2010 Volkswagen Tiguan: headlights failing or too dim

Filed May 23, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 111,000 miles · IL

I drove to a friends house and about two hours later got in the car and started to drive then 10 of my exterior lights all went out the same time. My footwell lights I cannot dim or brighten through the controls and back up sensor stopped working. I had no headlights while I was driving at night at around 11pm. All this happened at once at the same time. All of the bulbs were fine. I replaced them. They weren't even blown. Fuses were fine. This is a real safety hazard and can lead to crash if not looked into.

Filed Mar 23, 2018 · Lights · FL

2010 volkswagen tiguan. Consumer writes in regards to headlights not being aligned. *ld

Filed Jan 3, 2018 · Electrical · CA

Headlights go out about every month and need replacing. One goes out, is replaced and then the other. I've had the car for a year and have had to replace 4 times.

Filed Aug 11, 2015 · Electrical · 52,000 miles · NY

Following second time of changing both headlamps bulbs, only one bulb turned on, after opening the fuse box on the engine compartmen, it was discover the 30amp fuse melted on one side of the blade however the fuse its self did not melt inside as its design and the socket of the fuse box appears to suffer a hi heat temperature witch deformed the plastic surounding the fuse.

Filed Dec 31, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 42,407 miles · TX

Warning message "check front left headlight". Tested the light and it was not working. Purchased a new bulb, replaced the bulb and the new bulb was not working. Tested the bulb and it was good. Opened the fuse box under the hood and noticed the 30 amp fuse (top left corner of box) was burned/melted. Attempted to remove and was unable to remove. In addition the corresponding 15 amp fuse was burned out but not melted. Contacted the dealership and was informed that my particular vehicle was not involved in the federal safety agency investigation for faulty fuse box. Researched further and discovered that tiguan models from 09-12 were under investigation. In addition to the front headlight I also replaced the right rear light which was also out. I did not test the existing bulb on this light. Just replaced. I would like for this to service a formal complaint to the federal safety agency regarding what appears to me as an unsafe condition in the fuse box.

Filed Dec 13, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 50,000 miles · VA · fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen tiguan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 MPH, the passenger's side headlights, turn signals and brake lights failed to illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who stated that the fuse box had overheated. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign id number 13v569000 (electrical system, exterior lighting) however the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Dec 10, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 39,000 miles · GA

Fuse at fuse box under hood melted (not blowing) a 30amp fuse.several light warnings came on after occurrence. Headlamp, marker lights, tag lights did not work.

Filed Dec 10, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 42,746 miles · WA

Right headlight and high beam out, right turn signal out, left front parking light out and left rear turn signal out all at the same time.

Filed Dec 6, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 56,000 miles · CO

While driving the fault indicator light came on saying that the right front headlight was out. After parking for a period of time and restarting the car, the mmi was indicating numerous faults with about half of the lighting on the right side of the vehicle. I took the vehicle to a vw dealer that did a diagnostic test and the result was that a fuse had melted into the fuse block and that was causing the light outages. The entire fuse block needed to be replaced and the total repair with labor was just over $600.00. I called vw north america on 12-6-2013 and they say there is no recall for that issue on my VIN and that of course if there is one in the future that I could possibly be reimbursed at that time for some or all of my expenses.

Filed Dec 2, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 28,702 miles · LA

While driving headlights stopped working, brake light stopped working, and license plate lights stopped working. Brought in to service and they said fuse box overheated causing a poor electrical connection. They told me it was dangerous to drive vehicle, as if I wouldn't have caught it this early it could have lead to more serious issues like power steering or even brakes to go out. Then on 9/4/2012 battery went dead and had to have it replaced. Then on 10/13/2012 the right side headlight stopped working again, they replaced and worked fine until now. On 11/30/2013, headlight stopped working again, checked fuse box for bad fuse, fuses look fine but car will not start. Having it towed in the dealership. Pretty sure it's fuse box again.

Filed Nov 12, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 42,000 miles · MI

During a morning commute to work several lights were out on the vehicle. Warning lights continued pop up on the info display in the dash. Half the exterior lights had stopped working. 1/2 of each tail light, 1 of the 2 back up lamps, the license plate lamp, 1 high beam, 1 low bean 1 of each sets of turn signals (front and rear). I investigated the fuse panel under the hood only to find a completely melted fuse (slot 16, 30a fuse). After speaking with several vw dealers, some admitted to seeing he issue some did not. Most of the dealers however had the part available or could get it in 1 day. Not having many options, I purchased the part ($280), and replaced the entire (non serviceable) fuse panel myself. At this time, the issue has not re-occurred with the new part. I still have the parts (fuse block and 30a melted fuse) for review if necessary, along with the receipt front he dealer I purchased the part from. I believe this is something vw should be concerned with and should be taking steps to support the repair , not sticking their owners with the $$$ and potential safety hazards inherent to electrical faults and lack of visibility for the driver (and to other drivers).

Filed Nov 8, 2013 · Electrical, Lights · 30,650 miles · WA

Upon starting my car one morning, I was greeted with many alerts having to do with the right front headlight, fog light, blinker, brake light, rear parking light and license plate lights, all of which did not work. The alerts continued to cycle through during the entire trip (20 minutes from home to work) and the status did not change when I restarted my car to go home that night. As I was driving home that night (10 minutes into the drive) my right headlight suddenly turned on and all of the alerts went away. The next morning, the alerts were back on and none of the right exterior lights were working. I had the car checked and it turns out the 30 amp fuse in the back of the fuse box was melted along with part of the fuse box that sits around the fuse. It is going to cost me over $600 to fix this problem and this is clearly not caused by normal wear and tear. I've done some research online and it seems that a lot of other drivers are posting about having the same issue with their tiguans. This is a safety issue since it is imperative to have both headlights and brake lights while driving at night and the melting of the fuse box and fuse indicates there was a small fire under the hood. This needs to be addressed by volkswagen and the safety hazard needs to be fixed.