2018 Volkswagen Atlas Complaint Log

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2017. IN JULY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FAST FORWARD TO NOVEMBER AND I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE, AND IT SEEMS THAT ANYTIME THE DEALERSHIP FIXES ONE ISSUE, ANOTHER APPEARS. AFTER HAVING MY VEHICLE AT THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES BETWEEN JULY 25TH AND AUGUST 7TH, IT WAS FINALLY DISCOVERED THAT I HAD A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER. AFTER THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS FINALLY REPLACED IN SEPTEMBER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS TOLD IT WAS A BAD OXYGEN SENSOR. AFTER THAT WAS FINALLY REPLACED, ANOTHER ERROR LIGHT CAME ON THAT WAS IDENTIFIED AS SOMETHING ELSE, AND I HAD TO WAIT FOR A NEW PART TO COME IN. AFTER WAITING SEVERAL WEEKS, THAT PART CAME IN, REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, AND ANOTHER ISSUE CAME UP. MY CAR HAS NOW BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 21 DAYS STRAIGHT (THIS TIME), AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED AN ETA ON WHEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED. PROBLEMS HAVE MOSTLY BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND FRONT ASSIST (COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM) SENSORS, BUT NOW THE ISSUES HAVE EXPANDED TO MOST OF THE CAR'S INTERNAL COMPUTER SYSTEM IN GENERAL. VEHICLE WAS IN A WRECK IN MAY 2018 WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. FRONT ASSIST ERRORS ARE BEING ATTRIBUTED BY DEALER TO THE WRECK, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE AND OTHER COMPUTER ERRORS, INCLUDING ISSUES WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE (LATEST PROBLEM) ARE NOT AND ARE BEING COVERED UNDER WARRANTY

I?M CONTACTING YOU WITH AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS IMMEDIATE ATTENTION. THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECT WITH THE VW ATLAS WE LEASED 2 MONTHS AGO. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM DEPLOYS AT UNEXPECTED AND INAPPROPRIATE TIMES PRODUCING A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM HAS ACTIVATED, DANGEROUSLY AND INAPPROPRIATELY, SEVERAL TIMES, USUALLY WHEN PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A LANE. ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO OBSTRUCTION OR RISK OF COLLISION, THE CAR SENSES THE INSIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN SLOPE FROM DRIVEWAY TO ROAD AND SLAMS ON THE BRAKES CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE ALL CONTROL. THE CAR IS THEN STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. RECENTLY, MY WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY OF OUR LOCAL SUPERMARKET AND MADE A LEFT TURN. THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED AND SHE WAS LEFT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. ANOTHER DRIVER BARELY AVOIDED COLLIDING INTO OUR REAR SIDE DOOR WHERE OUR 3 YEAR OLD SON?S CAR SEAT IS LOCATED. WE HAVE TAKEN THIS ISSUE TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND THEY CHECKED THE SYSTEM, AND TOLD US ?IT IS PERFORMING AS THE MANUFACTURE INTENDED IT TO?. THIS IS A SERIOUS DESIGN ISSUE AND ITS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND I CAN ONLY PRAY THAT MY YOUNG CHILDREN ARENA?T MAIMED OR KILLED. THE VW SERVICE PEOPLE HAVE SHOWN US A COMPLICATED WAY TO TURN OFF THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM IN THE CAR, HOWEVER THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY TIME YOU START THE CAR. I FEEL ITS INEVITABLE THAT A BUSY MOTHER DOING CHORES WITH TWO TODDLERS WILL FORGET TO TURN OFF THE SYSTEM AT SOME POINT. THIS MATTER NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED BEFORE DISABILITY OR LOSS OF LIFE OCCURS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A WAY TO FIX THE SYSTEM OR PERMANENTLY DISABLE IT. WE ASKED VW TO PERMANENTLY DISABLE THE SYSTEM BUT THEY DECLINED. WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT REPLY THANK YOU. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM

ONE OF THE SAFETY FEATURES OF THE 2018 VW ATLAS IS THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM IN THE INSTANCE THAT A CRASH MAY OCCUR. WITH THIS THE FRONT SENSORS OF THE VEHICLE WARN PRIOR TO BY EITHER BEEPING OR IN SOME CASES SLAMMING ON THE AUTOMATIC BREAKS. I HAVE FOUND THAT WHEN I AM ON A HILL OF A CERTAIN GRADE, THAT THE SENSOR SYSTEM RECOGNIZES THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL AS AN OBSTACLE AND MANY TIMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE OFF THE HILL TURNING ONTO THE NEXT ROAD THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING SYSTEM GOES INTO EFFECT STOPPING ME DEAD INTO CROSS TRAFFIC AND IN SOME INSTANCES GIVING NO WARNING TO SOMEONE BEHIND ME THAT I MAY BREAK URGENTLY WHEN I SHOULD BE ACCELERATING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION/FROM A HILL. I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT 3X WITH THESE ISSUES AND NOW FIND THAT I HAVE A LOT OF STRESS WHEN TRYING TO DRIVE OFF HILLS THAT THIS WILL CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TRIED TURNING OFF THE FRONT VEHICLE WARNING (WHICH NEEDS TO BE DONE EVERY SINGLE TIME YOU RESTART THE CAR) AND THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE. TO THIS SAME NOTE, WHEN I AM IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, MY FRONT SENSORS CONTINUALLY GO OFF WHICH IS A COMPLETE DISTRACTION WHEN DRIVING.

ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS, MY 2018 VW ATLAS SEL PREMIUM HAS ACTIVATED THE BRAKE MANEUVERING SYSTEM WITHOUT WARNING. THERE IS AN AGGRESSIVE BRAKING COMBINED WITH A LOSS OF CONTROL OF ACCELERATION. TYPICALLY, THIS OCCURS WHEN EXITING A DRIVEWAY OR PARKING LOT. ON TWO OF THE OCCASIONS, I WAS MERGING INTO HEAVY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND THE SYSTEM LEFT ME STRANDED IN A DANGEROUS LOCATION PERPENDICULAR TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AND ESPECIALLY IF MY WIFE AND CHILDREN ARE IN THE CAR. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER AND THERE IS CURRENTLY ONE OTHER ATLAS IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME COMPLAINT. MULTIPLE SOURCES ON THE INTERNET FROM OTHER OWNERS HAVE ANNOUNCED SIMILAR OCCURRENCES. MANY HAVE REPORTED THAT THE SERVICE CENTER SIMPLY TELLS THEM TO DEACTIVATE THE SYSTEM. WELL, THAT IS NOT A FIX... IT IS A TEMPORARY WORK AROUND. MANY HAVE STATED THAT VW ENGINEERS HAVE REPORTED BACK THAT THE SYSTEM WORKS AS INTENDED AND NO FIX IS REQUIRED. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE SYSTEM IS WORKING AS INTENDED AND IS ACTIVATING DURING POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN THERE IS NO ACTUAL NEED FOR COLLISION AVOIDANCE BRAKING MANEUVERS, THE SYSTEM MAY NEED TO BE REDESIGNED. I HAVE NOT VERIFIED PERSONALLY AS TO IF VW DENIES ANY FAULT BUT I WILL CERTAINLY DO SO IF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TELLS ME THAT IT IS OPERATING NORMALLY AND I SHOULD JUST DISABLE THE FEATURE. I PAID EXTRA FOR THAT FEATURE, ALONG WITH OTHER SAFETY FEATURES AVAILABLE BECAUSE I WANT THEM FOR ADDED SAFETY SHOULD I, OR MY FAMILY, NEED THEM. THE FEATURE ITSELF SHOULDN'T PUT ME IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

RECALL 20AH IS COMPLETELY UNNACEPTABLE. THERE ARE 8 DIFFERENT POSSIBLE REPAIRS THAT FALL UNDER THIS RECALL. THESE REPAIRS RANGE FROM AIRBAG SOFTWARE UPDATES TO SUNROOF REPAIRS. HOW IS IT LEGAL FOR THEM TO COMBINE THESE REPAIRS? AS A MECHANIC AND A CONSUMER IT IS BAD FOR BUSINESS AS THE VARIOUS PARTS/ INSPECTIONS NECCESSARY MAKE IT NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ACCOMODATE THE REPAIRS.

MY SUV IS IN THE SHOP FOR STOPPING WHEN IT SHOULD NOT STOP. WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS. THE VEHICLE WILL APPLY THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM LEAVING ME AND THE SUVOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC.

THE FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND OBJECT DETECTION WERE NOT WORKING WHEN I PICKED UP THE NEW LEASE VEHICLE FROM THE DEALER ON JUNE 19, 2018. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE A MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE CONSOLE THAT THE FRONT ASSIST IS "NOT AVAILABLE". AUTOMATIC BRAKING, COLLISION AVOIDANCE IS AFFECTED. ACC (ASSISTED CRUISE CONTROL) IS ALSO NOT OPERATIONAL WITHOUT THE FRONT ASSIST FUNCTIONING. THE DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE SEPARATE ATTEMPTS BY VW SERVICE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THEY CORRECTED THE PROBLEM IT STOPS WORKING WITHIN 1-5 DAYS. I HAVE TAKEN THE SUV IN FOR REPAIR FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 7/12/18, 7/24/18, 10/8/18, 2/12/19, 2/26/19.

VOLKSWAGEN DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS INFORMED ME THAT THEY CANNOT RELEASE MY VEHICLE WITHOUT FIXING THE 69X1 SEAT-BELT RECALL ISSUE. THEY STATE THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS NO ETA ON THE FIX, EFFECTIVELY LEAVING ME WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR SOME UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER FAILURE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT UP AND DOWN ON ITS OWN AND HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH FULL FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NEFTIN WESTLAKE VOLKSWAGEN (3550 AUTO MALL DR, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362) ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WHERE THEY REPLACED THE LOW PRESSURE SENSOR FOR THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE VACUUM HOSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,039.

AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM IS FAULTY. WHEN I PULL OUT OF DRIVEWAYS OR PARKING LOTS THE SENSORS ARE ACTIVATING AND THE MANEUVER BRAKING IS APPLIED AND THE CAR COMES TO AN ABRUBT STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. EVERYTIME THIS HAS OCCURED THERE HAS NOT BEEN AN OBJECT OR CAR PRESENT. THIS SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND DANGEROUS. I HAVE 3 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT AND THIS MAKES ME VERY CONCERNED FOR THEIR SAFETY WHEN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. VW SERVICE IS LOOKING INTO THE ISSUE AND HAS GIVEN ME A LOANER ATLAS THAT IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE ISSUE OCCURING.

VEHICLE HAS A MANEUVER BRAKING SYSTEM THAT IS FAULTY. THE SYSTEM IS SUPPOSED TO DETECT IF THERE IS A VEHICLE OR OBJECT THAT YOU ARE ABOUT TO HIT AND AUTO BRAKE. WHEN I PULL OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AT HOME OR WORK THE SYSTEM AUTO BRAKES AND ACTIVATES THE MANEUVER BRAKING WHEN THERE IS NO VEHICLE OR OBJECT PRESENT. THIS SEEMS TO OCCUR ON DRIVEWAYS THAT HAVE A SLIGHT DECLINE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE WHEN THE MANEUVER BRAKING IS ACTIVATED THE CAR STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR NO REASON.

