 2015 · Steering · 79,000 miles · DE

Electronic power steering failure. Steering wheel started shaking and sharply turned right before returning to normal and all indications of failure subsided. I have had three instances of this happening in one years worth of time.

Filed Feb 3, 2014 · Steering · 45,500 miles · TX

Steering got very heavy and then the steering warning light came on. The steering is at about half power. Have not gone to vw yet. Search the web shows alot of other people having this issue.