2010 Volkswagen Eos: raw data

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vehicle	2010 / volkswagen / eos
known issues	7 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-08)
complaints	69 on file (2011-03-02 → 2023-01-30)
recalls	2
investigations	3
fars	4 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
indexed	yes
license	CC BY 4.0 (derived)

Known Issues clusters all years →

Transmission neutral slip and no-reverse engagementPOWER TRAIN22 complaints2011-03 → 2022-10eos-2010-transmission-neutral-slip

11131659 DSG GEARBOX TRANSMISSION FAILS AT 88,000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC (MANY STOPS/STARTS) THE TRANSMISSIONS JERKS BETWEEN SHIFTS, AND EMITS A LOUD 'CLUNK' WHEN SHIFTING
10983750 DSG GEARBOX TRANSMISSION FAILS UNDER 100,000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR IN TRAFFIC (MANY STOPS/STARTS) THE TRANSMISSIONS JERKS BETWEEN SHIFTS, AND EMITS A LOUD 'CLUNK' WHEN SHIFTING
11191295 MY 2010 VW EOS CONTINUOUSLY SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. VERY DANGEROUS TRYING TO CROSS AN INTERSECTION OR MERGE INTO MOVING TRAFFIC. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT
11325449 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED A LOUD SOUND AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, AND THE RPM INCREASED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND

Timing chain fracture and engine replacementENGINE3 complaints2015-12 → 2023-01eos-2010-timing-chain-engine-failure

11504490 Drove the car to the bank when trying to leave the car would not start. We towed the car to the volkswagen dealership `and they said it the engine and some other faults totaling over $21000.00 Now the car is back home and not repaired
11002950 TIMING CHAIN/BELT BROKE AT 82,000 MILES WHILE ON TRIP TO INDIANA FROM TX. TOLD ENGINE WAS DESTROYED, WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS SQUEAKING SOUND, I WENT TO NEAREST MECHANIC SHOP
10809622 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN ON THE ENGINE, THE KEY FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN FRACTURED AND THAT THERE WAS NO COMPRESSION

Takata airbag recall parts unavailableAIR BAGS20 complaints2016-06 → 2018-08eos-2010-takata-airbag-recall-parts

10960096 TAKATA RECALL NOT REMEDIED BY VW. LOCAL DEALER HAS NO PARTS FOR THIS RECALL
10907158 TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED NOTICE 6 MONTHS AGO THAT MY AIRBAG HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE RECALL LIST AND A REPLACEMENT IS STILL UNAVAILABLE. 6 MONTHS SHOULD BE MORE THAN ADEQUATE TIME TO GET THE REPLACEMENT
10895887 TAKATA RECALL. I CALLED MY VW DEALER TO ASK ABOUT WHEN THE RECALL REPLACEMENT AIRBAG WOULD BE READY. THEY SAID IT WOULDN'T BE READY FOR "A FEW MONTHS" YET. THIS SEEMS LIKE AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR A RECALL ANNOUNCED IN FEBRUARY
10979643 TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V078000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR

ABS warning light illuminationSERVICE BRAKES6 complaints2018-05 → 2021-05eos-2010-abs-warning-light

11389560 ESP/ABS ERROR. LIGHTS ON. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO SOMEONE'S CAR DUE TO MY ABS BRAKES FAILING ON ME. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MILES PER HOUR. CAME UP ON A TRAFFIC JAM AT A STAND STILL. SCARIEST MOMENT OF MY LIFE
11351567 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE ANTI BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL BEEPING NOISE…
11092412 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN EOS. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS BEGAN FLASHING

Clock spring failure disabling horn and airbagSTEERING, AIR BAGS5 complaints2018-01 → 2020-09eos-2010-clock-spring-failure

11064701 CLOCKSPRING FAILED AFTER RECALL, CAUSING THE AIRBAGS TO BE INOPERABLE AS WELL AS THE HORN AND OTHER SAFETY FEATURES
11065871 I HAVE REPLACED MY CLOCK SPRING TWICE IN 3 YEARS, AT THE SAME DEALERSHIP, SOUTHEAST VW IN SANTA ANA, CA. MY STEERING WHEEL WILL MAKE A NOISE AND ALL CONTROLS WILL STOP WORKING AND AIRBAG LIGHT WILL TURN ON
11355619 SEPT 20515 - SAFETY RECALL 69L2 - STEERING WHEEL CLOCK SPRING, REPLACED 2016 - WENT OUT AGAIN 9-20, 5 YEARS LATER. VW DENIED REPLACEMENT AS IT IS NOT CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT DOESN'T STAY ON

