2009 Volkswagen Tiguan: grinding or squealing brakes

5 of the 168 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Tiguan describe grinding or squealing brakes.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 3%
typical mileage: 40,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Grinding or squealing brakes by model year

2025
1
2023
2
2022
1
2020
2
2019
1
2018
4
2017
1
2016
1
2015
2
2013
1
2012
3
2011
1
2010
1
2009
5

What owners say

Filed Oct 7, 2017 · Driver assistance, Engine · 111,778 miles · IA

Car was driven to from friends house to grandmothers house and shut car off and was visiting family for 1 hour to 1 1/2 hours. Then got in car and tried to start vehicle and the timing jumped and made a load grinding noise and wouldn't start. It bent the valves in the engine ran into the pistons. An ruined the motor. (111778 miles) had to have a new motor put in cost $7801.54.

Filed Aug 13, 2012 · Brakes · 40,000 miles · MS

Grinding sound when braking, now seems to have evolved into brake failure, all of a sudden the brake red light it on and the parking brake is on, and will not go off even when directions are followed to disengage parking brake. Yellow p light on. Car seems to lurch forward at times or hesitate at others. Will have to take to local dealer.

Filed Oct 22, 2011 · Brakes · 40,000 miles · WV

I started to hear a grinding sound from the rear when applying brakes. With only 40 k on car the front brakes should show signs of wear first. The rear brakes have totally worn out first and grinding metal to metal, ruining the rear rotors.

Filed Jun 27, 2011 · Steering · 40,000 miles · MN

Several recurrences of power steering issues in adverse or cold weather conditions. Complete loss of steering, power steering failure warning light. Now I get constant and loud grinding noise during operation of all steering functions.

Filed Jan 16, 2011 · Engine · 36,100 miles · OH

I am the owner of a 2009 vw tiguan. On several occasions as I am coasting downhill the car begins to accelerates even though I am continuously pressing the brakes. As I am, pressing the brake that car begins to idle up instead of down and the engine grinds.