2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTOR CIRCUIT IN CYLINDER 1 FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE IS VERY COMMON FOR MK5 JETTA'S AND GOLF'S. MINE FAILED APPROACHING A RED LIGHT IN A FOOT OF SNOW, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL. VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BEFORE THERE IS A LOSS OF LIFE.

MY VW JETTA TDI HAD MANY PROBLEMS SINCE I PURCHASED IT. FIRST, WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE INJECTION SYSTEM IMPLODING. THEY ASKED IF WE EVER PUT IN GASOLINE INSTEAD OF DIESEL. I TOLD THEM ABSOLUTELY NOT. THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME $6500 BECAUSE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT SERVICE MANAGER GOT VW TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE I SAID I WAS GOING TO GET AN ATTORNEY. ON JUNE 27, 2014 WE HAD WITH AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WHERE THE BATTERY WAS DRAINING FROM A SHORT IN THE RADIO MODULATOR. THE CAR HAD 101,348 MILES. THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM WHICH TOOK 9 DAYS TO FIX AND COST $1238.56. I NOTICED THE RADIO WOULD STAYED ON WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE CAR AFTER THAT THOUGH. THEN WE HAD THE CHECK ENGINE, AIR BAG, ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS ON AT 109,452. I TOOK IT TO MY SERVICE STATION ON 11/28/2014, BUT HE SAID THE DEALER HAD TO PROGRAM UPDATE THE SOFTWARE AND CHECK THE ABS MODULE FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS THE O2 SENSOR ON NUMBER 2 CYLINDER. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAG, ABS MODULE OR TRACTION CONTROL. THEY CHARGED ME $600. THE LIGHTS WERE ALL OFF. ON JANUARY 3, MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER AND HER GIRLFRIEND WENT TO THE MOVIES LAST NIGHT WITH THE CAR. IT WAS LIGHTLY RAINING OUT. SHE LEFT THE MOVIE THEATRE AROUND 8:20 PM. SHE CAME UP TO AN INTERSECTION THAT WAS TURNING RED. SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SKIDDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS CROSSING. SHE WAS DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. SHE SAID THE CAR DID NOT WANT TO STOP. SHE SAID THERE WHERE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN SHE WAS DRIVING. PEOPLE IN THE OTHER CAR WENT TO HOSPITAL. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS THE DRAINS IN THE VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GET CLOGGED UP. ONCE THE DRAINS GET CLOGGED THE WATER COMES INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR INTO THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE FLOOR IS THEN FLOODED WITH WATER. THEIR HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS LAWSUIT THAT WAS SETTLED FOR THE PREVIOUS VW MODELS 97-05 IN 2014. WHEN THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME NO ONE NOTIFIED ME OF THIS PROBLEM AND HOW TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. NOW MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME 1000 FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

I AM "GUESSING AT SOME OF THE INFORMATION ABOVE SINCE IT WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED AND I DIDN'T GIVE IT MUCH THOUGHT THEN. AT THAT TIME, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT-HAND TURN TO ANOTHER STREET AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR SIGNAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT WORKED FINE. THIS OCCURRED SOMETIME IN MID TO LATE SEPTEMBER. YESTERDAY (12/24/2014) I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT AND THIS HAPPENED AGAIN -- THE ENGINE STALLED WHILE I WAS ALREADY STOPPED WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO CHANGE FROM RED TO GREEN. AGAIN, THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT OR SIGNAL. IT WAS REMNISCENT OF WHEN I DROVE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLE AND INAPPROPRIATELY TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE CLUTCH. I WAS ABLE TO RE-START AND ENGINE RAN FINE. I AM LEERY OF DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN, HOWEVER, FOR FEAR THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I PLAN TO TAKE TO MY MECHANIC ASAP. READING THE DESCRIPTIONS OTHERS HAVE HAD WITH THIS ISSUE ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MINE. I HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE AND CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND IT HAS LESS THAN 25K MILES ON IT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY AT 61MPH, ENGINE TURNS OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WHILE I CHANGED LANES IN HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT START AND HAD TO TOW TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALER REPLACED BATTERY, PRIMED FUEL SYSTEM, GAVE CAR BACK. AFTER FIVE DAYS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED GLOW PLUG CONTROL MODULE AND GAVE CAR BACK. DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN CAR AGAIN DIES, ENGINE TURNS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE TO CHANGE LANES AGAIN WITH NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES TO GET OFF THE ROAD. TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAY THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM TO HAVE A CAR TURN ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. *TR

AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS BY DEALER TO FIX ENGINE LIGHT INDICATOR (3 ATTEMPTS IN 5 DAYS) SAID MAF PART BAD AS PER COMPUTER CODES. *TR

2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION WITH 67,000MILES WHILE ACCELERATING TO ROADWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE BEGAN HESITATING FOLLOWED BY A DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER AND STRUGGLED TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. GLOW PLUG LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ABOUT 1 MINUTE. DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN CRASH. VOLKSWAGEN DEALER DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A DEFECTIVE CRANK SHAFT POSITION SENSOR WHICH COULD ONLY BE REPLACED AT A COST OF OVER $2,000 DUE TO THE IN ACCESSIBILITY OF THE SENSOR AND NEEDING TO UNINSTALL AND RE-INSTALL THE ENGINE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.