2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA Complaints

THE REAR DOORS ON MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA TDI DON'T LOCK - WITH THE LOCK INSIDE THE DOOR OR THE KEY FOB. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS I DRIVE THROUGH THE CITY EVERYDAY AND ANYONE COULD JUST GET IN MY CAR OR ROB ME. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE TO TRY AND SOLVE THE ISSUE MYSELF, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE A DIFFICULT/EXPENSIVE FIX, AND THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS ONLINE ABOUT OTHER JETTA TDI'S LOCKS MALFUNCTIONING. VOLKSWAGEN HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR HAD NOT ILLUMINATED UNTIL AFTER THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL INJECTION PUMP WAS FRACTURED, WHICH CAUSED METAL SHAVINGS TO ENTER THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND ENGINE GOES INTO LIMP OR SAFE MODE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE AND DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM. *TR

ALL GEARS ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHERE FLASHING. DSG GAVE A FALSE-NEUTRAL. THANKFULLY, THE CAR IS PARKED IN THE GARAGE BUT STILL WILL NOT ENGAGE INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE. LAST TESTED (10/22/13). I HAVE CONTACTED VOLKSWAGEN CUSTOMER CARE AND LOCAL DEALERSHIP, BOTH MENTIONED THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH A G509 (??). *TR

I WAS STUCK ON A BUSY INTERSECTION BECAUSE MY CAR WOULDN'T LOCK ONTO THE GEAR. ALL GEARS ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHERE FLASHING. UPON LATER RESEARCH, I WAS TOLD THAT THE DSG GAVE A FALSE-NEUTRAL. *TR

VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTS HARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND SEEMS TO HAVE DELAYED SHIFTS WHEN ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED. VERY UNSAFE DUE JERKING MOTION WHEN TRYING TO STOP OR START. *TR

TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND ENGINE POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY LOST. ENGINE FAILED TO HOLD IDLE AND STALLED WHILE CAR WAS MOVING WITH CLUTCH ENGAGED. ENGINE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND MIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED, GLOW PLUG INDICATOR LIGHT FLASHED AND DRIVER INFORMATION SYSTEM INDICATED ENGINE MALFUNCTION. CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VW SERVICE TECHNICIAN INDICATED FUEL PUMP FAILURE AND SHOWED EVIDENCE OF METAL FILINGS IN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. *TR

I DROVE HOME FROM WORK ON 9/28/2013 GOT OFF THE FREEWAY, CAME TO A STOP AT END OF OFFRAMP AND THE FIRST WARNING LAMP CAME ON INDICATING A GLOW PLUG FAILURE. IT CONTINUED TO RUN AND I DROVE TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT AT APPROX. 50% POWER, PARKED, CYCLED THE IGNITION FROM ON TO OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THIS CLEARED THE FAULT TEMPORARILY, I DROVE TOWARD HOME AND WITHIN ANOTHER 2 MILES THE SAME GLOW PLUG FAULT RETURNED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE SYMBOL AND A WARNING INDICATING WORKSHOP WAS NEEDED. THE FOLLOWING DAY I BOUGHT A CODE READER, READ THE CODES AND FOUND SEVERAL LOGGED, SOME OF WHICH IM CERTAIN WERE RESIDUAL FAULTS FROM THE ACTUAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WHICH WAS INDICATED BY A RECURRING "LOW FUEL RAIL PRESSURE" FAULT. I HAVE CALLED THE DEALER WHICH INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK AT THE FUEL FILTER AND AIDED BY AN ONLINE TECH INFO BLOG I INSPECTED THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP ACTUATOR FOR METAL DEBRIS. THE FUEL FILTER INSPECTION SHOWED SMALL, TRACE AMOUNTS OF METAL DUST WHILE THE FUEL PUMP INSPECTION SHOWED LARGER AND MORE SUBSTANTIAL METAL SHAVINGS UNDER THE ACTUATOR. THE INSPECTION OF THE TWO COMPONENTS ARE INDICATIVE AND INLINE WITH SIMILAR FINDINGS THAT PROVE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP FAILURE, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT NO TRACE OF GASOLINE WAS FOUND IN THIS SYSTEM AND ONLY CLEAN DIESEL FUEL WAS PRESENT DURING INSPECTION. FUEL FILTER WAS JUST CHANGED IN AUG 20 2013 AT SAME TIME AS TIMING BELT WHERE HPFP DRIVE GEAR WAS RETORQUED. I NOW HAVE A CAR THAT IS NOT FUNCTIONAL AND I'M NOT HAPPY. I BOUGHT A DIESEL FOR LONGEVITY AND HIGH FUEL ECONOMY NOT THIS. *TR

MY '09 JETTA HAD A "BULB FAILURE" LIGHT SPORADICALLY TURN ON OVER THE COURSE OF 3 DAYS (SOMETIMES IT WAS ON AND SOMETIMES IT WASN'T WHEN I STARTED THE CAR), AND WHEN IT WAS ON, I NOTICED THAT MY PASSENGER-SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE A BURNT FUSE, AND THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT IT AFFECTED MY BRAKE LIGHTS AS WELL. THEY REPLACED THE ENTIRE FUSE BOX FOR A PRICE OF $515.00 (THIS WAS ON WED. 9/18/2013). ON FRIDAY, 9/27/2013, THE "BULB FAILURE" LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND NOW MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT IS OUT. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS OCCURRING A LOT WITH OTHER 2009/2010 VW VEHICLES. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY DEAD AND WAS NEARLY REARENDED . WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND WAS TOWED BACK TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP. VOLKSWAGEN TOLD ME THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD AND REPAIR WOULD COST $10,000.00 AFTER A FURIOUS ARGUMENT WAS TOLD THEY WOULD FIX IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO MANY VEHICLES THAT HAVE NOT REPORTED IT TO NHTSA WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO PUT A STOP TO THIS MAJOR PROBLEM. MAYBE WHEN SOMEONE GETS KILLED *JS