general problems of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas - part 1

Both low beam headlights went out within two weeks of each other and the vehicle just hit 100,000 miles. Dealership states that replacing the entire headlight assembly is the only fix and will cost $3,000. So now both headlights (safety issue) are out and the vehicle cannot be driven safely. Other vw Atlas vehicles are having the same issue around 50-60k miles. There should be a recall on the head lamps for safety concerns and liability reasons.

While driving, the vehicle suddenly loses engine power and shuts off without warning. This has happened multiple times and creates a serious safety hazard because it happen in traffic multiple times . The problem appears to be related to the fuel pump control module and/or electrical wiring failure. Additionally, the power windows stopped functioning due to a failure in the driver door wiring harness, which is a known issue on this vehicle model year. The electrical malfunction and engine stall appear to be connected. This issue has been repaired because the dealership stated the warranty is expired, but this is a safety defect that can lead to a crash. There is also an open unrepaired recall on this vehicle. The vehicle is available for inspection.

Ecm light came on, while going 60+ on expressway. Car lost ability to accelerate and began to sputter. Unable to adjust speed and had to pull over to shoulder in fast moving traffic.

The epc light will come on at anytime. Meaning while driving on a street highway or freeway. Which is a safety issue. The veichle will lose power and start to shake. The light will go off once turned off and turned back on. There most be some electrical issue. Not sure why there has not been a recall on the 2018. They have many complaints and issues. This has been an issue for months.

When the outdoor temperature gets low, below 20 degrees fahrenheit, the vehicle thinks the driver-side front door is open, when it is closed. Because of this, the vehicle does not want to allow itself to be driven and will put on the electric parking brake. Even if released, the parking brake will automatically re-engage any time the vehicle speed drops below a couple of miles-per-hour. In addition, other errors persist with the electrical system, including error messages regarding the hill descent control, parking assist, passenger side airbag detection, internal lighting, etc. Based upon research, it seems this issue is identical to a recall issued for the same make & model, but for the years 2019-2022.

Purchased car with 17,000 miles on it. At 35,400 miles I had an electrical issue, cars was driving slow and jerking, sputtering while on the highway. The emp ? light came on. I brought to the clear lake Volkswagen and they had to change our alot of the electronic system. I drove my car for about 9 months and my battery that was brand new died. There was a something with the electronic system. All along since I have owned the car, it would randomly stall when I would come to a stop. Never a big issue and just thought it was something with the stop/start. Last week while driving on the highway, 4-7 times when I would just take my foot off the gas the car would stall. I would have to pull off the the side of the highway, (not safe) put car in park and start it again. I again brought it to the dealership and they told me it is the carbon gasket filter along with a clogged fuel line. I am hearing that has happened alot. I am selling this car as soon as I get it back. It has had engine issues since 6 months owning. Never buying volkswagon again.

Engine shuts down unexpectable at a stop sign/light and when driving in parking lots. A message on the dashboard comes on "manually restart the vehicle" this has happen several times (at least 4 times) in the past few days.

The door actuator on the front passenger side of the vehicle stopped working. Here is a list of my concerns as a result: security: inability to lock/unlock/functionality: - the primary concern is the inability to securely lock or unlock the vehicle. It creates a significant security risk, putting myself and my belongings vulnerable. - the alarm system is integrated with the door lock system and when I open the faulty door after locking my car, the alarm does not sound. - keyless entry systems often rely on door actuators. A faulty actuator can render remote keyless entry inoperable.   safety concerns: - if my child safety locks are electronically controlled, a faulty actuator can make it difficult to access the vehicle in an emergency. I have two young children, [xxx] other concerns: a faulty door actuator can negatively impact the vehicle's resale value as it may require repair or replacement. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The power windows malfunctioning. When windows are pressed down the windows spontaneously go back up.

The actuator door has failed, resulting in a constant and very loud clicking noise. I contacted both the dealer and manufacturer and they advised that this happens as no fault of my own. I am now unable to run the fan.

While driving my car made a loud beep sound and faulty brake booster appeared on the dash and the brake light came on and the brakes would not work properly. I was almost rear ended because of this.

The vehicle slammed on brakes, electronic stabilization control light came on, transmission went into emergency mode, check engine light came on, and many other lights. I had to jerk the car to avoid the ditch since I was in a curve on a highway. Brakes continued to kick back and would not allow me to pull to side of road even in neutral. Battery message came on and said it was not charging. I was stuck in the lane and several people had to swerve or brake hard to miss me.

Engine stops occasionally while driving and the car is moving. This has occurred even with start/stop turned off and while the vehicle is moving on the road. This has occurred several times over the past year. Typically the car can be re-started right away, although on a couple of times it was disabled (would not start) until multiple attempts over 5 minutes.

