2008 Volkswagen Eos

MY 08 VW EOS HAS BEEN HAVING A JERKING (FEELING LIKE BEING REAR ENDED) AND SPUTTERING IN THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I HAVE HAD IT, BOUGHT THE END OF JUNE 08 I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS SEVERAL TIMES TO INCLUDE JUST BEFORE MY SURGERY NOV 11, 09. IT WAS IN THE SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND I WAS TOLD EVERYTIME THERE WAS NO ISSUE. I FINALLY RECV'D A NOTICE IN THE MAIL DEC 22, 09 FROM VW SAYING THAT THERE HAS BEEN AN ISSUE BUT NO FIX TILL SUMMER 2010. ON NOV 11 09 I HAD TO HAVE NECK SURGERY BECAUSE THE CAR JERK IS SO BAD IT FEELS LIKE I AM BEING REAR ENDED I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR TO SEE IF I HAD BEEN HIT. AND I HAVE TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THIS AS WELL. AFTER TELLING THE DEALERSHIP I HAD SURGERY BECAUSE OF THIS THEY ARE REQUESTING MY CAR TO COME BACK TO THE SHOP AND IT WILL BE DROPPED OFF TOMORROW 2/5/10 BUT THERE IS STILL NO FIX FOR THIS ISSUE ACCORDING TO THE LETTER I RECV'D IN DEC. *JB

MY 2008 EOS 2.0T WITH 6 SPEED DSG TRANSMISSION HAS ERRATIC ACCELERATION IN FORWARD AND REVERSE FROM STANDSTILL. USUALLY THE CAR HAS BEEN PARKED FOR SEVERAL HOURS AND THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAVE COOLED. IT HAS OCCURRED OVER A WIDE RANGE OF TEMPERATURES ALTHOUGH IT DOES SOMETIMES DISSIPATE AFTER EXTENDED DRIVING. THE FAILURE CAN BEST BE DESCRIBED AS SEVERAL SURGES OF THE THROTTLE IN FIRST GEAR OR REVERSE GEAR. MY FOOT IS TYPICALLY DEPRESSING THE PEDAL WITH A CONSTANT VELOCITY TO A SHALLOW POSITION WHICH WOULD NORMALLY PERMIT ME TO SLOWLY PULL AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN OR BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. INSTEAD, THE CAR SEEMS TO SURGE AT A MUCH GREATER SPEED FOR AN INSTANT, COAST FOR ANOTHER INSTANT, AND REPEAT UNTIL I EITHER APPLY THE BREAK OR FURTHER DECREASE THE PEDAL. WHEN DECREASING THE PEDAL FURTHER THE SURGING STOPS ONCE I REACH AN ACCELERATION CONSISTENT WITH THE PEAK OF THE SURGE. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT THE INCONSISTENT ACCELERATION WILL LEAD TO PROPERTY DAMAGE AND MINOR ACCIDENTS. A SECONDARY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS PROBLEM WORSENS IT MAY CAUSE WHIPLASH FROM EVER MORE VIOLENT ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION CYCLES. NO CORRECTIVE MEASURES HAVE BEEN TAKEN AS VW HAS NOT PROVIDED DEALERSHIPS AND SERVICE SHOPS WITH A WAY TO ACCURATELY REPRODUCE THE EFFECT OR DETECT IT'S OCCURRENCE VIA FAULT CODES. *TR

THE CONTINUING PROBLEM FIRST REPORTED TO VW SERVICE IN OCTOBER OF 2008 HAS TO DO WITH THE BUCKING AND LURCHING OF THE CAR WHEN STARTING FROM A COMPLETE STOP. IT OFTEN LURCHES AND DOES NOT START SMOOTHLY. WE HAVE REPORTED THIS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND TAKEN IT INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE TOLD IT WAS OK AND JUST SOMETHING EOS'S DO. THE SECOND TIME WE TOOK IT IN BECAUSE IT WAS GETTING WORSE AND THEY ACTUALLY DROVE IT AND ACKNOWLEDGED IT WAS "LURCHING" MORE THAN EXPECTED. THEY DID LOOK AT IT BUT IT CONTINUES TO LURCH. SINCE HAVING IT BACK THE LURCHING STILL OCCURS AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE. IT SEEMS TO OCCUR MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE CAR ENGINE IS WARM. THIS HAS BEEN AN ON-GOING PROBLEM SINCE SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR IN MARCH OF 2008. I WILL BE TAKING IT BACK TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AGAIN TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX THE LURCHING. THIS CONTINUES TO BE OF GREAT CONCERN AS WHEN IN TRAFFIC AND NOT SMOOTHLY STARTING, THE POSSIBILITY OF ACCIDENTS IS VERY REAL AS CARS ARE WHIZZING AROUND US. *TR

2008 VW EOS DSG AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SAME ISSUES AS REPORTED BY OTHER DRIVERS ON NEWER MODELS. THE BIGGEST SAFETY HAZARD ARE DELAYS IN SHIFTING GEARS CRUCIAL FOR LANE CHANGING AND PASSING. AT WORST VEHICLE SEEMS TO RUN OUT OF STEAM OR NOT BE 100 PERCENT THERE. I HAVE OWNED ANOTHER VW WITH DSG AND THOSE SYMPTOMS WERE NEVER PRESENT. THE PROBLEMS ARE ON AND OFF. CAR HAS NEVER STALLED BUT MOST OF THE INCIDENTS INVOLVED DELAYED SHIFT AND LOSS OF POWER. *TR

MAR 08 LEASED 08 VW EOS/ MAY 08 DRIVING HOME (1100 MILES ON CAR) TURNED INTO SUBDIVISION GOING UP HILL CAR JUST STOPPED. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, THEY JUST SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GAVE ME RENTAL AND THEN CALLED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD GIVE ME A NEW 08 EOS BUT IT WOULD HAVE TO B ORDERED. THEY REPAIRED THE ORIGINAL EOS AND I DROVE IT UNTIL AUG 08 WHEN I WAS GIVEN A NEW 08 EOS. AT ABOUT 4000 THE CAR STARTED LUNGING, JERKING EITHER FORWARD OR BACK AND IF I WAS STOPPED ON A HILL I COULD NOT PULL OUT WITHOUT USING GAS AND BRAKE TO KEEP FROM DRIFTING BACK. TOOK IT IN FOR 5000 MILE CHECK UP AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEMS -- THEY PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION. I NOW HAVE 8800 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION SO IN ESSENCE MAY 4,000 MILES ON THAT TRANSMISSION AND IT IS BEGINNING TO POWER UP BY WITHOUT MY ACTUALLY PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND SOME JERKING. I AM DUE FOR THE 10,000 MILES CHECK UP AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR AND I NEVER USE IT TO GO FURTHER THAN ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME. I DON'T KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE. I HAVE ANOTHER 12 MONTHS ON THE LEASE! I HAVE NO COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP - THEY HAVE TREATED ME VERY WELL I AM JUST REPORTING FOR YOUR INFORMATION ONLY SINCE I HAVE HAD 2 VEHICLES . I HAVE 2 VIN NUMBERS I DON'T HAVE THEM AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT. *TR

PURCHASED 2008 VW EOX ON 09/11/2009. CAR WOULD BRIEFLY STALL-OUT AND POP INTO GEAR WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP. 02/12/08 - DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ERROR CODES. 12/16/08 - CAR HAS BECOME WORSE, STALLS MORE OFTEN, ROLLS BACKWARDS, BANGS - DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR FIND ERROR CODES. 03/18/09 - AFTER ALMOST HAVING AN ACCIDENT FROM THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, DEALER SCANS AND FOUND NO FAILURE RECORDS - UNABLE TO DUPLICATE. 07/07/09 - DEALER WAS ABLE TO VERIFY PROBLEM BY TEST DRIVING - 07/31/09 - DEALER REPLACED MECHATRONICS UNIT. THE CAR DROVE BETTER THAN EVER AFTER THE REPLACEMENT. YESTERDAY 08/27/09 CAR STALLED LURCHED, BANGED, AND SLIPPED THROUGH GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP INTO TRAFFIC. NARROWLY MISSED HAVING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I OWN A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. EXPERIENCED UNEVEN, LURCHING, AND LABORED SHIFTING STARTING OUT FROM A DEAD STOP IN DRIVE OR REVERSE. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE MECHATRONICS UNIT HAD GONE OUT. THE DEALERSHIP (NORTHPOINT VOLKSWAGEN OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK) WILL NOT RETURN ANY PHONE CALLS. MY HUSBAND HAD TO DRIVE 30 MINUTES TODAY TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP IN PERSON. THEY TOLD HIM THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND GAVE NO INDICATION OF A TIMEFRAME WHEN THE CAR WOULD BE FINISHED. *TR

VEHICLE PURCHASED ON 02 SEPT 2008. HAVE HAD CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION KICKING, STALLING, LURCHING, ROLLING BACK. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER AT 952, 5632, AND 10171 MILES. DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT RECREATE AND NO ERRORS WERE FOUND DURING TESTING. RECENTLY CAR STALLED GOING INTO TRAFFIC AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. LAST TIME IN @ 15,845 MILES DEALER ORDERED NEW MECHATRON UNIT. *TR