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I bought my vehicle around three weeks ago.it is a brand new 2021 vw atlas.two days ago the airbag light came on the dash indicating that there is a problem/issue with the drivers side airbag.my husband noticed the issue first and said that it occurred when he started the car initially.the light seems to stay on while the car is in motion.
On thursday, october 29th, i started my car after it had been parked outside for several days in the rain.after backing my car out of the driveway and then propelling forward,water (easily 1.5-2 cups) came out of the rear view mirror onto the paneling below.the water came out of the buttons as they were pushed on the panel. In addition, throughout the weekend, you could see the condensation in the buttons. As a result, the ac/heat paneling did not work correctly for several days.when i would turn on the car, the panel would light up and at times, i could not turn off some of the functions.this happened for at least 4 days.i called my vw dealership on thursday, october 29th when i discovered this.however, vw could not fit me in to look at the car until monday, november 2nd. Also to note, the engine light had come on and gone off several times throughout the weekend.i will also add the entire driver's side ceiling from the windshield to the sunroof was saturated with water. One push of the finger and water would come seeping out of the ceiling.after taking it to vw they could not find anything wrong with any sealing or any leak.i feel confident the sunroof was shut while my car was outside as it had been raining/sleeting for a week and i had no opportunity to use the sunroof.
This is the second volkswagen atlas we have purchased after the first had the exact same code p2047 evap system issues. This atlas is brand new and it only took 3,000 miles for it to start having system issues. During driving with cruise control enabled the vehicle kicked itself out of cruise control and deactivated the acc cruise control along with regular cruise and disabled the remote start with a check engine light.
Driving onto the highway from the on ramp the vehicle shut off and lost control of the vehicle. Would not right away. This occured 4 times in the last 3 months. First, 3x. I thought it was me clicking or touching something on the car, thought now i know it was not me the 4th time. Im sacred
Adaptive cruise control (acc) disengages and shows acc error, if the car was remotely started after the suv is parked with acc still on.driver must turn off the car and manually restart, or ensure that the acc is turned off before next remote start. Vw is aware of this and it is commonly discussed on all vw consumer forums. Vw has known about this for over two years and describes it as a software programming problem. Still no repair, and was not disclosed to us when purchasing. After several trips to the dealer, i was able to find this probelm on the vw forums. Dealers are claiming all sorts of reasons for the problem, especially operator error.
My wife's 2021 atlas cruise control has not worked since we purchased the vehicle in july 2020. When starting the vehicle via remote start (app or remote) it disables the entire front end collision system and the cruise does not work. It has been in the shop over 3 weeks in total now with no fix in sight. We are now being told that we wait 6 weeks to see if we qualify for their lemon law standards. No loaner was offered.
My wife's 2021 atlas cruise control has not worked since we purchased the vehicle in july 2020. When starting the vehicle via remote start (app or remote) it disables the entire front end collision system and the cruise does not work. It has been in the shop over 3 weeks in total now with no fix in sight. We are now being told that we wait 6 weeks to see if we qualify for their lemon law standards. No loaner was offered.
My wife's 2021 atlas cruise control has not worked since we purchased the vehicle in july 2020. When starting the vehicle via remote start (app or remote) it disables the entire front end collision system and the cruise does not work. It has been in the shop over 3 weeks in total now with no fix in sight. We are now being told that we wait 6 weeks to see if we qualify for their lemon law standards. No loaner was offered.
Rear passenger seat belts can become caught in over-shoulder seat release lever (affects all rear seats, except middle bench seat). This can prevent seat belts from retracting properly. This happens frequently when middle row seats are returned to seating position from fold-down position. This slightly has the potential to cause t to be seat to release while the vehicle is in motion.
Rear passenger seat belts can become caught in over-shoulder seat release lever (affects all rear seats, except middle bench seat). This can prevent seat belts from retracting properly. This happens frequently when middle row seats are returned to seating position from fold-down position. This slightly has the potential to cause t to be seat to release while the vehicle is in motion.
We have a 2021.5 volkswagen atlas with captainā€™s chairs in the 2nd row. Our 4 year old was riding in a forward-facing car seat installed with lower anchors + tether strap in the 2nd row driverā€™s side and a friendā€™s 8 year old was riding in the 3rd row driverā€™s side in a backless booster. I was in the front passenger seat and my husband was driving. While my husband was braking, the 8 year old lifted up on the 3rd row access lever, located on the upper left side of the 2nd row driverā€™s side captainā€™s chair. The 2nd row captainā€™s chair lifted up, slid forward, and slammed my 4 year old son into the driverā€™s seat. The 8 year old immediately panicked, which caused me to turn around. My 4 year old was not making any noise - almost certainly because his nose and mouth were pressed tightly into the back of the driverā€™s seat, preventing him from making a sound. While in the front passenger seat, i tried to push the captainā€™s chair back into place - but it was way too heavy.luckily, we were on a road where my husband was able to quickly pull over and jump out to put the captainā€™s chair back into place.as soon as my husband started to move the captainā€™s chair away from the driverā€™s seat, my 4 year old started screaming. After this incident, our 4 year old showed us that while buckled into his forward-facing car seat in the 3rd row of the atlas he was able to use his foot to lift up on the 3rd row access lever, causing the captain's chair to slam into the back of the front seat exactly as happened when the 8 year old lifted the lever during our trip.
