2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

I PURCHASED THIS 2009 JETTA VW USED FROM MY DAUGHTER. SHE WAS ORIGINAL OWNER AND DILIGENT ABOUT KEEPING THE MAINTENANCE UP TO DATE. IT HAD 115,000 MILES WHEN I PURCHASED IT AND HAD TO REPLACE BATTERY AND REAR BRAKES WITHIN 3 MONTHS ALTHOUGH SHE HAD REPLACED REAR BRAKES 6 MONTHS EARLIER. MY COMPLAINT IS THE PARKING BRAKE NEVER SEEMED TO HOLD AND I WOULD NEED TO LEAVE THE CAR IN GEAR WHEN PARKING THE CAR ON A HILL. THE CAR HAD ROLLED BACK WHEN I LEFT THE CAR PARKED AT MY WORK 6 MONTHS AGO AND IT ROLLED BACK AND HIT THE SIDEWALK CURB. NO DAMAGE AT THE TIME. TODAY 8/28.17 I WENT TO THE STORE AND PARKED THE CAR OUTSIDE THE STORES ENTRANCE DOOR. THE LOT HAS A VERY SLIGHT SLOPE BUT GENERALLY LEVEL. I PULLED BACK ON THE HAND BRAKE WHICH SEEMED SECURE. WHEN I LEFT THE CAR I WAS GONE FOR LESS THAN 3 MIN WHEN I ENTERED THE STORE. I HAD FORGOTTEN MY CELLPHONE AND RETURNED TO THE CAR WHICH WAS ONLY 10 FT FROM DOOR. IT HAD ROLLED BACK ABOUT 50 FT AND HIT A TREE IN THE PARKING LOT.. THE CRASH CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY REAR RIGHT RIGHT FENDER AND QUARTER PANEL IN THE AMOUNT OF OVER $2000. THIS CRASH WAS DIRECT RESULT OF A FAULTY HAND BRAKE. IT WAS ONLY A MIRACLE THAT NO CAR OR CHILDREN WERE HIT BY THE CAR. ONLY A LONE TREE WAS DAMAGED. I BELIEVE THIS IS A DEFECT OF THIS MODEL. MY DAUGHTER CONFIRMED THAT THIS HAD ALSO OCCURRED WITH HER AFTER SETTING THE PARKING BRAKE TO HIS FULL STOP POSITION. I BELIEVE VW SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE DAMAGES.

I GOT THE 2009 VW JETTA ON 8/2017 AT A USED CAR LOT I WENT ON WEBSITE VW SCHEDULE APPOINTMENT FOR A OIL CHANGE CHECK VIN # ON RECALL BY THEN IT COME UP RECALL CALLED THE NUMBER WEBSITE GAVE ME

MY ABS MODULE STOPPED WORKING OCT 2016, I HAD IT REPAIRED NOV 2016. I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FOR THE ABS MODULE FEB 2017. STATED WOULD REIMBURSE FOR REPAIRS IF THEY HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE. I MAILED REQUESTED INFORMATION 3/3/17. I PHONED ON 4-12-17 TO VERIFY IT WAS RECEIVED. I WAS TOLD IT WAS RECEIVED ON 3/9/17 AND WAS UNDER REVIEW. I WAS TOLD THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR A SPECIFIC PART, NOT THE ENTIRE ABS MODULE AND MY REPAIR BILL DID NOT HAVE THE PART NUMBER THAT WAS REPLACED ON IT. I WAS TOLD TO WAIT FOR A LETTER EXPLAINING WHAT FURTHER INFORMATION THEY WOULD NEED FROM MY MECHANIC AND I SHOULD HAVE THAT LETTER IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. AFTER A MONTH AND RECEIVING NO LETTER I CALLED ON 5/17/17 AND WAS TOLD STILL UNDER REVIEW, I WOULD HAVE A RESPONSE IN 4 WEEKS. BY 6/23/17 STILL NO LETTER SO I CALLED AGAIN AND WAS TOLD BY THE REP SHE WOULD CALL ME BACK AFTER SHE LOOKED INTO IT. ON 6/26/17 THE VW REP PHONED ME AND STATED THEY WOULD NOT BE PAYING MY CLAIM BECAUSE I HAD THE ABS MODULE REPAIRED INSTEAD OF A COMPLETELY REPLACED. THIS IS THE EXACT OPPOSITE OF WHAT I WAS TOLD ORIGINALLY. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SCAM TO NOT HAVE TO PAY. PER THEIR ORIGINAL RECALL LETTER-ATTACHED-IT WAS A SPECIFIC DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM AND NOT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM ITSELF. THE DECLINE LETTER THAT I RECEIVED-ATTACHED-STATES THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ABS MODULE. CLEARLY THEY CHANGE THEIR STORY TO SUIT THEIR NEEDS.

