Lane Departure Related Problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

Table 1 shows three common lane departure related problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. The number one most common problem is related to the assist (two problems). The second most common problem is related to the blind spot detection (one problem).

Table 1. Lane Departure related problems of Volkswagen Atlas

Problem Category Number of Problems
Assist problems
2
Blind Spot Detection problems
1
Warning problems
1

Recently reported Lane Departure problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

The Assist problem

The acc and lane assist will not work. There is no obstruction of view from any sensor or camera. This is a known problem with vw and they haven’t done anything about this. This is a 2018 model. There is no reason for this to be happening.   Read details...

The Blind Spot Detection problem

The blind spot and rear traffic alert keep on turning themselves off. This has been happening randomly since 2019 and the vehicle has been back to the dealer in excess of 20 times. This is a major safety issue as my wife doesn’t always realize that these systems have decided to go offline.   Read details...

The Warning problem

Vehicle would indicate normal assistance features were no longer available. Then after sitting for the evening and trying to start in the morning the car would not turn over. Could recharge the battery and turn over no issues.   Read details...


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