Volkswagen GTI Complaints (2009)

167 consumer complaints on file.

#10927056November 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
FAILED ABS MODULE WHICH MAKES SPEEDOMETER, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926222November 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AROUND A CURVE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES PRETTY HARD ON THAT CURVE. THE ABS ACTIVATED VERY SHORTLY AND THEN WAS FOLLOWED BY THE ABS LIGHT AND TRACTION AND BRAKE LIGHT COMING ON WITH AN AUDIBLE CHIME AND THE TIRES THEN LOCKED UP, WHICH THEN CAUSED THE CAR TO START TO SPIN SIDEWAYS. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO CORRECT IT BEFORE DISASTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS, BASICALLY WHENEVER THE ABS IS ENGAGED, THE SYSTEM IS DISABLED RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF NEEDING IT, VERY DANGEROUS. I DO NOT HAVE THE $1,000+ TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925617November 12, 2016
ENGINE
PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING DUE TO A KNOWN DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WHICH VW HAS SENT A TSB ABOUT BUT REFUSES TO DO A RECALL TO REPLACE. INSTEAD THEY EXPECT CUSTOMERS TO PAY $1500 TO HAVE THE NEWLY UPDATED TENSIONER INSTALLED. ENGINES ARE FAILING BOTH UNDER AND JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND CONTROL OF THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ABILITY TO STEER AND MANEUVER THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP IN TRAFFIC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924405November 5, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
FIRST OCCURRENCE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASH MOMENTARILY WHILE ON FREEWAY. SECOND OCCURRENCE, CITY DRIVING, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, STEERING DASH LIGHTS, DASH DISPLAY "ENGINE FAULTY WORKSHOP" ALONG WITH BEEPING SOUND, SPEEDO WILDLY FLUCTUATING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT AT CONSTANT SPEED AROUND 40 MPH, THEN A COUPLE OF SECONDS LATER THE LIGHTS GO OUT AND EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL. READING FORUMS OF SIMILAR ISSUES INDICATED AN EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS MODULE. CAR HAS APPROX 106K MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10910964October 1, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS CONTROL MODULE IS WELL KNOWN TO GO OUT, VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE FIX FOR LOW MILES, NOT ABLE TO SEE SPEED, NO TRACTION CONTROL, AND CAUSES BRAKE LOCK UP DURING WET WEATHER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907635September 19, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM BECAME TIGHT, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS CHECK ENGINE, STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTION, EPC AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS LIT UP ON DASH. ALSO, FUEL GAUGE WOULD DROP TO EMPTY AND SPEEDOMETER WENT TO ZERO MILES PER HOUR WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THIS HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET GOING STRAIGHT OR TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907971September 19, 2016
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10906994September 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND MY ABS, BRAKE, AND ESC LIGHTS CAME ON. I TRIED TO REGAIN CONTROL BUT ENDED UP SPINNING OUT ON THE FREEWAY AND HITTING THE GUARD RAIL. HAD TO FIX TAILLIGHT AND BUMPER IS SCRATCHED. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS BRAKING I WAS BRAKING UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT MY ABS SYSTEM WAS WORKING CORRECTLY AND I DID NOT PUMP THE BRAKES. I WAS ONLY NOTIFIED THAT MY ABS, ESC, AND BRAKE WERE HAVING ISSUES AFTER I WAS IN THE PANIC BRAKE AND IT WAS TOO LATE TO REACT AND START PUMPING THE BRAKES. THE ABS, ESC, AND BRAKE LIGHTS TURN OFF AFTER THE CAR IS RESTARTED BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. I HAVE TRIED BRAKING HARD ON WET PAVEMENT AFTERWARDS TO TEST THE ISSUE AND THE ABS, ESC, AND BRAKE LIGHTS TURN ON AGAIN WHEN THE ABS IS SUPPOSED TO ENGAGE. I RESTART THE CAR AND THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THE ABS SYSTEM IS HAVING TROUBLE. I BEGAN SEARCHING FOR THE ISSUE RECENTLY AND FOUND ON A COUPLE FORUMS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE IS WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND VOLKSWAGEN NEEDS TO RECALL ASAP.