Other Engine Info: 50-St. BIN 3/SULEV emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: BVWXV02.03SA
Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat
Belt Advanced Front Air Bags.
Plant City: Palmela
Plant Country: Portugal
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Luxury
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Style: Automatic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DSG TRANSMISSION IN 2008 VW EOS BEGAN LURCHING/HESITATING AND DROPPING INTO NEUTRAL AT 12,000 MI. BY 15,000 MI. CAR COULDN'T BE DRIVEN IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC WITHOUT BUCKING LIKE A BRONCO. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN MERGING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAR WOULD LOSE COMPLETE POWER AS THE TRANS SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. BACKING UP, ESPECIALLY WITH ANY INCLINE, WAS ANOTHER LURCHING AFFAIR, MUCH LIKE A NEW DRIVER ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE A MANUAL TRANS FOR THE FIRST TIME. TAKING OF FROM A STOPLIGHT WAS HIT OR MISS. CAR WOULD LURCH AND HESITATE, CAUSING DRIVERS BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON BRAKES AS I LOST POWER. VERY DANGEROUS AND UNEASY FEELING. VW DEALER DETERMINED PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A FAILED MECHATRONICS UNIT IN THE DSG. WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT APPROX. 16,000 MILES. OLD PART WAS NOT MADE AVAILABLE. *TR
2011
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS NO POWER FROM STOPPED POSITION WHEN ON A HILL. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY HAS POWER AFTER 5-6 SECONDS. BRAKES MUST BE APPLIED AND THEN CAR SURGES FORWARD. VEHICLES RESPONSE ON LEVEL GROUND VARIES FROM NON-RESPONSIVE TO IRREGULAR TO FULL POWER. DEALER PROVIDED 3 PAGE DOCUMENT ENTITLED "MOMENTARY DELAY WITH DSG GEARBOX" OUTLINING STEPS TO TAKE BUT WILL NOT TAKE ANY CORRECTIVE ACTION WITH THE VEHICLE.