2010 Volkswagen Tiguan Electrical Problems

Your car's fuse box is melting and causing dangerous electrical failures. When this happens, your lights may fail, your engine can shut down unexpectedly, and multiple computer systems lose power — leaving you stranded and creating a potential fire hazard. The recall repair for this issue may not have fully resolved the problem, and your fuse box may need complete replacement along with the melted wiring harness.

Your car's exterior lights suddenly went out all at once — including headlights, backup sensors, and footwell lights — while you were parked at a friend's house. The footwell lights won't dim or brighten using the controls, and your backup sensor is no longer working. Since the bulbs and fuses are both fine, this points to an electrical system failure rather than simple bulb replacement.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS TRUCK FOR 13 MONTHS NOW I HAVE MORE THAN 20 PAYMENTS STILL TO MAKE ON THIS TRUCK EVERY TIME IT RAINS THE TRUCK GETS FILLED WITH WATER IN THE PASSENGER SIDE FILLS MORE THAN 5 GALLONS OF WATER DEPENDING ON HOW BAD IT RAINS MY HEATED SEATS DON'T WORK AM ASSUMING IT'S DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE AND MY BACK LIGHTS CONTINUE TO BLOW OUT I AM ACTUALLY FIGHTING A TICKET DUE TO THIS MATTER THERE IS WATER DAMAGE ON TOP OF THE ROOF TOP AND FEEL I GOT RIP OFF WITH THIS JUNK

THE SUNROOF OF THE CAR LEAKS WHEN IT RAINS OR SNOWS. ANY PRECIPITATION WILL GET INTO THE VEHICLE. THE DRAINS ARE CLEARED AND VOLKSWAGEN HAS SAID THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBS DETERIORATE AND WATER DOES NOT MAKE IT OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. INSTEAD, ALL THE WATER LEAKS INTO THE FOOT WELL OF THE VEHICLE AND HAS CAUSED MOLD AND OTHER ELECTRICAL ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED US $3,650 TO FIX THE ISSUE OF PUTTING IN NEW TUBES AND REPLACING THE CARPETS. HOWEVER, NOT THE ENTIRE CAR HAS MOLD AND NEEDS THE SEATS REPLACED AS WELL.

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.

ON 6/3/17. OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE DRIVING IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THE CAR SEEMED TO " HESITATE" - WANTING TO TURN OFF - LASTED ABOUT 20 SECONDS THEN IT WAS FINE UNTIL I ARRIVED TO MY DESTINATION, PARKED THE CAR.. 4 HRS LATER READY TO GO BACK HOME, THE CAR DIDN'T START. CALLED AAA, CHECKED BATTERY- FINE, POSSIBLY ALTERNATOR. ALTHOUGH AAA GUY SAID THE "CRAKING "NOISE WHEN TRYING 2 START THE CAR; DIDN'T THINK WAS ALTERNATOR EITHER. HE WAS PREPPING UP THE CAR 2 B TOWED; THE LIGHTS ON DASHBOARD STARTING FLASHING, STARTED WITH BRAKE LIGHT; LATER ALL THE LIGHTS WERE FLASHING FOR SECONDS & CAR WENT COMPLETELY DEAD. TODAY, 6/5/17 THE MECHANIC TOLD ME DIDN'T FIND ANY COMPRESION IN ENGINE. WOULD HAVE 2 TEAR DOWN 2 SEE WHAT EXACTLY FAILED. SAID TIMING CHAIN COULD HAVE JUMPED TIME . THIS IS A CAR WITH ONLY 88.000 MILES. I BOUGHT IT LAST YEAR- MAY2016- EXACTLY 3 MO. LATER I HAD 2 REPLACE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM; COUPLE MONTHS AFTER THAT I HAD TO GET A NEW ENTIRE FLUSH SYSTEM. ALSO I HAD TO SPEND ON GETTING A KEY LOCK KIT TO REPLACE BREAKS A ROTATE TIRES.,ALIGNMENT- CAR WASNT ALIGNT & OTHER MINOR EXPENSES . WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS WITH THIS CAR? I HAVE A LOAN ON A VEHICLE THAT REQUIRES A NEW ENGINE AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 90 000 MILES. ?PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE A FUSE FOR THE EXTERIOR LIGHTING OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE FUSE PANEL TO BECOME DAMAGED. THE FUSE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V569000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

VEHICLE LEFT TURN INDICATORS FLASH WHEN TURN SIGNAL CONTROL ARM PLACED IN THE POSITION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WHETHER IN MOTION OR STATIONARY AND EVERY TIME THE CONTROL ARM IS PLACED IN THE RIGHT TURN POSITION. I BELIEVE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT IS THE ENTIRE TURN SIGNAL CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY.

