Vehicle stalls when accelerating or traveling at high rates of speed and it will lose power. It bumps and jolts to life. My RPM shoots up and and down. It lags to accelerate when the gas pedal is pressed to accelerate it suddenly jolts. Battery, Epc light, as well as engine light come on immediately.
2012 Volkswagen CC engine problems
65 complaints (28% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 77,000. 3 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 65
- of this car's complaints
- 28%
- typical mileage
- 77,000
- crashes
- 3
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Exhaust system: emission control: catalytic convertor1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Volkswagen CC engine problems in other years
Specific symptoms reported on the 2012 Volkswagen CC engine
Phrases found in the owners' own descriptions, so one complaint can mention several symptoms.
Stalling 29Check engine light 24Won't start 14Loss of power 13Engine failure 9Misfire 7
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 2012 Volkswagen CC owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
I'm part of a class action lawsuit where I was denied after sending all of the pertinent information the attorney's requested. I have all documentation of the correspondence which was requested with contact information to the Volkswagen company and other recipients. The class action is "Engine Water Pump Settlement". The water pump was faulty in this vehicle and many others of this model. It was deemed a safety concern by the federal government of the United States. This has been in progress since 2019.
Vehicle stalls when accelerating or traveling at high rates of speed loses power. Lags to accelerate when gas pedal is pressed then suddenly jolts. Battery, Epc light, as well as engine light come on immediately. Vehicle will restart lights wil eventually go off until the next failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 volkswagen cc. The contact stated while driving 10 MPH, the check oil warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over and upon inspection, noticed that engine oil needed to be added. The vehicle was towed hendrick volkswagen frisco 5010 tx-121, frisco, tx 75034, (469) 342-3493) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the timing chain, timing chain tensioner, and engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and agreed to partially cover the cost of the repairs. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.
Engine shutoff. Timing belt issue. Electrical issues before this.
Flashing check engine light; epc light; car shaking; power loss; engine misfire. Vehicle was moving around 50mph at the time.
Oil pressure change indicated on dashboard stating, "low oil pressure", the indicator then went out and the 2012 vw cc 2.0 tsi shut off while driving on the interstate at a speed of approximately 45 miles a hour. The vehicle was restarted and moved of the interstate under its own power, but was idling rough and stalled. The vehicle will not start now. The code pulled from this vehicle now read, p0300, p0302, p0341, p000a, p0016, p0304, p0301, p0011, p0506
While driving home from work last night the engine started making strange knocking noises and then stalled with a blinking cel that turned to solid I restarted the car twice in neutral (manual transmission) it was r miles from my job to my home the car now does not start and makes a very loud knocking noise the timing chain jumped and now my engine is completely damaged I could have been rear ended when the car stalled 3 miles
I went to store came back out car was driving fine on the way when I came back ot it wouldn't start had it towed to my mechanic no compression it tries to star but just turns over he says I need a new motor a used motor for the car is like 2900 aand that's just too buy not have the old one took it and the new one installed I called volkswagen in coleraine mechanic tells ne the engine in those cars juat go ot without any reason so need less to say im being sued by a car dealership for something I canr even drive something needs to be done I see many of people having the same b problem
Car stuttered right before I parked in a parking spot turned off car, went in a store came back out and car would not start, just cranks but wont turn over. Timing chain tensioner failure. Loss of 4 cylinder compression. Need complete engine replacement. A known problem with 2.0 turbo engine, dating back to 2008 I have 86000 miles.
Questions about the 2012 Volkswagen CC engine
Does the 2012 Volkswagen CC have engine problems?
Owners have filed 65 complaints about the engine of the 2012 Volkswagen CC, 28% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2012 Volkswagen CC engine problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 77,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2012 Volkswagen CC engine?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Volkswagen CC have bad engine?
The Volkswagen CC model years with the most engine complaints are 2012 (65 complaints), 2010 (49 complaints) and 2009 (30 complaints).
Other 2012 Volkswagen CC problems
Airbags 86Fuel system 61Electrical 38Steering 12Transmission 11Driver assistance 10Wheels 10Brakes 9Acceleration 8Lights 6Body 4Suspension 2Seat belts 1Seats 1Tires 1Visibility 1
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