2019 Volkswagen Atlas Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 14about this part
- Share
- 3%of 484 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 8,778miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas, 3% of the 484 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 8,778 miles. 3 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“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“Whether SUV is turned on using remote start or manual start the cruise control will not work. Reads error: acc. Dealership states they are unable to fix - hopeful for a manufactured update to fix. Entertainment screen flashing and will not turn off until 5 attempts to turn off and on SUV. Dealership stated it needed an update.”
NHTSA complaint #11350450, filed 2020-08, 7,000 miles“The rear window rolls down by itself with nobody touching any of the buttons. The light pops up on the dash and says faulty electrical. The vehicle was in motion, in the city. The vehicle will suddenly attempt to stop in the middle of a drive/middle of the road. Almost as if the emergency break has been pulled, only nobody has touched it. The emergency brake light does come on. Again, in motion, on the highway (has happened a few times). Now, the remote start does not work.”
NHTSA complaint #11386994, filed 2021-01, 10,555 miles“Car disengaged adaptive cruise control and emergency braked suddenly ( slammed on the brakes ), while dashboard lights flashed warnings of front end impact and disengagement of acc and all assistance systems. The car was traveling 68mph on a straight line, flat bridge over water. Other cars were to the side and rear of the vehicle, but no front end collision was possible at the time. Dealership claims this is a radar issue that every car has. Extremely dangerous!”
NHTSA complaint #11353353, filed 2020-09, 5,800 miles“1) radar auto-brake: when parallel parking and backing ( going in reverse ) parallel to the curb, at maybe 2 MPH and 10 inches from curb, I got yellow stop, stop !!!!!!! Message followed by sensation of hitting an object and being thrown into the seat. Only there was no object. Ran out of a car, nothing and nobody there, at least for 50 yards. An auto-brake engaged. That is really broken. Interference caused it to do that ? Overheated computer in 90 degree sun ? …”
NHTSA complaint #11228874, filed 2019-07, 1,500 milesVehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2019 Volkswagen Atlas
141 complaintsBrakes
79 complaintsElectrical system
76 complaintsForward collision avoidance
73 complaintsOther or unknown
62 complaintsEngine
60 complaintsSteering
39 complaintsFuel system
35 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
34 complaintsSuspension
18 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 Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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