PARTICIPATED IN VOLKSWAGEN RECALL INVOLVING THE ABS AND ESP WARNING LIGHTS AND SYSTEM FAILURE. MY VEHICLE PASSED THE 'SOFTWARE' TEST IN MARCH OF 2017, IN MAY OF 2017 I HAD REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND ONE CALIPER, APPROXIMATELY 2,000 MILES LATER ALL OF THE ABS, ESP AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAN ON. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE REPAIR SHOP, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT RE-RUN THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, THE ABS COULD FAIL AND THEY WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE FOR A COST OF $1,700. THE ERROR CODE I WAS GIVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP IS 16352 014, WHICH INDICATES AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE IN THE UNIT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS FAILURE IS PART OF THE RECALL?

WHEN DRIVING ON A WINDEY ROAD THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR WAS BREAKING FUNNY. I CHECKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE ABS MODULE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE RECALL ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS MODULE MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD THE UPDATE INSTALLED, SO NOW THAT I HAVE IT BACK, IT IS WORSE THAN EVER. THEY SAID THAT I WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE FOR $1,6665 IN ORDER TO GET MY CAR WORKING RIGHT AGAIN. "WASN'T IT INCLUDED" I ASKED. THEY SAID IT WAS A SEPARATE PROBLEM AND THE ERROR CODE WAS NOT IN THE PERIMETERS. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM DO TO VOLKSWAGEN'S SCREW UP WITH THE SOFTWARE. I'VE CHECKED AROUND AND THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. JUST THE OTHER DAY THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEEDOMETER STOPPED WORKING BECAUSE APPARENTLY THE ABS MODULE ON THIS VEHICLE ALSO TRACKS YOUR SPEED. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE AND THIS IS A BLATANT FAULT TOWARDS VOLKSWAGEN AND THEIR SHADY PRACTICE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SUNTRUP VOLKSWAGEN (LOCATED AT 6000 S LINDBERGH BLVD SAINT, MO 63123 314-892 -8200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CALIPER AND PARKING BRAKE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

ABS MODULE RECALL. I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM VW. PRIOR TO SCHEDULING A SERVICE APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER TO FIX THE ABS UNIT FAILED ON THE CAR. WHEN THE DEALER TESTED IT THEY SAID IT FALLS OUTSIDE OF THE VERY NARROW PARAMETERS THAT VW DEFINED TO COVER THE ABS MODULE FAILURE AND I WOULD NEED TO PAY $2,700 TO REPLACE THE ABS MODULE. THE SERVICE MANAGER CONFIDENTIALLY TOLD ME THEY ARE SEEING A LARGE NUMBER OF SUDDEN ABS MODULE FAILURES AND VW IS NOT COVERING VERY MANY. THEY WROTE THE RECALL AND TEST PROCEDURE TO AVOID HAVING TO COVER THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE THIS IS A BLATANT EFFORT BY VW TO AVOID THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER COSTLY RECALL ON THE HEELS OF THE DIESEL DEBACLE. I BELIEVE THIS ABS SCANDAL IS A GREAT CANDIDATE FOR ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST VW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTWAGEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER UNION VOLKSWAGEN LOCATED AT 2155 US-22, UNION, NJ 07083; PHONE NUMBER: (908) 687-8000 WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BEFORE THE RECALL COULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-822-8987 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MODULE COULD NOT BE UPDATED BECAUSE THERE WERE FAULT CODES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

VW REFUSING TO COMPLETE ABS MODULE RECALL BECAUSE ABS MODULE ALREADY HAS FAULT CODES STORED. THE POINT OF THE RECALL IS TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FAULTY ABS MODULES, BUT IN OUR CASE, SINCE THE MODULE ALREADY CONTAINS FAULT CODES, THE DEALERSHIP AND VW CORPORATE ARE REFUSING TO PERFORM THE SAFETY RECALL

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 VW JETTA I WENT TO PULL OUT INTO INTERSECTION AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. AT THIS TIME A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAYS EPC AND PRIOR TO THIS MY CAR WOULD NOT START AND WOULD SAY SAFE ON WARNING LIGHTS. THIS IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE DOES ANYONE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE AND WHEN ITEM IS REPLACED DO I HAVE TO HAVE THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AFTER THIS WHAT A PAIN