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Volkswagen Atlas cross sport Body Problems

111 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2024. Best year: 2023.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Body · 2024 4

The contact's mother owns a 2024 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that he was dropping his daughter off at school, as he shifted into reverse (R) to exit a parking space he observed that the rear view camera image had "flashed" and t...

Body · 2024 4

Spontaneous vehicle fire which resulted in the total loss. Driver and passenger were in the car, managed to escape the vehicle,no injuries. The problem has not been reproduced or confirmed by the dealer or by authorized service center...

Body · 2021 4

I was pulling into a parking spot, my foot on the brake pedal, hand ready to shift car into park. At that time the rev counter went up to 7000, the car jumped the curb, I stepped hard on the brake but the car kept going. The car stopped ...

Body · 2020 2

I am reporting a potential safety defect involving the hood-release mechanism on my 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The interior hood-release lever/latch has failed, preventing me from opening the hood through the normal release mecha...

Body · 2025 2

1. Warning lights come on intermittently when no engine problem exists. After turning the engine on and off a few times, they go away. 2. Windshield wipers randomly turn on without being activated and not raining. 3. Screen glitches: Ran...

Body · 2020 2

steering went out completly and the SUV shut off in the middle of the street. had to restart car to get it home. SUV shut off in the middle of a turn. Had the SUV checked at dealership and they found a bad steering unit. I had the SUV in...

Body · 2021 2

The contact owns a 2021 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken for an oil change, and it was discovered that the hood latch cable had either disconnected or snapped off. While attempting to open the h...

Body · 2024 2

VW sent an over-the-air remote tech update on 8/8/206. Once the update was completed and the system rebooted, the rearview backup camera and cross-traffic safety system are no longer working. We tried a system reset, which did not work, ...

Body · 2021 2

Defective sway bar links

Body · 2024 2

When traveling at hwy speeds (about 55-60mph) on long straight stretches of road, the steering feels sticky when trying to slightly adjust the steering wheel to keep the car going straight in your lane. In other words, when you are tr...

Body · 2024 2

The vehicle’s infotainment and connectivity system has malfunctioned since the day the vehicle was purchased. This includes the integrated GPS navigation system and Bluetooth phone connectivity. The system frequently freezes, disconnec...

Body · 2024 2

This vehicle, since January of 2025, has a screen that flickers and shuts off entirely multiple times per day. Sometimes, it is severe enough that the entire computer system shuts down and none of the safety features are available, such ...

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