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 · Steering
Abs esp brake steering wheel warning lights illuminate and beep at any time while driving or when ignition key is on position. *tr
ODI 10946958
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Multiple warning lights on dashboard, abs, traction control and brake lights along with 3 audible beeps. Abs system no longer functioning along with traction control. Mechanic has indicated there is a known defect with the abs module in this model year and just within the last week vw has issued a partial recall but has not expanded to include all vehicles. Repair costs are over $2000.
ODI 10944259
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while the driving at 25-35 mph, the etc, the abs, traction control, the fuel gauge, and the brake warning lights all illuminated. The contact stated that the brake pedal was depressed and the brake seized and the steering became difficult to turn. The vehicle was taken to day audi located at: 1580 golden mile hwy, monroeville, pa 15146,…
ODI 11030779
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
On june 22, 2016, while driving on a winding road the abs/esc lights illuminated and flashed. They went away when the car was turned off and restarted. Then, on november 15, 2016, i made a defensive driving maneuver after being cut off by another car. I was driving approx 60 mph on the freeway and applied the brakes quickly to avoid hitting the other car. The brakes locked up causing the care to skid. The car began…
Crash reported
ODI 10957945
Electronic Stability Control
During normal driving of the vehicle, it had many dash lights turn on simultaneously, including abs, traction control, brake (even though emergency brake was not engaged), epc, and power steering. The gas gauge dropped to zero intermittently and the speedometer dropped to 0 while the car was being driven at around 25mph. On the short drive home, the car went into limp mode and lost power steering. The issue has been…
ODI 10925318
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
While driving the vehicle, i had to stop quickly due to possible impact with a car which ran a red light. My abs kicked in to prevent wheel lock up and suddenly esp/abs lights came on along with 3 loud beeps and my wheels locked up. Abs/esp lights stayed on and my traction control, stability control and abs did not function anymore. Conventional braking was still working normal and car was drive-able. Upon…
ODI 10926235
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
My wife was driving her 2009 vw jetta and the abs, traction control and brake light comes on the dashboard the other day with a beeping sound also. First let me say this car just turned 65,000 miles. I have owned many vehicles in my lifetime and this is unacceptable for a major safety device to fail as this did so early in the life of this car. I have read many other complaints that the abs control module fails and…
ODI 10935128
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
Car's abs and brake system has been failing once a while causing car to lose control of stability. Random "engine workshop failure" many times while starting up the car and car performance gets very limited.
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 10945392
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. The manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for…
ODI 10947356
Electronic Stability Control
Abs module failure. Result in loss of power steering, antilock braking system functionality, and traction control at the same time
ODI 10908863
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 · 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
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Abs, traction control, and brake light warnings all flashing. Abs control module faulty and needed to be replaced
ODI 10945170
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Unknown Or Other
Randomly, most of the vehicle warning lights, check engine or malfunction indicator light, brake system, abs, traction control or esp, airbag fault, appear while i am using a brake for red light and driving on any kinds of roads. Then i feel the wheel as heavier than usual, the past (cannot turn smoothly like before). I just purchased the used vehicle on december 16, 2015. The cardealer, autonation, sold the car by…
ODI 10871104
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
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes · Steering
Here's a video i made that shows the effects: http://youtu.be/ubg3nmsa75m i'll just be driving along and suddenly the car will start beeping and the power steering will quit working and every warning light on the dashboard will come on at the same time and the speedometer will drop to zero no matter what speed i'm driving and sometimes the car will pop out of gear while i'm driving 70 miles an hour on the freeway.…
ODI 10839759
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
During normal driving abs, brake, and esc lights turned on to inform me there's problem with the braking system. My vehicle at the time only had around 55,000 miles. I believe the abs module prematurely malfunctioned. Vw dealer confirmed a faulty abs module and it will cost $2,200 to fix it. When searching for related issues on the internet, if found numerous similar complaints regarding the abs failure. I can only…
ODI 10852215
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Abs warning light solid yellow, break light flashing red and beeping, esp/asr light solid yellow (inactive.) vw dealership replaced abs module and pump total bill $ 3109.44
ODI 10776577
Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Service Brakes
I was driving down the street when a loud beeping and the red abs failure + every light on dashboard lit up. Every gauge stopped working (the gas gauge, speedometer, etc) i was close to home and carefully proceeded to the house. After a half mile the car stalled and the engine died. Because i was prepared for an event, i immediately set hazards and rolled to the side of the road. I restarted the car and made it the…
ODI 10762581
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Upon driving through a highway interchange at a lower rate of speed the electronic stability control disconnected with an amber solid light on the instrument cluster indicating so, the anti-lock braking system also disengaged indicated as well with an amber solid light on the instrument cluster, and the brake light was flashing red on the instrument cluster. Upon turning off the car and turning it back on it resets,…
ODI 10704856
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Anti-lock brake and stability control failure during braking event. During braking event on slippery surface: 1.) abs engaged as normal at start of braking event. 2.) abs stopped working and wheels locked up resulting in vehicle rotation. 3.) stability control and brake warning lights came on accompanied by a beep. 4.) after braking event warning lights remained on and abs/stability were non-functional. 5.) after…
ODI 10693144
Air Bags · Electronic Stability Control · Rear · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owned a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving at approximately 45 mph and applying the brake pedal, the abs, the stability, and the brake warning lights illuminated. In addition, there was a loud abnormal noise and the vehicle spun out of control. The vehicle flipped three times and crashed into a bush. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. The contact did not disclose if a police…
Crash reported
ODI 10683054
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
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
Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes
Driving down the highway i had to slam on my brakes, expecting the abs to kick on i kept my foot down until i realized all my tires had locked up and i started to slide sideways. In heavy traffic i began pumping my brakes. Ever since, my abs system will work for a brief second before shutting off. This is a known issue for many 2009 mark v vw vehicles including the jetta. I was told by vw that it would bea $1600…
ODI 10925547