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2012 Volkswagen EOS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1496187
Internal NHTSA #	11128221
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	EOS
Model Year	2012
File date	04/09/18
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2012 vw eos shut off while driving on the highway. The car needed to be towed to the repair shop. The timing change completely malfuction by mechanical failure. The car has had all services, great condition and only 55,000 miles. Cost to repair the car is over $3,000.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	55000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HANAHAN, SC
VIN pattern	WVWBW7AH0CVXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons
No. of fatalities
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	20
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Location of tire code
Type of tire failure code
Was defective tire repaired?
Date of manufacture
Type of child seat code
Type of restraint
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Volkswagen EOS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Volkswagen EOS Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

What is Recall?

What is Failure?

What is Defect?