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10905752September 12, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS MODULE FAILURE AFTER 90K MILES. RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY, AND TRACTION CONTROL AT THE SAME TIME. ALSO, PREVENTS SPEEDOMETER AND OTHER GAUGES FROM READING ACCURATELY. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND SEEMS TO BE AN WIDE ISSUE SPECIFIC TO 2009 VW GTI/RABBITS. MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACEMENT/COMPENSATION TO OWNERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10903123September 1, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS MODULE FAILURE. WHEN I DRIVE DURING SNOW AND WINTER AND MY CAR STARTS TO SLIDE MY DASH LIGHTS UP LIKE A CHRISTMAS TREE AND BEEPS LOUDLY. I GOT KIDS AND DON'T WANT TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH THEM IN THE CAR BECAUSE OF IT. ABS DOESN'T WORK LIKE IT USED TO. 2K FOR A FIX IS DEFINITELY NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN STOMACH. VW NEEDS TO STEP IT UP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897237August 19, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
ABS MODULE FAILURE AT 88K MILES. MULTIPLE FAULT CODES PRESENTS WITH CONSTANT BEEPING AND AN ERROR MESSAGE READING " ENGINE FAULT! WORKSHOP! IN THE HEADS UP DISPLAY (EPC, EMERGENCY BRAKE, ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST OFF, TRACTION CONTROL OFF FAULT CODES). THIS IS A SAFETY FEATURE FAILURE THAT CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FUNCTIONALITY, AND TRACTION CONTROL AT THE SAME TIME. THE FAILURE OF THIS MODULE REPRESENTS A SERIOUS DANGER TO OCCUPANTS IN THE VEHICLE AS THE SAFETY FEATURES ARE DISABLED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THIS CRUCIAL PART. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY SPEED WHILE DRIVING/TURNING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10896072August 15, 2016
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
AT ROUGHLY 11PM AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE GYM THE CAR STARTED BEEPING AND THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTER THE ABS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE LIGHT(FLASHING), STEERING WHEEL ICON, AND A MESSAGE SAYING ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP ALL LIT UP. I IMAGINE ALL THESE LIGHTS PROMPTING THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE. MY GAS GAUGE STOPPED WORKING ALONG WITH THE SPEDOMETER AND THE CAR WOULD ONLY REC ABOUT 2K RPMS TRYING TO PROTECT ITSELF FROM FURTHER DAMAGE(LIMP MODE). PROBLEM WOULD CONTINUE ON FROM THEN. THE CAR WON'T TURN PROPERLY AS IT FEELS LIKE IT'S REALLY LOOSE AND ISN'T GRABBING THE ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10894138August 8, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
VW 2009 GTI 80K MILES. SOLID ABS, SOLID POWER STEERING LIGHT, SOLID CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SOLID TRACTION CONTROL, AND FLASHING "BRAKE" LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON THE DASHBOARD OCCASIONALLY UPON TURNING ON THE VEHICLE, ACCOMPANIED BY 3 AUDIBLE BEEPS. THEN, THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, EPC, STEERING, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS BEGAN TO COME ON WHILE DRIVING. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL STAY ILLUMINATED, WHILE THE EPC, STEERING, CHECK ENGINE, AND BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY, ACCOMPANIED BY 3 AUDIBLE BEEPS. THE MESSAGE "ENGINE FAULT - WORKSHOP!" ALSO SHOWS UP ON THE MESSAGE DISPLAY CENTER IN THE DASH. STEERING FEELS A BIT STIFF. SPEEDOMETER, ODOMETER AND FUEL GAUGE AFFECTED. DEALER HAS INDICATED AN INTERNAL FAULT IN THE ABS CONTROL MODULE REQUIRING COMPLETE REPLACEMENT. VW CORPORATE OFFICES UNWILLING TO PROVIDE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THESE COMMON FAILURES. EXPENSIVE FIX AND VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10893742August 6, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS MODULE FAILURE AFTER 100K MILES. THREE CHIMES, "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" WARNING COMES UP, WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, ESP, STEERING, BRAKES, EVERYTHING. