2009 Volkswagen Eos

THIS AFFECTS TIGUANS, JETTAS, EOS, AND OTHER VWS WITH 2.0TSI ENGINES MANUFACTURED PRE 2013. THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONERS HAVE A DESIGN FLAW AND ARE PRONE TO FAILURE AT UNACCEPTABLY LOW MILEAGES. THESE WERE REPLACED WITH A NEW DESIGN TO CORRECT THIS FLAW BEGINNING IN SOME 2012 MODELS. HOWEVER, VW HAS NEVER FORMALLY RECALLED THESE OR ACKNOWLEDGED THE DESIGN FLAW. IF/WHEN IT FAILS, IT CAN RUIN THE ENGINE OFTEN CAUSING OVER $5K IN DAMAGES. THE WORKSHOP CONFIRMED I HAD THE OLD STYLE AND REPLACED MINE AT THE COST OF $873.68. THIS IS A WIDELY SPREAD, WIDELY DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT VW IS ONLY TREATING WHEN IT CAUSES ENGINE FAILURES. WHILE THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM MOST OWNERS ARE IN THE DARK ABOUT IT, 'TAKING IT ON THE CHIN' AND SHELLING OUT MONEY PRESUMING IT'S JUST A NORMAL ERROR AND NOT KNOWING IT'S A DESIGN FLAW IN THE CAR. FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 85K MILES, I JUST PAID OVER $2K TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REDONE IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING 1,800 IN REPAIRS FOR BROKEN SENSORS. WHILE I UNDERSTAND CERTAIN ITEMS WILL BRAKE OR REQUIRE REPAIR ON ANY CAR, THE TENSIONER DESIGN FLAW WITH THEIR UNWILLINGNESS TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT IS UNACCEPTABLY EGREGIOUS.

DSG TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD ABS MODULE RECALL DONE AT DEALER. PICKED UP VEHICLE, DROVE TWO BLOCKS, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF SECOND GEAR. WENT BACK TO DEALER, THEY SCANNED IT, AND IT SHOWED 36 PRIOR FAULTS WITH TRANSMISSION. PRIOR TO THIS IT HAS NEVER SHOWN A CODE/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PRIOR TO KNOW. IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY - VW SAYS TOO BAD FOR YOU.

CAR HAS 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS GOING INTO D OR R. LIGHTS START BLINKING (P R N D S) PERIODICALLY. UNPREDICTABLE WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN, CAN BE ANYTIME YOU'RE AT SLOW SPEED. TURNING IT OFF AND ON TEMPORARILY FIXES BUT I RAN AN OBD AND CAME BACK P2711. THIS IS FOR A FAILURE WITH THE DSG TRANSMISSION. SVC BULLETIN RECOMMENDS THE CLUTCH PACKS BE REPLACED. DEALER QUOTED ALMOST 3K TO DO THIS. THEY DID NOT INITIALLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE DSG EVEN AFTER I POINTED IT OUT. WHAT IS WORSE, THIS CAR WAS TAKEN WHEN ONLY 4 YRS AND 49K MILES FOR TRANSMISSION WORK AND THEY RECOMMENDED IT BE REPLACE (FOR A QUOTE OVER 2K) BUT DID NOT MENTION THE WARRANTY AT THE TIME. SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION AT THE 40K INTERVALS! EVEN IF YOU DO, IT MIGHT FAIL! AT LEAST BE AWARE OF THE DSG 10YR 100K MILES WARRANTY - MUST HAVE TRANS FLUID CHANGE RECORDS THOUGH! 49K MILES AND THEY RECOMMENDED A TRANS REPLACEMENT!!!! 49K MILES! AND DIDN'T HONOR THE WARRANTY AND GET IT FIXED THEN... DEALERS ARE VERY HIT OR MISS (ALL MISS FROM WHAT I'VE EXPERIENCED).

WHEN BACKING OUT INTO A CITY STREET FROM A PARKING SPACE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE GEAR DASH LIGHTS BEGAN FLASHING AND THE CAR LOST POWER. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FUNCTION, IT WAS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED, ALL THE WHILE BLOCKING TRAFFIC AND CREATING AN UNSAFE DISABLED VEHICLE CONDITION. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH ON A STATE ROAD. THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR, REVVING THE ENGINE AND QUICKLY SLOWING TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. AS WAS IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE PRND LIGHTS ON THE DASH BEGAN FLASHING. THIS OCCURRED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND REQUIRED A VEHICLE FOLLOWING TO SWERVE TO AVOID A REAR END COLLISION. I'M ASSUMING THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON. THESE TWO INCIDENTS RESULTED IN MY TAKING THE VEHICLE TO A NEARBY VW DEALERSHIP WHERE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT VWOA SUGGESTS THAT THE SOLUTION BE CHANGING THE CLUTCH PACKS WHICH DOES NOT APPEAR TO ADDRESS THE IMMEDIATE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, THAT WAS THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION FROM VWOA TO THE DEALERSHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SELECTOR MOVED FROM THE DRIVE POSITION INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V330000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,251.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE PARKING, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. IN ADDITION, THE SELECTOR LEVER POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND THE DEPRESSED BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO MOVE. THE GEAR SELECTOR BOX AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED NORMALLY. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE GEAR SHIFT BOX ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURES RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT BOX, DUAL CLUTCH, AND TRANSMISSION POSSIBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

AT TIMES, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE GEAR DISPLAY BLINKS AND THE VEHICLE MUST BE SHUT OFF BEFORE BEING ABLE TO EVENTUALLY GO IN REVERSE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE INTO A VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE CENTER AND WAS INFORMED OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY REGARDING THE DSG. HOWEVER, VOLKSWAGEN HAS INFORMED ME THAT SINCE I DID NOT HAVE THE DSG SERVICED AT 40,000 MILES, IT WOULD NOT HONOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I WAS NEVER INFORMED OR THE RECALL AND THE REQUIRED WORK WAS NEVER PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE DESPITE THE FACT THAT I PURCHASED IT IN OCTOBER 2012.