Equipment Related Problems of the 2012 Volkswagen EOS

Table 1 shows three common equipment related problems of the 2012 Volkswagen EOS. The number one most common problem is related to the equipment (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the radio/tape cd player (one problem).

Table 1. Equipment related problems of Volkswagen EOS


Recently reported Equipment problems of the 2012 Volkswagen EOS

The Equipment problem

My airbag light came on my 2012 Eos and vw dealer said it was a clock spring part issue causing it part number (5k0-953-569-al) I mentioned this is a safety issue as it also disabled my horn on steering wheel and was pretty sure vw had a recall/bulletin or campaign on this issue.   Read details...

The Radio/tape Cd Player problem

I bought the vehicle on 02/15/2013 it only have 10,000 miles on it. Then as soon as it hit 68,500 miles and went out of warranty. I had just had it serviced for the last time under warranty on 6/21/2019 at 67,996 miles. The timing chain snapped and bent all the valves. I had to rebuild the engine.   Read details...

The Owners/service Manual problem

I was trying to merge onto expressway traffic and when I pushed on the accelerator the car was unresponsive. It created an unsafe situation where I had to hit the brakes and let the traffic pass by, then I put the car in manual shift so that I could accelerate enough to merge with traffic.   Read details...


Equipment related problems in other Volkswagen EOS model year vehicles:



EOS Service Bulletins
EOS Safety Recalls
EOS Defect Investigations