2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS Complaints

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A CITY STREET WHEN IT SUDDENLY JUST SHUT OFF AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED, AND THERE IS NO WARNING AND NO WAY TO GET THE CAR PULLED TO SAFETY.

TWICE I HAVE BEEN STRANDED BECAUSE THE AUTO START STOP IS NOT PROVIDING ENOUGH POWER TO THE BATTERY AND THEREFOR THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START SOMETIMES WITHOUT BEING JUMPED. I HAVE BEEN STRANDED TWICE BECAUSE THE AUTO SHUT OFF HAS TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AT A LIGHT AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTARTE.

1/28/19 CAR STARTS FINE,DRIVE 15 MIN, RUN 3 ERRANDS, THEN CAN'T START CAR. ELECTRONIC DISPLAY HAS ALL WARNING ICONS FLASHING. BATTERY TEST 50% POWER.JUMPSTART CAR,EPC AND ENGINE ICONS STAY LIT. CHARGE BATTERY AT HOME. CAR RUNS FINE FOR 2 DAYS.THEN CAR WON'T START AGAIN, EPC ICON LIT, RUN CAR 20 MINUTES, THEN TRY TO DRIVE CAR BUT CANNOT EXCEED 13 MPH. CALL FOR TOW; TRUCK NEVER ARRIVES ( 3+ HOURS). ATTEMPT TO START CAR, STARTS FINE, NO WARNINGS LIT; DRIVE TO DEALER. DEALER SAYS BATTERY "DEFECTIVE", REPLACES UNDER WARRANTY. CAR HAS 26600 MILES AND I HAVE OWNED FOR 18 MONTHS. DEALER SAYS EPC NOT LIT WHILE THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR SO THEY CANNOT ADDRESS. RIDICULOUS. CAR FINE FOR 2 DAYS, THEN EPC LIGHT BACK ON. I HAVE SPENT PROBABLY 40 HOURS OR MORE AT VW DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR VARIOUS REPAIRS OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. A GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALS MANY VW ATLAS HAVE EPC PROBLEMS, AND IF YOU JUST GOOGLE VOLKSWAGEN AND EPC YOU CAN FIND HUNDREDS OF POSTINGS FOR THIS ISSUE WITH ALMOST EVERY VW MODEL. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR BACK IN BUT AM NOT CONFIDENT I WILL GET A SATISFACTORY REPAIR BASED ON ALL THE OTHER ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE

"ERROR AIRBAG "LIGHT WITH AIRBAG SYMBOL CAME DURING DRIVING ON 2-2-2019, ERROR WILL NOT GO AWAY AFTER TURNING ENGINE ON AND OFF VEHICLE,VW 2018 ATLAS V6 SE E-MAIL: (XXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

I WAS SITTING WITH MY CAR PARKED IN A SCHOOL PICK-UP LINE, NO-IDLE ZONE, SO I HAD MY VW ATLAS RUNNING ON IT'S BATTERY. THE BATTERY DIED OUT OF THE BLUE AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING BATTERY ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE AS IT HAS HAD A HARD TIME TURNING OVER THIS PAST WEEK. THIS CAR IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD AND SHOULDN'T BE FACING THIS ISSUE. I'M GLAD I WASN'T IN AN INTERSECTION WHEN IT HAPPENED, AS I'VE READ HAS HAPPENED TO OTHERS. I'M TAKING IT IN TO VW FOR INSPECTION, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE I'M ONE OF MANY WHO IS RUNNING INTO THE VW BATTERY ISSUE AND I WANTED TO MAKE IT KNOWN.

VEHICLE HESITATES EXCESSIVELY UNDER ACCELERATION AT TIMES, IN BOTH FORWARD AND REVERSE GEARS. WON'T BACK UP A MILD GRADE (LIKE A DRIVEWAY) WITHOUT EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH. WON'T ACCELERATE AFTER SLOWING BEHIND A TURNING VEHICLE WITHOUT EXCESSIVE ACCELERATION, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH.

FRONT ASSIST WITH AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING DOES NOTHING ON MY CAR. I AM NOT RECEIVING ANY AUDIO/VIDEO ALERTS, NOR IT'S TRYING TO SLOW OR STOP VEHICLE. SYSTEM NOT WORKING AS DESCRIBED IN THE MANUAL AND ADVERTISED IN THE OFFICIAL VW VIDEO. I CAN'T RELY ON THE SYSTEM AT THIS POINT, AS I KNOW IT WILL NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP MY CAR AS IT SHOULD.

BATTERY RAMDOMLY LOSES CHARGE TO START THE VEHICLE. WE DORVE FROM SALT LAKE CITY TO VEGAS. WE FILLED UP ON GAS WITH SOME OF THE ELECTRONICS RUNNING AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. DASH SAYS BATTERY WAS DRAINED. HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN VACUUMING THE CAR AFTER A WASH. DOORS WERE OPEN AND ELECTRONICS WERE OFF, BUT IT THEN WOULDNT START AGAIN.

THE BATTERY KEEPS DYING. I BELIEVE IT'S BECAUSE THE START/STOP SYSTEM IS TOO MUCH FOR THE BATTERY. THE BATTERY DIES IF WE STOP THE CAR AND IDLE FOR MORE THAN 2-3 MINUTES, WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM RUNNING.

THE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM KEEPS ACTIVATING WITHOUT REASON, SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES, WHEN THERE ARE NO OBSTACLES IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS EVEN WHEN 'FRONT ASSIST' AND 'LANE ASSIST' ARE SWITCHED OFF. DURING OUR TRIP FROM TEXAS TO ARIZONA AND BACK, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN 10 TIMES. IT ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS SWITCHED ON, WHILE IN THE LEFT LANE, PASSING A SEMI TRUCK. EACH TIME, THE ATLAS WAS CLEARLY IN OUR LANE AND THE TRUCK WAS DEFINITELY IN ITS LANE, NOT WANDERING OVER THE LANE DIVIDER. IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN ON A STRAIGHT AWAY AND ALSO WHEN PASSING A TRUCK ON A LEFT CURVE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. IF ANY VEHICLE HAD BEEN CLOSE BEHIND US WHEN IT ACTIVATED, IT WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO THE BACK OF US.