2026 Volkswagen Tiguan

Last night I was easing into braking to switch lanes when the car braked on its own. (Completely stopping) There was nobody in front of me, and the car isn’t dirty, so the sensors weren't blocked. We were almost rear ended as a result. All the dash lights randomly turn on. The sos always comes and also, the horn when I lock my vehicle it occasionally goes off. The usb connections occasionally work in it. The car pretty much has its days.

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. I have to reverse out of a tight garage and very slowly enter traffic. The chances of a car being 15 feet behind me are close to 90%. As I back slowly out, the car slams on the brakes and throws my head back, despite me going so slowly that the car behind me would be long gone by the time I actually got back that far. This happens to me DAILY. THIS IS A SAFETY issue for two reasons - 1) my head keeps getting slammed back, and 2) the car's sudden stop means in need to reset it into reverse - while cars are trying to go around me, and the backing up becomes erratic and a safety issue. I want automated reverse braking TURNED OFF. It it painful and triggers long before an actual accident would happen!

WHO WAS INVOLVED: Driver/owner of a 2026 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL-R Line Turbo WHAT HAPPENED: While reversing into a parking spot, the vehicle stopped unexpectedly with no obstruction present. Driver held the brake and shifted to Drive; the vehicle stopped again, then shifted itself into Park and engaged the electronic parking brake without driver input. Driver had to shift to Drive again to get the vehicle moving. On the next attempt, reverse and forward motion worked normally and the vehicle was parked successfully. WHEN THIS OCCURRED: July 24, 2026, approximately 3:40 PM WHERE: A parking lot with mostly empty parking; empty spaces on both sides of the target spot (there was a truck two spots over but otherwise no vehicles present), clear/unobstructed view of all parking lines, no cross-traffic, pedestrians, or objects present WHY (SUSPECTED CAUSE): Unknown. No obstruction, object, or hazard was present that should have triggered automatic braking or a park/e-brake engagement. Suspected false positive from Park Assist / parking sensors or a parking-brake logic fault, consistent with reports from other VW owners of similar phantom-stop and self-shift-to-Park incidents. All sensors were free of any debris. HOW RESOLVED: Condition cleared on its own after shifting to Drive a second time; vehicle was then able to be reversed and parked normally with no further incident.

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. Given the severity and frequency of these incidents, I am requesting immediate escalation and investigation to prevent a potentially serious accident.

Out 2026 Tiguan Se line the first day when we drove the veh home it had a bad vibration and brake problems hvac system locking up unable to control the fan speed was raining out and the fan speed was inoperative had to pull over due to fogged up windows . The brake system when stopped at a light in traffic it will not hold the veh moves forward while the brake pedal is depressed firmly and in stop and go traffic the brake pedal gets hard .when backing up the the brakes violently apply scares you . The veh had only 384 miles on it the first time in the said they fixed now several weeks later it is back for the same problem . They said they do not know how to fix it .

Started having issues immediately after purchase with turbo issues. Which force the car into am RPM limited limp mode. Made 3 trips to dealer with no resolution. The car has very limited power and is unsafe to drive. We have been asking for a loaner for a couple weeks and are finally being granted one. There seems to be no time for a resolution. The vehicle has basically not functioned correctly since buying it.

Loss of acceleration. Errors. Turbo failure before 3,000k miles. Received five errors alerts at once: 1. Emergency Assist not available 2. Engine Speed Max 4000rpm 3. Error: Drive System currently unavailable 4. Error: Cruise Control System 5. Travel Assist currently unavailable. Initial occurrence was misdiagnosed at dealership as a computer system failure. They cleared the alerts but not the problem. Returned to Service a second time (currently there) and they identified the turbo needs full replacement and it is not safe to drive. No ETA on a fix “due to parts back ordered”; potentially mid-March