Major Problems with 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Volkswagen Jetta

2009 Volkswagen Jetta AIR BAGS Victims: 4 Mileage: 55000 miles

2009 Volkswagen Jetta ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Victims: 2 Mileage: 111000 miles

2009 Volkswagen Jetta AIR BAGS Victims: 2 Mileage: 35000 miles

Browse 2009 Volkswagen Jetta complaints by category

Problems with FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL, SERVICE BRAKES and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Jetta owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL possible events leading up to the failure is once in a while when the car is off and parked the...	195 ~ 56736 miles
SERVICE BRAKES brakes squealed from the date of delivery in march 2009. vehicle was taken to vw service department on several occasions...	132 ~ 81758 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i was driving our 2009 vw jetta tdi at approximately 60mph and the display flashed engine malfunction and displayed a...	100 ~ 93539 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 2009 and possibly 2010 volkswagen jetta windshield wiper system stopped working when the brake was applied and only restarted when...	95 ~ 76918 miles
ENGINE i was driving up a hill in a neighboring town and my car lost all power almost instantly. my ""mdf"...	87 ~ 84751 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL shortly after purchase car began to fill with water. not directly from the sun roof but from a disconnected or...	81 ~ 82297 miles
POWER TRAIN dsg transmission mechatronic unit failure (integrated cpu unit) resulting in severe to erratic behavior of the car. cars would suddenly...	64 ~ 80021 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN 2009 jetta sportwagen with dsg transmission. car was brand new with 487 miles. the car completely and suddenly lost power...	64 ~ 8239 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle's motor engine's fan would not stop running even after vehicle was shut off causing the battery to run out.	39 ~ 39325 miles
AIR BAGS passenger airbag off warning and airbag fault warning lights are on. *tr...	30 ~ 72630 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2009 jetta with 7100 miles failed to accelerate and then died. this happened intermittently 3 times during a one week...	26 ~ 76752 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i drive a 2009 vw jetta sedan 2.5 s which only has 4 000 miles. two days ago while driving...	26 ~ 29601 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving vehicle transmission disengaged resulting in no power to maintain speed. this occurred twice once on a rural highway...	25 ~ 45236 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER shortly after purchase car began to fill with water. not directly from the sun roof but from a disconnected or...	22 ~ 66597 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING head lights are on but the rest of the lights are not. already went down the road (4) times with	22 ~ 54685 miles
STEERING when driving into a sweeping curve at 45 - 65 mph the steering mechanism or rack & pinion system locks...	17 ~ 78387 miles
DIESEL > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact was driving approximately 25 mph when there was a slight...	15 ~ 56620 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i had my 09 tdi towed into a v.w. dealer today for a major oil leak. the details are as...	12 ~ 14955 miles
SEAT BELTS purchased a new '09 vw jetta sdn 2.5 l s and the second day i had it i had to...	12 ~ 54639 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE most vw jetta 2009 owners are complaining about the excessive wind noise around the a-pillars on the sedans. it is...	10 ~ 52286 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. while exiting the vehicle all four doors locked without intention. the engine...	9 ~ 38871 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN we were heading up hill when suddenly traffic came to a crawl after a few minutes we started to smell...	8 ~ 27368 miles
SEATS seat belt warning light and chime come on and off randomly even when the seat belt is engaged. this occurs	7 ~ 59015 miles
WHEELS i have 39000 miles on my 2009 vw sportwagen se in that time i have replaced 5 alloy wheels that...	5 ~ 55420 miles
TIRES information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) [xxx] . (deaf and sign language) and...	5 ~ 48477 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING this complaint is for a 2009 v.w. tdi (diesel engine). when i press the accelerator pedal when the engine is...	5 ~ 54120 miles
SUSPENSION i was driving when i heard a metallic sound a quick inspection at the side of the road did not...	4 ~ 78239 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that she attempted to roll the windows down but...	4 ~ 27750 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi. while stopped at an intersection the contact attempted to accelerate forward but...	4 ~ 75613 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY sunroof exploded upwards shattered into many tiny pieces. *tr...	3 ~ 41833 miles
STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the steering wheel cover slip in the air...	3 ~ 38333 miles
VISIBILITY after driving in the rain and parking my car in light rain for about two and a half hours the...	3 ~ 7867 miles
SOFTWARE > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number:...	2 ~ 57500 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds she noticed that...	2 ~ 64250 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the vehicle had hancock tires size 205/55/r16 dot number 1grpdyh. while having...	2 ~ 44500 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC rear brake pads have worn out at only 20k consumers think this can be a caliper problem of emergency brake	2 ~ 9895 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia) 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) [xxx] . (deaf and sign language) and...	2 ~ 5142 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i bought my brand new 2009 jetta tdi on 5/28/2009 and 2 days later after i had only driven the...	2 ~ 10100 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE purchased a new '09 vw jetta sdn 2.5 l s and the second day i had it i had to...	2 ~ 14020 miles
CONTROL UNIT/MODULE > ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the anti-lock brake system electronic stability control and...	1
BRAKE LIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that the exterior brake lights remained illuminated. in addition...	1 ~ 147000 miles
TRUNK LID > BODY > STRUCTURE the trunk lid of my 2009 vw jetta opens unexpectedly. it has happened while driving and while it is parked....	1 ~ 60200 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT i am reporting last second direction changes given by my garmin nuvi 42 gps navigation device. on exit 57 off...	1 ~ 68550 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owned a 2009 volkswagen jetta. while driving at approximately 45 mph and applying the brake pedal the...	1 ~ 75000 miles
COIL SPRINGS > SPRINGS > REAR tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated that there was an abnormal noise coming from the...	1 ~ 45000 miles
FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. the contact stated while the driver drove at 65 mph the vehicle...	1 ~ 92846 miles
RADIATOR ASSEMBLY > COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi at 53 000 miles my radiator went out due to a design flaw were a clamp...	1 ~ 86000 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN power train:clutch assembly 2009 volkswagen tdi 18000 miles and again at 61000 thousand miles. just should not be... one under	1 ~ 61000 miles
PARKING BRAKE excessive wear in brake pad at under 15 000 miles. both front pads are approx 75% of 'new' the right...	1 ~ 14900 miles
DRIVESHAFT > DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. while driving approximately 60 mph the contact stated that the gear shift selector...	1 ~ 36000 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER my 2009 jetta tdi sportwagen stalled at an exit ramp and i assumed i'd let the clutch slip. when i...	1 ~ 36394 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS airbag warning light went on yesterday. i plan to have it repaired this week. however this is the third time...	1 ~ 10500 miles
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES tire valve stem cracked during tire filling. *tr...	1 ~ 25980 miles
MID/REAR ASSEMBLY > SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. while examining the vehicle the contact noticed that the rear middle seat head...	1 ~ 2000 miles
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN windshield wipers system failed in snow storm. parts replaced complete loss of engine power while driving in traffic. 8 times...	1 ~ 10000 miles
EQUIPMENT most vw jetta 2009 owners are complaining about the excessive wind noise around the a-pillars on the sedans. it is...	1 ~ 13 miles

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