Melted fuse box disabling exterior lightsELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING3 complaints2016-10 → 2019-01eos-2010-fuse-box-melting

11164673 DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MULTIPLE EXTERIOR LIGHTS STARTED GOING OUT INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, BRAKE LIGHTS, FOG LIGHTS. LIGHTS CONTINUED TO GO IN AND OUT. TOOK CAR TO VW DEALERSHIP. IT WAS FOUND THE FUSE AND FUSEBOX WERE MELTED
10949144 INITIALLY, THE LEFT FRONT AND REAR LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER A DAY, THE STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. A WEEK LATER ALMOST ALL EXTERIOR LIGHTS AND INDICATORS CEASED WORKING. THIS WAS THE CASE WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING AND STATIONARY
10919752 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK LAST NIGHT ON A DARK CURVY TWO LANE ROAD, THE RIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT, FOG LIGHT, MARKER LIGHT/SIGNAL, RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT/BRAKE LIGHT/SIGNAL, THIRD BRAKE LIGHT, AND STRANGELY THE LEFT FRONT SIDE MAKER, ALL WENT OUT AT ONCE

EPC and check-engine light with sudden stallENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM4 complaints2012-01 → 2016-06eos-2010-epc-light-stall

10881556 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON DUE TO FAIL TURBO UNDERCHARGE VALVE, THE VALVE HAS A RUBBER SEALS THAT IS KNOW LEAK OR BREAK. THE MANUFACTORY HAS REDESIGN THE VALVE. THE AUTOMOBILE WILL STALL OR NOT GAIN ENOUGH ENGINE POWER
10595556 I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING A SUDDEN & COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 0-40 MPH ON NUMEROUS AND CONTINUING OCCASIONS (2010 VW EOS LUX). THE PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES, LASTS ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS AT A TIME, AND OCCURS RANDOMLY
10442159 AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY BATTERY LIGHT AND EPC LIGHT CAME ON AND STATED TO SERVICE ENGINE NOW. THE CAR STARTED TO BECOME JUMPY AND I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE CLOSEST DEALER

NHTSA complaints (summary) all years →

count	earliest_date	latest_date	crash_flagged	fire_flagged	top_components
69	2011-03-02	2023-01-30	0	0	AIR BAGS:24; POWER TRAIN:22; ENGINE:9; SERVICE BRAKES:7; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:5

Recalls all years →

campaign_number	report_received_date	component	summary	consequence	remedy
18V148000	06/03/2018	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Volkswagen CC, 2010-2014 Golf, 2010-2014 Eos, 2007-2010 Passat Sedan and Wagon, and 2012-2014 Passat vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to explode.	In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could explode with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.	Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's frontal air bag inflator with an alternative inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 16, 2018. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 69Q9. Note: This recall partially supersedes recall 16V-078.
15V483000	04/08/2015	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Volkswagen CC, and Passat, 2010-2013 Eos, 2011-2014 Golf, GTI, Jetta, and Tiguan, and 2012-2014 Jetta Sportwagen vehicles. In the affected vehicles, debris may contaminate the air bag clock spring, a spiral wound, flat cable that keeps the air bag powered while the steering wheel is being turned. This contamination may tear the cable and result in a loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag.	A loss of electrical connection to the driver's frontal air bag will prevent the air bag from deploying in the event of a vehicle crash, increasing the risk of injury.	Volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will install a protective cover over the steering wheel clock spring if the air bag light is off. If the airbag light is on and the steering wheel clock spring requires replacement, dealers will install a new steering wheel clock spring. These repairs will be performed free of charge. The recall began on January 15, 2016. Owners may contact Volkswagen customer service at 1-800-822-8987.

