# 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan - One brake issue

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-volkswagen-tiguan-one-brake-issue/170338>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** volkswagen\
**Created:** [September 24, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-volkswagen-tiguan-one-brake-issue/170338 "2020-09-24T13:27:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Darryl37](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ea666f/32.png) [@Darryl37](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Darryl37)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-volkswagen-tiguan-one-brake-issue/170338/1 "2020-09-24T13:27:39Z")

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One rear brake pad has worn down to steel backer while other there rear pads are only half gone ? Could this be a Factory defect or bad EPB adjustment ~ warranty issue ? thank you.

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2020, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-volkswagen-tiguan-one-brake-issue/170338/2 "2020-09-24T14:00:19Z")

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Brake pads are a wear item not covered by the vehicle warranty . Now if the wear was caused by a faulty brake caliper then only the dealer can answer if it covered by your warranty if it still in effect.

But it is something that needs to be fixed. I also suspect you are not keeping up with the service requirements or the excess brake pad wear would have been noticed before it got this bad.

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**Author:** ![GorehamJ](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/gorehamj/32/24103_2.png) [@GorehamJ](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GorehamJ)\
**Post date:** [September 25, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2018-volkswagen-tiguan-one-brake-issue/170338/3 "2020-09-25T13:00:54Z")

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I think this would fall under almost any new car warranty. From what you describe, the caliper is either frozen or the caliper is malfunctioning and will not retract. Could a parking brake be actuating that caliper? In any case, a single brake behaving differently would be cause to alert your dealer. I have struggled with frozen calipers and frozen parking brakes on my Highlander. I now have the habit of looking at the 4 wheels prior to a car wash to see if one is getting more brake dust than the others. I also touch all four rims once in a while after a drive. You can easily detect a frozen caliper with either method. Good luck! Let us know how it turns out.