[JimmyB199]

I have a 2024 ACS SEL Premium R Line. This is the worst new car I have ever purchased. It has about 3k miles on it now and I’m taking it in for service next week. I have a rattle in the dash, sounds like it’s coming from the heads-up display. The interior trim panel on the driver side C pillar is also vibrating/rattling and there is a rattle coming from the liftgate. The tech in the car is glitchy and takes turn freezing, loosing connection, or just not working. I have the Harmon Kardon stereo and it sucks. There is no bass even though there is a subwoofer in the back. The center channel pops like it has a bad ground when you start the car. And the side view mirrors don’t lower when in reverse (yes the feature is activated).

Update. Took it to the dealer and they had it for 3 days. Looks like the fixed the vibration coming from the C pillar but they didn’t fix anything else. And I was informed that only certain cars come with the R Line dash screen which sounds to me like they didn’t know what I was talking about and fed me some BS. It’ll be going back to have the rest of the stuff fixed.

 

[Billyjack]

Update. Took it to the dealer and they had it for 3 days. Looks like the fixed the vibration coming from the C pillar but they didn’t fix anything else. And I was informed that only certain cars come with the R Line dash screen which sounds to me like they didn’t know what I was talking about and fed me some BS. It’ll be going back to have the rest of the stuff fixed.

Do you have an R-Line ?

 

[JimmyB199]

Do you have an R-Line ?

Yes. They mentioned something about being 2 R Line trim codes and the car has to have both to have the screen. Apparently I only have one.

 

[Billyjack]

Yes. They mentioned something about being 2 R Line trim codes and the car has to have both to have the screen. Apparently I only have one.

That’s ridiculous. R-Line is R-Line. They’re just lazy. I didn’t have it either on mine. First dealer said they couldn’t add it without an aftermarket tool. lol. Went to another dealer and they contacted VW and they were able to add it. Don’t give up on it.

 

[bryan.ginn]

I have a 2019 atlas se w/Tech V6 and a cd player in glove box and a SD card reader for media. Have had a few minor issues and actually love it. Have been asked by the dealer to upgrade to a 2L turbo. NO WAY. I had an audi A4 and the 2L Engine ate itself with around 100000 miles. And have watched podcasts. About the lack of reliability of that engine. In 2 years when the warranty is up, I will buy a Kia tuluride, Hyundai palasade or Genesis with a 10 year drive train warranty.

2.0T is not an upgrade. LOL I could have bought a 2024 but found a low mileage 2021 R SEL VR6 and love it. Not as quick as my VR6 Touareg but hey, it's much larger. No issues yet except for a rattle on the dash that comes and goes in hot and cold.

 

[bryan.ginn]

2.0T is not an upgrade. LOL I could have bought a 2024 but found a low mileage 2021 R SEL VR6 and love it. Not as quick as my VR6 Touareg but hey, it's much larger. No issues yet except for a rattle on the dash that comes and goes in hot and cold.

Oh, and I had a CC with that 2.0T. Sold it to a buddy and he has had to put over 15k into it after warranty in the last 5 years.

 

[LCMM55]

2.0T is not an upgrade. LOL I could have bought a 2024 but found a low mileage 2021 R SEL VR6 and love it. Not as quick as my VR6 Touareg but hey, it's much larger. No issues yet except for a rattle on the dash that comes and goes in hot and cold.

My local dealer wants to buy my 2019 SEL W/TECH AND V6 FRONT WHEEL DRIVE. Must be a reason, the dealers don't like that 2L turbo. It is junk in the first 60k miles.

 

[rob._]

Does anyone actually like their Atlas? Just bought a brand new Atlas back in June and have put about 2,000 miles on it. Check engine lights have come on twice, the screen goes static like an old school TV, and it just seems like to lack power and sounds terrible driving up hills.

Already has been to the dealership twice - they claimed they replaced the thermostat, updated the software for the infotainment screen, replaced the water pump. So after having the car for about 60 days, I've been without the car for nearly 10 days over that duration.

After getting it back from the dealership both times, the car drove fine for about a week and seemed to lose engine power and begin having electrical type problems again. Got the car back last week and I'm dropping it off again tomorrow, for the third time, and hopefully just selling it back to them but wanted to get some feedback before doing so.

Our main vehicle is a 2023 Chevy Suburban Z71 and we traded in our 2020 Volvo XC90 for this car - this car is complete trash compared to those 2 vehicles and really regretting trading in the Volvo now.

Hello. I have a ’22 SE w/Tech V6 4Motion. I don’t like this car. Bunch of electrical problems and poor MPG are some of my main complaints about this car. The infotainment randomly crashes while driving sometimes. Apple CarPlay half the time can’t connect the first time. Those are just some of the issues. I really don’t like this car at all. When the lease ends I will be 100% not be getting another one of these. It hasn’t been a positive experience.

 

[VWInthe603]

I’m not positive, but I believe APR will pick up the engine warranty for its remaining term.

