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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2009 Volkswagen EOS Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
5about this part
Share
6%of 84 total for the year
Median mileage
49,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 5 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2009 Volkswagen EOS, 6% of the 84 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 49,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #11041549, filed 2017-10, 90,000 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10906982, filed 2016-09, 120,000 miles

“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.”

NHTSA complaint #10277208, filed 2009-07, 8,000 miles

“All of my lights on the right side of my dashboard is on..the traction light, brake light,steering wheel light and the speedometer is acting iradical..I put new speed sensors on it and it still haven't fixed the problem..alot of mechanics say it's and electrical problem..I bought the car from flow Mazda dealership a couple years ago it's been sitting since then”

NHTSA complaint #11543616, filed 2023-09

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201412%
201011%
200956%
200812%

Other parts of the 2009 Volkswagen EOS

Transmission and drivetrain
36 complaints
Brakes
22 complaints
Electrical system
15 complaints
Engine
13 complaints
Electronic stability control
12 complaints
Fuel system
5 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Other or unknown
4 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Volkswagen EOS

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology