Volkswagen Atlas owners have reported 450 electrical system related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 12 most common electrical system problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electrical system (400 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's battery dead (22 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
The vehicle shuts off unexpectedly. When parked or reversing. Requires the car to be put in park and then restarted. Read details...
Atlas is on its 3rd battery in 30,000 miles. When the battery fails it will die in an intersection during auto start stop. After boosting electronic steering, brakes, adaptive lighting, regular lighting, blinkers all fail and often limits to 15 mph Read details...
Car wouldn't start after being garage for two days. Nothing was left on in the car. The other thing I noticed was that the start stop function no longer works. When I first bought the car it worked all the time. Read details...
Vehicle goes into emergency mode for 4th time. Happened twice in 2 days. A total of 4 times in 5 months. With no warning, multiple warning lights come on and the car applies emergency braking until the car is brought to a stop. There is no opportunity to choose a safe place to bring it to a stop. Read details...
The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that upon his wife coming to a complete stop, the automatic start-stop system activated but failed to restart the vehicle as the driver attempted to accelerate. Read details...