Engine And Engine Cooling Problems of Volkswagen CC - part 1

Volkswagen CC owners have reported 82 problems related to engine and engine cooling (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Volkswagen CC based on all problems reported for the CC.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2014 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 09/18/2025

Unknown discovered this vehicle at abandon home.

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2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2015 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 04/15/2024

Started having problems with the fuel tank at around 65,000 I had an extended warranty on the vehicle and around 80,000 they replaced the entire fuel tank… recently, I started smelling gas very strongly inside my vehicle and took it to a honest mechanic who was able to find the fuel pump which is located behind the backseats he told me the pump is sweating and there’s a puddle of gas in it and that’s why I have the strong smear smell of gas in my vehicle. He says that it’s not even safe for me to drive the vehicle at this time and at this time, I’m trying to buy another car because I have to keep the windows down, so I don’t pass out from the smell of gas … I called appleton Volkswagen of sanford as they switched out the whole fuel tank at 80,000. The vehicle has about 190,000 now … there was just a recall put out for the fuel pump for certain Volkswagen year 2015 and above, but the Cc is not on this. ? I I feel like it should be in the recall because my car is very unsafe to drive and I’m scared that I’m gonna blow up a fire of flames right now just driving it to the repair they’re not because this is very unsafe …….

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3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2014 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 07/10/2023

Hi, I’ve had my turbocharge replaced in October of 2020 at the Volkswagen dealership in wichita, KS. Just recently my car started driving funny again such as not accelerating like it should with a slight whining noise. I can only get up to 25-30 mph then the whining noise starts up to where I have to take my foot off the gas, let my speed drop itself then proceed to accelerate again which is very dangerous. Since I had already experienced this problem not even 3 years ago I knew but I still went to get the car diagnosed and again it is the same exact problem not even 3 years later.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 03/08/2023

Vehicle stalls when accelerating or traveling at high rates of speed and it will lose power. It bumps and jolts to life. My rpm shoots up and and down. It lags to accelerate when the gas pedal is pressed to accelerate it suddenly jolts. Battery, epc light, as well as engine light come on immediately.

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5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2016 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 11/11/2022

Unknown.

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6 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2014 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 06/11/2022

Airbag non deployment after 2 service recalls. I don’t feel safe driving my children around in a car that is not equipped for safety. Fuel pump control module is not working probably even after service recall. Engine malfunctioning.

7 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2014 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 05/09/2022

I had to replace the engine coil packs/spark plugs 4 times in the last year. This is not normal and a complaint amongst Volkswagens.

8 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 05/09/2021

Vehicle stalls when accelerating or traveling at high rates of speed loses power. Lags to accelerate when gas pedal is pressed then suddenly jolts. Battery, epc light, as well as engine light come on immediately. Vehicle will restart lights wil eventually go off until the next failure.

9 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2014 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 04/28/2021

Error code p2015 was generated which is the air intake manifold. Volkswagen mechanic said we shouldn't drive very much due to it could get worse. Replacement would cost $1812. 50, local shop charged $893. 00. Volkswagen has since issued a extended warranty which my vehicle falls under but I'm getting push back on being reimbursed. What are my options?.

10 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2015 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 11/30/2020

Dealer states forward clutch and dual mass flywheel needs replacement based on diagnosis and mechanic experience as they cannot "check" these parts. They also state I need to replace injectors and have a "manual decarbon" procedure due to the direct injection system creating carbon deposits. These are apparently well known issue with this and similar vw models. The car has <100,000 miles and is 5 years old. These are not maintenance items per se and fall under the category of defective components/systems. Vw has extended the warranty on these transmissions for previous model years for many models but not on this one yet. Internet searches reveal many complaints of the same problems. The cost for repairs is $5,600.

11 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2015 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 01/04/2020

My vehicle was stationary and turned off. I went to get in the car start it and leave however when I tried to start the car it immediately started to ding over and over with the a message "error: driver airbag". It also would not let the car start. I had the battery tested its fine and the starter isn't even 6 months old nor the alternator. All the electronics in the car turn on lights, radio, windows up and down, etc. It says to start put my foot on the brake as well which I obviously did and it still says the same error message. It happened 2 times 1st on 12/31/2019 but then started out of nowhere and worked fine for a few days and then happened again 1/04/20, however this time the problem persists.

12 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 01/01/2020

I'm part of a class action lawsuit where I was denied after sending all of the pertinent information the attorney's requested. I have all documentation of the correspondence which was requested with contact information to the Volkswagen company and other recipients. The class action is "engine water pump settlement". The water pump was faulty in this vehicle and many others of this model. It was deemed a safety concern by the federal government of the united states. This has been in progress since 2019.

13 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 08/17/2019

Driving a 2012 vw Cc with 57,000 miles. Driving on highway at 70 mph and attempted to pass a slow moving truck. Accelerated quickly and mid pass the engine lost power and immediately went into "limp mode" with ecr light activated on the dash. Pulled over safely and turned off the engine. After collecting myself, I started engine to drive off highway. Car would not start. I sat a few moments in panic and tried again. The car started and I drove with ecr light on to next exit. The car was sluggish with little acceleration. Pulled to gas station and turned off again. Restarted and the engine rpms ran higher in idle so I turned off the car again. Let it sit and restarted and drove to auto zone where they did a code tester and was told p0229 underboost turbocharger was issue. Auto zone employee said he had seen it many times and its a known issue with 2. 0 turbo engines in vw and Audi. The report is attached. Auto zone reset the ecr light and the car was driven to final destination into arizona with no additional issues yet. . Read more...

14 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 07/10/2019

The timing chain broke twice, ,.

15 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2011 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 03/16/2019

I was leaving the store when I noticed my vehicular wouldn't go over 30 mph. I pulled into another store to assess the situation. When I turned my car back on and was attempting to leave my car stopped working. I had it towed to the shop and they advised me to call Volkswagen because this issues was likely covered under a warranty. I called volkeswagen and they said my warranty would cover it up to 120k miles and to take it to the local dealership. I had the car towed again to the dealership and they informed me that the timing chain was broken and they said my warranty just expired at 100k miles. My car has 108k miles. After doing a lot of research I found this to be a frequent problem with this manufacture. I also found that there was already a class action lawsuit but my vehicle wasn't in the peramiters because of the mileage (ends at 100k). I never received notice of the recall or I would have taken it in to get looked at before the 100k mike cutoff. Because they said this wasn't covered in the warranty, I looked into buying another car from them. They informed me that they could give me $250 for my vehicle. Now I know Volkswagen is trying to avoid paying for this because they know they can make money.

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16 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2010 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 03/12/2019

I was driving my car headed out of town and noticed while driving my car started to accelerating on its on almost causing me to almost lose control and hit the person in front of me putting me and my family life in danger. We ended up turning around to head back home and on the way home we started smelling a strong gas the smell was so loud we ended up pulling over and calling for a ride also when stopped at a light or stop sign to long I noticed the vehicle would jump out of driving and switch into a different gear on it's own casing me to have to put my emergency signal lights on and restart the vehicle in order to get it back into driving everytime that happened I would notice that the d on the dashboard would be gone I ended up taking my vehicle to the dealership vw in bradenton FL so it could be looked at it had recalls it they also listed a few other things they needed to do so after them so called fixing it the cost I had to pay was $1,555. 88 so as I left I noticed the engine light was back on the car was still doing the same thing like it never was fixed I called the dealer and they told me to bring it back next Friday I ended up stopping to to check my oli level and noticed that vw dealer mechanic forgot to put my oil back in my car after fixing a small drip that they said wasnt that argent to fix and in I decided to go ahead and let them do anyways before I dropped my car off to vw I had just got a oil change 2 days before at this point I'm so hurt I'm a patient of 1 without a car now all because the vw forgot to put my oil back into my car when they got done my car is destroyed my $1,555. 88 >is gone my motor had no oil in and all I got was a sorry everything I worked worked hard from was taken away from me all in a blink of a eye&#128546;.

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17 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 01/31/2019

The epc light came on while driving. The car suddenly lost power, I kept having to take my foot off the gas, and then reapply, it eventually got up to a decent speed on the interstate, then suddenly lost all power regardless of what I did. Was almost hit by an 18 wheeler. This is the most dangerous and ridiculous thing to build a car that tells it to shut off when it first senses a problem. You guys almost cost me my life!!! this is the first vw I've ever owned and was told I would love it. Well, I've had it for 2 day's and I can tell you it won't stay around long if this continues to be a problem. Once I managed to get pulled over I shut the car off waited a min or so and restarted it. The light went off and the car drove like nothing ever happened. I have two small boys and this is a big concern for me. I've read post after post about this being an issue, there has to be something vw can figure out as to what is the main cause, and surely there should be a bypass to keep the car from just shutting off while driving.

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18 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 11/02/2018

Received a recall, I take the car to leesburg Volkswagen, for fuel pump module replacement 10/26/2018, yesterday 11/2/2018 driving in highway with my wife car suddenly shutoff in the middle of highway, I had to tow my car home, from then car not start any more, recall destroy my car, car that was running perfectly, "now who will pay for all this? "me"?.

19 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 09/13/2018

Timing chain broke at 115000 miles. This is before the recommended change of 120,000. Volkswagen knows of the issue, and does not offer any help.

20 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2011 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 09/01/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Cc. The contact stated that the engine would not start. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to ourisman Honda of laurel (3371 laurel fort meade rd, laurel, MD 20724, (301) 498-7400) where it was diagnosed that the engine needed to be repaired. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

21 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 08/23/2018

Engine is turning over but only starting occasionally. When it does start, the epc and check engine/catalytic converter lights are illuminated. This is happening now after I had to figure out the fuel pump control module needed to be replaced. . . Before there was a recalled issued at my own expense. Car ran fine earlier today, then when trying to leave my house, took an extended time to start. Shut it off to see if it was a glitch, and didn't start at all.

22 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2013 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 08/12/2018

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Volkswagen sport. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle start to shake, the check engine and epc warning light illuminated. The contact coasted to the side of the road powered off the engine. The vehicle was restarted the contact was able to drive the vehicle to his residence. The failure recurred. The vehicle was later taken to Volkswagen of oakland dealer, located at 2740 broadway, oakland, CA 94610, (866) 920-4215, where it was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000. Aw.

