2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS Complaints

MY VW ATLAS SEL 2018 IS SHUTTING OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING. SO FAR THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ONCE WHILE I WAS IN REVERSE AT SLOW SPEED, SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND THE MOST RECENT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IT IS VERY SCARY BECAUSE I HAVE TO PUT IN PARK, PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND START THE CAR AGAIN, WHILE IN THE HIGHWAY. THE SCREEN DISPLAYS AN ERROR IN THE START-STOP, AND ALSO EN ENGINE ERROR THAT SAYS: ENGINE ON DUE TO SYSTEM ERROR AND ONE TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE UNIT HAS SPENT WEEKS IN THE VW DEALERSHIP AND STILL THEY CAN'T FIND WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT, THEY RETURN THE CAR AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR, I HAVE A SON AND I NEED A CAR I FEEL SAFE DRIVING.

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES TO COME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT, THE BRAKES WOULD NOT WORK AND THEN MADE A METAL GRINDING SOUND. AN ALERT WENT OFF AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKES ENGAGED AND SLAMMED ON. THE BRAKE LIGHT WENT SOLID AND THEN OFF, AND WAS REPLACED BY A "BRAKE BOOSTER FAULTY" WARNING. AFTER THIS INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING.

BATTERY DIED RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT CAR AND IT APPEARS THIS IS QUITE A FREQUENT ISSUE WITH THIS CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V904000 (SUSPENSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. VOLKSWAGEN OF ASHEVILLE (621 BREVARD RD, ASHEVILLE, NC 28806, (828) 232-4000) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.*PM CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER INFORMED THEM THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN AND SUSPENSION WAS REPLACED. *DL

PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOTS WHERE THERE IS SLIGHT DIP CRASH AVOIDANCE SYSTEM WILL KICK IN WHILE TURN INTO TRAFFIC AND WILL STOP THE VEHICLE ALMOST MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, ALMOST GOT T BONE FEW TIME, I HAVE BROUGHT UP TO VW ATTENTION, DEALER KEEPS SAYING NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE . TO ME IT IS SAFETY CONCERN, DEFINITELY FOR VW, THANK YOU

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE MIDDLE ROW SEATS VIOLENTLY SHIFTED FORWARD WHILE OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE SEATS WERE NOT OCCUPIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS I HAVE PURCHASED TWO 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS SE SUV'S BOTH VEHICLE HAD A FAULTY SEAT BELT BUCKLES IN THE REAR SEAT SECTION. UNDER PRESSURE OF CAR SEAT INSTALLATION AND/OR NORMAL USE THESE BUCKLES HAVE BEEN DEEMED FAULTY BY A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP AND I WAS ADVISED TO NOT USE THE BUCKLE UNTIL A REPLACEMENT WAS ORDERED. THE EASIEST WAY TO VISUALLY SEE THE DEFECT IS TO LOOK AT THE BUCKLE AND IF THE RED DEPRESS BUTTON RAISES ABOVE THE EXTERIOR PLASTIC IT IS CONSIDERED FAULTY AND SHOULD BE REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE ATTACHED ONE NORMAL PHOTO AND A FAULTY PHOTO.

WHEN EXITING A DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC, IF THERE IS A DECLINE OR HILL, THE AUTOMATIC BREAKING CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW IN 2 DIFFERENT PLACES. THE SENSORS START BEEPING AND THE CAR WILL SHUT DOWN WHERE YOU HAVE NO CONTROL. YOU HAVE TO PUT THE CAR BACK IN GEAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I LET THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT VW IN DEVON KNOW AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS.

MY 2018 VW ATLAS BRAKE SENSORS THAT ACTIVATE WHEN THEY SEE SOMETHING THAT MAY CAUSE A CRASH SLAMMING THE BRAKES ON. THAT WOULD BE GOOD IF IT WAS REASONABLE BUT WHAT HAPPENS IS THE BRAKES SLAM ON JUST DRIVING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY!! I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VW AND THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE IT WAS WITHIN THE DESIGN SETTINGS. IT ALWAYS DOES IT WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT SO WHEN PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IT IS A CRAP SHOOT WHETHER IT WILL ACTIVATE THE BRAKES OR NOT, AND IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW WHEN OR WHERE IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. I WROTE A COMPLAINT AT CAR COMPLAINTS.COM AND I SAW SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I WORRY ABOUT THE SNOW AND WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IT IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION PLEASE HELP WITH GETTING VW TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

HI MY WIFE DRIVES A 2018 ATLAS AS OUR FAMILY CAR. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING HAS SUDDENLY ENGAGED WHEN THERE WERE NO CARS NEAR THE VEHICLE. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKING ON FLAT SURFACES IN AN EMPTY LOT, PARKING IN EMPTY LOT ON A VERY SLIGHTLY INCLINE, AND WHILE CRUISING WITHIN A HIGHWAY LANE WITHOUT A CAR IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OR BEHIND US. UNPREDICTABLE UNCONTROLLED SUDDEN BRAKING IS DANGEROUS AND CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE COLLISIONS. THE ATLAS IS A VEHICLE WHICH IS COMMONLY USED TO TRANSPORT FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN. I HOPE A NHTSA RECALL CAN BE ISSUED TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM.