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Dead Battery
2018 Volkswagen Atlas
This problem may be covered under warranty. Ask your Volkswagen dealer.
6.3
fairly significant- Typical Repair Cost:
- No data
- Average Mileage:
- 12,850 miles
- Total Complaints:
- 6 complaints
electrical problem
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A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
Pulled up to very busy intersection in downtown Chicago, and the auto stop/start shut down the engine. Then when light turned green it wouldn't start back up. The battery was basically dead, an alert saying 12V battery low, drive car to charge came on. But there was not enough energy in the battery to start the car. Had to wait an hour and a half in the middle of the street (blocking a ton of traffic at rush hour) to get towed to the dealership. They said it looked like a faulty battery, and replaced it.
I was not charged anything as this was covered under warranty, and the dealership covered rides to work for my wife and I. And the service team I worked with in Downtown Chicago were very nice, and had the car back to us same day. But they didn't really seem to be that alarmed that a <1 year old car broke down on the street. Especially a vehicle they just launched. Then I google, "VW Atlas electrical problems" and find this site with a number of people with the exact same experience. Not a great sign for the future of the model.
- Alex B., Chicago, IL, US