THE AUTO BRAKING AND WARNING SENSORS GO OFF WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING FROM AN INCLINED DRIVEWAY TO A ROADWAY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US MULTIPLE TIMES, THE MOST RECENT WAS ON 7-2-2018, AND IT BRINGS THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFETY FEATURE THAT WAS AN EXTRA COST, BUT THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE A CRASH IF NOT RECTIFIED. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN FOR THIS ISSUE, AND MULTIPLE OTHER ISSUES AND ALL I GET BACK IS ' SYSTEM IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED.' IF THE SYSTEM IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED, THE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE CHANGED. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A SAFETY ISSUE IN ITSELF. THERE ARE MULTIPLE OTHER OWNERS ON MESSAGE BOARDS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AND HAVING THE SAME ANSWERS FROM THE DEALERSHIPS. ON ONE OF THE MESSAGE BOARDS, THERE IS ACTUALLY A VIDEO OF THE VEHICLE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP DRIVING FROM A BANK PARKING LOT TO A MAIN ROAD.

I BOUGHT A VW ATLAS 2018 EXPECTING THE FRONT ASSIST FEATURE, WHEREBY IF THE SUV DETECTS AN OBSTACLE IN ITS PATH, IT WILL ENGAGE THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND AVOID A COLLISION. UNFORTUNATELY I AM EXPERIENCING A SITUATION WHERE THE FEATURE COULD CAUSE A COLLISION. FROM CONVERSATIONS WITH VM SERVICE, THE SENSOR THAT DETECTS OBSTACLES POINTS FROM THE GRILL, DIRECTLY OUT, AND PARALLEL TO THE ROAD. WHEN DRIVING ON A DOWN SLOPE THAT LEVELS OUT, THE SENSOR WILL DETECT THE ROAD, AND, ASSUMING IT IS AN OBSTACLE, ENGAGE THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE TO AVOID COLLISION. AT SPEEDS >10MPH, THERE IS NO DETECTION. BUT, I DISCOVERED (MULTIPLE TIMES) THAT ENTERING TRAFFIC FROM A CAR PARK CREATES THE DOWN ANGLE, AND (BECAUSE ITS IS ESSENTIAL TO DRIVE SLOWLY EXITING A CAR PARK TO FULLY OBSERVE THE ONCOMING TRAFFIC) THE SPEED WHEREBY THE FEATURE ENGAGES AND STOPS THE SUV. IN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THIS HAS STOPS US IN INCOMING TRAFFIC, WITH THE REAL POSSIBILITY OF A DRIVERS SIDE COLLISION. I HAD STARTED TO DISABLE THE FRONT ASSIST FEATURE BUT DISCOVERED THIS MUST BE DONE ON EVERY TRIP, AND OF COURSE (A) SOMETIMES THIS IS FORGOTTEN AND (B) OTHERS DRIVING THE SUV MAY NOT REMEMBER OR EVEN KNOW. I FEEL THAT THIS FEATURE (ACKNOWLEDGEDLY A GREAT SAFETY FEATURE WHEN DRIVING ON A LEVEL ROAD), IS ACTUALLY A POTENTIAL COLLISION HAZARD WHEN DRIVING IN THE CONDITIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE.

ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE RUNNING. DISPLAY SAYS TO TURN ON ENGINE MANUALLY. THE PROBLEM IS THAT IF YOU ARE IN A HIGHWAY YOU HAVE TO STOP AN PUSH THE BRAKE AND THEN THE START BUTTON. IT HAPPENED IN ACITY STREET. THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME IT GOES TO THE DEALER TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TWO MONTHS AND IT HAS NOW BEEN IN SERVICE TWICE. AS OF TODAY THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR TWO WEEKS. THE AUTONOMOUS BREAK SYSTEM IS WAY TOO SENSITIVE AND THE CAR STOPS GOING DOWN STEEP INCLINES OR GOING OVER POT HOLES WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAR HAS STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AT LEAST 7 TIMES. I TAKE IT TO SERVICE, THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECORD IN THE CARS COMPUTER OF THE INCIDENT. THE FRONT SENSORS ARE ALWAYS BEEPING. I PULL UP TO A STOP SIGN, THE SENSORS GO OFF. I DO A U-TURN AND THE SENSORS GO OFF. SOME DAYS WAY TOO EXCESSIVELY, SOME DAYS NOT AT ALL. IT SCARES ME TO DEATH AND I SLAM ON MY BRAKES BECAUSE I AM AFRAID I AM GOING TO HIT SOMETHING. I TAKE IT TO SERVICE, THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECORD OF IT IN THE CARS COMPUTER. FRONT END COLLISION ALERT, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND WAS THE ONLY ONE ON THE ROAD AND THE FRONT END COLLISION ALERT WENT OFF. I OF COURSE SLAM ON THE BRAKES IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO TRAFFIC, THANK GOD NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME. I TAKE IT TO SERVICE, THEY SAY THERE IS NO RECORD IN THE CARS COMPUTER OF IT. SERVICE HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE WITH THE FRONT SENSORS, BUT SAYS THERE IS NO FIX. THE CUSTOMER CARE REP FOR VW STATED TODAY ON THE PHONE THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE SENSITIVITY OF THE AUTONOMOUS BREAKING BUT HAS NO FIX FOR IT SO I WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. I LIVE IN HOUSTON, I WILL DIE IF I HIT A POT HOLE AND STOP. IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. I AM READING ALL OVER THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS ISSUE WITH THE AUTONOMOUS BRAKING PROBLEMS. IT SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE. I WAS ABLE TO VIDEO THE ISSUE WITH THE SENSORS AND VW HAS THE VIDEO AND RECOGNIZES A PROBLEM BUT STATES THAT'S JUST THE WAY THE CAR IS GOING TO WORK. STATES THEY SEE THE ISSUE THERE TOO, BUT THERE IS NO FIX.

