The Used Car Index

2008 Volkswagen EOS problems

NHTSA lists 47 complaints for the 2008 Volkswagen EOS, 2 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 2 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as VOLKSWAGEN EOS.

At a glance

Complaints
47
With crash
2
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
2
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
0
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
Unavailable
Investigations
1
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
512

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
POWER TRAIN2655.3%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM714.9%
STRUCTURE714.9%
ENGINE510.6%
TIRES36.4%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER36.4%
AIR BAGS12.1%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING12.1%
EQUIPMENT12.1%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM12.1%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
POWER TRAINAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION17
STRUCTUREBODY5
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLINGENGINE1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGESTRUNK LID1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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0 recalls.

Investigations

1 investigations; 0 open.

PE09035

Opened: 2009-07-17. Closed: 2009-11-19.

VEHICLE STALL/LOSS MOTIVE POWER

THE SUBJECT VEHICLES ARE EQUIPPED WITH DIRECT SHIFT GEARBOX (DSG) TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH FEATURE A 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC GEARBOX WITH TWO WET RUNNING CLUTCHES (DUAL CLUTCH) IN WHICH THE CLUTCH MECHANISM AND GEAR CHANGES ARE ELECTROHYDRAULICALLY OPERATED BY A MECHATRONIC CONTROL UNIT.THE DSG MECHATRONIC CONTROLLER INCLUDES EXTENSIVE SELF DIAGNOSTIC FUNCTIONS AND STRATEGIES TO ENSURE SAFE OPERATION AND PR

Systems: POWER TRAIN.

Linked campaign numbers: 09V333000.

Manufacturer communications

512 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
EQUIPMENT163
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING128
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM111
ENGINE44
STRUCTURE34
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE33
UNKNOWN OR OTHER29
POWER TRAIN19

11038143

Date: 2026-09-09. Type: Other. Systems: UNKNOWN OR OTHER.

This special notice is to inform dealers to return the parts listed if it meets the criteria provided.

10244545

Date: 2023-10-30. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE.

VW Engine oil quality standards

10243299

Date: 2023-09-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

VW Engine oil quality standards

10242897

Date: 2023-09-07. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Battery Testing and Charging Using Midtronics VAS6161 and or GRX3000VAS Charger. Update Tool terminology

10242894

Date: 2023-09-05. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Safety Related Inquiry and Reporting

10241177

Date: 2023-08-21. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Update to Volkswagen engine oil standards

10239654

Date: 2023-07-13. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Diagnostic assistance for excessive static current draw

10239653

Date: 2023-07-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Volkswagen Engine oil quality standards, update to attachments.

10238308

Date: 2023-06-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Battery Testing and Charging using Midtronics VAS6161 and or GRX3000 Vas Charger

10239655

Date: 2023-06-28. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Battery Testing and Charging using Midtronics VAS6161 and or GRX3000 Vas Charger

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
EOS47

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