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I would put it in gear and the car wouldn’t move like it should. I kept pulling over opening and closing each door still kept doing it. While driving the car car kept telling me my door was opened but only while on the highway doing above 50 it just kept going on and off. Now my car doesn’t have all the bells and whistles of being upgraded but I Didn’t expect what was to come to be a natural nightmare. Every year, auto manufacturers buy back, replace or pay cash settlements to thousands of ‘lemon’ owners like you.īrought my 2018 in July 2019 certified pre-owned but it is a lemon for sure… You may be able to get your lemon out of your life.

Think you have a lemon? Sit back and let the experts work out your lemon case at no cost to you. But no, the automaker continues to gamble with the safety of its customers by leaving the SUV on the road. You would think, with engines stalling out of nowhere, Volkswagen would recall the Atlas. I strongly advise choosing a different vehicle and to avoid purchasing an Atlas or any Volkswagen.”

After reading some of the other reviews, we have been relatively fortunate. It is sad that Volkswagen has bungled this vehicle. I recently learned from VW Customer Service that the vehicle has nine recalls but I have only received notification of four. The entertainment system spontaneously turns itself on and the rear climate control frequently turns itself off. It spent a week in the dealership repair shop for what was supposed to be a four hour job. It had to be put in park and manually restarted. The most recent scary experience occurred when the auto stop/start shut of the engine then failed to restart when the brake was released. It has shut-off the engine three times while it has been in motion, fortunately at slow speed. It has proven to be unreliable and unsafe. It seemed to be the superior choice but we soon learned all that glitters isn’t gold. On, one owner writes, “We test drove nine SUV’s and did a lot of research before choosing the Atlas. On the SUV, the technology is known to turn off unexpectedly and not restart after a stop.

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Yet somehow, the system on the Atlas is full of problems. Volkswagen was the first to debut the technology in 1983 on the Polo Formel E, sold in Europe.

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When the driver takes their foot off the brake, the starter cranks automatically and re-fires the SUV.Īuto stop/start sounds like an excellent concept, and it is. Operation seems simple enough – when the vehicle comes to a stop, fuel and spark are cut to halt engine operation. One of the SUV’s key features is its automatic start/stop system, which is designed to shut off the engine at rest to save gas. The Atlas is the latest addition to a long lineup of automotive losers. Remember the class action lawsuit over the automaker’s defective timing chains? Or, how about the diesel issue, where the company illegally tampered with its vehicles to pass emission standards? Volkswagen has never been known for good engines or powertrain control systems. Hopefully, the sheer number of complaints will prompt VW to do something about the faulty AEB soon. A brake recall has been issued, but it’s for a different concern: loose brake caliper brackets. No matter the implications, Volkswagen has refused to issues a safety recall, at least so far. Just imagine that happening on the freeway with a semi bearing down. Obviously, having your vehicle unexpectedly slam on its brakes is dangerous. Since it’s purchase in 2018, the brakes have been locked up at least 10 times under normal braking conditions.” V W will not do anything about this so I will let everyone I know to stay away from V W.”Īnother, on the NHTSA website, complains, “My autonomous braking system and pedestrian warning sensors are malfunctioning, making my car unsafe to drive.

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I was told if I would have read the manual before I got the car I would see that this my be a problem. The dealer told me there is no fix and turned the front crash avoidance system off. It thinks there is a car in front of it but there is not. On, one owner writes, “My 2018 R-line Atlas will slam on the brake at times when it crosses a steel insert on a bridge. The system on the SUV is riddled with problems, and there are countless complaints all over the internet. It’s clear, however, that those proponents have never ridden in a Volkswagen Atlas. If the driver does not respond to an emergency situation, the AEB system will bring the car to a stop without any assistance.ĪEB is so important that some government officials are considering making it mandatory on all new cars. The technology uses sensors and onboard computers to detect an impending crash.

Problems with the Brakes and Electrical SystemĪutomatic emergency braking (AEB) is a safety feature found on many new vehicles.

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