2009 Volkswagen Jetta Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
- 39
- 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 39 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- lost power · 6 records
- engine light · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 16 |
| 30–60k mi | 10 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 2 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on a [redacted] my vehicle lost power and showed a warning message of "engine fault". It had about 50% power for approximately 30 seconds and died. The vehicle was towed to vw dealer and they report that it was the high pressure fuel pump failure with complete fuel system contamination. *tr
ODI 10561954
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Diesel
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
ODI 10549029
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car flashed engine malfunction, died soon after, will not start up again. *tr
ODI 10480926
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was going down the road at approximately 45 mph, the engine lost power and stalled. I was able to pull to the side of the road, then have it towed. My spouse is an engine machinist, and after talking to a volkswagen dealership, and taking the car apart, found metal shavings throughout the fuel system. So far, he has spent $3200 for parts which has depleted our saving account. He is self employed and i work part…
ODI 10461423
Engine And Engine Cooling
2009 volkswagen jetta tdi while traveling interstate 81 in ny vehicle just stalled, glow plug and "engine fail workshop" message appeared. Coasted to side of road cycle key off and on, back to normal. Back to 65 mph, same thing. Headed home at 50 mph for approx 50 miles and then occurred again on a hill. Would not restart, coasted back into a driveway, restarted drove at 20 mph coasted into a local restaurant after…
ODI 10452716
Engine And Engine Cooling
My 2009 vw jetta tdi had the engine light come on. The dealer said it was an 048 code for exhaust flap failure. This is a key part of the emission control. They told me it would cost $655 to replace. Researching the internet, this is a growing problem with the jetta. Pages and pages on the internet complained about the problem.some dealers are replacing it under the federally mandated 80,000 emissions warranty.…
ODI 10447060
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline
Vehicle stopped running at highway speed. After tow and refueling car failed to start and run. Taken to dealer for service and informed that high pressure fuel pump was defective/had failed. This problem seems to be more than common for these tdi vehicles. Volkswagen of america refuses to offer assistance with the matter and will not acknowledge that these pumps are an issue. *tr
ODI 10442275
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Vehicle will not start on first 4-6 attempts after a cold snap and subsequent warm weather. Issue points to water building up in intercooler hoses. Vw has tsb posted but may not fully resolve issue. 21 11 01 / 2025464 dated may 24, 2011, titled "frozen charge air cooler ? Engine will not start". It calls for installing a 1k0-198-803-b cold weather intercooler kit. A lot of internet discussion on this:…
ODI 10442836
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Diesel
Vehicle abruptly lost power, no control over acceleration, had to pull off of interstate to shoulder of road. Car restarted fine. Taking to vw dealer for evaluation. *tr
ODI 10440275
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Car stalled again after new exhausted flap was installed (1ko-253-691-e ) . As per other older complaint odi # 10476791.vw paid $646 for new part but refused to pay labor $183.93. Now on the new exhaust flapper they gave me a new part free,but it cost me $529.63 for new sensors along with labor for the install. Per the auto shop there has been a lot of changes in this part . The customer is engineering this part for…
ODI 10493044
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
My car caught fire today.car was parked while i was at the doctors, girl came into the office asked if anyone had a white car and that it was on fire. We called 911. The fire department put out the fire. Yesterday i received a recall notice and i called the dealership today to set up a date to get it fixed. I asked if it was safe to drive. I guess it wasn't. The fire dept. Thinks it might be electrical but the…
Fire reported
ODI 10437736
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Diesel
High pressure fuel pump failure in tdi diesel causing catastrophic damage to major engine components including common rail, injectors , fuel tank etc... Appears to be manufacturers defect. Merely replacing will not solve problem without assurance that new design has been developed and utilized. *tr
ODI 10434024
Engine And Engine Cooling
While slowing down for a traffic light on a busy avenue the car stalled and shut down the engine light was recently on and i took this car to be checked by dealer no problems were seen. *tr
ODI 10433519
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact was driving 25 mph during rainy weather when the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road and had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The dealer ran a diagnostic test and but did not show any defect codes. The contact took the vehicle to another dealer where the dealer found the defect and advised that a faulty sensor…
ODI 10432592
Engine And Engine Cooling
Was told by vw that my engine had failed. This is less than 1 year after my hpfp "exploded" and my entire fuel delivery system was replaced due to contamination. *tt
ODI 10425912
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling · Radiator Assembly
2009 volkswagen jetta tdi at 53,000 miles my radiator went out due to a design flaw were a clamp rubbed a hole in the radiator. Vw would not cover under factory warranty, at 68,000 miles the alignment went out in the automobile, and finnally at 72,000 miles i noticed my transmission making a hard shift and a delay shift when taking off, i inquired about it twice at the dealer ship and was advise nothing was wrong.…
ODI 10445732
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
First incident in july 2011 but same ongoing issue and at the dealership at least 8 times in 11 months. Currently at the dealership again for almost 3 weeks now. Its always the same "symptoms" but always told its another problem..... As follows: -sputters and jerks -exhaust or gas fumes overcome the car -engine revs but the car wont move, then jolts forward. -stalls when trying to start, it jerks violently making a…
ODI 10461701
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Diesel
Today is april 2, 2011. I was driving my 2009 jetta tdi on the highway where my engine died on me right before my coil light went off while doing 60+ miles. I had my car towed to the vw dealership in stratford ct. While waiting i started to look up any information on issues related to mine because my car turned only 2 years old march 15 2011. I had heard on the radio on car talk that tdi were shutting down on the…
ODI 10394038
Engine And Engine Cooling
On march 7, 2011 our volkswagen jetta tdi model year 2009 stalled abruptly while driving at low speed. This was a first occurence. *tr
ODI 10386643
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When starting to move the car such as at a stop sign or at an intersection, when putting the accelerator pedal down to start the vehicle moving, the whole car almost stalls as engine power disappears for a terrifying few seconds. *tr this is very dangerous because you pull out into traffic and expect the car will move forward and not stall. I went onto a vw forum and learned that this is a common problem for vw. *tr
ODI 10447540
Engine And Engine Cooling
Egr valve failure on 2009 volkswagen sportwagen tdi - at 38000 miles the emissions check engine light came on in my car, and the mechanic diagnosed it as an egr valve problem. This is a required part of the emissions control system, and volkswagen has declined to offer a fix for it. *tr
ODI 10397006
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel System, Diesel · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving on residential street, approximately 25-30 mph, and car just lost power and stalled. After a few minutes it could start again - but the vehicle would not move, even if gas was pushed down. After a week at the dealership - they said it was the throttle. My car would not start before (after only having the car for approximately 7 months and approximately 2000 miles) - and after having it towed to the…
ODI 10373120
Engine And Engine Cooling
Car is 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi 2.0l common rail inter cooled turbo diesel.l issue occurs after driving in below freezing weather, and attempting to restart after weather has gone above freezing (such as driving to work in freezing weather, temps warm up during the day, occurs on attempt to drive home). Vehicle will start, then die after a very brief run of 5 seconds or less. Restarts will range to very long…
ODI 10441047
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
2009 vw jetta. Consumer states problem with engine line *tgw the consumer stated the engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. *jb
ODI 10397877
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Car stalled while accelerator was pressed. Stall lasted about 3 seconds. Stalling occurs about once a month. *tr
ODI 10448029