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2018 Volkswagen Atlas electronic stability control (esc) problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electronic stability control (esc) on the 2018 Volkswagen Atlas2% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Electronic Stability Control (esc) complaints
2%
share of all complaints
20,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The contact owns a 2018 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the Auto Stop warning message was displayed and a loud audible beep coming from the vehicle to alert that there were vehicles ahead even though there were no vehicles ahead. Several unknown…

    filed May 13, 2022

  • March 5, 2020. 2018 vw atlas, 2017 mid-year delivery. There have been multiple occasions of emergency braking being performed by the car without driving condition needing the safety intervention. There have been five occurrences to date with the vehicle: 1. Driving I-75 in to atlanta --while…

    filed Mar 5, 2020

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Electronic Stability Control (esc) problems in other Atlas years

YearReportsShare
2019 Atlas41%
Atlas electronic stability control (esc) problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.