Volkswagen EOS transmission problems
77 complaint narratives mention transmission 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.
Transmission and shifting evidence
77 of 425 complaints match this topic (18.1%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10280438 · 2009-08-14 (August 14, 2009)
VW EOS WITH 22000 MILES; DSG TRANSMISSION OPERATES ERRATICALLY; WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP CAR INITIALLY ACCELERATES THEN SLOWS, AS IF IN NEUTRAL GEAR, THEN BANGS INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATES. ERRATIC AND VIOLENT DOWNSHIFTS HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCED CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO BE RESTRAINED EXCESSIVELY BY THE SEAT BELTS. DIFFICULT TO DEMONSTRATE THIS BEHAVIOR CONSISTENTLY. DEALER INITIALLY DESCRIBED ACTIONS AS: "NORMAL FOR DSG TRANSMISSION". REPEATED COMPLAINTS TO DEALER LED TO TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS BEING REPLACED. THIS RESULTED IN SOME IMPROVEMEN…
Owner-reported narrative. 20,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10280438 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10346750 · 2010-08-02 (August 2, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURE…
Owner-reported narrative. 73,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10346750 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10354309 · 2010-09-08 (September 8, 2010)
ATTORNEY WRITES IN REGARDS TO LEMON LAW ON BEHALF OF A CLIENT *TGW THE VEHICLE WAS BURNING OIL AND IT WAS DETERMINED IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE O RINGS. AFTER A WEEK AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER. THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING GAS. IT APPEARED THE O RING WAS TORN AND ALL FOUR O RINGS WERE REPLACED. THERE WAS A WATER LEAK INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER ORDERED A SPECIAL ADHESIVE/SEALANT FOR THE CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE MASTER SWITCH THAT RAI…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10354309 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10405350 · 2011-06-06 (June 6, 2011)
2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS WITH AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION. . HAD JUST EXITED A FREEWAY AND COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN LIGHT TUNED GREEN, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS SO COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 20-30 MPH. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, PARKED, AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. UPON RESTART, COULD NOT GET CAR INTO REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VW SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED THAT TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. ALSO SAID I WAS FORTUNATE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. NO DIAGNOSIS AS TO WHAT …
Owner-reported narrative. 56,346 miles reported. Look up ODI 10405350 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10825735 · 2016-02-11 (February 11, 2016)
I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING ALL DAY FOR WORK AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES OF DRIVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND RED LINED FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD THE CRUISE SET. ONCE I GOT THAT TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO FIRST GEAR AUTOMATICALLY AND JERKED HORRIBLY TRYING TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN. SO THANKFUL TRUCKERS WHERE NOT BEHIND ME! I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A VERY COSTLY TRANSPORT BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO ME WORKING OUT OF TOWN THE …
Owner-reported narrative. 96,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10825735 at NHTSA ↗