2009 Volkswagen Jetta Fuel System, Diesel Problems
- 195
- 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 195 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
What owners report
- fuel pump · 66 records
- fuel system · 51 records
- high pressure · 43 records
- pressure fuel · 43 records
- glow plug · 35 records
- entire fuel · 22 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 71 |
| 1–30k mi | 53 |
| 60–100k mi | 39 |
| 100–150k mi | 18 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel System, Diesel
While passing through a busy intersection, engine suddenly shutdown, with engine failure warning message. Would not restart. Pushed vehicle out of intersection and to shoulder, where i awaited tow truck. High pressure fuel pump had failed, contaminating the entire fuel system with shrapnel, requiring the entire system to be replaced. This is in line with failure described in campaign ea11003. *tr
ODI 10594001
Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
I started my car and for the first time ever, it hesitated and failed to start. I restarted my car and it started. I proceeded to drive home and about a half mile into the drive it hesitated and lost much of its power. A flashing glow plug warning light came on and then a quick message on the display about an engine failure and bring to service. I was about a mile from my vw dealership and drove towards it. About a…
ODI 10488938
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was on the exit ramp of the interstate and the go to workshop warning came on along with the glow plug warning light. Vehicle lost power, i was able to get to a side street and turned off vehicle, it restarted and seemed fine drove about 2 miles and stopped for a light, car stalled and warning lights came back on. Car did not restart had push to side of road and tow home. Towed to dealer first of week. Found to be…
ODI 10484563
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tdi diesel engine. Entered highway, car stuttered, engine died, displayed workshop code problem, glowplug light flashing. Restarted one time, traveled to parking area, engine died and would not restart. Code was p0087, fuel pump pressure failure. No previous problems or hints of this issue. Sudden engine failure. Very dangerous, was driving uphill, the one restart allowed me to leave road. Dealer noted no fuel…
ODI 10483669
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving the dash warning lights illuminated and the car stalled causing complete loss of all power steering almost causing me to lose control and wreck. I was able to steer car to side of road and stop. Once stopped was able to get car to restart but was barely able to drive home (periodically died and had to restart, wouldn't stay running or idle). Had car towed to repair shop. They have diagnosed problem as…
ODI 10486523
Fuel System, Diesel
I was stopped at a traffic light on a busy street when my jetta tdi sport wagon made a loud rumbling noise and stalled. It would not restart and was towed to the dealer. The dealer found metal shavings in the fuel system and suggested this was due to gas contamination of the diesel fuel since i had just fueled my car. However the diesel fuel was not contaminated with gas and the dealer replaced the entire fuel…
ODI 10483223
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
Diesel · Fuel System, Diesel
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the malfunction engine warning light flashed on the dashboard as the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to move the vehicle to the side of the road. The contact towed the vehicle to a dealer. The dealer stated that the entire fuel system needed to be replaced due to metal flakes entering the fuel system when the fuel pump…
ODI 10479863
Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
On september 26, 2012 while traveling in arkansas, eastbound on interstate 30, at 75 miles per hour, my 2009 vw jetta sports wagen tdi suffered a high pressure fuel pump failure. I was told by the little rock vw dealership that i had contaminated fuel. I filed an insurance claim. The insurance company had an independent lab do an analysis on the fuel. The insurance company denied my claim because the fuel was not…
ODI 10484807
Fuel System, Diesel
Vehicle stalled and would not restart while waiting in the left turn lane of euclid ave in bay city, michigan. Vehicle was towed to thelen vw service 0.5 miles away. I was allowed to remove personal items while tech was investigating. He showed me the filter and there was a little bit of metal shavings. He then opened a port on the pump and found a lot of metal shavings. The tech then said the pump failed and the…
ODI 10475900
Electrical System · Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
I had just left my vw dealership it have an unrelated issues looked at, i had a service that wed. I pulled out of the dealership drove about a mile and my car flashed so kind of warning. I turned around to go back to the dealership and it died. I was less than a mile away from getting on the interstate where i would have been traveling at 70 mph. *tr
ODI 10480708
Electrical System · Fuel System, Diesel
We were driving on a two lane highway. The cruise control was set. Out of nowhere the car just quit. The gauges went to zero. The car didn't have power. We coasted until we found a clearing where we could pull off the road. We were able to apply the brakes to come to a complete stop. We were very lucky we were able to coast far enough to find a spot to pull off. There was not an emergency lane on the road. The…