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23 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2010 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 08/03/2018

Fuel pump control module replaced and relocated on July 18th, 2018. However, on August 3rd, 2018, while driving alone in the #4 lane of the freeway, my car suddenly stopped. No warning. No chugging. The engine just stopped. Fortunately, there was enough traffic for the vehicles behind me to slow down to avoid me. I immediately turned my hazard lights on while desperately trying to get the car to turn back on. Thankfully it did within a minute or two giving me just enough time to cut across the highway to pull off to the side of the road. I immediately called the service department at my local dealership to inform them of what happened and they were perplexed and told me to take it to the nearest vw dealership if the engine light wasn't flashing, which at the time it wasn't. That dealership turned me away and told me I should be able to make it to my regular dealership. I was only able to drive about 10 more miles before my car completely shut off and would not start. I had my car towed to my regular dealership where they believe it may be the fuel pump. Since I had the recall completed prior, I am very fearful that I won't be so lucky next time. Had traffic been going at the regular speed, I believe I would have been seriously injured or dead. I need to be reassured that these recalls are done right and tested to ensure there aren't faulty parts and that safety is paramount.

24 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2011 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 08/02/2018

I received a recall for my fuel pump. I went and got the fuel pump replaced. Now that the fuel pump has been replaced, my car is not starting, shaking at red lights, turning off on its own, windows coming down on its own, air not working and coming back on. I was in motion backing up and my car just turned off on its on. I am at a standstill with what am I supposed to do if the vehicle had a recall- that was supposedly replaced but made the car worse.

25 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 07/27/2018

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Cc. The contacted stated that while attempting to start the vehicle it failed to start. The vehicle was towed to neftin Volkswagen 3550 auto mall dr westlake village CA 91362 (805) 497-9404 where diagnosed that the fuel pump module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and provided case number 181095815 but no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 90,000. Ap.

26 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 07/20/2018

My car stopped running and then I recieved a letter saying it had a recall on the fuel pump control module. Well we thought that is what would fix the problem but as it turns out now I have to replace the fuel pump itself. After they fixed the part my car started to smell like gasoline and was too scared to drive it. This could have be avoided if they would have not had this recall.

27 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 07/04/2018

I can only say that the car has many problems that I can lose my life and I do not have answers from the manufacturer, I only have to demand them.

28 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 07/02/2018

Vehicle was stationary and would not turn on. I took it to two vw services dealership one said I would charge $1800 just to open up and look the other told me it's the timing chain engine lost all compressions new engine is needed. I just paid the car off . No extreme leaks would to have caused this to happen. This is not the first time there are lawsuits about this matter. I called vw headquarters they will do nothing to salvage the damage.

29 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 07/01/2018

2012 Volkswagen Cc. Consumer writes in regards to oil pressure sensor and engine shutting off. The consumer stated the vehicle could not be driven more than 20 miles before needing to shut the engine off.

30 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2010 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 06/09/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Cc. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact stated received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v509000 (fuel system, gasoline); however the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time as the recall notice was received over a year ago. The dealer reeves vw tampa (11337 n florida Ave, tampa, FL 33612) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer for diagnosis or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Hk.

31 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 06/02/2018

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Cc. The contact stated while driving 60 mph the accelerator pedal was applied but failed to respond and vehicle loss power. The vehicle was shaking. There were no warning indicator lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a independent mechanic where diagnosed that the fuel pressure sensor needed to be replaced. The mechanic did not repair vehicle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The failure mileage was 104,000. Ap.

32 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 02/14/2018

Purchased my car and went to fill up with gas. After fueling the car would not start. After 10 minutes the car started so I drove back to the dealer. Only a 5 minute drive. The car then died while moving at 40 mph in the middle of the road. The engine and battery light came on. The dealer cleared the codes and the car drove out. Then was getting gas again a week later and the same incident occurred. Was in the middle of the city street turning and the vehicle died again.

33 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2009 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 02/09/2018

My vehicle has failed on the highway on two occasions resulting in a life-threatening situation. I am in poverty and unable to purchase a new vehicle to drive my daughter around.

34 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2012 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 02/04/2018

Vehicle purchased with 112,000 miles. At 119,000 the car wouldn't start randomly after driving it all day. Vehicle was parked in my driveway and I was leaving to run an errand and it wouldn't start. There was no indication of any issue. No loud or uncommon noises, no dash lights signaling a problem - nothing! two days later I had it towed it to a local mechanic and he found a problem with timing chain and head gasket. We are still in the process of having it fully diagnosed, and a price estimate for repairs. I have done a lot of research which indicates this is a very common problem in Volkswagen models like mine. Volkswagen is also aware of the problem and refuses to do anything further about it.

35 Engine And Engine Cooling problem of the 2010 Volkswagen CC

Failure Date: 02/02/2018

Tl the contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Cc. While driving various speeds, the vehicle suddenly shut off. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (rick case Volkswagen, 3920 weston rd, weston, FL), but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 130,000.


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