2007 Volkswagen Eos Powertrain & Transmission Problems

THE VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. ENGINE DASH LIGHT AND ANTI-SWERVE SLIGHTS COME ON BUT ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN AND REV. TURNING OFF CAR AND RESTARTING WILL USUALLY RESTORE OPERATION UNTIL NEXT EPISODE. THE DEALER CHECKED ALL WIRING AND REPLACED SELECTOR LEVER MODULE FOR $1901 BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. DEALER HAS HAD CAR FOR AN ADDITIONAL WEEK AND IS STUMPED. NOW WAITING FOR TECHNICAL ADVICE FROM VW. AS IS THE VEHICLE CAN NOT BE OPERATED SAFELY ON THE STREETS OR ESPECIALLY THE HIGHWAY DUE TO SUDDEN LOSS OF PROPULSION.

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AFTER MY CAR HAD BEEN SITTING ALL DAY FOR WORK AFTER ABOUT 20 MILES OF DRIVING AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR AND RED LINED FOR A FEW SECONDS UNTIL I REALIZED I HAD THE CRUISE SET. ONCE I GOT THAT TURNED OFF THE CAR THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO FIRST GEAR AUTOMATICALLY AND JERKED HORRIBLY TRYING TO SLOW ITSELF DOWN. SO THANKFUL TRUCKERS WHERE NOT BEHIND ME! I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A VERY COSTLY TRANSPORT BACK TO THE DEALER DUE TO ME WORKING OUT OF TOWN THE SERVICE TEAM INFORMED ME THE MECHATRONIC UNIT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS AN 2007 WITH THE 2.0T AND 96,000 MILES ON THE ODO. VW NOW CLAIMS THIS MODEL ISN'T UNDER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THAT MY CLAIM WOULD BE DENIED. NOW I AM FORCED TO FIGURE OUT A $2,500 REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL. WHEN THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR, THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS YEAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED WITH THE PARTICULAR RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 73,000.

VW EOS WITH 22000 MILES; DSG TRANSMISSION OPERATES ERRATICALLY; WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP CAR INITIALLY ACCELERATES THEN SLOWS, AS IF IN NEUTRAL GEAR, THEN BANGS INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATES. ERRATIC AND VIOLENT DOWNSHIFTS HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCED CAUSING OCCUPANTS TO BE RESTRAINED EXCESSIVELY BY THE SEAT BELTS. DIFFICULT TO DEMONSTRATE THIS BEHAVIOR CONSISTENTLY. DEALER INITIALLY DESCRIBED ACTIONS AS: "NORMAL FOR DSG TRANSMISSION". REPEATED COMPLAINTS TO DEALER LED TO TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS BEING REPLACED. THIS RESULTED IN SOME IMPROVEMENT BUT ERRATIC SHIFTING CONTINUES. *TR

FROM A STAND STILL, CAR LURCHES FORWARD WHEN RELEASING BRAKES AND APPLYING THROTTLE. *TR

2007 VOLKSWAGEN EOS WITH AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION. . HAD JUST EXITED A FREEWAY AND COME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE WHEN LIGHT TUNED GREEN, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS SO COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 20-30 MPH. PULLED INTO PARKING LOT, PARKED, AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. UPON RESTART, COULD NOT GET CAR INTO REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VW SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE EXPLAINED THAT TRANSMISSION WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. ALSO SAID I WAS FORTUNATE IT DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. NO DIAGNOSIS AS TO WHAT CAUSE IS AS OF YET. *TR