Volkswagen ATLAS fuel problems
65 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
1,957 owner complaints analyzed
47 distinct recall campaigns
15,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2018 to 2026 model years. Data snapshot: . 433 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
65 of 1,957 complaints match this topic (3.3%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 11172011 · 2019-01-24 (January 24, 2019)
ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AS WELL AS EPC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON DURING NORMAL CITY DRIVING. POWER AND PICK UP OF THE VEHICLE BECAME GREATLY REDUCED MAKING TRAVEL OVER 15-20 MPH IMPOSSIBLE. UPON ARRIVING HOME AND TURNING CAR OFF, VEHICLE WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO RESTART. CAR WAS TOWED FROM HOME TO DEALERSHIP WERE IT WAS FOUND THAT ELECTRICAL MECHANISM IN VEHICLES HIGH POWERED FUEL PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND QUIT WORKING. HIGH POWERED FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Owner-reported narrative. 21,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11172011 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11174212 · 2019-02-21 (February 21, 2019)
2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FUEL TANK ISSUES. *LD *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11174212 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11210708 · 2019-05-29 (May 29, 2019)
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE 3,000 MILES. CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE. DEALERSHIP FIXED IT ON THE 3RD TRY AFTER GETTING VW INVOLVED. IT WAS A FAULTY GAS TANK, LEAKING FUEL INTO THE LINES. THEY REPLACED THE TANK AND THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. LANE ASSIST FEATURE SEVERELY MALFUNCTIONS SINCE DAY 1 OF OWNING THIS CAR. NEARLY EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, THE VEHICLE STEERS ITSELF INTO MEDIANS, INTO CURVES OR INTERSECTIONS, INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ALWAYS WHILE I'M ACTIVELY DRIVING STRAIGHT. I CONTACTED VW; THEY RECOMMENDED HAVING THE SYSTEM INSPECTED. DEALERSHIP …
Owner-reported narrative. 9,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 11210708 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11219420 · 2019-06-12 (June 12, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. THE CONTACT SMELLED FUEL COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SAW FUEL LEAKING UNDERNEATH FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO VILLAGE VOLKSWAGEN OF CHATTANOOGA (6001 INTERNATIONAL DR, CHATTANOOGA, TN 37421, [phone removed]) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE CAUSED THE DAMAGE; THEREFORE, THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A VALID WARRANTY IN EFFECT SINCE THERE WAS CURRENTLY ONLY 14,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. IN 2018, THERE WAS AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR …
Owner-reported narrative. 14,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11219420 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11291955 · 2019-12-30 (December 30, 2019)
PROBLEMS WITH FUEL INJECTOR WHERE THE MANUFACTURER ADVISE TO CHANGE THE ALL INJECTORS AFTER 100K MILES . WHERE THEY SENDING ME TO PAY FOR THIS EXPENSES. THE ACC AUTOMATIC CRUISE CONTROL ALSO FAILED WHERE THEY CHARGING $600 TO REPROGRAM THE SYSTEM FOR SOME REASON STOP WORKING HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN WITH A NEW CAR.
Owner-reported narrative. 100,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11291955 at NHTSA ↗