Table 1 shows one common engine and engine cooling related problems of the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Engine And Engine Cooling problems |
Hello. I have a 2020 vw Atlas v6 se r-line. The truck shots off when idleling, on speeds of 5 mph to 10 mph and even on the highway. This is a serious problem and extremely dangerous to my family and myself as well as other owners that have the same issue wile driving on highways. It can easily cause a serious accident. This has happened multiple times and I even took it to the dealership to get it diagnosed and repair. They replaced the vapor charcoal canister and the issue was gone for about a year and it came right back. This does not bring any codes on the vehicle so it's very had do diagnosed. But it does gives you an error malfunction warning after it shots off when doing highway speeds. I did some research and found the multiple people have the same exact issue with this vehicles.
Since I purchased this vehicle for my wife, she has repeatedly called me in tears regarding the vehicle turning itself off in school parking lots, stop lights, stopping at stop signs, and in drive through lanes. The car will show error messages such as "start engine manually" or "auto start/stop failure. " this has nearly caused a number of accidents when the car is turned off in the middle of the street. The only option to get the car restarted is to put it into park, then turn the car off and back on again - which at a busy intersection can put you into a panic. I have taken the car to the dealer a few times and told each time that they find nothing wrong since there are no error codes at the time. I spoke with the dealer on 10/10/23 since it was in the shop in early October - I was told that they are experiencing this issue with numerous vw Atlas, it is a known issue, however there is no fix. I was told to reach out to vw north America. I spoke with nick from vw na today who told me that my best option is to try a different vw dealer. This has been an ongoing issue with the vehicle since we purchased, but it is happening more frequently - upwards of numerous times per week. There are no signs that the car is going to turn itself off with issue - it has done it even when the auto start/stop system is disabled (this needs to be manually disabled each time the car starts). My wife is at the point that she does not want to drive the vehicle anymore as she is afraid of the safety of the kids.
Drivers side door harness is problem- driver door fault, electric parking brake fault, start stop fault, car would automatically engage parking brake this is such a huge problem with Volkswagen that the car has been in shop six weeks waiting on part because of back order due to demand.