Service Brakes Related Problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

Table 1 shows five common service brakes related problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. The number one most common problem is related to the service brakes (61 problems). The second most common problem is related to the brake sensor (eleven problems).

Table 1. Service Brakes related problems of Volkswagen Atlas


Recently reported Service Brakes problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

The Service Brakes problem

Automatic parking brake comes on every time I start my car or park. It won’t come out of parking brake. The auto parking brake will not turn off. I can get it to drive eventually but the parking brake light stays on.   Read details...

The Brake Sensor problem

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   Read details...

The Brake Light On problem

The brake booster light appeared, then the brake pedal became spongy, pulsed and the vehicle slowed down. This happened on highways with light traffic with 4-5 car lengths within the same lanes moving 60 mph and driving in a parking lot.   Read details...


Service Brakes related problems in other Volkswagen Atlas model year vehicles:



Atlas Service Bulletins
Atlas Defect Investigations