0.9% of complaints about the 2012 Volkswagen EOS came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2012 vehicle — around the middle of the 201 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 5.4 yr in service. The most-reported system is air bags (64 complaints), typically at 4.7 yr or about 50,000 miles.
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 Eos, 2012 Passat, 2012-2016 CC, 2015-2016 e-Golf, 2011-2015 Touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 Tiguan, and 2011-2016 Golf and 2011-2013 GTI vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.
If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
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 Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2010-2014 Golf, 2007-2010 Passat sedans and wagon, 2012-2014 Passat sedan and Eos, 2009-2014 CC, 2009-2012 Audi Q5, 2010-2012 S5 Cabriolet and 2010-2012 Audi A5 Cabriolet vehicles. Upon deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator to rupture.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
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.
"TAKATA RECALL" VW IS DRAGGING THEIR FEET AND PUSHING BACK ON THE NHTSA ABOUT THIS RECALL AND THE PUBLIC IS SUFFERING OVER IT. I CALLED BOTH DOUGLAS VW SUMMIT, NJ AND VW OF AMERICA CORP OFFICES AND NO ONE KNOWS WHEN THIS WILL BE AVAILABLE TO FIX. MEANWHILE MY WIFE RIDES AROUND WITH A GRENADE IN FRONT OF HER. VW CORP REFUSED ME A LOANER UNTIL THEY GET THIS FIX AVAILABLE. MEANWHILE YET ANOTHER TRAGIC DEATH IN TEXAS FROM THE SHRAPNEL CUTTING THE JUGULAR VEIN AND CORRODED ARTERY OF THIS POOR GIRL. WHO IS NEXT, WHILE VW DRAGS THEIR FEET. RECALL NOTICE WAS DEC 2015 OR JAN 2016
TAKATA RECALL. I CONTACTED VW TODAY AND THEY HAVE REFUSED TO REMOVE MY VEHICLE FROM SERVICE AND PROVIDE A RENTAL OR LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL MY CAR IS REPAIRED AND SAFE TO DRIVE. HONDA HAS PROVIDED LOANER VEHICLES. WHAT MAKES VW ANY DIFFERENT. AS OUR PRIMARY MODE OF TRANSPORT, THIS VW SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED FROM SERVICE BY THE US GOVERNMENT. THIS CAR IS A POTENTIAL DEATH TRAP TO MY FAMILY!!
RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE FROM VW. CALLED LOCAL DEALER WAS REFERRED TO VW AMERICA. VW IS DOING NOTHING FOR CUSTOMERS AS NHTSA HAS NOT ISSUED A DO NOT DRIVE ORDER. HOW MANY DEATHS WILL IT TAKE TO FORCE VW INTO DOING WHAT IS RIGHT FOR CONSUMERS OR FOR NHTSA TO ISSUE A DO NOT DRIVE ORDER?. IF MY WIFE DRIVES HER CAR, AND IS INJURED, I WILL BE HOLDING VW AND THE NHTSA RESPONSIBLE.