In April 2024, the VW Taos leaked coolant due to a faulty gasket. Upon being fixed, an EPC light came on and leaked oil. This caused us to have it towed to the dealership for repairs to the oil cap lining. After the car was returned, the light was cleared and no longer leaked oil. In May 2024, the EPC light reappeared and cause a significant reduction when accelerating at 50 mph. When the light came on the vehicle had errors stating that the max rpms are exceeded and the car reduced power. We took the car to VW State College who was unable to find an issue with the car and cleared the light. We were able to drive the vehicle at slow speeds back to Moon Township for diagnostic and testing. The vehicle has remained with VW since late may and as of 6/11/2024, Volkswagen is unable to determine the cause of the EPC light. The second time the EPC light came on, the car stalled out at an intersection causing significant injury risk to the occupants. VW Moon Township has performed the investigations and VW State College was unable to diagnose the EPC light cause. The EPC light did not appear prior to the initial coolant leak.

- Coraopolis, PA, USA

I purchased my vehicle new on 12/31/21. The vehicle currently has 19,200 miles. The coolant light went on so I took it to the VW dealership as it was due for an oil change and tire rotation soon. The dealer indicated that the head gasket is leaking internally. The parts are on back order and there is no eta. From what I have researched regarding other 2022 VW Taos owners experiences with head gasket issues, it could be 30-90 days before I get my vehicle back (which the dealership has indicated is true). There appears to be a host of other issues that people are having with their 2022 VW Taos including rear brakes wearing way too fast and other engine issues. I have no concerns with how the dealership is managing this issue, however, based on my research, I am surprised a recall has not yet been issued. I am concerned about the lifetime health of my vehicle and the issues I may to deal with after the warranty ends, if the engine is already requiring major repairs after only 2 years and less than 20,000 miles.

- Saint Charles, IL, USA

Complete radio/gps randomly shuts off. GPS is always saying these VW are in different locations than they are.

- Somerville, MA, USA

My 2022 Volkswagen Taos 4 motion around 29,000 miles November 8, 2023 overheat warning light on, call toll to dealership results of head gasket problem part wait time at least 2 months but dealership offers free loaner car, but unfortunately dealership called me on December 29th the part not available until April that I have to return my loaner car that Volkswagen not available and I have drive my own car until part come, any I purchased 5 additional bumper to bumper warranty not even qualify any free loaner car for Volkswagen bad design.

- Waterford , MI, USA

My car suddenly shuts off even while in motion. When this happens I have to brake, put the car in Parking, press the off button, press it again to turn the car on, put the car on Drive, and the I can keep going. This is extremely dangerous, and have almost been hit several times. I don-??t feel safe driving my car anymore. I brought my car to the VW dealer and they said there is nothing wrong with the car.

- Toa Baja, PR, USA

Head gasket is leaking engine coolant. Engine coolant light stays on.

- Shelby, NC, USA

There is a serious acceleration problem. When trying to enter into traffic either turning left or right or going straight from stopped position, there is serious lag/hesitation to the vehicle accelerating. After pressing the throttle for a couple of seconds with very little movement, it will then jerk and squeal the tires. There have been many times when we have come close to being hit by this problem while pulling into traffic. I have had this vehicle back to the dealer twice. The first time they said there was no issue. The second time, I talked to the service manager (a personal friend) and he admitted there was an issue with acceleration. However, Volkswagen had no solution. No one else has looked at this vehicle. No warning lamps or lights. I have another appointment with my dealer for the latest recall and will address this with them again. Please, please, please discuss this with Volkswagen and get them to fix this issue. Other than the lag/hesitation in acceleration, I very much like this vehicle.

- Ringgold, GA, USA

Trying to leave work. Have to stop the car to scan my badge. Went to hit the gas and the car was off while in drive. Took me 5 minutes to get the car to turn back on. Serious safety issue that they said is only happening to the AWD but it-??s also happening to the FWD and Volkswagen is not doing anything about it.

- Carthage, TN, USA

This car has a very dangerous lag on acceleration. You push the pedal more and more and then all of a sudden it lurches forward and it is very dangerous when turning a corner onto traffic.

- Willis , TX, USA

This is on going issue with VW. Every time they update the emc the car gets worse. Car has hesitation, jerking and delayed throttle response which almost got me hit 2 times when changing lanes. You depress the gas pedal and car does not going anywhere. When maintaining speed and depressing gas pedal theres no response and then all of sudden it kicks in for the speed you wanted and if not that speed you were doing it jerks, downshifts. Makes transmission go nuts sometimes. When accelerating to get on highway and you depress pedal to floor it literally spins the tires after long delay. This was demonstrated to dealer who returned vehicle stating only occasion lag tech case# 3091845. This issues are very dangerous and someone will get hurt. This has been going on since car was new. It stopped for a year and after Campaign 24IR it messed car up again.

