Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport has 30 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
30
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 28, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The car was purchased brand new in 2020. In 2022, the heating core broke and had to be replaced. Thi... |
| Aug 8, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,BACK OVER PREVENTION | Backup camera does not come on; cuts in and out; known recall for 2021 models. |
| Jun 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | About two months ago, all of sudden, all of the electronic safety features were going out as reporte... |
| Mar 27, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When driving the car the GPS looses its location making it impossible to proceed to a planned destin... |
| Mar 15, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Received an error Emergency SOS call function failure! I took my vehicle to VW Loyalty and paid $180... |
| Oct 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I have a problem with navigation. My location is not determined correctly, the route is constantly b... |
| Sep 18, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The contact stated that when the cellphone was... |
| Aug 8, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The ControlNet module throws an error on the dash stating SOS Emergency error. The error cannot be c... |
| Jul 26, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | While driving at approximately 10-15mph the engine shut off and was forced to come to a stop and res... |
| Jul 16, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | After 6-7 occurrences over a year of an unidentifiable warning light type object appearing in the Ve... |
| Apr 16, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | I submitted a report on May 2nd, 2022 about a MAJOR safety concern that occurred at the beginning of... |
| Apr 16, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | 2020 VW Atlas Cross Sport. While traveling down the highway (medium speed) the vehicle abruptly thre... |
| Mar 20, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Driving and my car is automatically suddenly braking for me even-though my foot is on the gas. This ... |
| Mar 17, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Several weeks ago, while the vehicle was on and in park, several warning lights went off and the veh... |
| Mar 9, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Drivers door wiring harness and control module malfunction. When this happens multiple MIL on dash ... |
| Mar 2, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | Vehicle has a defective driver door harness which causes the vehicle to think the door is open. When... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | The emergency brake just comes on when you're driving, the windows will roll down on their own. The ... |
| Jan 24, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Error: Driver door contact switch - Door harness issues - car sitting at VW shop a month and no ETA ... |
| Jan 18, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2020 Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport. The contact stated that while driving and depr... |
| Jan 10, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Upon starting the vehicle, an electrical fault for the drivers side door comes on. Often, this is f... |