Volkswagen EOS owners have reported 101 power train related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 13 most common power train problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's power train (45 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic transmission (23 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
I slowly at 5mph went over a bump and my car went automatically into neutral, all of the p r n d s lights on the dash started blinking and the car just kept revving when I tried to put it into gear. I had the car towed to the dealership and it is currently there. Read details...
2010 vw Eos - with less than 5000 miles, car would lurch when starting after coming to a stop. This is repeated continually. Service people advised mechatronics unit needs to be replaced and part would take at least two weeks. Read details...
While in slow traffic and transmission in drive position, if I slow down or stop for traffic in front of me or a red light, the transmission does not engage again when given acceleration. I have shut the car off and restarted again, sometimes more than once to get it to engage and get me out of Read details...
Dsg gearbox transmission fails at 88,000 miles. After driving the car in traffic (many stops/starts) the transmissions jerks between shifts, and emits a loud 'clunk' when shifting. Read details...
My 2010 vw Eos is very flawed. It will sometimes run perfectly and other times even right in heavy traffic the transmission will slip out of gear into neutral and won't re engage. Sometimes right in the middle of an intersection or just trying to pull out somewhere. Extremely dangerous!!!!! Read details...