Hello Members,
On August 10 2017, I bought a 2018 Atlas Highline from a dealer in Toronto. Love everything about it until:
Sep 9 - check engine light on @1319 kms. Cleared by replacing the purge valve
Oct 24 - check engine light on @3012 kms. Cleared by replacing the gas cap
Nov 2 - check engine light on @3182 kms. Cleared by replacing leak detection pump
Nov 2- check engine light came back. Still have to go to the shop to get it checked
Fault code for the first three CELs: P045600 EVAP emission control system (very small leak) leak detected. Fourth one is probably the same.
It starts off with the remote starter not working. I would try to remotely start the car, nothing will happen, and then on the dashboard you'd see the CEL on. When you get in the car, sometimes it says on the dash that the 'remote start is active, press the push-start button blah blah'. It seems like the car thinks the engine is running when it's actually not. When I start the car, CEL disappears. Few days later, CEL becomes permanent and that's when I go to the shop (except for the 3rd occurrence where I had it checked before CEL became permanent because remote start doesn't work).
Aside from the engine light on, there are other things that I noticed:
- random weird gasoline-like smell inside the car when driving
- intermittent weird noise coming from the engine when accelerating. It's hard to explain and doesn't happen all the time but I've heard it randomly during acceleration. It sounds like a fan is grinding to something when stepping on the gas
- car feels to be sluggish and doesn't have power at times
My wife and I are really bummed out by the fact that it's a brand new car and has already been at the service department 3 times in the past couple months for the exact same fault code. Not to mention all the wasted hours I spent going back and forth to the shop. I also don't feel like the shop is doing everything they can to resolve the issue. It's like: replace some component, erase error code, give the car back, rinse and repeat.
I'm still trying to work with the dealership and will schedule my 4th visit soon. I'm not sure if it'll go anywhere and I'm getting tired of dealing with them so I'm wondering about my options.
1. Not sure how useful they are but should I reach out to VW Canada?
2. Maybe go to another VW shop?
3. Should I start looking into CAMVAP?
4. Any other ideas?
I'm posting the same thread on other forums to get as much input as possible so don't be surprised if you see this somewhere else
Thanks and I appreciate any response!
On August 10 2017, I bought a 2018 Atlas Highline from a dealer in Toronto. Love everything about it until:
Sep 9 - check engine light on @1319 kms. Cleared by replacing the purge valve
Oct 24 - check engine light on @3012 kms. Cleared by replacing the gas cap
Nov 2 - check engine light on @3182 kms. Cleared by replacing leak detection pump
Nov 2- check engine light came back. Still have to go to the shop to get it checked
Fault code for the first three CELs: P045600 EVAP emission control system (very small leak) leak detected. Fourth one is probably the same.
It starts off with the remote starter not working. I would try to remotely start the car, nothing will happen, and then on the dashboard you'd see the CEL on. When you get in the car, sometimes it says on the dash that the 'remote start is active, press the push-start button blah blah'. It seems like the car thinks the engine is running when it's actually not. When I start the car, CEL disappears. Few days later, CEL becomes permanent and that's when I go to the shop (except for the 3rd occurrence where I had it checked before CEL became permanent because remote start doesn't work).
Aside from the engine light on, there are other things that I noticed:
- random weird gasoline-like smell inside the car when driving
- intermittent weird noise coming from the engine when accelerating. It's hard to explain and doesn't happen all the time but I've heard it randomly during acceleration. It sounds like a fan is grinding to something when stepping on the gas
- car feels to be sluggish and doesn't have power at times
My wife and I are really bummed out by the fact that it's a brand new car and has already been at the service department 3 times in the past couple months for the exact same fault code. Not to mention all the wasted hours I spent going back and forth to the shop. I also don't feel like the shop is doing everything they can to resolve the issue. It's like: replace some component, erase error code, give the car back, rinse and repeat.
I'm still trying to work with the dealership and will schedule my 4th visit soon. I'm not sure if it'll go anywhere and I'm getting tired of dealing with them so I'm wondering about my options.
1. Not sure how useful they are but should I reach out to VW Canada?
2. Maybe go to another VW shop?
3. Should I start looking into CAMVAP?
4. Any other ideas?
I'm posting the same thread on other forums to get as much input as possible so don't be surprised if you see this somewhere else
Thanks and I appreciate any response!