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2019 Volkswagen Atlas Electrical system Problems

Complaints
76about this part
Share
16%of 484 total for the year
Median mileage
10,250miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 76 complaints about the electrical system of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, 16% of the 484 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 10,250 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“While driving a warning began to flash stating, only exit vehicle in park position. The A/C will not blow hard and the heated seats no longer work. I am concerned about anything else electrical is not working. With equipped lane assist, I am concerned about its accuracy. The currently have acknowledged the same issue on the gti. Occurred when in motion on the highway.”

NHTSA complaint #11328796, filed 2020-06, 6,889 miles

“Car wouldn't start after being garage for two days. Nothing was left on in the car. The other thing I noticed was that the start stop function no longer works. When I first bought the car it worked all the time.”

NHTSA complaint #11344213, filed 2020-08, 10,500 miles

“I have been having problems with the car slamming on brakes for no reason, no cars in front of us we were on the highway driving at about 70 MPH. The acc system works sporadically. We were told that when they did the recall repair it deprogrammed the acc which they say there is no software update. My daughter was parking the car and the car shut off on the middle of the road and told her to manually restart the car. There is a grinding noise when accelerating the dealership said this was 'normal and related to the torque converter. …”

NHTSA complaint #11331640, filed 2020-06, 30,480 miles

“While driving 35mph,no one in either direction, flat street surface,braking system went on with the alert on dash and noise.it has happened 4 times where the cars braking system turns on, brakes while accelerating, and then it takes several seconds before you can move from the intersection, hoping not to have a collision from car that is behind.took to the dealers several times and they cannot verify. The engine light was on for several weeks.one dealer said they cannot see me for another 2 weeks. Called vw headquarters to get me in sooner. …”

NHTSA complaint #11330388, filed 2020-06, 1 miles

“Upon accelerating my 2019 vw Atlas down an empty street between 10 to 20 miles per hour the autonamous emergency brake sensor malfunctioned and the car suddenly came to a complete stop jolting us forward. It was so unexpected that my hands slipped off the steering wheel and landed on the dash board. The halt came with a very loud noise. As I explained to the dealership technician and vw corporate office regional case manager, there was no vehicle in front of me. There were no pedestrians, animals, obstacles, etc. On the roadway. …”

NHTSA complaint #11254778, filed 2019-09, 5,900 miles

Related recalls

Related service bulletins

Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026429%
20251835%
20244526%
20233726%
20224424%
202114931%
20201141%
20197616%
201811124%

Other parts of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas

Air bags
141 complaintsBrakes
79 complaintsForward collision avoidance
73 complaintsOther or unknown
62 complaintsEngine
60 complaintsSteering
39 complaintsFuel system
35 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
34 complaintsSuspension
18 complaintsVehicle speed control
14 complaintsWheels
11 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology