2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS Complaints

I HAVE TAKEN MY 18 ATLAS SEL PREMIUM IN AT LEAST 4 TIMES TO HAVE THE COOLANT CHECKI HAVE HAD THE LOW COOLANT WARNING COME ON 3 TIMES STATING THERE IS LOW COOLANT. THERE IS A STRONG BURNING COOLANT SMELL RADIATING FROM MY VEHICLE ON MANY OCCASIONS. WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY HAVE DONE OVERNIGHT PRESSURE TESTS AND CANNOT FIND THE LEAK. MY CAR IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND I FEAR NOW THEY WILL FIND THE ISSUE AND MAKE ME RESPONSIBLE.

I HAVE A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS SEL.. THE BREAKS KEEP GOING OUT RANDOMLY AND AN ALARM GOES OFF THAT THE BREAK BOOSTER IS FAULTY... IT MAKES A HORRIBLE CLICKING NOISE LIKE THE BREAKS ARE TRYING TO WORK BUT THERE IS NOTHING FOR LIKE 10-35 SECONDS. IT HAS HAPPENED MORE TIMES THAN I CAN COUNT... I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP (HALLMARK VOLKSWAGEN- COOLS SPRINGS, TN) AND THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE SAFE VW WAS WORKING ON A RECALL!? WELL I HAVE ALMOST HIT A CAR AND BLOWN THROUGH A STOP SIGN BECAUSE MY CAR WON'T STOP' LOOKING FOR MORE HELP BC THE LOCAL DEALER IS USELESS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY CAR, NOR DO I FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CHILDREN IN IT.

ATLAS IS ON ITS 3RD BATTERY IN 30,000 MILES. WHEN THE BATTERY FAILS IT WILL DIE IN AN INTERSECTION DURING AUTO START STOP. AFTER BOOSTING ELECTRONIC STEERING, BRAKES, ADAPTIVE LIGHTING, REGULAR LIGHTING, BLINKERS ALL FAIL AND OFTEN LIMITS TO 15 MPH

HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 76,000 MILES. ALSO REPLACED SENSOR FOR FRONT ASSIST ERROR LESS THAN 1 YEAR AGO AND IT'S NOW GIVING WARNING LIGHT AGAIN. VW SAYING I HAVE TO PAY $450 TO RECALIBRATE.

ON A DOWN HILL GRADE THE FUEL TANK STOPS DELIVERING FUEL WHEN THE TANK IS AT A 25% LEVEL

MY WIFE AND I HAVE A 2018 ATLAS. WE HAVE TWO CHILDREN, AND THEIR CAR SEATS ARE PLACED ON THE SECOND ROW SEATS. WE HAVE BEEN NOTICING THAT THE LATCH FOR THE SEAT BELT BUCKLES SECURING THEIR CAR SEATS WERE COMING UNDONE. IT WOULD LATCH DOWN AND WE WOULD PULL IT TO CONFIRM IT'S SECURELY LATCHED. THEN WE WOULD BE DRIVING IT NORMAL BUT LATER UPON REMOVING OUR CHILDREN FROM THEIR SEATS, WOULD REALIZED THAT THE SEAT BELTS BECAME UNDONE. I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND VW ATLAS 2018 MODEL DID HAVE THAT SAFETY ISSUE AND ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE AFFECTED VEHICLES I TYPED THE VIN NUMBER INTO THE NTHSA AND THE VW WEBSITE AND COULD NOT FIND A RECALL FOR OUR VEHICLE. WE NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE EITHER. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR OUR CHILDREN, WHICH NEEDS TO BE REMEDIED ASAP.

BLIND SPOT AWARENESS SOMETIMES DOES NOT ALERT TP CARS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE BLIND SPOT LIGHT REMAINS ON AFTER A TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED AND COMES ON WHILE ON SOME ROADWAYS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE VEHICLE IS MOVING DURING THESE PROBLEMS. ONGOING PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR

I HAVE A 2018 VW ATLAS SE NOTICED THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE TRUNK OR BACKDOOR FROM WITHIN THE CAR. THIS HAS TO BE DONE FROM THE OUTSIDE AT ALL TIMES. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURE VW CUSTOMER CARE 1-800-822-8987 AND I WAS INFORMED I NEED TO UPGRADE TO THE NEXT TRIM TO GET THE ABILITY TO DO SO. I THOUGHT THIS WAS A STANDARD FEATURE IN ALL CARS? THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SHOULD A THIRD ROW PASSENGER NEED TO USE THE DOOR FOR EMERGENCY PURPOSES. UPGRADING TO A LIFT GATE WHICH COMES WITH THE NEXT TRIM IS NO EXCUSE FOR VW NOT TO HAVE A BASIC MANUAL OPENER.

THE PARKING BRAKE WILL NOT TURN OFF ONCE PRESSED. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THREE WEEKS.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, ENGINE AND BRAKES STOP WORKING 2 TIMES. GOT THE CAR IN THE VW SHOP , THEY SAID IT WAS A LOOSE FUSE CONNECTOR. THEY "FIX IT" AND 2 DAYS LATER WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. CAR WILL BE BACK ON SHOP. CALLED VW EACH TIME, OPENED A CASE WITH THEM TO.