2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS AGO. WE HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 2,000 MILE ON THE CAR YET AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HE TOLD ME THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR MAF SENSOR FAILURES AND THAT IT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. IN FACT HE WON'T EVEN WORK ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TO HIS PAST EXPERIENCES WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO VW AND THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE TO WHOLE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE ECU. KINDA FUNNY HOW MY MECHANIC WARNED ME IF THIS PROBLEM AND WASN'T EVEN TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. SEEMS LIKE VW HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM SUCH AS RECALL OR OFFER CHEAP SOLUTIONS AND CHARGE OVER 1000$ TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE DONE AT VW TO RESET THE ECU TELLS ME THEY ARE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD ONLY COST A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS... COMPLETELY NOT SATISFIED WITH VW WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN, WILL NEVER RECOMMEND ONE TO ANYONE IN FACT WILL CAMPAIGN TO BOYCOTT VW AT ALL COSTS!!

THE TIMING CHAIN TENSION BROKE CAUSING THE CHAIN TO BREAK OFF AND BEND SEVERAL VALUES CAUSING EXTENSION DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. MOST CARS ARE EQUIPPED WITH TIMING BELTS BUT VW WENT TO THE TIMING CHAIN IN RETURN THE TENSIONER WHICH THEY LATER REVISED IS FAULTY AND BREAKS CAUSING THE CHAIN TO DESTROY SEVERAL IMPORTANT PARTS. VW IS UNWILLING TO HELP US WITH THIS ISSUE THAT THEY KNOW IS AN ISSUE BECAUSE THEY LATER CORRECTED IN THE LATER MODELS. I CALLED CUSTOMER CARE BUT BECAUSE THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AT 60,000 IS EXPIRED THEY WILL DO NOTHING. THERE IS A HUGE FORUM STARTED WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THIS USE AROUND 80-110,00 MILES!! I AM OUTRAGED AND HAVE TO SPEND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR ALL THE DAMAGE OR BASICALLY GET A NEW CAR. THE CAR IS WORTHLESS AT THIS POINT.

YESTEDAY, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AFTER I GOT OFF FREEWAY AT OFFRAMP. AS I CAME TO A STOP AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND ENGINE STOPPED. HAD A FLASHING "GLOW PLUG" ICON ON DASH FOR LESS THAN A MINUTE AND LITTLE NO ACCELERATION BEFORE EXITING FREEWAY. WOULD NOT RESTART. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED 50 MILES TO HOME. TODAY I FIND A DTC OF P0087, FUEL PRESSURE TOO LOW. I UNSCREWED THE SCREWS HOLDING THE FUEL FILTER ASSY TOP COVER. LIFTING THE COVER, I SAW METAL PARTICLES ON TOP OF THE FUEL FILTER. THIS ALWAYS MEANS THE HI-PRESSURE FUEL PUMP HAS FAILED - FORCING METAL PARTICLES TO THE FUEL TANK, HI PRESSURE FUEL RAIL, FUEL INJECTORS, FUEL FILTER AND FUEL LINES.

THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP OF THE TDI DIESEL VERSION OF THIS CAR IS EASILY COMPROMISED UNDER REGULAR USE AND SENDS THE CAR INTO A DISABLED MODE WHILE DRIVING. IT IS DANGEROUS AND VERY UNCLEAR WHAT IS HAPPENING.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I HAD MY MECHANIC DO A 120,000 MILE SERVICE AND DIAGNOSE THE DASH ENGINE LIGHT AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS REPLACED. WHEN I PICKED THE CAR UP I SMELLED DIESEL. I DROVE IT 13 MILES, WHEN I GOT HOME I SMELLED DIESEL AGAIN. I OPENED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS DIESEL ALL OVER THE LEFT ENGINE SIDE. THERE WAS A WET, SPLIT FUEL LINE, LEAKING FLUID IN THE PARKING LOT, A BLUE PLASTIC SET SMALL RINGS (LIKE THE OLYMPIC SYMBOL) SAT NEAR THE SPLIT HOSE. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, AND OTHER CARS TO BE IN DANGER FROM SLICK ROAD, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

MY MAKE AND MODEL FALL WITHIN THE PARAMATERS OF THE VW RECALL 37E3/S7, NHSTA 09V333000 AND VWOA IS REFUSSING MY CLAIM. MY VEHICLE HAS SHOWN THE DOCUMENTED PROBLEMS FOR OVER 100,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE GOES INTO NEUTRAL SUDDENLY SEVERAL TIMES A DAY.

NEITHER FRONT NOR SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED DURING A FRONT END COLLISION WITH A TREE AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH

ABS WARNING LIGHT SOLID YELLOW, BREAK LIGHT FLASHING RED AND BEEPING, ESP/ASR LIGHT SOLID YELLOW (INACTIVE.) VW DEALERSHIP REPLACED ABS MODULE AND PUMP TOTAL BILL $ 3109.44

THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY FUEL PUMP FAILURE IN VW DIESEL ENGINES. IT HAPPENS IN TWO WAYS. FUEL PUMP FAILS SENDING METAL SHARDS THROUGHOUT THE FUEL SYSTEM OR FUEL PUMP PROVIDES INADEQUATE PRESSURE AND CAR ENTERS 'LIMP MODE'. IN THE FIRST CASE THE CAR STOPS RUNNING AND ENTIRE FUEL DELIVERY SYSTEM MUST BE REPLACED. THE SECOND CASE HAPPENS UNDER LOAD (PASSING, ENTERING FREEWAY OR CLIMBING INCLINE). 'LIMP MODE' MEANS LOSS OF POWER. THE CAR MUST BE PULLED OVER, IGNITION TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO CLEAR ERROR CODE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN FREEWAY DRIVING. I'VE HAD BOTH CASES OF FAILURE. VW HAS OPTED NOT TO RECALL BUT RATHER DEAL CASE BY CASE. MY LAST FAILURE WAS WITH A PUMP WITH ONLY 2000 MILES ON IT. BOSCH MAKES THE PUMPS. AFTER A FEW PUMP REPLACEMENTS, VW REFUSES TO PAY. AFTER THE LAST REPLACEMENT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE AN 'ACT OF GOD' TO BREAK THE NEW VERSION OF PUMP. SO I GUESS GOD BROKE IT. THERE IS MUCH DOCUMENTATION ONLINE FOR 'LIMP MODE'. A GOOD SOURCE FOR DOCUMENTING THE PROBLEM IS WWW.TDICLUB.COM (SEARCH LIMP MODE). I DON'T KNOW IF A RECALL WILL FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE THE PUMPS WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL. I DO BELIEVE THAT VW SHOULD REPLACE THE PUMPS AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE IN PERPETUITY. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT BOSCH SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROVIDING SUBSTANDARD PUMPS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT ALL THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,291. UPDATED 11/25/15*LJ