Volkswagen Tiguan owners have reported 86 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (40 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (24 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Automatic Emergency Braking problems | |
| Adaptive Cruise Control problems | |
| Warnings problems | |
| Forward Collision Avoidance problems | |
| Crash Imminent Braking problems |
Driving my vehicle on two occasions the brakes just automatically engaged, an error warning with an exclamation mark flashed briefly then went away. The car did not come to a complete stop but engaged the brake for at least 2 seconds. I was driving approximately 30-40 mph. Read details...
The car was in the cruise control with auto mode and it just veered to the left from a car in front and crashed into the median and totaled the car. Read details...
I have had several incidents where the forward collision activated for no reason. I didn’t keep track of dates because I did t realize I would need to. Then I began having other issues: incident 1 June 7, 2025: I was driving down the road and lost all power. Car wouldn’t start back up. Read details...
The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the forward collision avoidance system and forward collision avoidance automatic emergency braking engaged. The brake warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. Read details...
The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan. The contact stated that while the cruise control was activated with a vehicle in the lane directly next to the vehicle or two lanes over, the collision avoidance system would determine that the vehicles were too close and the crash imminent braking system Read details...