Volkswagen EOS owners have reported 55 engine and engine cooling related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 16 most common engine and engine cooling problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's engine and engine cooling (23 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's timing tensioner (8 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
Car randomly turning off/on. Key stuck in ignition, cannot turn off or on. Bouncing from on to accessory mode without user control. Vehicle was taken to dealership, vw north America has not been very helpful. Could have gotten into an accident as this occured in the road turning into a restaurant. Read details...
2009 Volkswagen Eos 2. 0t tsi engine timing chain tensioner failure due defective design. Car did not start and I had to change the engine at my expense. Now I am not sure if the new engine (used) has the new design version tensioner or the old. I have investigated and this is a very common failure. Read details...
The contact owns 2007 Volkswagen Eos. The contact started the vehicle and the low oil light was illuminated. The steering wheel was also extremely tight and difficult to turn. The vehicle was restarted after one hour. Read details...
My car doesn�t always go in reverse. The rem panel signal goes from 0-5 in minutes but feels like it�s stalled. The engine light is always on. I read that there has been a recall because of a gear malfunction. And an extended warranty for cars up to 10years old or 100,000 miles. Read details...
Car stalled and when brought to dealership was informed this car burns oil at a high rate and the engine needs to be replaced. Oil had just been added! Read details...