- Lynbrook, NY, USA

2 instances occurred where the auto start/stop initiated in the midst of driving resulting in a stall and required the car to be restarted in order to start driving again. One time occurred while backing up and another while taking a turn both at low speeds. There was a recall on 2021 Volkswagen Taos-??s for the same problem. I brought the car to the dealership to be assessed and the car remained in the service lot from 7/6/23 to 7/17/23, however the problem could not be recreated. Thus the car was returned to me without any solution. I clearly stated to them that I am picking up the car against my wishes as no solution was found and this has been extremely dangerous almost causing accidents.

- Los Angeles , CA, USA

While driving my vehicle the engine became unable to shift gears or speed up. The check engine light came up and shortly after the EPC light appeared. After coming to a stop, the vehicle died and was unable to turn on. After returning it to the dealer - they informed me it was due to a recall on the VW Taos software which appears to be consistent with the 2022 Taos recalls on AWD vehicles. My car is FWD drive but empierced the same problem and I was not notified of any potential issue. This happened while I was driving to Puerto Penasco, Mexico just south of the Arizona border for a weekend trip. Luckily, my vehicle broke down just outside of the city where we could call a tow truck and safely sit on side of road. The drive is only 4 hours from Phoenix but 90% of the way is through the desert which I feel extremely fortunate this did not happen in a remote area. Volkswagen only provides roadside assistance in the United States, so I had to pay out of pocket to get my car towed across the border and picked up to go to the dealer. My vehicle only has 11,470 miles and is 18 months old. The vehicle was serviced at 10,000 miles and I was not notified of any potential defects.

- Scottsdale , AZ, USA

Error: stop / start message, vehicle acting like it was about to stall out, couldn-??t go over 25 mph, engine light came on, and lane assist keeps disabling. First incident 3/8/2023. Second incident 5/3/2023.

- Martinsburg, WV, USA

System: Infotainment touch screen goes blank. System resets after a period of time. Safety: Unable to see rearview camera, make adjustments, and/or follow navigation prompts while screen is blank. Dealer: Dealer says there isn't a fix. Infotainment has been updated to the latest firmware.

- Lees Summit, MO, USA

While stop at red light on 2 occasions, the car goes into the auto stop start feature. The light turns green and I depress the accelerator to start to drive and nothing happens. I frantically try to determine what's going on my, shifter is in Drive and nothing. I press ignition to start and it states car in drive. Shift car to park and car starts. This all occurred after VW did Campaign #24IR. This is dangerous since if people don't realize your not moving they can rear end you or go backwards on a hill.

- Lynbrook, NY, USA

The start/stop system error. I have taken the vehicle in and every time I-??ve been told there is nothing they can do to fix it, only annotate the codes. The first incident I had been driving for about 10 minutes and was on the highway and had to slow down. When attempting to accelerate past 50 mph I could not. Multiple incidents have occurred since each has been on city streets. It makes the car stutter to accelerate off at all. This has happened multiple times leaving my neighborhood. This could cause me to be t-boned if it stalls while traffic is high. The issue cannot be reproduced by the VW dealership as shutting off the engine and starting it again corrects the issue temporarily. Until you do so the vehicle will not accelerate properly. Only the dealership has inspected. The check engine light comes on until you restart the vehicle then goes away.

- Moore, OK, USA

While 19 year old daughter was at highway speed on interstate (speed limit 65 mph) vehicle suddenly stalled while in heavy traffic with epc and check engine light coming on. Happened twice in last 2 days. Called VW Corporate and filed open case and had them check vin for recalls and asked them if this was a known problem. Was told vin is up to date re recalls and TSB's despite finding conflicting information online. Vehicle will be in dealer tomorrow to attempt duplication of issue/read stored codes, and try to repair. Unsafe vehicle and never would have leased it had I known of the numerous issues with this vehicle and know stop sale order by VW to dealers late 2021. Feel deceived with long business dealings with VW and dealership.

- Winchester, VA, USA

Repeat start stop error message check engine light on for a few moments. Today my car completely lost all power on the road.

- Zephyrhills, FL, USA

Driving today 2-25-22 near Dripping Springs TX And heard what sounded like a gunshot and noted that my panoramic sun roof glass imploded.

- Garland , TX, USA

The infotainment system on this vehicle does not always turn on when the vehicle is started and has stayed off for long durations of time from 2 minutes to an entire day of driving. This means the backup camera does not function nor does Bluetooth. I have brought it back to the dealership multiple times only to be told it just needs a software update. Most recently I had it serviced Feb 17th 2022 for a software update and the issue is still on going. I drove for 20 minutes without the infotainment system turning on.

- Fall River, MA, USA