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, OFTEN ON TURNS, GOES BACK TO NORMAL AFTER A WHILE EXCEPT FOR ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A STANDARD PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR/MODEL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10892974August 3, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, "ENGINE WORKSHOP" ERROR CODE FOLLOWED BY ABS, ESC, "BRAKE" TRACTION CONTROL, STEERING WARNING YELOW, STEERING WARNING RED, AND MULTIPLE DINGS AND ALARMS. SPEEDOMETER GOES TO ZERO, CAR IS SLUGGINSH... WHEN STOPPED, THE BRAKES SEEM SOFT UNLESS "PUMPED UP" I AM CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE CONTROLS ARE NOT RELAIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884853July 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE DEVELOPED AFTER 100,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882394July 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), STEERING
2009 VW GTI. ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE, EPC, CEL AND STEERING WHEEL LIGHT COME ON. 3 BEEPS SOUND. SPEEDOMETER DOESN'T WORK. AFTER SEARCHING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. POWER STEERING SEEMS TO TURN OFF AND ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND IS QUITE DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING. ABS WON'T WORK AND TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF AND ON UNEXPECTEDLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881398June 29, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
BEGINNING AROUND 55K MILES (CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS OLD) I OCCASIONALLY WOULD EXPERIENCE A CHIME FOLLOWED BY ABS LIGHT FLASHING WHEN TAKING TIGHT TURNS. IT TURNED OFF WHEN CYCLING THE ENGINE OFF/ON. ALSO, SOMETIMES THERE WOULD BE THREE CHIMES UPON STARTING THE CAR FOLLOWED BY ABS AND ESC WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING. THIS COULD NOT BE REMOVED BY CYCLING THE ENGINE OFF/ON. IT WOULD STAY ON WHILE DRIVING AND ONLY GO AWAY RANDOMLY THE NEXT TIME I RESTARTED IT LATER; SOMETIMES IT WOULD STAY ON FOR MANY CONSECUTIVE STOPS/STARTS. THE SYMPTOM OF THE THREE CHIMES UPON STARTUP GOT MORE FREQUENT RECENTLY (70K MILES). IT WOULD APPEAR ALMOST EVERY DAY. I RESEARCHED THIS ON WEB CHAT FORUMS AND THE SYMPTOMS APPEARED TO BE CONSISTENT WITH OTHER 2009 VW GTI DRIVERS EXPERIENCING ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. I ALSO CONSULTED MY LOCAL VW MECHANIC AND HE CONCURRED MY SYMPTOMS WERE 'EARLY ONSET' FAILURE AND ANECDOTALLY HE SAID THE 2009 VW GTI CONTROL MODULES HAVE A REPUTATION OF EARLY FAILURE. IT IS WORTH NOTING THE CONDITION RENDERS THE ESC AND ABS NON-FUNCTIONAL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT 73500 MILES AND HE DIAGNOSED ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE AND SAID IT WAS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. I ASKED FOR A GOODWILL WARRANTY EXTENSION AND GOT IT; THE UNIT WAS REPLACED WHICH APPEARS TO HAVE FIXED THE ISSUE. LUCKILY, I DID NOT EVER ENCOUNTER A SITUATION THAT TESTED THE DRIVEABILITY OF THE CAR WITH THOSE SYSTEMS DISABLED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874975June 18, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHEN DRIVING THE CAR, A LOT OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASH OUT OF NOWHERE. THE ABS LIGHT, TRACTION, POWER STEERING, EPC LIGHTS ALL FLASH. I ALSO LOSE POWER STEERING. ON TOP OF THAT, THE SPEEDOMETER DOES NOT WORK. THIS HAPPENS ABRUPTLY AND SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FROM WHAT I'VE READ, IT IS THE ABS MODULE FAILING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM OF 09 GTIS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874272June 14, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
SOLID LIGHT IN DASHBOARD / ABS IN ORANGE / BRAKE IN RED WITH 3 BEEPS EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE CAR SOMETIMES GETS COMPLICATED EITH EPC LIGHT AND "TAKE TO THE SHOP" ENGINE MSLFUNCTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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