Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Volkswagen Atlas

Volkswagen Atlas owners have reported 49 vehicle speed control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 4 most common vehicle speed control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's vehicle speed control (37 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's cruise control (9 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Volkswagen Atlas


Recently reported Vehicle Speed Control problems of Volkswagen Atlas

The Vehicle Speed Control problem

It's been about one month since engine light has lit up on the dashboard and stays on now. The first incident occurred about a week ago, as I was driving, I was slowing down to go into a roundabout, the vehicle begin to jerk and pull back, a red triangle exclamation mark light started going off   Read details...

The Cruise Control problem

The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 mph, the message "apply brakes" displayed and the vehicle abruptly stopped. During the failure, there were no other vehicles or objects were nearby to cause the forward collision avoidance   Read details...

The Accelerator Pedal problem

The contact owns a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle hesitated and failed to respond, while driving at 20 mph, contact depressed the accelerator pedal all the way to make it respond. There was no warning lights illuminated.   Read details...

The Throttle problem

The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact then stated that he shifted in park then pushed the start/ stop button and the vehicle restarted.   Read details...




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