2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI Complaints

ON 11/14/2014, I PAID MY VW DEALER $1102 TO HAVE THE FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE REPLACED. AT THE TIME, MY CAR HAD 72,648 MILES ON IT. EARLY IN 2017, VW ANNOUNCED A RECALL OF SOME 2009 CARS OVER THE SAFETY ISSUE OF A FAULTY ABS COMPUTER. MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED IN THIS RECALL- BUT I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE, AND I SHOULD BE COMPENSATED FOR MY REPAIR COSTS.

I HAVE JUST STARTED TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH MY ABS MODULE. I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE MODULE AND TOOK IT IN TO AN AUTHORIZED VOLKSWAGEN DEALER ASAP. LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM FOR A DAY IN HOPE TO RECEIVE NEWS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER MY MODULE AND HAVE IT COMPLETED IN A FEW DAYS. I WAS WRONG. THEY CALLED ME AND CLAIMED THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED IN THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING SO CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD WILL NOT BE REPLACED, EVEN WHEN THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART. MY CAR ABSOLUTELY FREAKS OUT WHILE DRIVING. I LOSE MY SPEEDOMETER, MY STEERING IS NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS IT SHOULD BE AND MY DASH CLUSTER FREAKS OUT. I'M PERSONALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO KILL OR INJURE OTHER PEOPLE OR MYSELF WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I NEED TO GET AROUND TO WORK, AND RUN DAILY ERRANDS. I SCANNED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS AND RECEIVED A CODE U0121 WHICH READ CONNECTION FAILURE IN ABS MODULE AND WAS TOLD THE MODULE MOST LIKELY DOES NOT HAVE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY 09 VW VEHICLES, YET I'VE READ SO MANY FORUMS AND HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY OTHER 09 VW OWNERS WHO SAID THEIR CARS "DID NOT QUALIFY" FOR THIS RECALL AS WELL. THE DEALER QUOTED ME 1,300 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I'M LOST AT WORDS ON HOW I HAVE A RECALL ON AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WHICH IS A MANUFACTURE ERROR AND I HAVE TO PAY 1,300 TO REPLACE IT OR GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER ACCIDENT YOU MANY GET IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FREEWAYS, CITY STREETS, AND THE SCARIEST PART IS COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHICH I HAVE TO DRIVE 5 DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK FOR WORK. THIS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND ONLY A FEW ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF WHILE THE REST HAVE TO PAY OR GOODLUCK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, BRAKE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL, AND EPC INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $1,500-$2,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT SINCE THE ABS MODULE CONTROL FAILED TO WORK, THE RECALL REPAIR COULD NOT BE PERFORMED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING INDICATORS FLICKERED ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN UNKNOWN STEERING MECHANISM FAILED AND THE STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,120.

16V913. THE MANUFACTURE HAS FAILED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE ABS MODULE. THE REASON GIVEN WAS THAT ALTHOUGH MY VIN IS COVERED, THE ABS MODULE PART NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST OF PARTS THAT ARE COVERED. MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF RECALL NUMBER 16V913 AND THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.

FOR SEVERAL WEEKS, I NOTICED OCCASIONAL MISFIRES UPON STARTUP AND ACCELERATION. THEN, THE VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING LOUDLY AND CONSUMING A LOT OF OIL. THE VEHICLE ALSO SHUDDERED WHILE DRIVING. ONE MORNING, THE CAR SHUDDERED AND BUCKED WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO START IT, AND ULTIMATELY FAILED TO START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THIS IS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE; THE BATTERY IS ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD AND WAS TESTED IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS (HOLDS CHARGE AT 100%). I HAVE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO TWO MECHANICS AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE LEADING TO CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. ACCORDING TO THE FIRST MECHANIC, THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR APPROXIMATELY $4500. ACCORDING TO THE SECOND MECHANIC, THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDS REPLACING AND THE TOP HALF OF THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED, LEADING TO A QUOTE OF $2800 FOR REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED TO ME THAT HE HAS ALREADY PERFORMED APPROXIMATELY 8 OF THESE REPAIRS ON VOLKSWAGENS IN THE LAST YEAR AND DIRECTED ME TO INVESTIGATE A PENDING NEW JERSEY LAWSUIT AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT. IF MY ENGINE HAD FAILED WHILE AT SPEED ON A ROADWAY IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

