Volkswagen Atlas owners have reported 472 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 (422 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 infotainment head unit crashes and reboots intermittently, sometimes within minutes of starting the vehicle. When it crashes while the vehicle is in reverse, the rearview camera image freezes on screen or goes completely black. The vehicle is available for inspection on request. 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 2019 vw Atlas. The contact stated while driving 30 mph the vehicle jerked and then stopped. The following lights were illuminated on the instrument panel: start/stop, anti-lock braking system, check engine. Read details...