[Henny D.]

I just purchased an AWL, SEL Taos about a week ago and am so dissatisfied. It is a jerky ride and so slow to accelerate. After about 2-3 seconds of pressing the gas pedal, there’s then this crazy power surge that knocks you back. I’m mostly afraid of this lag in acceleration when I try to turn left in traffic or when margining onto highways. It just doesn’t GO. I’ve almost been t-boned twice, and when merging onto a highway, I got beeped at from behind for not being able to pick up the pace of traffic. VW truly messed this one up!

 

[XenoX]

Seems like a solution might be the one mentioned in the first mods thread. Basically changing the response of the accelerator via an ODB2 dongle. Worth a try to see if it improves your driving experience.

 

[Ryan]

Same experience in my AWL SEL, crazy acceleration from dead stop. One can learn to work with it though. I'm now much more gentle with the peddle and have gotten past the problem, just takes time to get used to it, but agreed, not the best design lol.

As for the slow to acceleration once you're in motion, i've switched to turbo mode and it's a bit better. Probably a result of their dual clutch transmission as I had the same problem in previous Tiguan 2018 AWL.

 

[Nae03127]

Same experience in my AWL SEL, crazy acceleration from dead stop. One can learn to work with it though. I'm now much more gentle with the peddle and have gotten past the problem, just takes time to get used to it, but agreed, not the best design lol.

As for the slow to acceleration once you're in motion, i've switched to turbo mode and it's a bit better. Probably a result of their dual clutch transmission as I had the same problem in previous Tiguan 2018 AWL.

How do you switch to turbo mode?

 

[New to VW]

I experienced this but after driving it a few days I think I got it down. I love the power but most importantly that i can control it now....👍

 

[jjessjjones]

if you shift past drive to "S" (sport) it gets a LITTLE better. but yes, this is driving me CRAZY.

 

[Steerclear]

I just purchased an AWL, SEL Taos about a week ago and am so dissatisfied. It is a jerky ride and so slow to accelerate. After about 2-3 seconds of pressing the gas pedal, there’s then this crazy power surge that knocks you back. I’m mostly afraid of this lag in acceleration when I try to turn left in traffic or when margining onto highways. It just doesn’t GO. I’ve almost been t-boned twice, and when merging onto a highway, I got beeped at from behind for not being able to pick up the pace of traffic. VW truly messed this one up!

I actually just traded out of my Taos. Thank God I was able to strike a deal and get into basically a brand new outback. I was having similar acceleration issues that you mentioned in the thread. Volkswagen of America ended up having to replace the fuel clip, fuel line, fuel harness, fuel injectors and fuel pump. That's just way too much for a 2022 model to be done. I sensed a lot of red flags so I decided without looking back that I need out of the Taos.

I was having issues with either extreme turbo lag and or crazy fast acceleration right after putting just the lightest touch on the pedal. I'm very aware of how I drive in terms of my relationship with the pedal and I feel as if this car responds differently each time to spite the fact that I'm consistent on the amount of pressure I put to the gas.

 

[Necro]

My brand new Taos I just bought last Wednesday is doing the same thing. I have almost been t-boned once, and nearly rear ended and honked at by angry drivers swerving around me twice. Not even 150 miles on it yet.

 

[Necro]

Seems like a solution might be the one mentioned in the first mods thread. Basically changing the response of the accelerator via an ODB2 dongle. Worth a try to see if it improves your driving experience.

Do you have a link to that mod? I'd like to read it over and see if it will help me.

 

[SebaTaosSEL]

I actually just traded out of my Taos. Thank God I was able to strike a deal and get into basically a brand new outback. I was having similar acceleration issues that you mentioned in the thread. Volkswagen of America ended up having to replace the fuel clip, fuel line, fuel harness, fuel injectors and fuel pump. That's just way too much for a 2022 model to be done. I sensed a lot of red flags so I decided without looking back that I need out of the Taos.

I was having issues with either extreme turbo lag and or crazy fast acceleration right after putting just the lightest touch on the pedal. I'm very aware of how I drive in terms of my relationship with the pedal and I feel as if this car responds differently each time to spite the fact that I'm consistent on the amount of pressure I put to the gas.

Was your Taos paid off when you traded it in for outback?

 

[Landpanther1]

Do you have a link to that mod? I'd like to read it over and see if it will help me.

Seems like a solution might be the one mentioned in the first mods thread. Basically changing the response of the accelerator via an ODB2 dongle. Worth a try to see if it improves your driving experience.

Yes.. XenoX...Do you have a link to that mod? I'd like to read it over and see if it will help me.

 

[Landpanther1]

Same experience in my AWL SEL, crazy acceleration from dead stop. One can learn to work with it though. I'm now much more gentle with the peddle and have gotten past the problem, just takes time to get used to it, but agreed, not the best design lol.

As for the slow to acceleration once you're in motion, i've switched to turbo mode and it's a bit better. Probably a result of their dual clutch transmission as I had the same problem in previous Tiguan 2018 AWL.

Ryan... How do you switch to turbo mode please ? It is as simple as going into sport mode ?

 

[FJB]

I love how my Taos drives now. It's the car I knew it COULD be, but it took a little bit of work. 21lb Borbet rims, throttle updated to Direct using the Carista, and driving in sport mode with 91 octane. It drives awesome. But I felt the same way as the OP did when he got his. Not anymore. You have to remember it's only a 1.5l engine. So you need to mash the throttle down way harder than a Tiguan. From a stop, you need to let the DSG grab first gear, and gently shift to 2nd, and then you can mash it and you won't get the slingshot effect. It all needs to be practiced and fluid.

 

[SloFive0]

I just purchased an AWL, SEL Taos about a week ago and am so dissatisfied. It is a jerky ride and so slow to accelerate. After about 2-3 seconds of pressing the gas pedal, there’s then this crazy power surge that knocks you back. I’m mostly afraid of this lag in acceleration when I try to turn left in traffic or when margining onto highways. It just doesn’t GO. I’ve almost been t-boned twice, and when merging onto a highway, I got beeped at from behind for not being able to pick up the pace of traffic. VW truly messed this one up!

YEP YEP. We have the same problem. We leased a 2022 VW TAOS AWD about 6 months ago and I have complained to our dealer on multiple occasions regarding the exact thing that you are describing. I use to work for BMW, Land Rover, Mazda and VW so I have an idea of how the manufacturers are.....this has not been a big enough problem for engineering to spend time and come up with an update to the software. What I notice is, its got some turbo-lag (which today's turbo's should not have any lag at all, after all its been how many years since turbo's have been introduced on almost all cars now.), the second thing is the 7-speed DSG transmission on the AWD TAOS has a very lazy shift, this is due to the programming. The laziness on it is actually very dangerous as you described. I really don't know why they don't update the programming on the transmission, I can deal with the turbo lag but the trans programming is INSANE. Please post if anyone has found out if and when VW will update the programming to help this issue on the TAOS.

 

[Ryan]

Ryan... How do you switch to turbo mode please ? It is as simple as going into sport mode ?

Just pull back the shifter towards you and it will show the gear go into S.

 

[courtneymichelle_03]

My S/O bought a Taos and same issues. Man does it ever lag… and then it jerks you once the transmission finally shifts. The stereo is also garbage. Other than that, it’s great lol. We live in Canada and it was fantastic in the snow. I was shocked. If you upgrade the speakers, and I’m seeing in this thread that there is a modification for the lagging.. then you’re good to go. In my experience anyways!

 

[SloFive0]

Same experience in my AWL SEL, crazy acceleration from dead stop. One can learn to work with it though. I'm now much more gentle with the peddle and have gotten past the problem, just takes time to get used to it, but agreed, not the best design lol. As for the slow to acceleration once you're in motion, i've switched to turbo mode and it's a bit better. Probably a result of their dual clutch transmission as I had the same problem in previous Tiguan 2018 AWL.

VW just came out with a transmission software update for the Taos. We just had ours done. It's almost like night and day. I would say it's a good 70% difference. Transmission actually shifts like you would expect it to now still has a slight lag, but I'll take this over what it felt like before any day. Check with your local VW dealer. There is a service campaign to update the software for the transmission.