EMAILED TO TO VW CUSTOMER CARE ON 9/26/15, ONE COULD ARGUE THESE ARE SAFETY RELATED, THE FUSE BOX WAS MELTED. THE ENGINE TIMING CHAIN SLIPPED & CAUSED ENGINE DAMAGE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MORE EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR THAN THE COST OF A NEW ENGINE. TO CUSTOMER CARE: WE'VE HAD SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS WITH OUR 2010 TIGUAN - DOES VW OFFER ANY FINANCIAL HELP WITH THESE (FACTORY DEFECTS?) - REPLACE FUSE BOX: $550, 8/16/2013 PARTS & LABOR, ODOMETER WAS NOT STATED ON INVOICE - NEW ENGINE: $6,866.16, 05/13/2015 PARTS AND LABOR, ODOMETER 66,539 MILES THE DEALER OFFERED NO WARRANTY COVERAGE & THEIR PRICE WAS HIGH SO WE WENT ELESEWHERE - DO NOT PLAN TO BUY OR RECOMMEND VW IN THE FUTURE CONSIDERING THESE LARGE ISSUES I HAVE THE RECEIPTS, WILL SCAN & E-MAIL IF THAT HELPS - SERVICE LOCATION: VOLKS & RINGS, 13669 WARWICK BLVD, NEWPORT NEWS, VA 23602 - VOLKS & RINGS PHONE: 757-874-0018 [XXX] [XXX] YORKTOWN, VA 23693 CELL: [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB

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.

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 NHTSA 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 NHTSA REGARDING WHAT APPEARS TO ME AS AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN THE FUSE BOX. *TR

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 NHTSA 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.

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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. *TR

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). *TR

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. *TR

UPON STARTING MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN, THE DASH INDICATOR WILL BEGIN CYCLING THROUGH THE EXTERIOR LIGHTS, (E.G., RIGHT FRONT LOW BEAM, RIGHT FRONT FOG LIGHT) NOTING THAT EACH IS NOT WORKING. THIS ISSUE INITIALLY HAPPENED ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO AND HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY SINCE THEN. EACH TIME, THE LIGHTS THAT HAVE BEEN NOTED AS NOT OPERATIONAL ON THE DASH HAVE, IN FACT, NOT BEEN WORKING. UNTIL RECENTLY, THE PROBLEM WOULD SELF CORRECT, TYPICALLY AFTER RE-STARTING THE CAR. HOWEVER, AS OF YESTERDAY (11/3/2013), THE LIGHTS THAT THE DASH IS NOW INDICATING ARE NONFUNCTIONAL HAVE NOT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THIS INCLUDES THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, AND ALL TURN SIGNALS. WHEN I CALLED MY LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP, A MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IT IN SO THAT A MECHANIC WHO SPECIALIZES IN ELECTRICAL COULD LOOK AT IT. WHEN I ASKED IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM THEY HAD SEEN WITH OTHER TIGUANS, HE LET ME KNOW THAT SIMILAR ISSUES HAD BEEN REPORTED AND THAT THE CULPRIT WAS OFTEN A MELTED FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD. HE ALSO INDICATED THAT MY SEPARATE COMPLAINT REGARDING THE INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE REMOTE FOR UNLOCKING (BUT NOT LOCKING) THE CAR MAY BE A RELATED ELECTRICAL ISSUE. I HAVE NOT TAKEN THE CAR IN YET, BUT I WILL NEED TO DO SO GIVEN THE SAFETY ISSUES PRESENTED BY FAILING AND UNRELIABLE EXTERIOR LIGHTS. *TR

