Welcome back to VW! The 24IR ECU software update solved the hesitation/acceleration issue for me....Greetings all! Long time VW owner. When I married my wife in '78, she has a '71 Super Beetle and her Dad had a '75 Super Beetle. Over many years I've had an '80 Rabbit diesel (with factory air!), several Jettas and Passats, several GTIs for my daughters, and restored a '69 Beetle that my daughter used to learn to drive a manual. My last VW was a '14 Passat TDI and '09 Jetta TDI, both I sold back to VW in 2016 during the diesel fiasco. I hated to lose the Passat, but the buyback was simply too good to pass up. The Jetta however had a number of issues and was glad to get rid of it.
After the Passat went back, I grabbed a used Audi Q5, but had a really bad experience with oil consumption, and my dealer made me a great trade offer for a new Outback 3.6R (VW and Subaru dealer combined). After tiring of the fuel consumption of that car, I leased a Kia Niro PHEV, and then a Chevrolet Bolt EUV. Of course, the Bolt received the battery recall the next day... But after more than a year GM made me a 100% buyback offer, so at the end of January the Bolt went back to GM on a Friday and I started looking. Because I had to travel the following week, I needed something fast, so an ID.4 was out of the question. having owned a Tiguan previously, I was favoring to return again to VW. The Taos is just the right size car for us. I certainly would prefer if it were a PHEV, but for no electrification at all I am getting very good freeway mileage (35+). I figure after a few years I'll give the Taos to my daughter and trade her GTI in for a new EV. Hopefully VW will have more to offer than the ID.4 by then.
I'm having two issues with the Taos, both I've seen reported by owners. The first is the hesitation then uneven acceleration from a stop, and the second is the infotainment system randomly failing to load and play. The radio issue is really annoying, in that sometimes it won't load but will play the last selected station, and other times it appears to load fine but no audio output. Any suggestions for either of these would be welcome.
I'm also a forum moderator for chevybolt.org and forum administrator for kianiroforum.com, both owned by the same company that provides this forum.
Back into a VW after the diesel nonsense
Greetings all! Long time VW owner. When I married my wife in '78, she has a '71 Super Beetle and her Dad had a '75 Super Beetle. Over many years I've had an '80 Rabbit diesel (with factory air!), several Jettas and Passats, several GTIs for my daughters, and restored a '69 Beetle that my daughter used to learn to drive a manual. My last VW was a '14 Passat TDI and '09 Jetta TDI, both I sold back to VW in 2016 during the diesel fiasco. I hated to lose the Passat, but the buyback was simply too good to pass up. The Jetta however had a number of issues and was glad to get rid of it.
After the Passat went back, I grabbed a used Audi Q5, but had a really bad experience with oil consumption, and my dealer made me a great trade offer for a new Outback 3.6R (VW and Subaru dealer combined). After tiring of the fuel consumption of that car, I leased a Kia Niro PHEV, and then a Chevrolet Bolt EUV. Of course, the Bolt received the battery recall the next day... But after more than a year GM made me a 100% buyback offer, so at the end of January the Bolt went back to GM on a Friday and I started looking. Because I had to travel the following week, I needed something fast, so an ID.4 was out of the question. having owned a Tiguan previously, I was favoring to return again to VW. The Taos is just the right size car for us. I certainly would prefer if it were a PHEV, but for no electrification at all I am getting very good freeway mileage (35+). I figure after a few years I'll give the Taos to my daughter and trade her GTI in for a new EV. Hopefully VW will have more to offer than the ID.4 by then.
I'm having two issues with the Taos, both I've seen reported by owners. The first is the hesitation then uneven acceleration from a stop, and the second is the infotainment system randomly failing to load and play. The radio issue is really annoying, in that sometimes it won't load but will play the last selected station, and other times it appears to load fine but no audio output. Any suggestions for either of these would be welcome.
I'm also a forum moderator for chevybolt.org and forum administrator for kianiroforum.com, both owned by the same company that provides this forum.
After the Passat went back, I grabbed a used Audi Q5, but had a really bad experience with oil consumption, and my dealer made me a great trade offer for a new Outback 3.6R (VW and Subaru dealer combined). After tiring of the fuel consumption of that car, I leased a Kia Niro PHEV, and then a Chevrolet Bolt EUV. Of course, the Bolt received the battery recall the next day... But after more than a year GM made me a 100% buyback offer, so at the end of January the Bolt went back to GM on a Friday and I started looking. Because I had to travel the following week, I needed something fast, so an ID.4 was out of the question. having owned a Tiguan previously, I was favoring to return again to VW. The Taos is just the right size car for us. I certainly would prefer if it were a PHEV, but for no electrification at all I am getting very good freeway mileage (35+). I figure after a few years I'll give the Taos to my daughter and trade her GTI in for a new EV. Hopefully VW will have more to offer than the ID.4 by then.
I'm having two issues with the Taos, both I've seen reported by owners. The first is the hesitation then uneven acceleration from a stop, and the second is the infotainment system randomly failing to load and play. The radio issue is really annoying, in that sometimes it won't load but will play the last selected station, and other times it appears to load fine but no audio output. Any suggestions for either of these would be welcome.
I'm also a forum moderator for chevybolt.org and forum administrator for kianiroforum.com, both owned by the same company that provides this forum.
