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2009 Volkswagen Jetta Body Problems

10
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 10 stored complaint records:

  • 1 indicate a crash
  • 0 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
60–100k mi5
1–30k mi4
30–60k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 1, 2015 · 65,660 miles

    Body

    Rear door lock failure - unlock car using key fob, try to open back driver's side door, pull handle, door "drops" but doesn't open fully, pull handle second time door opens. From the inside try to open the door pull on handle door fails to open remaining locked even when driver unlocks manually. This does not happen every time i try to open the door but frequently. I've replaced door locks twice on rear passenger…

    ODI 10681577

  • November 15, 2014 · 54,000 miles

    Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Passenger side, rear door lock does not work. Door cannot be opened from either the inside or the outside. *tr

    ODI 10662346

  • July 3, 2014 · 96,189 miles

    Body

    I have owned vehicle for 2.5 years, went to check the status of the spare tire and found that the spare tire well was filled with water. Searching here and there i see that this is a known problem with this vehicle, something to do with the sunroof drain tubes. I bought this car from a vw dealer and have had it services at a vw dealer and no one has mentioned anything about this. With all the electronics on the car…

    ODI 10610142

  • February 5, 2014 · 79,000 miles

    Body

    Ice collected in door jam, reducing operation of driver door. I had been driving in cold weather. Upon arrival at my destination, my drivers door was difficult to open. When forced open i heard a loud crunching noise. Once i got out of the car, the bottom of my door was damaged and a large chunk of ice was found in the forward part of the door jam. A significant amount of ice had accumulated. With the current…

    ODI 10563862

  • December 3, 2013 · 92,000 miles

    Air Bags · Body · Seats

    Our car is driven by 2 drivers- i am 5 feet tall, my husband is 6'1". The car seat gets moved back and forth a lot as we both drive the car daily. In late november my husband moved the seat all the way back and it made a cracking noise. We later noticed the air bag light was on. He found the broken wire under the seat and repaired it, but the light was still on. A call to the dealership revealed they knew about the…

    Crash reported

    ODI 10593217

  • April 2, 2012 · 66,000 miles

    Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    The door locks on my 2009 jetta will not lock/unlock. This can cause an issue where the door remains locked randomly, prohibiting an occupant from exiting the car in case of an emergency. This also allows the door to remain unlocked when assuming it has been locked, leading the car to be more accessible to unwanted patrons! *tr

    ODI 10704735

  • June 15, 2011 · 30,000 miles

    Body · Latches/Locks/Linkages

    Back doors randomly lock and won't unlock as well as remain unlocked and won't lock. This creates concern with personal safety when they won't lock (ejection in car wreck, strangers entering car) and when they won't unlock (ability to get out of car in emergency). This began at about 30,000 miles (two years old) and then appeared to resolve only to begin again at 50,000 miles (3 years old). Dealership tells me it…

    ODI 10473127

  • August 11, 2010 · 30,000 miles

    Body

    Sunroof drainage tubes became unglued from the draining nipples that attach to the panoramic sunroof assembly causing a large water leaks every time it rained. The a, b, c, and d interior pillars and headliner became soaked as did the interior carpets and other components including the fuse panel box and central electronics control module (cecm) behind the driver's side dash causing intermittent electrical shorts…

    ODI 10456507

  • November 15, 2009 · 10,000 miles

    Body · Electrical · Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other

    Shortly after purchase, car began to fill with water. Not directly from the sun roof but from a disconnected or damaged drain hose. Causing serious mold & electrical problems. Vw has reluctantly looked into the problem, replaced parts, but only made it worse. And the car is now undrivable. *tr

    ODI 10352543

  • April 10, 2009 · 13 miles

    Body · Equipment

    Most vw jetta 2009 owners are complaining about the excessive wind noise around the a-pillars on the sedans. It is so loud the it gives you a headache and increases drivers fatigue. Many magazines have written about the issue and have been told by vw that they have a fix. To date they do not. *tr

    ODI 10316758