Epc light came on and shut the car down at highway speeds. Car was incapacitated. Had car taken to dealer and was told the computer indicated a problem with the fuel injection wiring harness. Was told this is a common recall for 2018 Atlas and tiguan models but my VIN was not included in the recall but could not give me a reason. Had to pay to have wiring harness replaced. Contacted Volkswagen and they refuse to acknowledge a safety issue with my vehicle even though there are open recalls on the wiring harness that shut my vehicle down while driving. My family could have been seriously injured or we could have caused a major accident because this car was somehow excluded from inclusion and notification of the recall.

I am writing to express my concerns regarding the delay in the repair of a recall affecting my 2018 Volkswagen Atlas sel. The recall (manufacturer recall number 69fb, NHTSA recall number 23v215) was issued on March 29th, 2023, due to a fault in the passenger occupant detection system (pods), which may result in the passenger airbag being switched off erroneously. This poses an increased risk of injury to the front passenger in the event of a crash. Despite having attempted to schedule an appointment with my local Volkswagen dealership from which I bought this vehicle in August of 2023, I was informed that there was no remedy yet available, and to this day almost a full year later there is still no repair that has been made available within a reasonable timeframe. Any attempt to contact Volkswagen directly for any updates has produced no useful information, and their only solution at this time is to advise owners of affected vehicles not to have anyone ride in the front passenger seat. This delay in resolving the safety issue poses a significant risk to both myself and the other approximately 140,000 Volkswagen Atlas owners affected by this recall. As a responsible vehicle owner, I am deeply troubled by the apparent lack of urgency in addressing this matter. It is also very frustrating to not safely have full use of a vehicle that I have paid for, and continue to pay for. I urge the NHTSA to intervene and expedite the repair process to ensure the safety of all affected vehicles on the road. I appreciate your attention to this matter and look forward to a swift resolution.

I purchased this vehicle in August of last year (2023), where I was made aware that the vehicle had a recall, however there was no mention that there was no fix for the recall. Thinking that the recall fix was available I have been reaching out to the dealer to schedule an appointment to bring the car in, however I keep getting that there is still no fix and there is no timeframe on when it will become available.

I have a moonroof that leaks whenever it rains. It comes on the sides of the car and also in the middle near my rearview mirror which leaks on my electronics. I am at risk because it brings water into my car when I am driving. It can cause mold and mildew as well. I've taking this to my local vw dealership without any resolution. They just said its a well know issue. The attempted to 'clean' the drains but it still leaks.

Vehicle displays “brake booster faulty” and all warning lights trigger. Vehicle auto brakes itself and stops with little ability to steer. No warning/fault codes were stored when brought into the repair shop to address the issue and they could not duplicate it. It is an intermittent problem but looking at online forums it is not isolated and is dangerous.

My driver side visor bulb started going on and off then eventually quit working. I brought the vehicle to my purchasing dealer who changed the bulb which then blew the fuse and caused almost every light to turn on on the dash screen. Most of the lights were cleared but there is still a front assist light remaining on and Volkswagen has said it needs to be recalibrated. The electrical wiring of the visor has a short and needs to be changed but it is clear it is related to other electrical systems.

The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated the vehicle's auto stop/start feature had failed to operate as needed. The contact stated that several warning lights had appeared on the instrument panel as the vehicle failed to start upon pushing the ignition button; the vehicle eventually started after multiple attempts. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where multiple codes appeared on a code reader. The vehicle was also taken to the dealer where it was purchased; they informed her the contact that the start/stop battery was likely the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was then notified of the failure and informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

When starting up my vehicle the battery turns on but the engine will not start. My dash will light up with multiple warnings. These are the specific ones that warn error: electronic stabilization control (esc) error: hill hold assist brake - brake booster faulty error: hill hold assist front assist not available. Error: tire pressure monitoring system. Trans. In emerg. Mode. You can continue driving. Fault: electronic parking brake. Eventually my car starts up, but this is after several attempts. Once I shut car off and go to start back up, it goes through the whole process again. My car was taken into Volkswagen dealership and they said it was my fuel pump, fuel filter & battery. They “fixed” that but by the time I drove my car home, the issue started back up again. My safety is 100% put at risk because not only does my car not start up right away but I can be driving my vehicle and it will slow me down on a main highway and make me brake and then I need to attempt to restart my car to get it started up again several times. I have children I drive around in this vehicle and it is not safe to drive. My car has been illuminating the check engine light and all the other ones for each error I stated above. The problem itself has not been identified. When I did research, the 2019-2020 vw Atlas’s were recalled for this same issue it seems. But mine wasn’t because it is a 2018.

