Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas

Table 1 shows five common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (39 problems). The second most common problem is related to the warnings (14 problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Volkswagen Atlas


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

Emergency brakes activated while driving normally with no obstructions in front of me. This could've caused an accident if there were other vehicles behind me.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

There is a yellow triangle on my dash and when the dealer did the troubleshooting they indicated that there is a fault in the system with the transmission shifter and a part is needed to correct the issue. The vehicle is just beyond the warrantee period with 39,000 miles.   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

I was driving on the sb 55fwy in light stop and go traffic and had my acc w/ traffic aware system engaged. My car was doing as it normally does, keeping a safe distance to the vehicle in front of me, automatically slowing, stopping and accelerating at a safe speed for the conditions.   Read details...


Forward Collision Avoidance related problems in other Volkswagen Atlas model year vehicles:



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