# 2008 Volkswagen Eos lost power, limped home, won’t start

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-eos-lost-power-limped-home-won-t-start/156217>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** eos, volkswagen\
**Created:** [January 9, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-eos-lost-power-limped-home-won-t-start/156217 "2020-01-09T21:32:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Kaminski2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7feea3/32.png) [@Kaminski2](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Kaminski2)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2020, 9:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-eos-lost-power-limped-home-won-t-start/156217/1 "2020-01-09T21:32:10Z")

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My eos was running and then lost power  
Limped home  
Battery good  
Car will not start

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [January 10, 2020, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-volkswagen-eos-lost-power-limped-home-won-t-start/156217/2 "2020-01-10T13:09:25Z")

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Unless you are a skilled mechanic, I don’t see any solution for you other than having it towed to a qualified mechanic’s shop. I suggest towing it to an independent VW specialist.