2009 Volkswagen Jetta Electronic Stability Control Problems
- 81
- 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 81 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- stability control · 34 records
- electronic stability · 26 records
- service brakes · 24 records
- brakes hydraulic · 22 records
- hydraulic electronic · 20 records
- brake light · 12 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 100–150k mi | 30 |
| 60–100k mi | 23 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 1–30k mi | 5 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The contact scheduled an appointment with the dealer (brown's volkswagen, 10501 midlothian turnpike, richmond, va 23236, [redacted]) for diagnostic testing. The dealer located failure code: dtc 125 (which was related to the recall) and…
ODI 11102433
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that various warning indicators illuminated and the speedometer malfunctioned, which resulted in the speedometer not indicating the correct speed. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that…
ODI 11031891
Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving my 2009 vw jetta i went to pull out into intersection and the car shut off with no warning. At this time a light came on that says epc and prior to this my car would not start and would say safe on warning lights. This is a hazard to drive does anyone know what the problem could be and when item is replaced do i have to have the computer reprogrammed after this what a pain
ODI 11005594
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The vehicle was taken to heritage volkswagen and the contact was informed of an abs failure with the vehicle. Afterwards, the contact was made aware that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The vehicle was taken to heritage volkswagen to be repaired, but there were other issues with the…
ODI 10993278
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System
Takata recall. In february of 2017 my check engine light came on and was accompanied by a series of 3 beeps. As i continued to drive more lights came on and my dash board looked like a christmas tree ex. Airbag, oil, check engine, abs, epc, brake light, etc. When driving on the high way my gauges will shut off and i can not see how fast i am going, my car will decelerate with my foot on the gas at random times on…
ODI 10990493
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Software
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). When the contact took the vehicle to the dealer, it was diagnosed that the vehicle's software failed and was unable to be updated. The dealer also stated that the module needed to be replaced; however, approval from the…
ODI 10985997
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
When driving on a windey road the abs light came on and the car was breaking funny. I checked online to see if there was any recalls on my vehicle and found that the abs module software needed to be updated. The recall also stated that the abs module may need to be replaced due to this problem. I took it in and had the update installed, so now that i have it back, it is worse than ever. They said that i would need…
ODI 11010578
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Recall 45f2- while driving my car under normal conditions the abs light came on. Coincidentally the next day i received a letter in the mail stating there was a recall on the abs for my vehicle. When i contacted vw they could not find the recall. I did a search and found it in 5mins. I contacted them again and told them i found it they proceeded to schedule an appointment. After they worked on my car and did the…
ODI 10985930
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving various highway speeds, the abs and esc warning indicators suddenly illuminated and the steering wheel became harder to turn. In addition, the speed suddenly decreased. The vehicle was taken to lithia volkswagen in reno, nv where it was diagnosed that the abs module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed…
ODI 11033263
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact was unable to start the vehicle and all the warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed as needing a new battery. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact mentioned that the battery was tested at the dealer and the vehicle was able to start. The contact also mentioned that the vehicle was…
ODI 10969752
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving, the contact stated that the vehicle performed abnormally. Also, the speedometer and fuel gauge ceased to function, and the abs warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the abs module needed to be replaced. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic,…
ODI 10971194
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 35 mph, the abs, esc, brake, traction, and steering wheel warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the abs failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vin was included in nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The…
ODI 10968194
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). Later, when the vehicle was started, the abs, brake, epc, and esc indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to autonation volkswagen las vegas (6375 w sahara ave, las vegas, nv 89146). The vehicle was not repaired because another unknown…
ODI 11020927
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
The abs module on my 2009 vw jetta. After taking it to the vw dealer in ontario california on 12-27-2016, service adviser robert tobar informed me that the abs module failed and told me that it needed to be replaced. I was quoted $2640.39. I asked him if there was a recall for this part and he said no. Since so many people had the same problem, i figured it had to be a faulty part and decided to wait for the…
ODI 10960088
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
My 2009 jetta has been experiencing issues. The abs light, stability control light, brake light, and check engine light stay on. The car sputters from time to time. I took it to the dealer in my town for the volkswagen recall on the abs system. They supposedly fixed the abs software and module. Then they tell me the abs pump is bad but not covered under warranty. It will be $3000 to replace! They replaced the mass…
ODI 10966326
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving approximately 25 mph, the brakes locked up and caused the contact's vehicle to crash into the preceding vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. Two weeks after the failure, the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability…
Crash reported
ODI 10971197
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the brake light randomly illuminated while waiting to be repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The dealer was contacted several times, but the contact was unable to schedule a repair in a reasonable time frame. The manufacturer had not been notified. The approximate failure mileage…
ODI 10958779
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that when the brake pedal was depressed, there was an abnormal vibration. Also, the vehicle veered left or right when braking and the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard numerous times. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The dealer (team volkswagen of…
ODI 11033922
Control Unit/Module · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Unsatisfactory resolution to nhtsa recall no.: 16v-913 https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2016/rclrpt-16v913-3524.pdf the proposed resolution to this recall is unsatisfactory. How can is it assured that if a module passes the load test the pcu ground connection will not fail at a future time? The failure reportedly occurs just when the abs/esp/steering system is needed most to maintain vehicle control. If this was a…
Crash reported
ODI 10948602
Control Unit/Module · Electronic Stability Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the anti-lock brake system, electronic stability control, and parking brake indicators were illuminated. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Sheehy…
ODI 11123084
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.…
ODI 10970080
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Abs recall - i just received my recall for the jetta stating the above problem and remedy. But i don't the one paragraph in my letter above stating "please be aware that other conditions (unrelated to the issue described in this letter) may cause the abs system warning light in your vehicle to illuminate. Customers should be prepared to cover diagnostics and repair costs associated with these other, unrelated…
ODI 10956407
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
Brake Lights · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the exterior brake lights remained illuminated. In addition, the dealer diagnosed that the abs modules failed and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had not yet given the approval for the repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer per nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The dealer…
ODI 10990572
Electronic Stability Control
Volkswagen abs stability issues... This issues started in the end of december 2016 when i started to drive it to take my son to work all of a sudden every light on the dashboard when i started it my car came on and did not go off i set for a while i reversed and the car steering wheel was hard to turn. After i tried to reverse the lights on the dashboard when off i started to drive halfway to my destination all of…
ODI 10949945