While overall our eos is an excellent car the leaking roof and boot presents problems.
Vw eos roof leaks.
There are lots of joints in their design so plenty of potential leaks.
Average failure mileage is 32 700 miles.
There is a vw spec for the sealant they use across rubber seal joints.
The 2007 volkswagen eos has 3 problems reported for convertible roof malfunctioning.
How to repair the joint on a leaking coupling on a drain lines.
Keeping these clean will prevent leaks and water damage and ensure rainwater is properly drained from the car.
By ed oswald if you are having issues with water inside the cabin of your volkswagen and have a sunroof chances are your sunroof drains may be clogged.
It seems that the reason at present that the roof will not fold down is that the motor has got wet.
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Unfortunately the vw eos roof system suffers from water leaks and roof operation faults as a result from water damaging the folding roof components.
I have a tube of black silicon gasket which i find works o k for me provided you throughly clean both surfaces with an alcohol wipe first.
Just like any diaper it leaks.
Also 1 dealer told me that 2011 after he hasn t seen even 1 eos for any roof problems but a couple a month pre 11 for leaks mainly even well maintained one s due to improved design materials 2011 after vw thought the reputation it developed early on for leaking within 2 years in many eos was the reason for lagging sales improved actually re designed the top seals didn t work too late another even said you can now use any rubber conditioner even silicone based.
Anyone with a sunroof should be performing this maintenance on a regular basis.
The vw dealership says that the leaks are a frequent problem with.
How to repair the joint on a leaking coupling on a drain lines.