Help everyone! LOL. I just bought a 2010 and I can't find any other user reports on any matters re the 2010 b/c I guess its just too new...
I am REALLY, REALLY distressed and looking for answers. I read over 95 reviews before buying this vehicle. (granted, I'm sure alot were based on the 2009 model, but even so). I read Edmunds, etc, I saw the 2010 made the IIHS safety pick, on and on.
BUT, I have a car that feels like its driving on wet noodles if I hit ANY grooves (not bumps) in the road. On smooth pavement its okay...but we have grooved roads here in Vegas (thinking being it holds the water when it rains here 3 times a year) and on THOSE roads (all highway that I can't avoid) when the Tig hits the grooves its carnival ride time. I have never experienced this in ANY OTHER vehicle I have driven.
I took it back to the dealer within the week and their response was that it was expected, its from the tires grabbing the road, thus it grabs into the grooves so if the grooves are squiggly (and most of them are,terrible road construction here in LV), then the Tig will be "sguiggly". I'm not sure if I'm adequately describing it, but it is a TERRIFYING experience to be going 65 mph and floating all over the lane.
I guess I'm going to the tire shop tomorrow to see if new tires will help. Is it the tires that come with 2010 Tiguan? Pirelli Scorpion? I tried talking to the dealership about changing the tires and they would not, they said these were the tires MEANT to go with it and that's that. It chaps my a** that if new tires is all it is, I'M going to have to replace them at $400-$500 on a BRAND NEW vehicle that I've only made one payment on
On a side note, I owned a Passat previous to this, for the prior 6 years. Over those years, I had like 4 sets of tires (again, bad road constrcution here, nails, metal plates, etc), all different brands and never ONCE had this problem.
Does anyone have any insight?
