Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Volkswagen Eos has 36 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
36
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE WIRING HARNESS OF A ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | While in slow traffic and transmission in Drive position, if I slow down or stop for traffic in fron... |
| Oct 17, 2023 | POWER TRAIN | I slowly at 5mph went over a bump and my car went automatically into neutral, all of the P R N D S l... |
| Jun 30, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | THE ABRUPT SHIFT TO NEUTRAL COULD LEAD TO A CRASH WITHOUT WARNING. |
| Mar 8, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, CAR SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL ON IT'S OWN. FEELS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, BECAUSE OF ... |
| Jun 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION JERKED AND THE RP... |
| Jun 30, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | ON SUNDAY, JUNE 30TH, 2019, @ ABOUT 6PM, @51K I WAS DRIVING 25MPH AND CAR JERKED, THEN THE RPMS REVV... |
| Jun 28, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE RPMS ACCELERATED ON THEIR OWN.... |
| Feb 11, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WITHOUT NOTICE THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTS AND THE CAR COMES TO A QUICK SPEED REDUCTION AND YOU PUL... |
| Oct 18, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | HARSH/JERKY SHIFTING IN DSG POWER TRAIN UNIT. TYPICALLY AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. THIS CONDITION PREVIOUS ... |
| Oct 8, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED BACK AND FORTH ... |
| Aug 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | DSG TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HAD ABS MODULE RECALL DONE AT DEALER. PICKED UP VEHICLE, DROVE TWO BLOC... |
| Aug 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | THIS AFFECTS TIGUANS, JETTAS, EOS, AND OTHER VWS WITH 2.0TSI ENGINES MANUFACTURED PRE 2013. THE TIMI... |
| Jul 10, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | CAR HAS 85,000 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILS AT LOW SPEEDS GOING INTO D OR R. LIGHTS START BLINKING (P R... |
| May 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN BACKING OUT INTO A CITY STREET FROM A PARKING SPACE ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE GEAR DASH LIGHTS... |
| Dec 23, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTS AND SLOWS DOWN ABRUPTLY TO APPROXIMATEL... |
| Jun 23, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR SELECTOR MOVED FR... |
| May 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE PARKING, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE... |
| Dec 15, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY GOES INTO NEUTRAL WILE IN FREEWAY.ACCORDING TO A RECALL FROM THE NHTSA, MY... |
| Nov 6, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING 60 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY ENGINE REVED PRND LIGHTS STARTED BL... |
| Sep 15, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION,... |