#2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS RECALL CRACKED#
#2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS RECALL DRIVERS#

#2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS RECALL DRIVERS#

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The complaints are organized into groups with data published by vehicle, vehicle component, and specific problem. NHTSA's investigation will try to determine if fuel is leaking from the injectors and if Volkswagen would do well to recall the Atlas vehicles.Ĭ will update our website with results of the 2018-2020 Volkswagen Atlas fuel leak investigation.Ĭ ® is an online automotive complaint resource that uses graphs to show automotive defect patterns, based on complaint data submitted by visitors to the site. It was immediately seen that a massive amount of fuel was dumping from the fuel rail/injector area at the front of the engine.' Shut the vehicle off and restarted it while someone was looking in the engine compartment. 'Started the car to come home from the park 2 miles away from home and halfway home the car started cutting out, had very limited power, epc light came on followed shortly by the engine light and a fuel smell. Had just enough power to get off of the highway. There was a burning smell and loud winding noise as well. Fuel was spewing all over the engine and ground.

#2018 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS RECALL CRACKED#

'Fuel injector cracked at 21k miles while on the highway. Two of the owner complaints came from these drivers of 2019 VW Atlas SUVs. Volkswagen says out of the 2018, 20 Atlas SUVs, the 2018 models have higher warranty claim rates for the fuel systems. The area is filled with hot engine components, and leaking injectors make the fire risk higher than fuel leaks from other areas of the vehicle. More than 191,000 Atlas SUVs are equipped with 3.6L engines, and if fuel isn't leaking from the injectors, it's at least leaking from the area of the injectors.Ĭustomers report illuminated warning lights, fuel odors and fuel spewing from the engine compartments. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) believes fuel may be leaking from the fuel injectors in 2018-2020 VW Atlas SUVs. Volkswagen Atlas fuel leaks are under a federal investigation, although no Atlas engine compartment fires have been reported. Feds receive complaints about Volkswagen SUVs that may leak fuel from the fuel injectors.

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