2019 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS Complaints

MY SUV HAS DEVELOPED RUST ALL AROUND. BACK DOOR, SIDE PANELS ON BOTH SIDE, CLOSER TO BOTTOM HALF.

I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SLAMMING ON BRAKES FOR NO REASON, NO CARS IN FRONT OF US WE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE ACC SYSTEM WORKS SPORADICALLY. WE WERE TOLD THAT WHEN THEY DID THE RECALL REPAIR IT DEPROGRAMMED THE ACC WHICH THEY SAY THERE IS NO SOFTWARE UPDATE. MY DAUGHTER WAS PARKING THE CAR AND THE CAR SHUT OFF ON THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND TOLD HER TO MANUALLY RESTART THE CAR. THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING THE DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS 'NORMAL AND RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CRUISE CONTROL ALSO WORKS SPORADICALLY SINCE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CAR STALLING AND SLAMMING ON BRAKES ARE BOTH VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS.

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH,NO ONE IN EITHER DIRECTION, FLAT STREET SURFACE,BRAKING SYSTEM WENT ON WITH THE ALERT ON DASH AND NOISE.IT HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES WHERE THE CARS BRAKING SYSTEM TURNS ON, BRAKES WHILE ACCELERATING, AND THEN IT TAKES SEVERAL SECONDS BEFORE YOU CAN MOVE FROM THE INTERSECTION, HOPING NOT TO HAVE A COLLISION FROM CAR THAT IS BEHIND.TOOK TO THE DEALERS SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY CANNOT VERIFY. THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON FOR SEVERAL WEEKS.ONE DEALER SAID THEY CANNOT SEE ME FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS. CALLED VW HEADQUARTERS TO GET ME IN SOONER. THE TRIANGLE LIGHT WITH EXCLAMATION POINT WAS ALSO ON. THE KEY LIGHT WAS ON AS WELL WHILE MY CAR WAS RUNNING, STATING THE KEYS WERE NOT IN THE CAR. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, CAR TURNED OFF. SUNROOF WAS LEAKING--HAVE A VIDEO REMOTE KEYS DO NOT WORK ALL THE TIME. START UP HAS ISSUES, DOORS LOCK WHEN I AM CLOSE TO THE CAR FOR NO REASON, DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK FROM THE INSIDE UNTIL I TURN ON THE CAR, THE REAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AT TIMES- HAVE A VIDEO, IF KEYS ARE IN POCKET, DOORS DO NOT UNLOCK EASILY(WAS TOLD I HAVE TO HOLD THE HANDLE CORRECTLY OR IT WILL NOT OPEN) THE SIDE ALERT SYSTEM GOES OFF ALL THE TIME WHEN NOTHING IS THERE. FRONT WINDOWS WOULD NOT GO DOWN -ON RECEIPT THEY STATED THEY FOUND WINDOWS WERE FINE. ADVISOR TOLD ME THAT THE BUTTON ON THE DOOR WAS BURNED OUT, BUT THEY DID NOT WRITE THAT IN THE REPORT. STEERING ISSUES WHERE THE CAR WAS MOVING RIGHT TO LEFT AND VERY LOOSE. *TR

THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING 65 MPH OR HIGHER. THE DEALERSHIP ACKNOWLEDGED THE VIBRATION AND REPLACED THE TIRES 3 TIMES BUT THE CAR IS STILL VIBRATING. THE CORPORATE OFFICES OF VW HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BUT THEY WERE NO HELP. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 25MPH AND WE WERE ABOUT TO CROSS RAILROAD TRACKS. JUST BEFORE REACHING THE TRACKS, THE FRONT ASSIST SYSTEM ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE APPLIED THE BREAKS AUTOMATICALLY AND CAME TO A SUDDEN AND FULL STOP. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE SINCE THE ROAD AND THE TRACKS WERE EMPTY AND THE RAILROAD RAMP WAS IN THE UPRIGHT POSITION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING A WARNING BEGAN TO FLASH STATING,"ONLY EXIT VEHICLE IN PARK POSITION." THE A/C WILL NOT BLOW HARD AND THE HEATED SEATS NO LONGER WORK. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE ELECTRICAL IS NOT WORKING. WITH EQUIPPED LANE ASSIST, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT ITS ACCURACY. THE CURRENTLY HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE SAME ISSUE ON THE GTI. OCCURRED WHEN IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, EXITING A PARKING LOT WITH A DOWNWARD SLOPE TOWARDS A STREET, THE CAR'S AUTONOMOUS EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, IMMEDIATELY CAUSING THE VEHICLE STOP UNEXPECTEDLY. NO OTHER CAR WAS IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, INDICATING THAT THE SYSTEM PERCEIVES THE ROAD AS AN OBSTACLE. THE UNEXPECTED STOP CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE BEHIND ME TO NEARLY REAR-END MY VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY AEB SYSTEM DID NOT ALLOW ME TO QUICKLY RESTART ACCELERATION, WHICH LEFT ME TEMPORARILY STRANDED FOR A COUPLE SECOND PERPENDICULAR TO THE STREET. *TR

PURCHASED VEHICLE 4/18/2020. SUV WAS SHAKING AND TOLD THE SELLER. THEY STATED THEY WOULD FIX WHEN THEY DID THE STICKER AND REGISTRATION. ATTEMPTED TO FIX THE SHAKING BY ROAD FORCE BALANCE. WAS TOLD WAS A FLAT SPOT SO THEY REPLACED RIMS AND TIRES WITH A SET OFF ANOTHER TRUCK. STILL SHOOK AND WAS PULLING TO RIGHT. THEY ATTEMPTED FIXING THE TIRES AND DID ROAD TEST BALANCING ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE TRUCK STILL SHAKES EXCESSIVELY AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. I CONTACTED CORPORATE AND THE DEALER. THEY STATED THAT THEY DID WHAT THEY COULD AND NO LONGER WISH TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AS MY WIFE AND TWIN 16 MONTH OLD GIRLS WILL BE IN THE SUV. WE PURCHASED IT BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN SHAKING SINCE THEN. IT SHAKES AT 40-60 MILES AN HOUR. SO HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT IS NOT SUITABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON HIGHWAYS AT THOSE SPEEDS. *TR

ROUGH JUMPING SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. VW STATES THEY DO NOT HAVE A FIX AT THIS TIME AND THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE ATLAS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BASED ON HOW THE VEHICLE PERFORMS ON THE ROAD FROM STOP TO GO.

GRINDING AND SQUEALING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP TO GO AS IT LAST FOR UP TO 5 SECONDS EACH TIME. MANY ATLAS'S HAVE THIS ISSUE BASED ON THE FORUMS AND VW STATES THAT IS NORMAL FOR VEHICLE WHICH IS RIDICULOUS TO HEAR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS THE CONCERN IS THE TORQUE CONVERTER. *TR