# 2017 Volkswagen Tiguan - Broken brakes

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-volkswagen-tiguan-broken-brakes/178435>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen, brakes\
**Created:** [August 1, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-volkswagen-tiguan-broken-brakes/178435 "2021-08-01T21:38:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![jhu700](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b487fb/32.png) [@jhu700](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jhu700)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-volkswagen-tiguan-broken-brakes/178435/1 "2021-08-01T21:38:23Z")

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parking brake actvating when driving finally locked up while driving and brake caliper broke on left rear wheel ost all brake fluid

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**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\
**Post date:** [August 1, 2021, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-volkswagen-tiguan-broken-brakes/178435/2 "2021-08-01T21:50:20Z")

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> [@jhu700](#):
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> parking brake actvating when driving finally locked up

sorry to here that. but how long have you been driving with this problem without it being looked at by a mechanic?

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-volkswagen-tiguan-broken-brakes/178435/3 "2021-08-02T21:29:35Z")

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Has anything ever been spilled on the electronic parking brake switch?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/9/e/9e5a50996511736ad3cc32b1ab1439d01dcc269f.jpeg)

Tester

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**Author:** ![old\_mopar\_guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/6bbea6/32.png) [@old\_mopar\_guy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/old_mopar_guy)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-volkswagen-tiguan-broken-brakes/178435/4 "2021-08-02T22:21:14Z")

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So what you are telling us is that your inaction turned what may have been a minor, inexpensive repair into a major, expensive disaster. What assistance are you asking of us?

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2021, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2017-volkswagen-tiguan-broken-brakes/178435/5 "2021-08-02T23:00:20Z")

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> [@old\_mopar\_guy](#):
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> what you are telling us is that your inaction turned what may have been a minor, inexpensive repair into a major, expensive disaster

Yup!

> [@jhu700](#):
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> parking brake actvating when driving finally locked up while driving and brake caliper broke on left rear wheel ost all brake fluid

IGNORING a significant problem inevitably leads to a **bigger** problem.