2019 Volkswagen Atlas FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE

Vehicle's autonomous emergency braking system activates without any reasonable cause (nothing in front of the vehicle). Often the system doesn't apply the brakes, it will just alert (red logo in instrument cluster screen). However, sometimes the brakes will immediately apply. This occurs sporadically without warning on multiple streets, up to 20 miles per hour.

My AES has been acting up. It has braked unnecessarily when nothing was in front of me worth braking for. I see this is an ongoing issue with VW Atlas. Mine is a 2019 (purchased used Nov 2021).

When we travel to see family in NH there is a set of train tracks that we need to drive over. In three separate instances when we drove over the tracks, the vehicle suddenly breaks for no reason and the front assist forward collision warning light comes on. It is very scary and unexpected and if a car were close behind us, it could definitely cause an accident.

My car often will apply automatic braking system when no one or thing is in front of me. Luckily I have not been rear ended yet but it is very startling. Going down steep hills the emergency brake will turn on automatically. Happened the first week I owned the car and I had no idea what was going on. These systems are way to inaccurate to be safe. They are a hazard.

The front assist system keeps stopping my car at random times. I had told Volkswagen where I bought the car about it and they did nothing. I assuming because they have seen it for themselves. It happened on the highway, on a bridge and going up a hill. No cars were in front of and thankfully no cars were behind as I was going 50-55 mph on the highway. The warning light came on that I was getting too close to a car but there were no cars near me then all of of a sudden the car suddenly stops. It’s very dangerous. I am going to take the vehicle back to the dealer ship again and see what they say. The car also stalls when I back up.

Hello, I am the current owner of a 2019 VW Atlas with less than 13500 miles. In September 25, the Front-Assist Technology alert icon turned on the dashboard all of a sudden without any cause to my knowledge. After attempting to uncheck and deactivate the option from the settings, it still does not save this option and the icon remains on as well as checked in the option selection. I am concerned this sensor malfunction will cause a sudden unnecessary brake while driving and put me and my family at risk for an accident. The alert was reported to the VW dealership on October 7, 2021 where I purchased the vehicle. Their assessment, findings and recommendations are to perform a wheel alignment and ACC recalibration since this sensor failure is not under “warranty “ and is at cost to the owner which is over $350. Copy of service department description available to share. Cost not included in the description since I declined the services at this time to allow for additional research on this issue. The cost is not an issue and willing to pay if necessary but truly believe this issue should be escalated due to the high number of reported cases related to the Front-Assist sensor malfunction and the manufacturer not acknowledging this is a system failure rather than weather or road conditions induced. I appreciate any additional assistance in this matter.

The vehicle will sound the collision warning sound for no reason when no other vehicles are around. When slowly coming up to a red light with one car in front, after coming to a complete stop the vehicle beeped once and engaged the brakes. The second time this happened the vehicle was driving slowly in a school parking lot. There were cars all around but the sensors were beeping the whole time. When trying to drive forward the vehicle slammed the brakes on. Today the vehicle was stopped at an intersection, the rear camera came on, the beeping came on. The vehicle had to be shifted into park to stop the beeping and then put back into drive. This is a serious safety issue and should be a recall!

The contact owns a 2019 Volkswagen Atlas. The contact stated while driving approximately 30-35 mph, the vehicle inadvertently stalled but remained in motion. The warning message "There Is Someone in Front of You" appeared on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle restarted on its own and she was able to drive to her destination. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. On another occasion while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle decelerated independently and the message "There Is Someone in Front of You" appeared on the instrument panel. The contact also stated that the air bag warning light illuminated once, and the rear-view camera screen would inadvertently go black. The vehicle was taken to a second the dealer The Autobarn Volkswagen of Countryside Auto Service (6161 Joliet Rd, Countryside, IL 60525) who informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the dealer for a diagnostic test. A case was opened. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 13,000.

IF THE VEHICLE IS STARTED VIA REMOTE START, AND THEN DRIVEN, RADAR RELATED AND OTHER SAFETY SYSTEM ARE NOT ONLINE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THESE SYSTEMS ARE OFFLINE. THE ONLY INDICATOR IS CRUISE ERRORS IF YOU ATTEMPT TO ENGAGE. THE DEALER HAS VALIDATED THIS BEHAVIOR BUT HAD NO PLAN OF ACTION. THE WORK AROUND IS TO RESTART THE CAR BEFORE DRIVING. IT'S SUSPECTED AND DISCUSSED IN MANY FORUMS. IT PRESENTS A LOSS OF SAFETY SYSTEM WITH NO ANNUNCIATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING DOWN A DRIVEWAY UNTO A STREET, THE AUTOMATIC POST COLLISION BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DROVE AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORM REEVES VOLKSWAGEN SUPERSTORE (20 AUTO CENTER DR, IRVINE, CA 92618) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL FIX FOR THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT IN ORDER FOR THE FIX ISSUE, THE EMERGENCY BRAKING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE DEACTIVATED. A CASE NUMBER WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 12,000.*DT*JB

DRIVER EXPERIENCED TWO MALFUNCTIONS OF ADAS AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM DURING A SINGLE HIGHWAY TRIP. WITH NO CARS AHEAD, THE VEHICLE FLASHED THE BRAKING WARNING. A FEW MINUTES LATER IN THE TRIP, THE VEHICLE ENGAGED THE ADAS AUTOMATIC BRAKING, WITH NO VEHICLES AHEAD, AND INITIATED A HARD STOP WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND TEMPERATURES WERE ~50 .