2022 Volkswagen Taos

My car has lagged two different times and would not accelerate causing me to get off the road and turn the car off. The two occurances were about 6-8 months apart from eachother. The engine recorded multiple misfires and the second time it happened I was able to get a video of it. The dealership said that I ran out of gas the first time, even though I had a quarter of a tank and said that it went into lower power mode. The second time it happened they didn't know what was wrong with it because they couldn't reproduce the problem. I have also had problems with the sudden collision light coming on even though there is nothing in front of me. At times the car breaks on its own if I'm using the cruise control, making sudden stops. I have told the dealership this problem as well, but they didn't know what to do because they couldn't reproduce the problem. The final problem I'm having is with the brakes. My car has about 33, 000 miles on it and I had it in for service early February for an oil change. When it was in they said I needed new tires, but said nothing about my rear brakes needing to be changed. I then took my car in to get new tires about a month later and the company said that my rear brakes were going to need to be replaced soon. After traveling just under 800 miles, my brakes started to grind and were showing that they needed to immediately be changed. My front brakes are like brand new brakes. Multiple mechanics have expressed that my brakes shouldn't have worn so quickly and that if anything it should be the front brakes, not the back. I recently called VW to ask if there was a problem with the brakes and they said no. However, after investigating more online, I found that it is a problem in other Taos vehicles.

Vehicle when new was grinding brakes and smell like they were burning. brought to dealer no issue found. Vehicle did this numerous times like calipers were sticking and not releasing. Vehicle had excessive oil burn. 1/2 quart down with 1000 miles. Vehicle was over filled when brought back to dealer.. no warning light. Oil was change a 2nd time with no issues. Brought vehicle back to dealer on 2/16/23 for oil change. After 2 weeks oil light came on for excessive oil. brought back to dealer again for them to drain some oil out. Now having issues with filling car with gas. Pump keeps clicking off, which could be EVAC system. This car has only 9000 miles and shouldn't have this issues.

The vehicle suddenly loses power without warning/notice for a few seconds when attempting to accelerate from a stop; the car will move at speeds between 1-3 mph. The condition occurs multiple times during a drive cycle, especially when cold but also when at operating temperature, and has happened in wet and dry conditions causing numerous near-miss accidents due to the lack of poor response. This is a rental vehicle from National.

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.

I keep the light switch turned to auto. At random times I will get this warning on the center display to turn on the lights. I look down and find that the switch has turned to the left to off. I have no idea how this happens. It is not in a place where I can bump it or touch it. I do not feel safe knowing that I think that I have lights on and they are, in fact, off.

I am writing to address the problem with the rear break pads on this car. 9/29/22 my rear breaks were at 6+mm mileage recorded 21,926. 2/13/23 my rear breaks were at 1mm mileage recorded 27,451. VW took video footage. I had the breaks replaced by a certified mechanic 2/17/23, I also received a notice the same day, it was a warranty extension on the rear breaks. This notice stated that the warranty was extended to 2 years or 24,000 miles. I went over the 24,000 by 3,451 miles and it wasn’t honored. This is a major safety issue with a lack of timely action.

Vehicle is consuming coolant. It is not leaking. Over the course of 2-3 months I'm adding 6-8 ounces of coolant. VW dealership cannot provide a diagnosis for the missing coolant and claims it is normal. I suspect slow head gasket leak. The VW Taos forum has numerous posts from owners experiencing similar symptoms with some requiring head gasket replacement. My fear is that at some point the leak will expand and cause major engine damage or seizing. If that happens during a freeway commute an accident or fire could occur. VW should investigate and recall any vehicles subject to early head gasket failure.