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2018 Volkswagen ATLAS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1511263
Internal NHTSA #	11149492
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	ATLAS
Model Year	2018
File date	04/11/18
Component	POWER TRAIN
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	The vehicle was purchased 10/31/18 and on 11/4/18 we arrived at a relative's home in westchester. This area has no sidewalks or parking lane. We pulled onto the shoulder of the street to park. The street is a slight hill and the shoulder was very uneven. The front of the car was uphill. My husband had cut the wheels to th e road when pulling in. Once in park and the car off, he exited and walked behind the car to come round and help me get out on the rough shoulder. Before he made it to the front passenger door, the car started rolling backwards downhill into the street. I instictively went for the shift. The shift was already in the park position but the car was moving! Because it was not a very steep hill, the elevation change at the transition from the dirt shoulder to the asphalt road stopped the car when the rear passenger wheel met the asphalt edge. This road is narrow and winding. We were fortunate noone was coming round the bend. The car came to a stop 30-40% into the car lane with no driver behind the wheel. In its simplest state it appears that the transmission park gear did not engage, yet it was definitely in the park position. This car does not have a manuel parking brake. To be honest, the hill would not have seemed to warrant the need for a parking brake if the parking gear were engaging properly. We have just contacted the dealer who claimed ignorance of any such problems ever existing. He suggested we make a service appointment & have the auto checked out. I suspect so they can formally tell us it is our imagination. After reading the complaints on file, i am sorry we did not look here before we purchased the vehicle. It doesn't seem that vw or any other car manufacturer seems anxious to correct design flaws until there are sufficient deaths.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	300
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	OYSTER BAY, NY
VIN pattern	1V2NR2CA9JCXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2018 Volkswagen ATLAS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2018 Volkswagen ATLAS Power Train Problems, Complaints and Defects

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