2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

THE VEHICLE IS PART OF THE VW TDI EMISSIONS SCANDAL. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY NEEDS A DPF WHICH IS ONE OF THE PARTS AFFECTED BY THE EMISSIONS SCANDAL AND ONE THAT WILL EVENTUALLY NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE CAR TO MEET/PASS EMISSIONS. VW SHOULD PAY FOR THIS EXPENSIVE REPAIR NOW.

I SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN MY CAR FOR A LITTLE WHILE LAST NIGHT. THIS MORNING, WHEN THE SUN WAS OUT, I WAS ABLE TO SEE THAT THERE WAS A BURN MARK IN MY SEAT FROM THE SEAT WARMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR. THE AFFECTED PARTS INCLUDED THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE POWER STEERING. THE SPEEDOMETER SHIFTED TO ZERO MPH WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF THE DRIVER, AND THE STEERING WHEEL STIFFENED, WHICH CAUSED FURTHER DIFFICULTIES FOR THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. UPDATED 09/22/16*LJ *TR

HERE'S A VIDEO I MADE THAT SHOWS THE EFFECTS: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/UBG3NMSA75M I'LL JUST BE DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WILL START BEEPING AND THE POWER STEERING WILL QUIT WORKING AND EVERY WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WILL COME ON AT THE SAME TIME AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO ZERO NO MATTER WHAT SPEED I'M DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL POP OUT OF GEAR WHILE I'M DRIVING 70 MILES AN HOUR ON THE FREEWAY. IT STARTED OUT INTERMITTENTLY IN 2014 AND THE DEALERSHIP COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. BUT THEN IT STARTED HAPPENING MORE AND MORE FREQUENTLY AND THE ISSUE COULD BE IDENTIFIED IN LATE 2015. SO NOW 2 DIFFERENT VW DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THE ISSUE IS A FAULTY ABS MODULE. IT'S CRAZY THAT AN ABS MODULE CAN SHUT DOWN SO MANY DIFFERENT SYSTEMS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IF YOU LOOK AROUND ONLINE YOU'LL FIND IT AFFECTS SEVERAL DIFFERENT VW MODELS, AT LEAST THE JETTA AND THE GOLF, MAYBE OTHERS. MY WIFE AND I DON'T DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO GET IN A WRECK WHEN THE CAR JUST POPS OUT OF GEAR FOR NO REASON. BUT I BET OTHER PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HURT BY THESE FAULTY ABS MODULES AND ALL THE DANGEROUS EFFECTS THEY HAVE ON THE CAR.

THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE RESTORE OR REPLACE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT COMES ON INCLUDES ENGINE, BRAKES,STEERING, ABS, AND E.T.C.(ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL).WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS WHEN IT COMES ON IS IT HARD TO STEER,ACCELERATION GOES SLOW, BEEPING HEARING TEST NOISE FREQUENTS , GAS GAUGE GOES TO E, AND SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING. THIS HAPPENS FREQUENTLY AND DOESN'T MATTER WHAT ROAD OR HIGHWAY I'M WHAT MAKES IT MORE DANGEROUS WHEN ITS HARD TO STEEL AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE CONSTANTLY FLASHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE LOCK BUTTON WAS DEPRESSED ON THE KEY FOBIK, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO LOCK. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED WITH THE EPC LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON AND THERE HAS BEEN NO CONSISTENCY TO THE OCCURRENCES. HOWEVER, NOW, THE CAR WILL STAY RUNNING FOR LONG AND STALLS OUT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. THE EPC COMES ON SOMETIMES, BUT NOT EVERY TIME THAT IS STALLS OUT. TODAY I TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK, AS SOON AS I GOT IT BACK HOME, IT STALLED OUT. FROM THAT POINT ON THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 15 SECONDS.

MY CAR HAS 146K MILES. IT IS A DIESEL. THE HIGH-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILED WHILE IN MOTION ON 2/8/2016. VW LIMIT ON HPFP WARRANTY EXTENSION IS 120K MILES WHICH SEEMS LOW FOR A DIESEL CAR. TO REPAIR THE FUEL SYSTEM IS $5300 WHICH IS MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. CALLED VW AND THEY WILL NOT OFFER ANY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE...EVEN WITH THIS CAR BEING PART OF 'DIESELGATE'. HOPING OTHER DRIVERS WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM ARE COMPLAINING AND ODI CONSIDERS RE-OPENING THE REPORT. LINK HERE HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM475595/INCR-EA11003-61863.PDF.

CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A DSG TRANSMISSION. WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL & DRIVE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILS. THERE IS A LOUD CLUNKING SOUND FOLLOWED UP BY THE PRNDS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATING AND AND CAR BEING FORCED INTO A NEUTRAL STATE. CAR HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY SEVERAL MECHANICS. VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE MECHATRONIC UNIT. AND INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL AS WELL. THERE IS STILL NO FIX OR CHANGE. PROBLEM STARTED AROUND 120,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL OVER AND PARK THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND GLOW PLUG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT, A CERTIFIED MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER FROM THE AIR INTAKE COOLER NEEDED TO BE DRAINED.THE EXCESS WATER WAS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO STATED THAT, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.