Investigations all years →

action_number	status	subject	components	opened	closed	recall_campaign	summary
EA18003	open	Air Bag Clockspring Failure	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE	2018-04-18	·	·	In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure of the clockspring in 2010-2014 Model Year (MY) CC, Passat, Eos, Golf, GTI, Tiguan, Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen models.Contamination of the clockspring can cause the ribbon cable to tear resulting in loss of the electrical connection to the front driver air bag and any steering wheel mounted controls.The loss of the electrical connection to the front driver air bag will result in illumination of the air bag warning light and will prevent operation of the front driver air bag in a crash of sufficient severity requiring a commanded deployment.In November 2017, the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened a Recall Query (RQ17-009) after the agency received 90 complaints alleging failure of the clockspring in the subject models.Several of the complaints allege failure of the clockspring after receiving the recall remedy.The majority of the complaints allege the same failure mode without being included in the original recall, 15V-483.In its March 2018 response to ODI's Information Request under the Recall Query, Volkswagen provided approximately 700 consumer complaints and field reports on the recalled vehicles.These reports allege clockspring failure similar to the NHTSA reports described above.To date, NHTSA has received approximately 154 allegations of clockspring failure since the recall has launched.The total of 852 reports shown in the table above eliminates 6 duplicative reports received by ODI and the manufacturer.An Engineering Analysis has been opened to further evaluate the scope and effectiveness of the remedy associated with 15V-483 and perform a thorough review of the design changes implemented by Volkswagen and its suppliers to address this issue.The ODI complaints cited above can be viewed at www.NHTSA.gov under the following ODI identification numbers: 11080741, 11079877, 11079805, 11079124, 11076709, 11076645, 11076297, 11076249, 11076133, 11075756, 11075726, 11075358, 11075259, 11075055, 11074920, 11074565, 11073090, 11072745, 11072457, 11072089, 11071933, 11071880, 11071630, 11071592, 11067396, 11067061, 11066738, 11066601, 11066511, 11065909, 11065871, 11065262, 11064701, 11064564, 11064544, 11064531, 11063961, 11063501, 11063095, 11062772, 11062464, 11062353, 11062344, 11061463, 11061310, 11061311, 11060735, 11058154, 11057519, 11057477, 11057341, 11056793, 11056243, 11056063, 11055639, 11054279, 11052812, 11052678, 11052384, 11052228, 11051336, 11051155, 11051074, 11048803, 11047037, 11044226, 11043653, 11039142, 11033893, 11033330, 11032548, 11025475, 11025356, 11024647, 11023423, 11020570, 11020312, 11019415, 11019067, 11015441, 11015431, 11014595, 11014016, 11013709, 11013415, 11012596, 11011753, 11006668, 11006521, 11006307, 11006181, 11005301, 11003865, 11001780, 11001783, 11001334, 10994184, 10993360, 10993524, 10992490, 10985926, 10983678, 10981220, 10980831, 10980941, 10980549, 10979418, 10971152, 10967344, 10967155, 10959968, 10958624, 10957279, 10956488, 10949129, 10947562, 10945122, 10936498, 10936543, 10933950, 10927311, 10925421, 10924034, 10915612, 10915569, 10911171, 10902066, 10898733, 10896537, 10896510, 10895526, 10893938, 10891686, 10864967, 10863742, 10861984, 10851242, 10822505, 10821562, 10818403, 10795068, 10794402, 10788738, 10787804, 10782544, 10780725, 10780145, 10779145, 10776477, 10775448, 10763492, 10763423, 10763289, 10762670, 10760644, 10758777, 10749901, 10748922
PE15010	closed	Air Bag Clockspring Failure	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	2015-03-24	2015-09-28	15V483000	The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened an investigation based on consumer allegations of steering wheel clock spring/steering column control module (SCCM) failures in model year (MY) 2012 Volkswagen Passat and CC models.The SCCM is a module within the steering column that incorporates a spiral conductor (a ribbon cable) to electrically connect the steering wheel to the vehicle's electrical system while allowing for the turning of the steering wheel.Complainants alleged that that the clock spring failed while driving and without warning.When the SCCM fails electrically, an air bag war
RQ17009	closed	Air Bag Clockspring Failure	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER CLOCKSPRING/SPIRAL CASSETTE	2017-11-13	2018-05-04	·	In August 2015, Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) launched Safety Recall 15V-483 to address the loss of the protection provided by the front driver air bag in several models due to the failure of the clockspring.Debris entry into the steering wheel hub can result in contamination and ultimately failure of the clockspring in 2010-2014 Model Year (MY) CC, Passat, Eos, Golf, GTI, Tiguan, Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen models.Contamination of the clockspring can cause the ribbon cable to tear resulting in loss of the electrical connection to the front driver air bag and any steering wheel

FARS occupant deaths all years →

crash_years	occupant_deaths	match_type	vpic_recovered
2010-2024	4	legacy-code	0

FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.

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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2010 Volkswagen Eos vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2010/volkswagen/eos

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  author = {Wrench.Pro},
  title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2010 Volkswagen Eos},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2010/volkswagen/eos}},
  note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}

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