Brake Light On Problems of Volkswagen Atlas

Volkswagen Atlas owners have reported 5 problems related to brake light on (under the service brakes category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volkswagen Atlas based on all problems reported for the Atlas.

1 Brake Light On problem of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas

Failure Date: 02/04/2021

The rear window rolls down by itself with nobody touching any of the buttons. The light pops up on the dash and says faulty electrical. The vehicle will suddenly stop in the middle of driving. The emergency break applies. The emergency brake light comes on. Check engine light illuminates. Unable to safely drive as the vehicle just stops without warning. Vehicle in motion on the street and on the highway occurred several times.

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2 Brake Light On problem of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

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.

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3 Brake Light On problem of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

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.

4 Brake Light On problem of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

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.

5 Brake Light On problem of the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas

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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