2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport electrical system problems
33 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport, which is 20% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 20% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
None of the electrical system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
When driving vehicle upon coming to a completed stop, various fault messages are displayed 'electronic brake error/driver contact switch error, start/stop error'. The car detects that the door is open even though it is completely closed which causes parking break to activate immobilizing the vehicle ; the start/stop system then activates turning off the engine.
Upon vehicle start, vehicle provided several warnings: 'driver door contact switch, electronic parking brake fault, airbag error', and several others. The driver and driver-rear passenger windows rolled down about two inches, security light was blinking, drivers door would not lock. While driving on city street, the parking brake would engage at low speed (1-2 MPH), and when stopped, while in gear (drive).
Other problems reported for the 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport
- Air bags 23 complaints
- Brakes 18 complaints
- Forward collision avoidance 16 complaints