2008 Volkswagen Eos problems, complaints & recalls

2025-11-14 · Tires · 72,245 mi

“the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen eos equipped with goodyear tires, tire line: assurance a/s, tire size: 215-55/r16, dot number: (na). while the contact’s son was driving approximately 60 mph, there was an abnormal thumping sound coming from underneath the vehicle. after pulling over and inspecting the vehicle, the driver noticed a blowout of the …”

2021-09-12 · Power Train

“while in drive, the car jumps out of gear and prnds lights are illuminated. the car is no longer able to put back in gear and is idle. …”

2020-07-21 · Engine · 80,000 mi

“tl* the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen eos. the contact stated that the vehicle consumed a quart of oil every month. the contact also stated after changing the battery, the ecm had to be re-flashed. the contact stated the rear door warning light was illuminated. a dealer was not contacted. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacture…”

2019-11-21 · Power Train · 85,000 mi

“car was in morning traffic and failed due to timing belt failure at 85000 miles. car was maintained by dealership at recommended intervals. the manuals and dealer recommended belt replacement at 110000 miles. fortunately my wife was not injured or killed in what could have led to a serious accident. after looking at the internet and talking to mech…”

2019-01-25 · Power Train · 14,700 mi

“even though the car is in drive it will go down i feel backwards this is going to cause accidents. the electric windows go up and down continuously yes, this is a known issue but they refused to fix this the distraction is going to cause people accidents. this makes texting while driving seem like a safe way to behave.…”

2018-07-15 · Power Train · 9 mi

“gearbox failure! direct failure to gearbox causes car to malfunction while in motion. vehicle will stop abruptly (travelling on the interstate!) and refuse to go back into any gear, including but not limited to, reverse and drive. repeatitive problem and isn't isolated to one specific event (but many occasions)…”

2018-04-05 · Engine · 110,000 mi

“car stalled and when brought to dealership was informed this car burns oil at a high rate and the engine needs to be replaced. oil had just been added!…”

2017-11-10 · Engine · 198,000 mi

“upon waiting for the traffic light to change to green, i depressed the accelerator and within seconds, i heard a low boom and then the engine power cut out. i coasted to the side of the road and at that point was no longer able to start the car. i was at that point, forced to have it towed to the nearest dealership. i was notified that the camshaf…”

2017-10-10 · Unknown Or Other · 67,000 mi

“the interior side door panel the material comes lose. i had to replace the driver side about 1 year ago and currently in the middle of replacing the passenger side. from researching this seems common with the eos. i would think this would be a qualifier for a recall. the car i have only has 67,000 miles, stored in a garage and very limited time…”

2017-09-23 · Power Train · 82,000 mi

“i was driving my car on a local city street and halfway through a turn all of a sudden it went into neutral on it's own, all the gears on the dash started flashing (the park, reverse, and drive) they started flashing on and off as my transmission went haywire. i had to pull over and avoid being hit as i had no control over my speed, i could not acc…”