VW CALLED TO INFORM ME A THE SAFETY RECALL. THE FIRST PERSON I SPOKE WITH AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED. THE SECOND PERSON AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED MY CAR WAS AFFECTED. WHEN I RUN MY NUMBER IN THE WEBSITE SEARCH IT DOES NOT SHOW A RECALL. THIS IS DANGEROUS. IF I WAS NOT SUPPOSE TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO THIS RECALL FIX YOUR SEARCH SITE. IT IS MISLEADING.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS OUR 2018 VW ATLAS HAS HAD ITS EMERGENCY BRAKING FEATURE ENGAGE IN AN UNEXPECTED AND DANGEROUS WAY. SPECIFICALLY, DURING URBAN DRIVING WHEN HAVING TO TRAVERSE THE NORMAL DIP FROM DRIVEWAY TO STREET, ACROSS A GUTTER OR OTHER LOW POINT, THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ABRUPTLY HALTS THE VEHICLE AND DISABLES MOVEMENT. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT IS EXTREMELY JARRING AND SHUTS DOWN NORMAL OPERATION, REQUIRING SOME SORT OF GEAR CHANGE OR RESTART. IT OCCURS MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN ACCELERATING FASTER OVER THE DIP RESULTING IN A MORE BUMPY MOVEMENT. IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WHEN YOU'RE ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO MOVING TRAFFIC QUICKLY. IT LEAVES THE VEHICLE AND PASSENGERS ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE AS WE'RE PERPENDICULAR TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AS A MOTHER OF 3 SMALL CHILDREN IN CAR SEATS, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED.

NOTIFIED ON 06/15/18 THAT MY VEHICLES BRAKE CALIPERS WERE MANUFACTURED WITH INSUFFICIENT CHROME COATING WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF GAS BUBBLES AND CREATE A SOFT BRAKE POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A CRASH. THERE WAS A STOP SALE ASSOCIATED WITH MY VIN ON 05/25/18 BUT I WAS NOT INFORMED UNTIL 06/15/18. ON 06/15/18 I WAS TOLD TO STOP DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY. THERE IS STILL NO ETA ON WHEN PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE OR WHEN MY VEHICLE WILL BE RETURNED TO ME.

DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY WITH LANE ASSIST ON, THE WHEEL BEGAN TO PULL TOWARDS THE CENTER LINE AS ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING FROM THE OPPOSITE LANE. THIS HAPPENED 2 DIFFERENT TIMES DURING THIS PARTICULAR DRIVE.

2018 ATLAS SEL, EQUIPPED WITH AUTONOMOUS BREAKING TO "PREVENT" COLLISIONS. WHEN VEHICLES TRAVEL DOWN AN INCLINE LIKE A DRIVEWAY, THE EMERGENCY BREAKING FEATURE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY ENGAGED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE AND SUDDEN STOP. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE CONTINUED MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. I AM REQUIRED TO CHANGE GEARS AND/OR RESTART THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE AGAIN. THIS POSES A EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE AS THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT DOWN WHEN YOU ARE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OUT OF A PRIVATE DRIVE AND ON TO A ACTIVE ROADWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A SIDE ON VEHICLE COLLISION. ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO VW SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SERVICE MANAGER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. SERVICE MANAGER ALSO TESTED ANOTHER VW ATLAS ON THE SALE LOT WITH THE SAME FEATURE. STRIVE MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WITH THE OTHER ATLAS AS WELL. SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, REPORTING THE VEHICLE IS "OPERATING AS DESIGNED." ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO VOLKSWAGEN. AFTER A THREE WEEK PERIOD, VOLKSWAGEN REPORTED THAT THEY WERE DECLINING TO TAKE FURTHER ACTION ON THE ISSUE, STATING THE VEHICLE WAS 'OPERATING AS DESIGNED." THIS ISSUE POSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NO ONLY TO THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE, BUT TO OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD. VOLKSWAGEN HAS BEEN GIVEN NOTICE OF THE ISSUE AND REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE OF TAKE ACTION.

THE DRIVER SIDE, FRONT WHEEL SUSPENSION SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE LOUD VIBRATION NOISES, RATTLING NOISES, AND REPEATED STEERING ISSUES. THE STEERING WHEEL VIOLENTLY JERKS TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT AND PULLS THE CAR OUT OF THE DESIRED DIRECTION OF TRAVEL. THE VW ATLAS IS AT THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR A THIRD TIME SINCE DATE OF PIRCHASE (FEB 2018) FOR THE SAME STEERING ISSUES AND NOISE ISSUES. THE 'AUTO-BRAKING' SYSTEM THAT'S DESIGNED TO PREVENT REAR END COLLISSIONS HAS MALFUNCTIONED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. BOTH MALFUNCTIONS WERE WHEN PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WITH A DOWNGRADED SLOPE TOWARD THE STREET. ON BOTH OCCASIONS, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT TO MERGE INTO MOVING TRAFFIC, THE ELECTRONIC BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED AS THE CAR WAS MOVING DOWN THE SLOPED PARKING LOT EXIT LEAVING THE VW ATLAS FROZEN IN PLACE AS STREET TRAFFIC WAS RAPIDLY APPROACHING. I HAD TO PUT THE VW ATLAS IN 'PARK' AND BACK IN 'DRIVE' IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE ELECTRONIC BREAK SYSTEM. THIS AUTO-BREAKING FEATURE HAS CREATED TO SAFETY SITUATIONS WHERE MY VW ATLAS WAS COMPLETELY STOPPED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE WITH MOVING TRAFFIC, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENTS IN BOTH SITUATIONS.

PURCHASED NEW 2018 ATLAS AT HEROG MEIER VW DEALERSHIP IN BEAVERTON OREGON ON 5-19-18. UPON DRIVING HOME FROM DEALERSHIP THE AIRBAG ERROR LIGHT CAME ON AND WOULD NOT GO OUT. CALLED DEALER ONCE HOME AND IMMEDIATELY DROVE BACK TO DEALER. THEY SAID TO DRIVE IT AND COME BACK MONDAY TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. CAR HAS BEEN UNDER THREE ATTEMPTED REPAIRS SINCE THEN WITH LOCAL DEALER TECHNICIANS AND EVEN REGIONAL MID LEVEL TECHNICIAN CALLING THEM TO WALK THROUGH REPAIRS OVER PHONE. STILL NO FIX AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE IS. IT IS NOW GOING ON ALMOST THREE WEEKS AND I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH MY CAR. TURNS OUT THROUGH QUESTIONING SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS AIRBAG ISSUE CAME UP PRIOR TO THEM SELLING US CAR AS TECHNICIAN MENTIONED THAT WIRING HARNESS FOR AIRBAG WAS REPLACED PREVIOUSLY? THIS WAS SOLD TO US AS A NEW CAR BUT IN REALITY WE WERE SOLD A DEFECTIVE CAR WITH AIRBAG ISSUES. STILL NO RESOLUTION. VERY UNSAFE AND DANGEROUS AS TECHNICIAN SAID UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AS AIRBAGS CAN FAIL.