HELLO, I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS FOR 2009-2010 GTI'S. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE ABS CONTROL MODULE THAT CAUSED A SAFETY CONCERN TO OUR CARS. WHAT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND IS HOW MY FRIEND GOT A RECALL KETTER AND I DID NOT (WE HAVE THE SAME EXACT CARS).. MY ABS MODULE WENT OUT LAST YEAR AND I REMEMBER DRIVING ON THE ROADS EVERY DAY WITHOUT TRACTION, ESC CONTROL, PRETTY MUCH MY WHOLE DASH WAS LIGHTENED UP.. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND HAD TO PAY 1600 DOLLARS OUT MY TUITION FUND JUST TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT IS NOW A RECALL A YEAR LATER! I AM WONDERING IF VW FIGURED THAT MY CAR WAS GOOD AND THOUGHT I WOULDNT NEED A RECALL LETTER. BUT GUESS WHAT, IF MY FRIEND IS GETTING HIS GTI ABS MODULE REPAIRED FOR FREE BY VOLKSWAGEN, I THINK ITS ONLY FAIR FOR ME TO GET MY MONEY BACK THAT I SPENT FOR THIS PROBLEM.. I HAVE THE RECIEPTS AND I AM PRETTY SURE IT IS IN THE VOLKSWAGEN DATABASE!

AN 25,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER45F2 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V913 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, A FAULT WITHIN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MAY CAUSE THE MODULE TO FAIL DURING ABS AND/OR ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL(ESC) ACTIVATION. THIS WILL CAUSE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKE AND THE ESC SYSTEMS TO ILLUMINATE. SAFETY RISK IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM RELATED VEHICLE STABILIZING FUNCTIONS (ABS/ESC) MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH CAUSING INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. REMEDY TO HELP CORRECT THIS DEFECT, YOUR AUTHORIZED VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WILL UPDATE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WITH IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITY TO DETECT INSUFFICIENT PCU GROUND CONNECTION. ABS MODULES WITH INSUFFICIENT GROUND CONNECTIONS WILL BE REPLACED. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL TAKE LESS THAN AN HOUR TO COMPLETE; IF THE ABS MODULE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, THIS WORK CAN TAKE UP TO A FULL DAY TO COMPLETE. THE RECALL REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MODULE DID NOT FAIL IN A WAY THAT VW WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT COSTS.

ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ON PERMANENTLY. BRAKE LIGHT BLINKS ALWAYS. STEERING WHEEL, EPC AND CHECK ENGINE LIKE ALL COME OUT INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN STEERING WHEEL LIGHT IS ON STEERING IS STIFF AT LOW SPEEDS. SPEEDOMETER ONLY WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP AND PLEASE REFUEL COME UP RANDOMLY ON THE INFO SCREEN EVEN WHEN GAS IS FULL. WHEN SPEEDOMETER IS NOT WORKING, AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION WILL RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFT GEARS MAKING CAR QUICKLY AND DANGEROUSLY DECELERATE. HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS WHILE DRIVING ON WET OR SNOWY ROADS. CAR HAS ALSO LOCKED DOORS WHILE IN PARK WHEN SPEEDOMETER NOT WORKING, LOCKING ME OUT OF THE CAR. GIRLFRIEND ALSO WITNESSED IT HAPPEN WHILE WAITING IN IDLING CAR.

WHEN I BRAKE SOMETIMES THE BRAKES LOCK UP, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON. THE LIGHTS STAY ON UNTIL I SHUT OFF CAR AND RESTART. HAS HAPPENED AT SLOW AND FAST SPEEDS.