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
Series: Sport
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STUTTERS ERRATICALLY FROM DEAD STOP AND REVERSE. HESITATION AND THEN SURGE IN ACCELERATION THAT CAN BE DANGEROUS IN CLOSE QUARTERS WITH OTHER OBJECTS OR VEHICLES. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM AS SOON AS I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE CAR IN JUNE, 2008, BUT IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AND MORE DANGEROUS. *TR
2007
STEERING
TL* 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. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING FURTHER INSPECTION. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.