2026 Volkswagen Tiguan Brakes Problems

“I am leasing a 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan R-Line AWD, I took posession of on May 9, 2026. It has approx 2500 miles on it. The vehicle unexpectedly shifted itself into Park while I was actively driving the vehicle, including while approaching/intersecting at intersections. This occurred while I had my seatbelt on and the vehicle was in motion and was not an intentional action by me. When the problem occurred, the vehicle displayed a yellow warning triangle/caution warning. I have video and photographic documentation of the issue. …”

“Automated emergency braking triggering unsafely! Two separate occasions: 1) As I was driving about 40 MPH on a 4 lane street in Wyomissing, PA, the car slammed on the brakes. In the median to the left of the car ahead about 20-30 ft was a your car is going XX MPH sign. It was NOT in the road. If a car had been following me closely, this could have caused a serious accident. The road had a slight curve. The exact same thing happened the next day. I ended up avoided the road to prevent the braking issue. 2). I live on a busy city street. …”

“My 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan has repeatedly experienced a complete loss of motive power while driving in active traffic. The engine stalls without warning, forcing me to perform a manual reset in the middle of the road. The vehicle also has a severe defect where it independently engages the electronic parking brake or shifts itself into Park during low-speed or turning maneuvers. This happens without any driver input and results in the car slamming to a violent stop. My safety and my baby’s safety are put at risk every time I start this car. …”

“I am experiencing a serious safety issue with my 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan. While the vehicle is in motion—either moving forward or in reverse—it will unexpectedly shift itself into PARK and engage the electronic parking brake. This has occurred several dozen times and creates an extremely dangerous situation, increasing the risk of a collision, injury, or other catastrophic accident. The Volkswagen dealership is aware of the issue and has observed or documented the concern, but I do not believe the matter is being addressed with the level of urgency warranted by the potential safety risk. …”

“Purchased vehicle new 6/6/2026. In the 4 months we have owned the vehicle, we have had the emergency braking/maneuver braking system activate while backing up the vehicle 20-30 times. It slams the car into park, slams the emergency brake on and suddenly stops the vehicle completely. The drivers head slams into the seatback hard and has caused headaches and neck pain. No object or anything that should have caused this activation were present. No sensor warnings occur. Has been to our dealership twice and we have been told vehicle is operating as designed just because no error codes come up. …”