Four problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 2010 Volkswagen CC. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
I was in motion leaving work and car stalled. . Could not get it started. Took to the shop and diagnosed with timing belt failure resulting in catastrophic damage to the engine.
Broken timing chain/belt. We were leaving a restaurant, while in the parking moving forward the car hesitated. . . . And then stalled. I re-started it and it was making funny sound. I turned it off and ask for help pushing it back into a parking spot. We had it towed to a local import repair shop for diagnoses, we were referred to a vw dealer and told to research class action law suite regarding timing chain/belt failure.
Timing chain malfunction: I was coming to a stop at a traffic light in downtown columbus and my check engine light came on and then started flashing and my car started to make a sound like something misfired. I tried to accelerate when the light turned green and the engine turned off. I tried restarting my engine and it barely started and continued to rattle and shake like something again was misfiring and turned off again. I tried to restart again and it barely restarted and I tried hitting gas a little harder to get out of the intersection and was able to get it to finally make my turn and pull off to the side of the road. Luckily, there was a Volkswagen/Audi shop called "motorkars" less than a mile away so I dorve my car there while the engine stalled 2 more times. In hindsight, I should have called a tow after the initial engine mishap but since I was so close I figured it would be safe enough to get to the shop. Once I got there, they informed me that my timing belt had broken and due to this, there is a potential for internal engine damage to the cylinders. They are doing test as we speak and have said they have seen a ton of these issues lately with cars with the same engine (2. 0l gas tsi engine. ) the shop told me they have came out with better parts as the standard issued parts were not up to par and the timing belt should usually last the entire life of the car, yet they see them malfunctioning right around 60k-100k miles. The original timing belt vw has in these engines are ineffective and should be recalled as it is dangerous to have on the road in any car.
My car had trouble starting that morning. It took about 3 seconds for it to turn on after I inserted the key. I thought it was just because it was getting a cold start now that we're in September. As I was driving a few minutes after, the car immediately decelerated while on the road. That could've been catastrophic. The check engine light came on shortly after and the car would shake a lot, especially at a stop. I did some research and talked to my mechanic and he told me it was a timing belt issue. Estimating $1600-$5000 for repair. Just 2 months ago I had the cel that costed me $700 and a few months before that $500. I investigated that there was a class action suit for this problem. My car has only 54000 miles.