NHTSA Complaint #11456099 — 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11456099
Vehicle	2021 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	January 11, 2022
Date Filed	March 10, 2022
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

I purchased a brand new 2021 VW Atlas Cross Sport . In January I started experiencing major electrical sensor failures including automatically opening the windows, engaging the electronic parking brake when in motion, power steering sensor warning, engine warning and epc warning. VW has told me this is a wiring harness failure and they have over 6000 cars with this problem and can not give me a date as to when the parts will be available. I can not drive the car any distance for fear it will break down as I have had to have it towed once already. VW of America has provided no resolution for time to fix this brand new car.

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