Does anyone actually like their Atlas? Just bought a brand new Atlas back in June and have put about 2,000 miles on it. Check engine lights have come on twice, the screen goes static like an old school TV, and it just seems like to lack power and sounds terrible driving up hills.

Already has been to the dealership twice - they claimed they replaced the thermostat, updated the software for the infotainment screen, replaced the water pump. So after having the car for about 60 days, I've been without the car for nearly 10 days over that duration.

After getting it back from the dealership both times, the car drove fine for about a week and seemed to lose engine power and begin having electrical type problems again. Got the car back last week and I'm dropping it off again tomorrow, for the third time, and hopefully just selling it back to them but wanted to get some feedback before doing so.

Our main vehicle is a 2023 Chevy Suburban Z71 and we traded in our 2020 Volvo XC90 for this car - this car is complete trash compared to those 2 vehicles and really regretting trading in the Volvo now.

so you decided to create a profile to discuss other manufacturers. Sorry for the bad luck you’re having but it’s any vehicle that can have issues. However, there was a reason that you bought the vehicle instead of another Volvo or a Chevrolet, correct? Hope things work out for you. Best of luck.

 

[VWInthe603]

I have a 2019 atlas se w/Tech V6 and a cd player in glove box and a SD card reader for media. Have had a few minor issues and actually love it. Have been asked by the dealer to upgrade to a 2L turbo. NO WAY. I had an audi A4 and the 2L Engine ate itself with around 100000 miles. And have watched podcasts. About the lack of reliability of that engine. In 2 years when the warranty is up, I will buy a Kia tuluride, Hyundai palasade or Genesis with a 10 year drive train warranty.

ThIS 2.0 IS NOT the same as its predecessor. It’s a completely different setup with an economical capability of towing 5000 pounds To which mine performs,and still does since day one of ownership last October. Currently 26500 miles and quite happy.

 

[VWInthe603]

That’s ridiculous. R-Line is R-Line. They’re just lazy. I didn’t have it either on mine. First dealer said they couldn’t add it without an aftermarket tool. lol. Went to another dealer and they contacted VW and they were able to add it. Don’t give up on it.

Sel premium

 

[mrfixit454]

have a 2018 se 2.0T with tech. We are at about 98,000 now. I specifically wanted the 2.0T for the MPG. Now I have never driven an Atlas V6 but I am impressed with the power of the 2.0T. Not sure if they were tuned different then but my lead foot wife gets about 20 to 22 combined and we have gotten 30+ mpg on a trip with 5 of us from Southern CA to Northern AZ University. Kept the speed limit. Yes, you can tell you are loaded down but still ok for me. Have not really had any issues except an o2 sensor along with fuel injection cleaning. Regular maintenance of course. We have had some coolant use but they keep trying to tell me it's normal. Max to min reading on reservoir in about 15k miles. Not sure I believe them. I have never had a car use coolant.

 

[Eilig]

Bought a '24 SEL Premium R Line loaded in April with approximately 11K miles now... Love the vehicle, the 2.0 is more than adequate, MPG is just over 23 since we've owned it, and the overall utility is superb...

 

[akinstallers]

Well, I hate to hear those comments because my experience has been just the opposite! I bought my 2024 Atlas SEL Premium R-Line almost a year ago and absolutely love it...❤ I now have about 4,500 miles on it and it has performed "flawlessly!" I have NOT had one single issue since driving it away from the dealership. There are a couple of things that I think VW should fix to improve it, but they are not anything big. In fact, I have been so impressed with my '24, I have considered trading for a '25! Sorry you have had such a bad experience...☹

 

[Traveler0980]

Bought a 2024 SEL. We're averaging 26 mpg. We've had it a month and have 4000 trouble free Mile's on it. We love ours.

 

[Chuck The Truck]

Bought a 2024 Peak Edition in July. Averaging about 28mpg. Has about 7500 miles on it. About 2500 miles towing 2500#. Just a very small carpet and rear window shade issue. Love the comfort and roominess.

 

[fowler_furniture]

I am 5 months and 15000+ miles into my top of the line 2024 Atlas R-Line premium. Mechanically, its great. Not a single issue and I drive 3k miles a month. No power issues. The vehicle is feature rich and the premium sound system is premium. The info center all works fine, and does a lot. But a few redesigns in the electronic info center would make the system better. Some functions require 2 or 3 taps, when it could be one tap. Milage is as advertised.... 26 overall. You can negotiate this car to around $46k. A lot of car compared to other similarly priced cars.

 

[jgreen7756]

What PREMIUM sound?? Its about as opposite to premium as Ive ever heard.

 

[mrfixit454]

Not sure what premium is on Atlas but I will say the Fender system in my Golf Sportwagen is pretty amazing for a stock system and I've installed a few systems in my day.

 

[Billyjack]

Not sure what premium is on Atlas but I will say the Fender system in my Golf Sportwagen is pretty amazing for a stock system and I've installed a few systems in my day.

Harmon Kardon. Sounds just ok, just NO BASS. NONE. And it doesn't get very loud. So if you like to crank it up, you might as well forget about it.