2025 Volkswagen Atlas 20 Miles On It - Locked Up Wont Move, Bevel Box And Axle Issue

[@samvocella]

You gotta love that German engineering. 😂

[@GoonyMclinux]

I have a couple Atlas's in the repair lineup and they are making Christmas quite lucrative.

[@genzigzag]

VW quality at its best

[@dgrenier4908]

Vehicle Quality has entered a death spiral, we had a Ford Maverick in our shop w/ < 2000mi on it w/ a rear wheel bearing issue - customer heard grinding / clicking noise. Bearing practically fell apart while we were working on it.

[@mercedes-amgforlife3237]

A couple of years ago, I worked on a brand new Bronco with 5k miles that had feont pinion seal leak and oil drain plug leak. Also had a Bronco sport that mirror wasn't even bolted in.

[@LibertyOrD___h]

It’s not like manufacturers can’t build reliable, long lasting and repairable vehicles but that’s not what the bankers, corporations, politicians and NGO’s have in store for us plebs……… goal number 1 is extracting every last penny from our pockets, goal 2 is absolute 24/7 surveillance and control over every living creature

[@AmandeepSingh-ck9xd]

This is the reason why I still drive my 2005 acura tl with 226k miles on it. New cars are garbage.

[@perryplatypus3713]

Same with my 2012 TL shawd. Mine's at 190k miles

[@edwardinvegas]

I have 2007 Civic Si with 293.7K. they don't make things like they used to...

[@brassmule]

Be sure to drain and fill your transmission fluid routinely.

[@rogerbrewer6502]

That's why I'm keeping my 2004 Acura tl with over 300,000

[@COUNTTRUMPULA]

I'm gonna run right out and buy one of those. Nooooo.. I won't. Ever! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@throttlewatch4614]

And they’ll probably sell that car at full price like nothing ever happened to it.

[@mph5896]

Bevel box=transfer case? Smart idea on VW part to replace everything and them to figure out the cause.

[@TheOwlGuy777]

It's a VW, see I already figured out the cause.

[@keithdaniels5918]

1400 for a CV axle?? Pricing….there’s the reason for the season.

[@josephb.6158]

Had a 2016 Jetta with a 1.8 turbo bought used at like 60,000 miles. Engine had a leaky main seal at 80 had to add a quart of oil each week. Front struts went bad too replaced them at 80. Limited aftermarket struts weren’t a much better ride than the broken OEM. I replaced the upper and lower transmission mounts my self when I heard clanks during shifts. The ones look like hockey pucks. Got an aluminum and dense rubber one. Could feel the engine vibration made it way funner to drive. Oh, and low profile tires suck too. One potholeand bubbled sidewall. Never again. Got a 2019 3.5 ecoboost. Change the oil and filter every 5000 myself. Got 54000 on her. Thinking about doing a transmission and differential service myself next.

[@jamesreal7987]

WOW

[@HypocriticYT]

The only tough FWD cars are the old Eldorado and Tornadoes 🌪️

[@michaeldecker2725]

😂😂😂😂

[@davidcampbell1899]

VW can keep their cars! i owned 1 and it will be the last! Drive Toyota now!

[@prule1335]

Are you working at a VW dealer now?

[@CaptainDayne]

Thats what i was wondering .i was a vw tech for along time we had vw and Audi. Audi master for about 10 years!

[@chrislemaster2695]

VW expensive money pits made in Mexico. The bastion of quality

[@LoneWolfSparty]

Atlas is built in Tennessee.

[@paulherbert5548]

it's actually assembled in Tennessee. Parts are probably sourced from china.

[@LoneWolfSparty]

@@paulherbert5548 most are from the US/Germany.

[@paulherbert5548]

@@LoneWolfSparty not talking about parts are you? Never seen a VW part built in either the states or Germany. OEM's like MANN, etc sources parts from all over the world.

[@LoneWolfSparty]

@paulherbert5548 companies like TRW , Hella, etc make parts all over as well. TRW in particular makes a bunch of VW brake components in the US for the cars made in Tennessee & Mexico

[@RandyMUNSOn-fe2tb]

Good for another 20 miles ? Amazing what they're trying to sell new. Have a better day.

[@briantii]

Hey at least VW is replacing everything and not trying to piece meal the whole thing. It shouldn’t happen, but if it does this seems like the approach I’d want taken.

[@bernardaflores1720]

Today's quality is not what it used to be

[@Tomcat71]

Why is this not at the dealer ?

