2008 Volkswagen Eos owner complaints

Car was in morning traffic and failed due to timing belt failure at 85000 miles. Car was maintained by dealership at recommended intervals. The manuals and dealer recommended belt replacement at 110000 miles. Fortunately my wife was not injured or killed in what could have LED to a serious accident. After looking at the internet and talking to mechanics, this appears to be a major safety flaw that should lead to a recall of these motors by the NHTSA and correction by Volkswagen and payment for motor replacement.

Vehicle lurched during start of acceleration. Also sounded and felt like it was searching for a gear and couldn't find it. Slamming of gears felt and heard - intermittently. Took to local dealership and it was immediately taken in and the clutch plates were replaced. Previous work recorded was the replacement of the mechtronic unit. So far after 100 miles the issue appears better but not totally relieved. Still slight hesitation between gears. No slamming. Also previously parking on a hill was an issue. No roll stop without brakes or braking. Now after repair the vehicle will stop rollback after 1 ft. *tr

2008 vw eos switched from drive to neutral with high engine RPM. *tr

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

I was driving my car on a local city street and halfway through a turn all of a sudden it went into neutral on it's own, all the gears on the dash started flashing (the park, reverse, and drive) they started flashing on and off as my transmission went haywire. I had to pull over and avoid being hit as I had no control over my speed, I could not accelerate. The engine was racing and there was no forward motion at all. My car has a dsg (direct shift gearbox).

While in drive, the car jumps out of gear and PRNDS lights are illuminated. The car is no longer able to put back in gear and is idle.

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 tak

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

Car surges and bucks at low speeds, sometimes when accelerating from a stop in drive, always when backing up a slight incline in reverse. *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

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

Upon waiting for the traffic light to change to green, I depressed the accelerator and within seconds, I heard a low boom and then the engine power cut out. I coasted to the side of the road and at that point was no longer able to start the car. I was at that point, forced to have it towed to the nearest dealership. I was notified that the camshaft timing chain had snapped.

The 2008 Volkswagen eos' engine suddenly lost power on an interstate highway and luckily, we were able to guide it to the side for safety. We turned the car engine completely off and let it rest for several minutes. It started and we got back on the road and drove directly to a vw service that was closest to us. They saw "faults" of being low on fuel and stated we should fill the fuel tank before it gets to the reserve amount. It has not stopped since we implemented this intervention. However there was an earlier problem with losing the power while driving at freeway speeds that we did not report as it seemed to correct itself within about 60 seconds while driving. Concerns are raised on 2 counts: 1. Is it really about fuel level, when no other car I have ever owned has completely s

I have had a 2008 eos for less than 3 years. I started having problems with the car after 4 months, it has had several repairs including electrical seat not working properly, leaks in window, cheap materials falling off needing replacement, brakes needing sooner than most cars (brakes are very long,takes forever to come to stop). At about 1yr I started having major problems with how it drove. It has been in and out of the shop, one time it was in for one month! It has had problems with lurching, surging, jerking and lack of power when accelerating or putting into sport mode, there have been numerous electrical problems and leaking from windows as well. They replaced one part (that was officially recalled) and the car drove worse. They finally replaced the transmission and now have a ne

The contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen EOS equipped with Goodyear Tires, Tire Line: Assurance A/S, Tire Size: 215-55/R16, DOT Number: (NA). While the contact’s son was driving approximately 60 MPH, there was an abnormal thumping sound coming from underneath the vehicle. After pulling over and inspecting the vehicle, the driver noticed a blowout of the front passenger’s side tire. The tire was replaced with the spare tire. The vehicle was taken back to the tire shop where the tire had been purchased approximately one year prior; however, there was no replacement provided free of charge because there was no recall or warranty coverage on the tire. The tire was not replaced. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The vehicle failure mileage was 72,245. The tire failure mileage was appr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 Volkswagen eos. The contact stated that while driving, the sun roof exploded. The contact stated that she sustained minor injuries. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and they stated that something may have hit the sun roof and caused it to shatter. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and they stated that they could not prove that something from the outside did not hit it. The failure mileage was 62,000.

I don't think a $38,000 car that is only 3 years old should leak rain in it all the time and the convertible top not work properly - it has been in the shop 5 times in the last 2 months and is currently in the shop fixing a problem that was suppose to be fixed last friday. Volkswagen dealership service department mechanic even told me that 98% of eos leak rain inside them and the convertible tops don't work. Datemilesproblem 3/19/08328wiper blades split apart (car was brand new) 6/17/0911400leaks rain inside car on drivers side - replaced header seal and mounting bracket 6/17/0911400drivers side sunvisor cracked 6/23/0911540replaced drivers side sunvisor 9/4/1023056recall - mechantronic unit 9/4/1023056convertible top not operating properly - flap tension string needed new clips

The interior side door panel the material comes lose. I had to replace the driver side about 1 year ago and currently in the middle of replacing the passenger side. From researching this seems common with the eos. I would think this would be a qualifier for a recall. The car I have only has 67,000 miles, stored in a garage and very limited time with the top down. If being left outside for any time the top is always put up to protect the interior.

A leased 2008 Volkswagen eos has several problem with only 2100 miles on it. *nj the consumer stated she heard a noise coming from the front tire. The panel was peeling off the drivers side door and the convertible top would squeal when the consumer went to lower it. The consumer received a call, a couple of days later and was told the hydraulic motor had went bad in the convertible top and the click in the tires had been fixed. The consumer stated the clicking in the tires was still there, the dealer just rotated the tires. *jb