2009 Volkswagen Jetta Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 25
- 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 25 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- accelerator pedal · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 7 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 30–60k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Takata recall. Car hesitates to speed up, abs light come up some time and go off. Light cover all the signal p r n d s when the gear lever is on drive (d).
ODI 11197024
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
After months of car bogging eventually my check engine light went on. Code read for oxygen sensor. Shortly after epc light came on. Car wouldn't move. After research i found that many jetta's hv this issue. Recall?
ODI 11079715
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
Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 mph, the vehicle would start to decelerate when depressing the accelerator pedal. The instrument panel lights all illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that while driving and depressing the brake pedal to come to a complete stop, the brakes would make a squeaking noise. The abs, the bracket and engine…
ODI 10946678
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving at any speed and depressing the accelerator pedal, the speed reduced and the vehicle failed to accelerate without warning. The vehicle was restarted but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the valve body had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10948824
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
Going down the interstate at 70mph beside a semi, the car slightly (not enough to take me out of my lane) pulls to the side & ding! Ding! Ding! 'abs' & 'esp' lights come on & the emergency 'brake' light on the dash starts flashing. No additional symptoms that i noticed on the next 15miles to work, just the dash lights. Upon arriving at work i park & shut the car off. Restart it. And everything appears as thou it was…
ODI 10629116
Vehicle Speed Control
As i was traveling from ft collins back to denver on the i25 freeway going approximately 65 mph when my car suddenly lost power. When i pressed on the gas pedal all i heard was the engine revving but no power. I was able to move my car safely to the shoulder of the freeway by sheer luck of the time of day this happened and then promptly called a towing company. *js
ODI 10609028
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel · Vehicle Speed Control
My jetta lost power from going 60mph to 35-40 and after a min it shut down on highway. I managed to push it on a shoulder and tried to start again but nothing happened. I towed it away to mechanic and found out that my high pressure fuel pump shattered and released bunch of tiny metal peaces in to the fuel filter and engine. Mechanic told me that it happened because of a design flaw with the pump that vw admitted…
ODI 10565429
Fuel System, Diesel · Vehicle Speed Control
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…
ODI 10546680
Fuel System, Diesel · Vehicle Speed Control
After returning from a service at the dealer, my 2009 sportwagen instrument warning lights displayed a flashing glow plug light followed immediately by a message to bring the vehicle to in for service. We were four houses down from our drive, and as we pulled into the driveway, the vehicle shut off and would not restart. It was towed to the dealer who reported metal debris in the fuel filter indicating a high…
ODI 10535073
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle began stalling at stops at about 55000 miles. Vehicle at complete stop, take foot of brake and it either (1) rolls then moves forward, (2) lurches/shutters and moves forward or (3) stalls before putting foot on gas. The stalling has become more frequent in the last month and on may 31 2013, the vehicle stalled multiple times and on one occasion did not restart after approximately half dozen attempts but…
ODI 10514702
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
Fuel System, Diesel · Vehicle Speed Control
Abrupt deceleration to 30mph from 50mph d/t vehicle in front of me hitting their brake and turning. Then i accelerated to get back to the posted speed of 50mph. When depressing accelerator at approx 40mph heard a loud "pop", loss of power, glow light on dash came on and warning. Loss of power with 3 cars coming behind me so i quickly moved to the shoulder and restarted the car. Car turned over but was in "limp" mode…
ODI 10468393
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. The contact stated they were attempting to park the vehicle and when she applied the brakes, the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The contact was unable to stop the vehicle until she crashed into the front of a glass building. There were no injuries, a police report was filed. The contact also stated that the air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was taken to the…
Crash reported
ODI 10406168
Vehicle Speed Control
[xxx] volkswagen jetta sporty wagon. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6). *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10405630
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 · 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 · Vehicle Speed Control
Car stalled while accelerator was pressed. Stall lasted about 3 seconds. Stalling occurs about once a month. *tr
ODI 10448029
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while pulling into a parking space the vehicle accelerated without driver intent and crashed into the front of the store. The impact stopped the acceleration. No injuries were reported. The police and fire department filed a report and it is available. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop to be repaired. The insurance company contacted…
Crash reported
ODI 10356796
Vehicle Speed Control
When at a stop sign or after applying the brake, there is a long lag before the accelerator will engage. Once when stopped at a stop sign, i let the brake pedal go and engaged the accelerator because there was oncoming traffic. The car rolled into the oncoming lanes and only when i reached the third lane did the accelerator engage. An oncoming large pickup was accelerating away from his traffic light and almost…
ODI 10341679
Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle was turning into a parking spot, driver had moved foot from accelerator pedal to brake. Suddenly, engine surged and vehicle began to accelerate. The driver applied significant brake pressure to halt vehicle and turned off ignition. Vehicle subsequently drove normally and dealer inspection found no problem. *cn
ODI 10306895
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 45 mph, the engine began to rev excessively high. There was no response when the accelerator pedal was depressed. There were also no warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle finally resumed normal operation after the accelerator pedal was depressed several times. In addition, the vehicle exhibited unintended…
ODI 10278626
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi.(na) the contact stated that while driving 30 mph and merging into traffic, the vehicle stalled suddenly when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who could not duplicate the failure. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 11 and the current mileage was 30,000.
ODI 10382629
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermittently hesitate while accelerating from a stop. The contact applied pressure to the accelerator pedal but the vehicle would not respond for a few seconds. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer several times but the failure could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately…
ODI 10371058
Automatic Transmission · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving, vehicle transmission disengaged resulting in no power to maintain speed. This occurred twice, once on a rural highway traveling approximately 60 mph and once on the interstate traveling approximately 70 mph. With the first occurrence the transmission re-engaged after a few seconds. With the second occurrence, the "prnds" shift indicator light began flashing and i had to merge over through traffic into…
ODI 10274202