Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 5/ULEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 7ADXV02.0366.
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Palmela
Plant Country: Portugal
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2009
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WHEN TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAY I HAVE A FAULTY INTAKE MANIFOLD RUNNER AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. IF NOT THE VEHICLE MAY/WILL STALL. THIS SAME PART WAS RECALLED IN THE 2006-2008 MODELS OF THIS VEHICLE AND SEVERAL OTHERS. ARE THE 2009 MODELS AFFECTED? THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ALL MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE TO MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATIONS. *TR
2007
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
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. WE COMPARED IT WITH ANOTHER EOS, WHICH HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. WE THEN COMPARED IT TO A PASSAT, WHICH DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. IN ADDITION TO BEING UNCOMFORTABLE, I FEAR THAT IT WILL DECREASE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SEAT BELT. I ALSO THINK WITH THE DISCOMFORT, PEOPLE MAY NOT WEAR IT. *TR