ODI 10472788
Fuel System, Diesel
Engine warning light goes on, car shuts down. Dealer says it is the emission flapper on the exhaust system and a new one costs $918 dollars. Vw customer service can't and will not do a thing about it. The dealer keeps a stock on this exhaust flapper and could do the job right away. Vw knows the problem is out there , and right now it proves to be a profitable one for them. *tr
ODI 10476791
Fuel System, Diesel
I was driving my 2009 vw jetta tdi on i-81 n. Near the wytheville exit my engine malfunction light came on. The car immediately began to lose sped and power. I was able to coast up the exit ramp and into the exxon station. I turned off the car. The car would not restart. There were no vw dealers within 80 miles so i had it towed to a christiansburg, va shop that works on vw's. Its name is car force. They said it was…
ODI 10471154
Fuel System, Diesel
This is the tdi model. Glow plug light came on. Then car lost power, and engine warning light came on. Car died on exit ramp and wouldn't restart. High pressure fuel pump died sending metal shards thoughout system. *tr
ODI 10470421
Fuel System, Diesel
2009 volkswagen jetta tdi. Vehicle ran out of diesel fuel, upon filling with new fuel vehicle failed to start. Vehicle was towed to volkswagen dealer to perform repairs. Dealership informed me the fuel injection pump went out and the entire fuel system needed replacement at a total cost of $8600.00. Due to the fuel injector pump going out caused metal shavings to enter the entire fuel system and allegedly requiring…
ODI 10470260
Engine · Fuel System, Diesel · Power Train
Felt a shudder in the drive train; a few seconds later the glow plug light began to flash; the multi-function computer flashed that there was an engine fault and to service the engine; the engine shutdown and i pulled over to the side of the road; engine would not restart; dealer analysis revealed the high pressure fuel pump failed apparently sending shards of metal particles downstream of the pump; pump and other…
ODI 10470322
Fuel System, Diesel
A catastrophic failure of the high pressure fuel pump left my wife without power as she was driving in traffic. There was no preceding indication and in other circumstances could have caused a traffic accident. When the hpfp failed, all non-electrical power failed with a potential for significant control and braking problems. *tr
ODI 10467180
Fuel System, Diesel
Jetta is a tdi, diesel. Glo plug engine light began flashing and experienced decreased (but not complete) loss of power. Pulled over. Examined engine, which was shaking. Turned car off and glo plug warning light went off, so attempted to drive, but got less than a mile down the road before glo light began flashing again and engine light came on. At this time, i pulled over, turned off the car, and had it towed to…
ODI 10465387
Fuel System, Diesel
I was driving my 2009 volkswagen vw jetta tdi diesel and it stalled while driving. Thank god it didn't stall while driving at a higher speed around a corner with oncoming traffic !!! I had it towed to my place and plugged in my obd reader and got 2 codes, po47a (undefined code) and po191 (fuel rail pressure sensor circuit range/performance). I did some research online and decided to try and replace myself, the…
ODI 10467739
Fuel System, Diesel · Power Train
2009 tdi jetta high pressure fuel pump. Three pumps have been put in and it keeps failing on the highway twice and was extremely dangerous and i am over warranty and it seems to be a faulty design. Don't know what steps to take here they have had my car for almost 90 days. *tr the consumer also stated two transmission fans have been installed in the vehicle. He was then told a new turbo was needed at a cost of…
ODI 10465937
Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
For the second time my fuel pump went out. Also for the second time i was accused of using bio diesel or regular fuel by the dealer. I was driving a long it sounded like a gear was tumbling around then a grinding noise followed. Luckily i was a low rate of speed and was able to pull off to a side street with out problem. Last week the gear box went out as well. It had issues on going in to reverse from drive. Often…
ODI 10459988
Fuel System, Diesel · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving our 2009 vw jetta tdi at approximately 60mph and the display flashed engine malfunction and displayed a symbol indicating glow plug problem. The engine felt sluggish so i pulled over to the side of the road. I contacted the local vw dealer and asked if i could still drive it and he told me yes and to bring the car to the dealer the following morning. I pulled back onto the highway, got up to 50mph.…
ODI 10458195
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
Fuel System, Diesel
2009 volkswagen jetta tdi 2.0l. Consumer writes in regards to a faulty fuel pump system *tgw the consumer stated when she came upon a stop light, the vehicle stalled. The glow plug light, engine light and a message indicating engine fault workshop all flashed. The consumer managed to re-start the vehicle. As she continued to drive, she noticed the vehicle was becoming less responsive. She applied pressure to the…
ODI 10456212