Hello Jeff:
That is probably because Open-Drain is not enabled for the I2C pins you are using. This is configured with PORTx_PCRn[ODE] bit, depending on the port (A/B/C/D/E) and pin number (0-31).
Regards!,
Jorge Gonzalez
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: If this post answers your question, please click the Correct Answer button. Thank you!
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------