The sunroof exploded while driving with no external object impacts. The retracted roof exploded sounded like a gunshot.i was driving about 75mph on hwy 70 from colorado to utah. There were no vehicles around us.
The plastic trim on the doors failed and became lodged between the seam of the fender and the front doors. The adhesive on the trim/badges failed and allowed it to partly peel off the door. I became trapped in the vehicle and was unable to open either door because pieces were jammed in the doors range of motion. I had to physically slam my body against the door from the inside of the car to break the jammed piece and open the door. My safety was at risk as i was not able to get out of my car and it was urgent. I would not have been able to get out of my car in the case of an accident or if my car became submerged in water such as a flood. I frequently transport my 70 year old father to medical appointments and i was unable to open the door to get him out of the car due to this issue. I reported this problem in april when i first noticed the trim badges coming loose, but vw failed to fix it properly. They took a metal putty knife and attempted to bend the fender and trim back into place in the parking lot. They did not take this issue seriously and pushed off repairs for months until i finally had this event and demanded they make this car safe. This car would not have passed the state inspection and should have never left the dealers lot. I had another mechanic assess my car and he confirmed that this was extremely unsafe and the delay in repair could have been catastrophic. I have several pictures from april until present that show how severe the defect is on my car. There are several other reports of this problem in the vw forums where the badges on the doors have become jammed in the fender seam and prevented range of motion of the front doors.
On thursday, october 29th, i started my car after it had been parked outside for several days in the rain.after backing my car out of the driveway and then propelling forward,water (easily 1.5-2 cups) came out of the rear view mirror onto the paneling below.the water came out of the buttons as they were pushed on the panel. In addition, throughout the weekend, you could see the condensation in the buttons. As a result, the ac/heat paneling did not work correctly for several days.when i would turn on the car, the panel would light up and at times, i could not turn off some of the functions.this happened for at least 4 days.i called my vw dealership on thursday, october 29th when i discovered this.however, vw could not fit me in to look at the car until monday, november 2nd. Also to note, the engine light had come on and gone off several times throughout the weekend.i will also add the entire driver's side ceiling from the windshield to the sunroof was saturated with water. One push of the finger and water would come seeping out of the ceiling.after taking it to vw they could not find anything wrong with any sealing or any leak.i feel confident the sunroof was shut while my car was outside as it had been raining/sleeting for a week and i had no opportunity to use the sunroof.
My wife had just gotten onto interstate and tire light comes on.was trying to get to next exit to check but heard a popping noise and then car started swerving. Got to side of road and all the tire was gone from right rear except rim bead area and about 1 inch of sidewall.new car with 680 miles using pirelli scorpion zero 265/45 r21 104t tires that were factory installed.after tow repair replace with spare tire i located all the tread tire against median wall on highway where it had stopped.except for having separated from rim bead of tire it was intact.it was like a rubber band with no sides.have had the 2021 atlas for 10 days and only 680+ miles on tires.
The sunroof exploded while driving with no external object impacts. The retracted roof exploded sounded like a gunshot.i was driving about 75mph on hwy 70 from colorado to utah. There were no vehicles around us.
Adaptive cruise control malfunctions and is rendered useless when vehicle is started utilizing remote start. Vehicle must be stopped turned off and started with push button in order to clear the malfunction and use cruise control. Volkswagen usa technicians told dealer technician that there is no fix for the issue.
Adaptive cruise control malfunctions and is rendered useless when vehicle is started utilizing remote start. Vehicle must be stopped turned off and started with push button in order to clear the malfunction and use cruise control. Volkswagen usa technicians told dealer technician that there is no fix for the issue.
Adaptive cruise control (acc) disengages and shows acc error, if the car was remotely started after the suv is parked with acc still on.driver must turn off the car and manually restart, or ensure that the acc is turned off before next remote start. Vw is aware of this and it is commonly discussed on all vw consumer forums. Vw has known about this for over two years and describes it as a software programming problem. Still no repair, and was not disclosed to us when purchasing. After several trips to the dealer, i was able to find this probelm on the vw forums. Dealers are claiming all sorts of reasons for the problem, especially operator error.
The vehicle collects snow/ice while you are driving causing it to violently shake. Rcm from vw called told me to keep driving when it is violently shaking because the snow will melt while your driving in -10 degree weather. I have had vehicles that collect snow when it is parked or go through a 15 inch tall drift but never this bad and never while driving at a constant speed. I have had to pull over multiple times on a 35 mile drive on paved roads to clean snow out and risk getting hit by other vehicles. Which has actually almost happened twice. Otherwise it starts to shake so bad i fear i will loose control and roll the vehicle. Has happened every time we get a snow storm. I have had or driven over 20 vehicles and have never had a vehicle collect snow while i was driving 55-65 mph.
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