I was driving the vehicle was in drive moving on the road and literally turned off. Completely disabled in the road. I purchased a new battery in September 2022, got the battery tested again and there’s no issue with it. Mechanics can’t find an issue. I had the engine stop feature off (the light is on when it’s off) and it turned itself off prior to the car shutting off completely. I was unable to restart and someone had to assist in pushing my vehicle out of the road then jumpstart my car. Again I had everything thoroughly checked and there are no active issues.

Doors continue to lock and unlock in the back where my children sit. This is while we are driving down the road. Front passenger door does not unlock or lock.

2018 Atlas 3. 6 sel premium 4 motion. 3rd time in for service for fuel injector mil code and misfiring with no resolve. Computer was reprogrammed from vw and compression test and replacement of injectors. Mil code turned on again for misfiring. Vehicle will loose full driving power and only drive at lower speeds without accepting the overdrive when depressing pedal.

When braking normally, the aeb alert tone sounded, and the display showed a red brake warning with "brake booster failure" displayed on-screen. The brakes then became extremely sensitive and caused the car to abruptly grind to a stop with full abs action. This occurred in traffic, and the car behind me narrowly avoided a collision due to the uncommanded abrupt halt. I pulled over and the error cleared itself after a few seconds. I pulled the diagnostic error codes from the ecu, and this is the output: 0213 [0x0000d5] archive (inactive) c10a329: vacuum sensor, implausible signal single vacuum pressure sensor sends no valid data status bits: 1 priority: 1 frequency: 1 unlearning index: 84 odometer: 27031 km date, time: 2023. 03. 27 09:34:50 paramteric values: 00 00 80 18 32 00 00 00 cf 47 00 00 02 ff 00 5e 02 40 b0 00 00 00 10 status: confirmed (this is from a previous activation, but the recent one is the same). This is the third time this has happened, but the first to put me in actual danger of a crash. I have previously brought this to the dealer but no fix was applied. They were aware of this happening on other vehicles but they did not have a fix. The model year after was recalled due to wiring issues, but my car has never been recalled for anything related. I believe this is a significant safety issue and should be addressed by the manufacturer before it causes a serious incident.

The passenger air bag light comes on at random times, even when sitting in seat. It says the airbag detection system may be faulty and the airbag may not deploy when needed. There is a recall for some Volkswagen's but not mine. This light has been coming on for 2 years and it sounds like the recall but since my VIN number is not in the recall, I cannot get it fixed. I believe this may be the same problem as can be life threatening in an accident or another time. I would like Volkswagen to check and fix this under the recall that was made in 4/2023. Please help if you can.

Airbag error light keeps popping on and beeping this is a problem because I have a family that ride in the car with me and this has been a problem long before I purchased the vehicle so why haven’t it been fixed yet.

I have a recall on my vehicle that is potentially life threatening if the vehicle is in an accident and the manufacturer has no remedy for it yet. What do I do?.

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. Again after sitting for a little while the car battery would be dead again and not want to turn over.

There has been an airbag recall on my 2018 vw Atlas since March of 2023 with no remedy from the manufacturer even though it’s been almost a year. Manufacturer has advised that passengers should not use the front passenger seat until a remedy is available. I have not been able to have someone ride in my front passenger seat for almost a year with no advice or remedy from vw. Vehicle has been in dealership to try to fix this 3-4 times but fix has not worked.

The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 23v215000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the ac system would activate unintentionally. The windshield wipers would increase and decrease in speed unintentionally. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

My Atlas just stalls out and shuts off completely when I’m at a light or just sitting… sometimes it’s starts back up sometimes I have to wait . The engine light come on or I would get a reading my auto /shutoff is error.

Car automatically brakes driving down road and all the dash lights come on.

My trucks breaks has given out multiple times almost causing accidents in the middle of driving with no warning. Message on dash says faulty breaks , break failure before it quickly goes away. The abs break light comes on and the car stalls almost causing me to get rear ended. I purchased the car oct 12,2021 car start having issues December 2021. It is extremely dangerous to drive. I took it to car max in forth myers FL when I almost hit a tractor trailer with my children in the car ! carmax refused to look at my vehicle or give me a rental for it being unsafe. This has happened on multiple occasions. I shouldn’t have to pay for something like this to get fixed when I was sold a faulty car from the start. I have spoke with a few lawyers over this matter about carmax and voltswagon. I only have one photo I don’t have a chance to take other photos when it happens because im to busy trying not to get hurt.

Battery keeps dying. Seems to be a rampant problem with vw Atlas. . Read more...