2009 Volkswagen Jetta Electrical System Problems
- 95
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 95 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- light came · 10 records
- where diagnosed · 10 records
- check engine · 9 records
- engine light · 9 records
- stability control · 7 records
- door locks · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 60–100k mi | 27 |
| 30–60k mi | 21 |
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the vehicle all of a sudden starts to beep and the abs light, epc light, check engine light, brake light, and skid control light show. The vehicle sometimes loses the speedometer reading which drops to 0. This sporadically happens, sometimes it'll stay for days and other times it'll go away after 10 minutes and not appear again for a day or two. It seems to be happening more and more frequently. It…
ODI 10943827
Electrical System · Seats
The heated seat burned a hole in the seat. The interior of the seat sounds and feels that it has melted and has become hard. This is on the seat back. We are unsure when this burning occurred, but have noted below when we noticed this damage.
ODI 10937206
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Feb 2014 headlights and brakelights were out...fuse plate and plug was replace at dealership . No charge. Since then i constanly had to replace headlights and brake light bulbs. November 2016..headlights and brake light wont come on even woth bulbs change.took to dealership..states i need new fuse box..call vw customer care..i have to pay out of pocket...this lighting issue been a nuisance for two years.
ODI 10926282
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The abs, brake, and slippery warning indicators intermittently illuminated. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was towed to a fuel station and later to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the abs module failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made…
ODI 10933967
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The failure that occurred was while the vehicle was in motion, on a city street, almost all the indicator lights turned on (brake, abs, check engine, and stability control) and the fuel and speedometer gauges went out. After pulling over and restarting the car, it seem to operate ok, but then everything lit up again. I pulled over on a side street to test the brakes and it seemed to brake "normal" without engaging…
ODI 10928080
Electrical System
We went to replace a key and remote on this car and when they went to "program" it they said that they were unable to as both the front drivers side door actuator and rear drivers side door actuator were both non responsive and would have to be replaced. As a consequence, we learned that the car cannot actually be locked using the remote. We understand that sometimes this gets worse over time and other aspects of…
ODI 10889103
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Here's another abs module failure thanks to vw's horrible design. The failure is causing the entire dash cluster to go haywire. Car beeps all the time because it thinks the emergency brake is on. Speedometer doesn't work! Fuel gauge jumps up when engaging brakes. Abs, traction, epc, cel lights constantly on, and sometimes it goes into limp mode making it dangerous to drive on the highway. Vw charges $2,000 for the…
ODI 10883448
Electrical System
Dealer states "replace under hood fuse panel and 30 amp fuse (fuse panel under hood melting at sb16)". Also reports "remove diesel particulate filter and replace abs module, bleed brake system, code new module and set basic settings for sensors (fault code 01130 abs operation implausible signal)". After i've researched this it seems there was a recall on many cars, #97am, but somehow not mine.
ODI 10874029
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
In april of 2016 car just had 6 indicator lights on dash. Just happened one day on the highway. Speedometer, gas gauge none of the dash worked. Red light constant flashing. We ended up having to park it for 6 months while still paying 300 a month car payment and full coverage insurance until i had money to fix it. Around the same time the back passenger window stopped working and still doesn't work. I got this car…
ODI 11075988
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the dealer completed a repair due to the vehicle randomly stalling and was uncertain of what part was replaced. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled more than once and was unable to restart. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 106,000.
ODI 10854862
Electrical System
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.
ODI 10849643
Electrical System · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While attempting to start the vehicle, the abs control warning indicator illuminated continuously. The vehicle was taken to savannah volkswagen ([redacted], savannah, ga 31406, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the abs control unit needed to be repaired. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vin was not included in nhtsa…
ODI 11242640
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Vw jetta wolfsburg edition 2009. 1. I have taken my car auto repair shop over 5x over the times over the past year because the 'engine malfunction' light was going on/off intermittently - on for 3 hours then off, on for 2 days, off. Now the check engine light is permanently illuminated on the dashboard despite multiple engine auto repair services rendered. 2. The abs and eps/asr symbols illuminate and alarm goes off…
ODI 11090206
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I've had to replace the low beam headlights 3 times within 18 months and now both low beam headlights do not work even after replacing the bulbs. Vw has had recalls on other vehicles for a similar problem but this make and model was not included in previous recalls. Perhaps the scope of the problem is wider than originally thought.
ODI 10795207
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Service Brakes
Driving home when exiting off to the hwy my jetta will flash the abs, brake and esc lights while beeping. Took car to mechanic it was relayed that the abs module was bad. I refuse to take car to vw dealer because i already have issues with them about the erc valve and diesel fuel particulate filter (engine light constantly stays on) being 1 of the issues vw has admitted being faulty but still not doing anything…
ODI 10794860
Electrical System
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…
ODI 10837578
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Started the car and after about 5 minutes of driving, the engine shuts off but all electrical systems appear to be working. No trouble/ indicator lights come on. This has happened on the interstate traveling 70, on a side street traveling 35, and sitting idle at a stop light. Every time, the car will run for between 5-7 minutes than not restart for 5-7 minutes. At attempts to restart inside that 5 minute window…
ODI 10731374
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
The sun roof opened to the first tilt position without any action caused by the driver or passenger. It happened again on may 17 during a slow left turn in a shopping center. My concern is that it may be electrical in nature and may affect the door locks as well. On a previous occasion, i had difficulty opening the trunk and had to use my key to open the drivers side door.
ODI 10717138
Electrical System · Service Brakes
I was approaching a red light when suddenly the abs brake light came on, followed by every light on my dashboard. My car stalled and came to a complete stop. Fortunately i was in the right hand lane of a semi-busy street and was able to wait until my car started up again. Had i been on the freeway with my two small children in the backseat, i have no doubt that this would have caused a serious accident or death. I…
ODI 10724573
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Seat Belts
I think there is an electrical problem with my car. Since the beginning of this yr 2015 my seats burnt a hole threw the seat and my clothes. I no longer use the heated seats cause i am afraid my car will catch on fire. Also my i have a light go out every time i replace a light. First a head light then a blinker light then a tail light next the licenses plate light and currently another front light. This has been…
ODI 10761890
Electrical System · Trunk Lid
The trunk lid of my 2009 vw jetta opens unexpectedly. It has happened while driving and while it is parked. This problem is intermittent and it is difficult to predict when it will occur. I will sometimes find it open when i am ready to drive in the morning. Sometimes it will open immediately after starting the car. Once it opened while i was entering a freeway ramp. Luckily it has not yet happened while unattended…
ODI 10694689
Electrical System
The back door locks won't unlock, either from the outside or inside, with button or key. First it was the driver's side back door lock and now it is both back doors. I have contacted volkswagen and their answer is "sorry for the problem."
ODI 10904780
Electrical System
Was driving at 50mph car just shut off-returned on hazard lights pulled over -waited -had to wait one-two minutes before car would start. This happened three additional time going between 30-50 mph same day took it right into vw shop. Shop diagnosed ignition problem and replaced it. *tr
ODI 10693709
Electrical System
The "under hood fuse box" was replaced in may 2014 under recall #97am. When the weather turned cold the car began to get hard to start, the engine light came on, and when it turned very cold the car would not start at all. I took the vehicle back to dealer, they cleared the code and said if the code came back they would need to replace the "glow plug control module". When i came home i started searching the "tdi…
ODI 10671502
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
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…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10669934