2009 Volkswagen Eos problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (26) · Service Brakes (20) · Power Train:automatic Transmission (9)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
71 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (1)
Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 2016-12-20 · campaign 16V913000 · 135,683 vehicles
Defect: Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, Eos, GTI, Rabbit and Audi A3 vehicles, and 2010 Volkswagen Golf A6 vehicles. The Antilock Brake System (ABS) control unit may fail during ABS or Electronic Stability Control (ESC) activation, possibly causing a loss of vehicle control.
Risk: A loss of vehicle control can increase the risk of a crash.
Fix: Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will update the ABS control module software to improve the module's self-testing abilities. Any module that fails the new diagnostic test will be replaced. These repairs will be made free of charge. The recall began February 2017. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
Service bulletins (662)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Engine 2026-09-17 · V0116152014815_20 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
suggested fuel additive
Unknown Or Other 2026-09-09 · SM 39-2026 · Other
this special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-06 · TT 00-13-04_7 · Other
permission to change daily order upgraded to red order
Unknown Or Other 2026-08-04 · V0026012081638_2 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
differences between a leak and seepage
Electrical System 2026-07-15 · VOS-26-42 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this is a notice for software changes with the odis diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: a software fix is needed to correct the issue: da 0019 - hotfix 12-v battery test(s) – no battery diagnosis - inconclusive test result.
Engine 2026-07-09 · V1718062017813_24 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
oil consumption measurement and electronic oil consumption measurement
Showing the 6 most recent of 662 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-05-21 · Engine“ car randomly turning off/on. key stuck in ignition, cannot turn off or on. bouncing from on to accessory mode without user control. vehicle was taken to dealership, vw north america has not been very helpful. could have gotten into an accident as this occured in the road turning into a restaurant. no lights came on about this. dealership has had c…”
2026-04-19 · Unknown Or Other“approximately 6 years my daughter and her boyfriend were driving and she heard a loud pop sound, and thought it might be a tire but it wasnt behaving like it was and then all of the sudden people are driving next to her telling her to pull over cuz the car was on fire, she pulled it over and as soon as she got out the whole car caught fire. when th…”
2026-04-03 · Engine · 150,000 mi“the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen eos. the contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware of a persistent oil leak on the ground. the vehicle had undergone three separate repairs to resolve the failure, but the oil leak persisted. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined tha…”
2025-09-08 · Power Train“while in slow traffic and transmission in drive position, if i slow down or stop for traffic in front of me or a red light, the transmission does not engage again when given acceleration. i have shut the car off and restarted again, sometimes more than once to get it to engage and get me out of traffic. i have held up traffic behind me. there are a…”
2023-10-20 · 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 lights on the dash started blinking and the car just kept revving when i tried to put it into gear. i had the car towed to the dealership and it is currently there. i looked on kelly blue book and saw there was a recall for my vehicle type and the…”
2023-09-09 · Vehicle Speed Control“all of my lights on the right side of my dashboard is on..the traction light, brake light,steering wheel light and the speedometer is acting iradical..i put new speed sensors on it and it still haven't fixed the problem..alot of mechanics say it's and electrical problem..i bought the car from flow mazda dealership a couple years ago it's been sitti…”
2021-07-01 · Service Brakes“the vehicle has exhibited intermittent abs, esc, and brake light. code check revealed intermittent communication errors with various parts of the abs system including the control module. diagnostics varied, undiagnosable due to intermittent activity and varying codes. april 2021, abs, esc, brake light, codes indicate communication error with the …”
2021-06-30 · Power Train“the abrupt shift to neutral could lead to a crash without warning. …”
2021-03-08 · Vehicle Speed Control · 4 mi“abs and brake lights are on, car shifts into neutral on it's own. feels unsafe to drive, because of the neutral shift there is no power. i have had to pull over to the side of the road and restart the car.…”
2020-11-12 · Service Brakes · 113,000 mi“the abs brake indicator light is on and when i took it to a certified euro car mechanic he said that 8 codes showed up for this. he also said that there was a safety recall 45f2 on this. when i took my vehicle to the vw dealership in panama city, fl. they were extremely rude and said there was no recall for this vehicle. they would not tell me i…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.