2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BEING UNRESPONSIVE. *LD CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL ISSUES SINCE PURCHASING IT. ON 05/07/18 , WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON 02/21/19 THE VEHICLE'S REMOTE START STOPPED WORKING AND THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND THE CYLINDER HEAD AND CATALYST WERE REPLACED. ON 05/30/19 THE A/C UNIT WOULD NOT BLOW OUT COLD AIR AND VIBRATED WHEN TURNED ON. THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. ON 07/02/19 A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND A RATTLING SOUND CAME FROM VENTS. DEBRIS WAS FOUND IN THE VENTS AND TRACES OF METAL WERE FOUND IN OIL. THE OIL WAS CHANGED AND PARTS WERE REPLACED. ON 12/2719 THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. METAL SHAVINGS WERE FOUND IN THE OIL. VEHICLE RECEIVED A NEW ENGINE. ON 02/17/20 A NOISE IS HEARD WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF FAILURES. MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO PAY REMAINING BALANCE ON VEHICLE, SO THAT CONSUMER COULD TRADE-IN VEHICLE. CONSUMER DECLINED OFFER. *DL

CONNECTING ROD BEARING FAILURE. NEW VEHICLE, 17 DAYS SINCE DELIVERY, 704 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT DRIVING VEHICLE AT 30MPH ON SURFACE STREET EPC LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASH. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A METAL KNOCKING SOUND THAT WAS IN TIME WITH ENGINE SPEED. TOWED TO DEALER. SOUND WAS CONFIRMED TO BE ROD KNOCK. OIL PAN WAS REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. METAL FOUND THROUGHOUT THE PAN. NEW LONG BLOCK ORDERED. BLOCK REPLACED AND DURING TESTING VACUUM PUMP FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATION. REMOVED AND REPLACED PUMP.

I WAS TURNING LEFT ON A BUSY ROAD OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND HAD ALL THREE OF MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME. MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TURNED ON WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND STOPPED MY CAR HEADING EAST/WEST IN TRAFFIC HEADING NORTH/SOUTH. MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND SUDDENLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TURNED OFF AND MY CAR SPED FORWARD INTO THE TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE TO THE SIDE AND GET OUT OF THE WAY OF OTHER CARS BEFORE ANY ACCIDENTS WERE CAUSED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF AND ALL THREE OF MY CHILDREN.

WHEN DESCENDING AN INCLINE AT SLOW SPEED TO TURN ONTO A ROADWAY THE SENSOR PERCEIVES THE ROAD AS AN OBSTACLE WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO AUTO-STOP PARTIALLY IN THE ROAD. I THEN HAVE TO DISENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND BEGIN AGAIN. THIS IS TOTALLY UNSAFE. IT HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES WHEN LEAVING MY OWN DRIVEWAY.

I READ UNDER A COMPLAINT SITE THAT YOU COULD PRESS THE START STOP BUTTON WHILE IN MOTION NOT IN PARK AND SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AT SPEED. I TRIED THIS AND IT DOES SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCATION OF THE BUTTON IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE GEAR SHIFT AND IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO CHILDREN AND ANY NUMBER OF ACCIDENTAL REASONS TO PRESS IT THE VEHICLE BECOMES VERY HARD TO STEER AND BRAKES BECOME VERY DIFFERENT WHILE NOT RUNNING. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY. I TRIED THIS IN A PARKING LOT WHILE GOING VERY VERY SLOW TO ENSURE MY ABILITY TO STOP SAFELY IF NEEDED. AT SPEED I DON'T KNOW IF I COULD HAVE. THE ATLAS HAS 83 MILES ON IT SO IT'S A FACTORY SAFETY ISSUE.

THE 2ND ROW DOES NOT LOCK EASILY. UPON SUDDEN BRAKE, THE SEAT CAME LOOSE AND SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF THE FRONT SEAT. NOBODY WAS SITTING THERE AT THE TIME BUT IF MY CHILD WAS IN A CHILD SEAT, SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED VERY EASILY.

FORWARD COLLISION SYSTEM FAULT RANDOM FORWARD COLLISION SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING FOR APPROX. 45 DAYS, FAULT ERROR ON DISPLAY BUT DID NOT SHOW UP VW VEHICLE STATUS REPORT "VOLKSWAGEN CAR NET SECURITY & SERVICE (VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC AND MAINTENANCE) HAPPENED IN BAJA SUR MEXICO AND VW USA WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY SERVICE IN MEXICO. STARTED WORKING AGAIN UNEXPECTEDLY WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED.

THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 2018 ATLAS FRONT WHEEL DRIVE SHAKES WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS FROM STOP WHEN THE ROAD IS WET. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS HOW THE ESP WORKS. I EVEN TALKED TO VW CUSTOMER SERVICE AND I RECEIVED A LETTER THAT MY VEHICLE IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. I'VE DRIVEN FRONT WHEEL DRIVES BEFORE AND NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS TYPE OF ISSUE. I AM CONCERNED THAT THERE MIGHT BE A HIDDEN ISSUE THAT IS HIDING RIGHT NOW AND MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IN THE FUTURE. I'VE SEARCHED THE ATLAS FORUMS AND NO ONE IS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.

