Last summer, a VW Tiguan came into our service bay with a noticeable drop in fuel economy and a sluggish throttle response the owner had been living with for months. When we pulled the engine air filter, it was so clogged with desert dust and particulate matter that barely any light passed through it. The…
Last summer, a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan came into our service bay on Camino Real after its owner noticed the dashboard surface had developed a network of fine cracks across the top section directly below the windshield. The vehicle had 38,000 miles, had been parked outdoors in a surface lot near the I-215 corridor daily for…
Last July, a 2019 Volkswagen Tiguan came into our service bay barely making it off the I-215 off-ramp near Hospitality Lane. The owner had noticed a faint musty smell from the vents and some inconsistent temperature readings on the Climatronic display a few months earlier, but figured it was just a quirk. After 14,000 more…
A Volkswagen Tiguan owner came into our service bay last August after a rear tire blowout on the I-215 northbound near the Baseline Street interchange during his afternoon commute from his workplace near the Ontario Mills area. The blowout had caused a significant scare at 70 mph before he managed to bring the vehicle safely…
A Volkswagen Jetta owner came into our service bay last June after his air conditioning had been blowing warm air on his morning commute on the 215 for nearly three weeks. He had purchased a consumer refrigerant recharge kit from an auto parts store on Baseline Street and added refrigerant himself, which produced cold air…
A Volkswagen Tiguan owner came into our service bay last month after noticing a gradual but persistent loss of power on his daily commute on the 215 between San Bernardino and Murrieta. The vehicle had 74,000 miles on it and had been maintained on a consistent oil change schedule, so the owner assumed the engine…
Elena had been dealing with allergy-like symptoms during her morning commute on the 215 for most of the spring. She assumed it was seasonal pollen and managed it with over-the-counter medication for two months. When she finally brought her Volkswagen Tiguan in for a routine oil change, we pulled her cabin air filter and found…
A Volkswagen Tiguan owner came into our service bay last month after his adaptive cruise control had begun behaving erratically on his daily commute on the I-215 northbound toward Devore. The system was dropping out at inconsistent intervals and had triggered a forward collision warning on a clear stretch of freeway with no vehicle ahead….
Last month, a Volkswagen Tiguan came in from Colton after its owner had been hearing a faint squealing during braking for about six weeks on her daily commute on the 215. She had read that brake squeal is sometimes normal and kept driving her regular route through the I-10 and I-215 interchange and along Hospitality…
Last month, a Tiguan came in from Fontana after its owner had been dismissing a tire pressure warning light for six weeks, assuming it was a sensor glitch left over from winter. He had been driving his daily commute on the 210 and through the Ontario Mills corridor with two tires running eight PSI below…
