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 August, a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas came into our service bay after its owner was stranded in a surface parking lot off Hospitality Lane following a Costco run on a 108-degree afternoon. The battery had shown a slow crank on cold mornings for about six weeks prior but had always started, so the owner assumed…
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 ID.4 owner came into our service bay last month after noticing his real-world range had dropped noticeably from what he had been achieving in his first year of ownership. He commuted daily on the 215 between San Bernardino and Murrieta and had been charging to 100 percent every night since taking delivery, reasoning…