FIRST THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON COUPLE DAYS CALLED SPOKE MASTER MECHANIC STATED SHOULDN'T BE PROBLEM AS LONG AS IT'S NOT BLINKING,BRING IN FOR CHECK UP. ENGINE LIGHT TURN OFF . CAR WOULDN'T START. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER MECHANIC FOR ABOUT WEEK. 3WEEKS LATER AFTER GETTING CAR BACK. ENGINE TURNED OFF WHILE IN DRIVE MOTION ON MY DISABLE HUSBAND THAT HAS ONE LEG. THANK GOD MY TWO OTHER ADULT CHILDREN'S WERE THERE. I'M AFRAID TO TAKE A CHANCE TRAVELING WITH THIS CAR. I FEAR FOR MY FAMILY'S LIFE AND SAFETY AS WELL AS MINE. MY ATLAS HAS BEEN TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRS AND HAS BEEN THERE FOR 3 WEEKS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. WITHIN WEEKS OF OWNING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE STRUT MOUNTED SYSTEM. FURTHERMORE, AN ABNORMAL RATTLING NOISE WAS HEARD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT ASSIST WITH AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ENGAGED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SEIZE WHILE IN MOTION WITH NO OTHER VEHICLE NEARBY. THE DEALER (DANBURY VOLKSWAGEN, 29 SUGAR HOLLOW RD, DANBURY, CT 06810, (203) 744-5201) HAD THE VEHICLE FOR OVER TWO MONTHS FOR SERVICING. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVEN RECALLS ON THE 2018 ATLAS LAUNCH EDITION. COOK VW IN FALLSTON HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR AT LEAST 5 RECALLS. IT'S BEEN MONTHS AND THEY HAVEN'T REPAIRED ANYTHING. WE TOOK FAITH IN THESE PEOPLE AND THEY COULD CARE LESS FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. TODAY WE GOT A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THE IGNITION. THAT MAKES 6 RECALLS THEY WILL NOT FIX. MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. DON'T HAVE DATES BUT THEY SHOULD BE IN THE DATABASE AT THIS DEALERSHIP. THEY ALL HAPPENED IN 2018.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID ONTO A CURB, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAGS AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOYED. ALSO, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELTS WERE DAMAGED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. HAWK VOLKSWAGEN (2861 WEST JEFFERSON ST, JOLIET, IL) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *TT *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BAYSIDE VOLKSWAGEN (31 WATERMILL LANE, GREAT NECK NY, 11021, 516-348-2500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHOCKS WERE MADE WITH DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SHOCKS WERE NOT REPLACED BECAUSE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 180142985. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.

BRAND NEW 2018 ATLAS BATTERY PROBLEM - BATTERY DRAINS COMPLETELY IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS WHEN CAR IS SWITCHED OFF AND PARKED IN ATTACHED GARAGE. HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS. SERVICE RESPONDED BY SAYING THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPUTERS THAT DRAIN BATTERY EVEN WHEN CAR IS SHUTDOWN. SUGGESTED TO DRIVE FOR 30 MINS EVERY 2 DAYS. THE BATTERY DRAINED THE SECOND TIME INSPITE OF FOLLOWING THESE INSTRUCTIONS. COMPLETE BATTERY DRAIN IN LESS THAN 3 DAYS EVEN WITH CAR COMPLETELY SWITCHED OFF IN GARAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE.

I HAVE A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS THAT I PURCHASED LAST 6/15/2017. LAST JANUARY I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ( SAN TAN VW) IN GILBERT TO DO THE MANUFACTURER RE-CALL REPAIR. THE DEALER REPAIRED 1 OF THE 2 RECALL, BUT LEFT THE OTHER ONE UN-REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE ETA OF THE PARTS BUT NO DEFINITIVE ANSWER, I ALSO CONTACTED VW AMERICA ABOUT THE SITUATION AND SAME ANSWER.( NO DEFINITIVE ETA ). THE REMAINING RE-CALL INVOLVES A PASSENGER SEAT WHICH THE HANDLE IS BROKEN, DUE TO THE FACT THAT ITS BROKEN, A METAL HANDLE WAS EXPOSED . THIS COULD LEAD TO A SAFETY HAZARD (I.E. FINGER BEING CAUGHT WHILE ADJUSTING THE CHAIR). I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO LEAVE MY VEHICLE IN THEIR FACILITY WHILE WAITING FOR THE PARTS AND PROVIDE ME WITH A RENTAL, BUT I WAS DENIED. I FEEL LIKE THIS CASE SHOULD BE HANDLED SERIOUSLY AS IT INVOLVES SAFETY, BUT VW AND THE DEALERSHIP JUST KEEP SAYING TO WAIT FOR THE PART AND THERE IS NO ETA FOR IT. VW ATLAS IS PRESENTLY BEING MANUFACTURED HERE IN THE USA ( TENNESSEE) , I ALSO SUGGEST TO THEM THAT SINCE ITS STILL BEING SOLD AND MANUFACTURE, THEY CAN ALWAYS TAKE THE PART FROM THE PLANT. BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO IT AND TOLD ME THAT ITS COMING FROM GERMANY (THEIR VENDOR).

SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ON PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HIT CUBS...NO DIRECT DAMAGE WHAT SO EVER TO CAR JUST RIMS. AN ONCOMING CAR WAS COMING TOO CLOSE TO ME. :30 SECONDS LATER (RIGHT IN FRONT OF MY GATED COMMUNITY), EVERY SINGLE AIR BAG DEPLOYED EXCEPT FRONT AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS. THE CAR IS MOTION :30 AFTER INTERACTION WITH CURB WHEN THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. IT WAS IN A NEIGHBORHOOD IN FRESNO 93711 (FIR STREET)

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. USED 1AND 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL AT 3250 MILES(WHICH WAS ADDED BY THE DEALER SERVICE DEPT. TODAY 1/2/18) WAS BOUGHT AS A NEW VEHICLE 9/17 WITH ONLY 12 MILES ON ODOMETER.(12/25/17) FIRST THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT, THEY SAID IT WAS THE GAS CAP.ONE WEEK LATER THE CHECK OIL LEVEL ALARM LIT . THEY CHECKED IT SAID NO EXTERNAL LEAKS, THEY ADDED THE 1 1/2 QUART OIL , SAID TO KEEP AN EYE ON THE LEVEL. I AM SCARED TO TAKE THIS CAR ON ANY TRIPS WITH THIS CAR. ALSO THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS AT THE MINIMUM LEVEL, THE SERVICE OPEN THE CAP AND THE LEVEL DID RISE, BUT WHY IS THAT?