UPON STARTING MY TIGUAN AN EMERGENCY APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD, A LIGHT BULB. MESSAGE STATED THAT THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT WAS OUT. GOT OUT AND CHECKED THE LIGHT AND IT WAS OUT. THEN IT STATED MY FRONT RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT WAS OUT, THEN MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE LIGHT FOR MY LICENSE PLATE. THIS WAS THE 1ST TIME THE CAR HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. NO PREVIOUS WARNINGS. TOOK THE TIGUAN TO MY DEALER, THE CAR WAS INSPECTED AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE FUSE BOX HAD MELTED. I ASKED WHAT THE CAUSE WAS AND THEY GAVE ME NO EXPLANATION, BUT DID STATE IT WOULD COST AROUND $630 TO REPAIR. WORK WAS COMPLETED AND THE SYSTEM IS WORKING FINE, BUT THEY COULD GIVE ME NO GUARANTEE IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR AND THE RIGHT SIDE EXTERIOR LIGHTS WERE COMPLETELY OUT. THE DASH DISPLAY SAID TO CHECK 11 DIFFERENT LIGHTS (FOG LIGHT, SIDE LIGHT, LOW BEAM, HIGH BEAM, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT, ETC.). I OPENED THE FUSE BOX AND FOUND A MELTED CAP TO A 30A FUSE IN SOCKET 16. *TR

DEFECTIVE FUSE BOX THAT MELTED/BURNT. HEADLIGHTS INOPERABLE THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THIS IS A BASIC DESIGN FLAW BY VOLKSWAGEN. *JS

INTERMITTENT ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF SEVERAL LIGHTS (HEADLIGHTS, BLINKING, REAR BRAKE LIGHT, LICENSE PLATE LIGHT). DANGEROUS FOR VISIBILITY AT NIGHT. AFTER INVESTIGATION TURNED OUT TO BE A PARTIALLY MELTED 30 A FUSE IN THE FUSEBOX (30A FUSE AT THE BACK OF THE BOX). THIS EXACT PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY OTHER VW TIGUAN OWNERS ON DIFFERENT ONLINE FORA, THUS SEEMS TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MAY EASILY CAUSE MORE SEVERE DAMAGE BECAUSE OF SHORT-CIRCUITING OR ARCING OF 30 AM CIRCUIT. *TR

I STARTED UP THE CAR AND MULTIPLE DASH WARNINGS THEN WENT OFF. THE EPC LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE HEAD LAMPS WARNINGS ALL TURNED ON. I THEN POPPED THE HOOD AND OPENED UP THE FUSE BOX TO MAKE SURE THE FUSES WERE SEATED CORRECTLY. UPON CHECKING THE FUSES I NOTICED THE BOX ITSELF WAS MELTED AND SCORCHED MEANING THERE HAD BEEN FIRE AT SOME POINT UNDER THE HOOD. I THEN TOOK MY VOLKSWAGEN TO THE CLOSEST VW DEALERSHIP SERVICE STATION. IT COST $400 (MICHIGAN) TO REPLACE THE FUSE BOX, ALSO LEAVING ME QUESTIONING IF THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. AFTER SOME INVESTIGATION ONLINE I FOUND THAT THIS IS NOT RARE. THE VW DEALERSHIP THAT DID THE REPAIR STATED THAT THIS WAS THE 8TH ONE HE HIMSELF HAS DONE. HOPEFULLY THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. LIGHTS RANDOMLY GOING OUT IS A SAFETY HAZARD,AND COULD LEAD TO CAR ACCIDENTS, INJURYS, AND FATALITIES. *TR

THE SPEEDOMETER ON MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN READS 3% SLOWER THAN THE ACTUAL SPEED OF THE VEHICLE BASED ON COMPARISONS WITH MULTIPLE GPS UNITS. VOLKSWAGEN IS UNWILLING TO DIAGNOSE AND CORRECT THE DEFECT. THE PROBLEM OCCURS EVERY TIME THAT I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN TIGUAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLING UNIT AIR RE-CIRCULATOR WOULD NOT SHUT OFF AND WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AFTER THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. THE OWNER'S MANUAL ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE OPERATED WITH THE RE-CIRCULATOR CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED AND DID NOT OFFER A REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12 AND THE CURRENT WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.