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Welcome back to VW! The 24IR ECU software update solved the hesitation/acceleration issue for me....
I've read about that, but am uncertain it applies to a 2023 model. Especially since I don't have any CELs displayed.
Welcome back. I’ve still got a non dealer messed with TDI. Very fun car. EPA can suck it
As for Taos. I’ve had zero issues. Just regular maintenance. No hesitation. No brake pad issue. It’s literally exactly the car we wanted. Check my thread for what’s been done. Some people have had terrible issues .
I’m 30 plus vehicle into VWS you have to accept the good and the bad. As with all manufacturers.
As for Taos. I’ve had zero issues. Just regular maintenance. No hesitation. No brake pad issue. It’s literally exactly the car we wanted. Check my thread for what’s been done. Some people have had terrible issues .
I’m 30 plus vehicle into VWS you have to accept the good and the bad. As with all manufacturers.
The Radio issue is across all VW models.
Fixing the incomplete loading of the interface usually involves holding the power button in for 10 seconds to restart.
if it’s just the volume, you can usually fix it by pressing the voice command button or adjusting the volume setting for voice commands. Seems to wake up the sound for all inputs.
Fixing the incomplete loading of the interface usually involves holding the power button in for 10 seconds to restart.
if it’s just the volume, you can usually fix it by pressing the voice command button or adjusting the volume setting for voice commands. Seems to wake up the sound for all inputs.
I hadn't heard of the voice command potential solution. Thanks for that suggestion!
We have a 2022 Taos se and have the same accelerator issue. I've been told there's an aftermarket tune that fixes that, but probably mess up the warranty.Greetings all! Long time VW owner. When I married my wife in '78, she has a '71 Super Beetle and her Dad had a '75 Super Beetle. Over many years I've had an '80 Rabbit diesel (with factory air!), several Jettas and Passats, several GTIs for my daughters, and restored a '69 Beetle that my daughter used to learn to drive a manual. My last VW was a '14 Passat TDI and '09 Jetta TDI, both I sold back to VW in 2016 during the diesel fiasco. I hated to lose the Passat, but the buyback was simply too good to pass up. The Jetta however had a number of issues and was glad to get rid of it.
After the Passat went back, I grabbed a used Audi Q5, but had a really bad experience with oil consumption, and my dealer made me a great trade offer for a new Outback 3.6R (VW and Subaru dealer combined). After tiring of the fuel consumption of that car, I leased a Kia Niro PHEV, and then a Chevrolet Bolt EUV. Of course, the Bolt received the battery recall the next day... But after more than a year GM made me a 100% buyback offer, so at the end of January the Bolt went back to GM on a Friday and I started looking. Because I had to travel the following week, I needed something fast, so an ID.4 was out of the question. having owned a Tiguan previously, I was favoring to return again to VW. The Taos is just the right size car for us. I certainly would prefer if it were a PHEV, but for no electrification at all I am getting very good freeway mileage (35+). I figure after a few years I'll give the Taos to my daughter and trade her GTI in for a new EV. Hopefully VW will have more to offer than the ID.4 by then.
I'm having two issues with the Taos, both I've seen reported by owners. The first is the hesitation then uneven acceleration from a stop, and the second is the infotainment system randomly failing to load and play. The radio issue is really annoying, in that sometimes it won't load but will play the last selected station, and other times it appears to load fine but no audio output. Any suggestions for either of these would be welcome.
I'm also a forum moderator for chevybolt.org and forum administrator for kianiroforum.com, both owned by the same company that provides this forum.
Welcome back! I had a '71 Type III Squareback as a first car in '95 and haven't seemed to stay away from VWs for too long.
The easiest fix for the acceleration weirdness is using Carista or OBDeleven and setting the throttle mode to Direct. It made a huge difference for me and made the car more predictable. While you're in there, setting the steering to Dynamic was another huge plus by taking some of the assist away and giving it a slightly sportier feel. Think something in between stock and a GTI.
The easiest fix for the acceleration weirdness is using Carista or OBDeleven and setting the throttle mode to Direct. It made a huge difference for me and made the car more predictable. While you're in there, setting the steering to Dynamic was another huge plus by taking some of the assist away and giving it a slightly sportier feel. Think something in between stock and a GTI.
For some reason I thought either or both of those were Android only, but I do see they have an iOS version as well. However, they really seem an expensive way to make those changes. I have a Ross-Tech VCDS cable, but unfortunately it's too old to work with the Taos (I can't access most modules). However, they do offer a half-price update to the new cable. The only difference is there's no VIN limit with the cable I have, and they now come with a 10 VIN limit unless you pay for the pro version. Although come to think of it, I don't think I've used that cable on more than 6-7 cars over the nearly two decades I've had it.The easiest fix for the acceleration weirdness is using Carista or OBDeleven and setting the throttle mode to Direct.
Also, with the VCDS cable there's no monthly fee, ever. I'm assuming the same adjustments that you are referring to would also be available through VCDS.I've already figured out the reason for the lack of acceleration and response. I've traced it back to the airbox, and extreme lack of air intake. You'll need to do your own research to figure it out though. My Taos drives like a whole different car now.
@FJB and you're hording this information, why?I've already figured out the reason for the lack of acceleration and response.
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