MY WIFE SLID INTO A CURB DURING A LEFT-HAND TURN INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO ICE. SHE DAMAGED THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND A COUPLE MECHANICS, SCRATCHING THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL AS WELL. THERE IS NO DAMAGE TO ANY OTHER PART OF THE EXTERIOR; HOWEVER, THIS CURB IMPACT SET OFF ALL OF THE INTERIOR SIDE AIRBAGS, INCLUDING ONE SEAT AIRBAG. MY WIFE RECEIVED MINOR PAIN FROM AIRBAG IMPACT BUT THANKFULLY MY CHILDREN WERE NOT IN THE CAR BECAUSE A SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED DIRECTLY INSIDE MY CHILD'S HEAD RESTRAINT. IN THE WORDS OF THE INSURANCE ADJUSTER, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIANS AT MULTIPLE DEALERS AND BODY SHOPS, THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN AIRBAGS DEPLOY LIKE THIS DUE TO AN IMPACT WITH A CURB, WITH SO LITTLE DAMAGE AS WELL. TOTAL COST TO REPAIR AROUND $10K, RESALE VALUE DROPPED 20% ACCORDING TO DEALER QUOTE, AS AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT IS ON CARFAX. IT HAS BEEN THREE MONTHS AND VW HAS YET TO MANUFACTURE THE SEAT BELTS AND SEAT COVER FOR REPLACEMENT. WE HAVE BEEN WITHOUT THE CAR ALL THIS TIME AND IT COULD BE SEVERAL MORE MONTHS BEFORE WE EVEN GET A TRUE TIMELINE...ALL DUE TO AN IMPACT WITH A CURB. TO MAKE THINGS MORE INTERESTING, THERE IS ANOTHER ATLAS WHO ALSO SLID INTO A CURB DUE TO ICE DURING THE SAME STORM, ONLY DAMAGE TO WHEELS, AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, AND THEY ARE STILL WITHOUT THEIR CAR AS WELL, THREE MONTHS LATER. VW SUPPORT REFUSES TO RELEASE REPORT THAT DICTATES THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED PROPERLY, STATING IT'S NORMAL AND THEREFORE OUR FAULT. CONSIDERING THE OBVIOUS AND THE TESTIMONIES OF AUTO BODY SPECIALISTS, THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH AIRBAG SENSORS.

I CAME TO A FULL STOP AS I WAS ABOUT TO EXIT A DRIVEWAY. SINCE THERE WERE NO VEHICLES APPROACHING FROM EITHER DIRECTION AND THERE WERE NO OBSTACLES IN FRONT OF ME, I STATED TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY WHEN THE AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM SUDDENLY AND ABRUPTLY STOPPED MY VEHICLE WITH NO JUSTIFICATION. THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM FAILURE CAN RESULT IN INJURY.

THE IGNITION SWITCH, IF PRESSED, WILL TURN OFF THE ENGINE WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NEXT TO THE SHIFT GEAR AND MAY BE ACCIDENTALLY PRESSED, CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP WHILE IN MOTION. THIS IS A SAFETY RISK WHICH MAY CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH.

AT AROUND 60 TO 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE HAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION WHICH SHAKES THE CAR AND THE STEERING WHEEL. ALONG WITH VIBRATION THERE IS A SLIGHT FLUTTERING NOISE AT THE SAME TIME. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THREE DIFFERENT TIMES BUT THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THIS IS JUST HIGHWAY NOISE. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT THIS VIBRATION AND NOISE IS ON DIFFERENT KINDS OF HIGHWAY SURFACE. I BROUGHT THE NEW ON NOVEMBER 27, 2017 AND DROVE IT HOME FROM CINCINNATI OH TO MY HOME IN NEWARK OH ABOUT 150 MILES. I NOTICED THE VIBRATION AND NOISE ON THE TRIP HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS NEW CAR. THIS CAR 18 MILES ON THE ODOMETER WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY ON NOVEMBER 27, 2017. I HAD MOVED TO MICHIGAN IN JUNE 2018 HAD TAKEN TO WILLIAMS VOLKSWAGEN TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. WILLIAMS VOLKSWAGEN HAD TWICE TRIED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND EACH TIME CLAIMED IT WAS REPAIRED SATISFACTORY. THE FIRST TIJE I TOOK IT TO WILLIAMS VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CLAIMED I HAD HIT A POT HOLE. I TOLD HIM IT WAS THAT WAY WHEN I PURCHASE THE CAR. THEY BALANCE ALL WHEELS AND CLAIMED IT WAS REPAIRED. I TOOK BACK AGAIN AND THEY DID A "FORCED" BALANCE AND REPLACE TWO FRONT TIRES AND SAID IT WAS REPAIRED. I CONTACTED WILLIAMS VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE MANAGER AND HE ADMITTED HE ALSO HEARD AND SEEN THE VIBRATION IN THE CAR BUT CLAIMED IT WAS DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS, NOT THE CAR. I AM CONCERN THERE COULD BE A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR MAYBE WITH THE STEERING AND OR WHEELS.

