Brake Light On problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

Four problems related to brake light on have been reported for the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas based on all problems reported for the 2018 Atlas.

1 Brake Light On problem

Failure Date: 01/28/2021

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. The manufacturer sent technicians/engineers to troubleshoot and help result. These occurrences the was not vehicle going on a road that had an incline or decline. 1) the weather was dry, sunny, with no precipitation of any kind. 2) the weather was dry, night, with no precipitation of any kind.

2 Brake Light On problem

Failure Date: 09/21/2020

The brake booster light appeared, then the brake pedal became spongy, pulsed and the vehicle slowed down. Additionally, this happened on highways with light traffic with 4-5 car lengths within the same lanes moving 40 mph. The vehicle was in the service shop for nearly a month. The manufacturer sent technicians/engineers to troubleshoot and help resolve the issue. The vehicle was not going on a road that had an incline or decline. The weather was dry, cloudy, with no precipitation of any kind.

3 Brake Light On problem

Failure Date: 09/26/2019

While applying brakes to come to a stop at a stop light, the brakes would not work and then made a metal grinding sound. An alert went off and the brake light began blinking. The automatic brakes engaged and slammed on. The brake light went solid and then off, and was replaced by a "brake booster faulty" warning. After this incident, the vehicle returned to normal functioning.

4 Brake Light On problem

Failure Date: 07/01/2019

The brake booster failure light came. The brake booster light appeared, then the brake pedal became spongy, pulsed and the vehicle slowed down. Additionally, this happened on highways with light traffic with 4-5 car lengths within the same lanes moving 60 mph. The vehicle was in the service shop for nearly a month. The manufacturer sent technicians/engineers to troubleshoot and help resolve the issue. The vehicle was not going on a road that had an incline or decline. The weather was dry, sunny, with no precipitation of any kind.


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