Forward Collision Avoidance Related Problems of the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas

Table 1 shows three common forward collision avoidance related problems of the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas. The number one most common problem is related to the automatic emergency braking (ten problems). The second most common problem is related to the adaptive cruise control (nine problems).

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Volkswagen Atlas


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of the 2024 Volkswagen Atlas

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

I’ve owned the Atlas for a little over a year now and throughout the year the vehicles infotainment system and electrical system has had several recurring issues. I’ll get notifications while I’m driving of the front and rear sensors being inactive, the entire infotainment system   Read details...

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

All of the lights keep coming on for all of our systems. Collision avoidance, cruise control, automatic braking, blind spot. Radio screen goes black and cannot work anything on car including heat. Car will just randomly go into limp mode. Very unsafe for this to happen while driving on highway.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Volkswagen has a bad software patch that has impacted vw Atlas' nationwide. Infotainment systems including the front and rear safety cameras as well as car controls are not accessible because the infotainment system is completely off.   Read details...


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



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