Volkswagen EOS brakes problems
57 complaint narratives mention brakes terms.
Key facts
425 owner complaints analyzed
7 distinct recall campaigns
55,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 to 2016 model years. Data snapshot: . 256 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Braking behavior evidence
57 of 425 complaints match this topic (13.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10279044 · 2009-08-01 (August 1, 2009)
FROM A STAND STILL, CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN RELEASING BRAKES AND APPLYING THROTTLE. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 15,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10279044 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10678610 · 2015-01-23 (January 23, 2015)
ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE ABS UNIT WAS FOUND TO HAVE FAILED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 43,646 miles reported. Look up ODI 10678610 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10276168 · 2009-07-08 (July 8, 2009)
DSG TRANSMISSION IN 2008 VW EOS BEGAN LURCHING/HESITATING AND DROPPING INTO NEUTRAL AT 12,000 MI. BY 15,000 MI. CAR COULDN'T BE DRIVEN IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WITHOUT BUCKING LIKE A BRONCO. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MERGING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR WOULD LOSE COMPLETE POWER AS THE TRANS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. BACKING UP, ESPECIALLY WITH ANY INCLINE, WAS ANOTHER LURCHING AFFAIR, MUCH LIKE A NEW DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANS FOR THE FIRST TIME. TAKING OF FROM A STOPLIGHT WAS HIT OR MISS. CAR WOULD LURCH AND HESITATE…
Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10276168 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10278265 · 2009-07-25 (July 25, 2009)
I PURCHASED A 2008 VW EOS LUX 2.0T WITH DSG TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER 2007. ALMOST FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE I EXPERIENCED ANTIC BEHAVIOR FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHICH I INITIALLY DISMISSED BECAUSE I KNEW IT WAS A NEW KIND OF TRANSMISSION THAT I WASN'T USED TO. MY PROBLEMS CONSISTED OF SURGING, ROUGH SHIFTS AND A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHEN ATTEMPTING FROM A DEAD STOP. THIS LATTER CONDITION WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS AS I WOULD BE PUTTING MY FOOT DOWN FOR POWER (FOR INSTANCE, ACCELERATING INTO FAST MOVING TRAFFIC) AND THE POWER WOULD JUST DISAPPEA…
Owner-reported narrative. 5,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10278265 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10282537 · 2009-09-01 (September 1, 2009)
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…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,100 miles reported. Look up ODI 10282537 at NHTSA ↗