There are 3 stored owner reports matching the speed control & cruise leading-label group for the 2009 Volkswagen Eos in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Loaded 3 of 3 matching reports.
Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GETS HOT, THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR OVERHEATS AND AUTOMATICALLY PUTS THE CAR IN NEUTRAL WHEN YOU TRY AND CHANGE GEARS (FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE). THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS START FLASHING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHTS. THE CAR MUST BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IN HOPE IT WILL WORK AGAIN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS AND APPARENTLY IT WAS COMPLETED IN 2009. VW TOLD US THEY WILL NOT FIX IT AGAIN.
CAR EXPERIENCES SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION, NEARLY CAUSING ACCIDENT FROM CARS BEHIND. THIS HAS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS AND THE CAR HAS BEEN BACK TO THE DEALER (VW WORLD NPTUNE NJ) SEVERAL TIMES. FIRST TIME THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM AND NOTHING WAS DONE, SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED SEVERAL COMPONENTS AT COST OF $2,000 BUT THAT DID NOT FIX PROBLEM AND NOW IT BACK AT DEALER AND THEY ARE ASKING ANOTHER $1300 FOR REPAIRS.
ON INITIAL ACCELERATION, CAR HESITATES AND DOES NOT SMOOTHLY ACCELERATE. THIS OCCURS WHETHER THE ENGINE IS COLD OR WARM AND OCCURS UNDER LIGHT TO MODERATE ACCELERATION. HESITATION IS ACCOMPANIED BY "STUTTERING SENSATION" AND ON OCCASION THERE IS AN ACTUAL DELAY FROM TIME OF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR TO ACTUAL LAUNCH OF UP TO 3 SECONDS. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 28, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.