[@caseyfreeman3994]

Will never buy another Volkswagen Touareg. I purchased a used one for $3,800, everything worked as it should at the time. The transmission at 155k failed so I went to Aamco Transmissions, said they can replace it with a used transmission for $6,300 😮, mostly labor fees. I'm not getting caught up in that circle

[@dentalnovember]

Your first problem was going to AAmco for a transmission. I had some transmission lines replaced there and they failed twenty miles away. Wouldn’t warranty their work. Winchester Virginia. Should have took them to small claims court.

[@caseyfreeman3994]

@dentalnovember who do you suggest I take it to? Nobody else around here will touch it. I'm in middle Georgia

[@dentalnovember]

If nobody will touch it you need to get outside of where you are at because AAmco is a corporate scam. Maybe you lucked out and did the best you can but I have had dealings with them at multiple locations for thirty years and it was never a positive outcome. Find a mechanic that a reputable source recommended.

[@caseyfreeman3994]

@dentalnovember that is the average price for the swap on my ride but I'm not paying it no matter how well the job is done, not worth it considering the going value of the ride itself. It's a 2006 Touareg V8

[@john-dz6wk]

Just looked up price for used transn350.part*

[@jamram9924]

European cars are wonderful, but over the last several years, they've become very expensive and price on their parts is far more than their Japanese competitors. I see this on a weekly basis in our shop. VW is loosing its market share on cars to Japanese and Chinese vehicles. Too many customer being priced out of the market.

[@mlieser1230]

Something seems odd about this. The car would have to be driven off the transporter upon arrival to the dealership. A problem would have been immediately known. Was someone having fun and games with the car? Salesmen and lot boys are nothing but overgrown children at times.

[@FordBossMe]

Not that we know of, our lot guys are all older and they don't do that stuff

[@davidr8750]

Maybe the transport company.

[@LibertyOrD___h]

Youd have to do some serious driving in 20 miles to break a vehicle, I’d argue nearly impossible to do on a brand new vehicle… this is 100% manufacturers issue

[@cycleguy666]

At 20 miles it may have been built and never filled with oil!! Internally probably destroyed!! VW may look back to Prep sheets to see if final drive oils are or are not checked...... .may be adding cautions to new car prep work!!

[@paulherbert5548]

Years ago my father bought a new Chevrolet. The car had a hard time idling so he took it back to the dealership in Homewood and had the mechanics look at it. Nothing wrong with it sir replied the chief mechanic. Father was frustrated so I decided to look at it. Discovered vacuum hoses not terminated so I plugged them back in. Problem solved. Car ran great from that time on. The assembler was probably taking a coffee break when the car came down the assembly line.

[@Mr-Payne]

I jest had a 2017 Fusion 2.0 long block replaced. I asked about the break in period for the engine and was told there was no break in. Is that true? Thank you for what you do!

[@nickd.4512]

I'll keep my 01 expedition and my 98 grand cherokee for a while

[@osmannabiyev7587]

Older Volkswagens are the best.

[@2491kridge]

25 miles?!?! Yikes lol

[@ak46snipes]

Why isn't the dealership fixing that car?

[@johnaclark1]

It's at the dealership.

[@davidr8750]

Oh. Makes sense now

[@sunnyskye213]

NADA, MANUFACTURED TO LAST; PIECE OF WHOOP.... 😢

[@perryplatypus3713]

20 miles & with all those issues? QC needs to improve. At least its under warranty

[@Andrew-n1v]

not looking good volkswagen. Sad!

[@johnparks6665]

Why would you not refer this job to a VW dealer? You are going to get shafted on your labor and your parts markup. I am assuming this is covered by VW warranty.

[@DewyBanksbanks]

Rich works for a VW dealer.

[@timothygingras6939]

I love how the narrator doesn’t know shit but yet he’s pontificating

[@TheWilferch]

CV axle for $1400 ?????...... ahh......idiocy...... no matter what the quality....you can get aftermarket for $100 and a 10 year warranty.....even with shop charges to replace the axle again later....you'd be ahead. Factory CV axle should "retail " for maybe $400......

[@FordBossMe]

Not available for this vehicle aftermarket now so you are at the mercy of the Manufacturer Part

[@michaelminauro4180]

Good stuff

[@GTIFabric]

VW quit building good stuff in 2004

[@TheOwlGuy777]

Absolute garbage. It will happen again. I'd refuse delivery. The car is now used.

[@robfischer7457]

2019 Atlas piece of junk