THE HEATING SYSTEM IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY WHEN THE REMOTE STARTER IS USED, AND THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE SOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM. THE HEATING SYSTEM DISPERSES COLD AIR INSTEAD OF HEATING THE CABIN AND DEFROSTING THE WINDOWS/WINDSHIELDS. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE SINCE GETTING THE CAR IN NOVEMBER 2017. V TOLD ME THIS IS A KNOWN NATIONAL ISSUE AND NO IMMEDIATE SOLUTION. I'M CONCERNED THAT ALL VW CUSTOMERS WHO PURCHASED A IN ATLAS WITH A REMOTE STARTER, ARE NOT GETTING THE SERVICE THE PAID OR ARE PAYING FOR. NICE ADDITION PROSPECTIVE BUYERS OR NEW LEASERS ARE NOT BEING INFORMED. I KNOW YOU HAVE MAJOR ISSUES TO WORK WITH AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL; HOWEVER, SINCE THE SCOPE OF THIS ISSUE IS NATIONAL YOU MAY WANT TO BE AWARE.

LANE ASSIST HAS JERKED CAR TOWARDS ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON SEVERAL OCCASSIONS, MAKING IT A USELESS AND DANGEROUS FEATURE. ADVERSE WEATHER AND INADEQUATE ROAD LINES/MARKINGS EXASPERATE THE ISSUE, BUT I HAVE HAD INSTANCES WHERE NEITHER OF THESE CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT AND LANE ASSIST STILL JERKED THE CAR INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT WHILE USING THIS FEATURE, ONE MUST KEEP AHOLD OF THE STEERING WHEEL MUCH STRONGER THAN WHAT IS TYPICAL, OTHERWISE IT WILL PULL OUT OF YOUR HAND. WHEN IT HAS OCCURRED, I HAD TO ACTIVELY FIGHT AGAINST THE PULL. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON CITY STREETS AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. I KEEP THIS FEATURE TURNED OFF DUE TO THE RISK THAT IT POSES WHILE LEFT ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND APPROACHING A MINOR INCLINE, THE BRAKE SENSOR BEEPED AND THE AUTOMATIC BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCKENNA VOLKSWAGEN CERRITOS (18303 STUDEBAKER RD, CERRITOS, CA 90703, 855-995-7761) WHERE THE TECHNICIAN, AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN GERMANY, ADVISED THE CONTACT TO FEEL FREE TO TURN OFF THE FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100. *TT

2018 VW ATLAS MANUAL, REAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL HAS A DESIGN OVERSIGHT WHICH SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY CONCERN. THE VEHICLE TARGETED THE AMERICAN FAMILY CAR MARKET WHICH SHOULD HAVE ASSUMED REAR PASSENGERS WERE TOO YOUNG TO REACH THE MANUAL REAR TEMPERATURE CONTROLS FROM THE 2ND ROW SEATING AND PROVIDED A MEANS FOR THE 1ST ROW PASSENGERS TO CONTROL WHETHER THE REAR VENTS BLOW HOT OR COLD. THIS FUNCTION WAS INTENTIONALLY REMOVED FROM THE FRONT PANEL MANUAL CONTROLS. THE UPGRADED TECH PACKAGE FOR THE ATLAS PROVIDES FRONT AND REAR ZONE AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROLS AS WELL AS THE ABILITY OF 1ST ROW OCCUPANTS TO OVERRIDE THE REAR SETTINGS. THE MANUAL CONTROLS ONLY ALLOW 1ST ROW OCCUPANTS TO ENABLE OR DISABLE THE REAR CONTROLS WHEREAS MINIVANS / FAMILY SUVS EXPERIENCED INCLUDE REAR OFF, REAR CONTROL, AND REAR SYNC TO FRONT. THE ISSUE HERE IS THAT IF A CHILD STRAPPED IN A CAR SEAT IN THE REAR SAYS THEY ARE COLD, THE 1ST ROW PASSENGERS ARE GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. THIS INVOLVES REACHING BLINDLY BEHIND THE CENTER CONSOLE TO FEEL AROUND FOR THE APPROPRIATE BUTTONS AND MAY EVEN RESULT IN THE DRIVER HAVING TO REMOVE THEIR EYES FROM THE ROAD TO PEER OVER THE CONSOLE TO SEE WHAT THE SETTINGS ARE. THE ONLY CHANGE A FRONT ROW OCCUPANT CAN MAKE TO THE REAR TEMPERATURE SETTING FROM THE FRONT PANEL IS TO DISABLE IT WHICH IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SOLUTION IN MOST CASES. IN OTHER WORDS THIS DESIGN FLAW ENCOURAGES A DRIVER TO TAKE THEIR EYES OFF THE ROAD OR BE DISTRACTED BEYOND WHAT HOLDING A CELL PHONE FOR A VOICE CALL DOES. IF MOST STATES CONSIDER IT ILLEGAL TO DRIVE/ TALK NON-HANDS FREE, THIS DESIGN FEATURE SHOULD BE CORRECTED WITH A VOLKSWAGEN FIRMWARE CHANGE. AFTER 9 MONTHS OF ATTEMPTING TO DO EXACTLY THAT, VW HAS RESPONDED FLATLY THAT THEY WILL DO ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO CORRECT THE DESIGN. DEALERS AREN'T EVEN AWARE OF THE BEHAVIOR IN ORDER TO WARN CUSTOMERS.

THE FIREWALL WAS BROKEN DURING A REPAIR TO THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM BY THE DEALERSHIP IN SEPTEMBER 2017. WE WERE NEVER INFORMED ABOUT THE FIREWALL BEING BROKEN DURING THE REPAIR. WE WERE ONLY INFORMED WHEN WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER REPAIR IN NOVEMBER 2017. VOLKSWAGEN KNOWINGLY ALLOWED US TO DRIVE A VEHICLE WITH A BROKEN FIREWALL FOR 2 MONTHS.

My 2018 VW Atlas came from the factory with the A/C condensation drain tube twisted. This is a known issue with almost 9700 2018 VW atlas vehicles. A safety recall was issued to replace the drain hose and the air bag module. Somehow my car was missed and the dealer and Volkswagen does not want to acknowledge the issue and replace the air bag module. The manufacture recall number is 87F9 the NHTSA recall number is 18V-537. The recall states that if the drain tube is twisted it and the module are to be replaced. I am trying to find out why my atlas was not listed in the recall. It appears to be in the VIN range listed on the recall.