Seat Belt Problems of Volkswagen EOS

Volkswagen EOS owners have reported 6 seat belt related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 2 most common seat belt problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's seat belt (5 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's front seat belt (1 problem). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Seat Belt related problems of Volkswagen EOS

Problem Category Number of Problems
Seat Belt problems
5
Front Seat Belt problems
1

Recently reported Seat Belt problems of Volkswagen EOS

The Seat Belt problem

When pushing the driver side seat belt into the buckle, it instantly unlatched buckles. Yea it can be inspected. If in a car accident the driver could be seriously injured or fatally injured. I contacted germain westerville, ohio who informed me it’s not under warranty and it would be $500 -   Read details...

The Front Seat Belt problem

Unlike other vw models, there is no way to buckle driver side seat belt without a twist in the seat belt. I took the car to the dealership to be fixed. They could not fix it . They contacted vw and we were told it is the way it was engineered.   Read details...




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