Volkswagen GTI Complaints (2009)

167 consumer complaints on file.

#10778922October 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHT COME ON ALL TOGETHER. THE ABS MODULE IS FAILING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH MANY 2009 GTI'S. THE BAD MODULE ALSO MAKES POWER STEERING GO OUT, AS WELL AS THE FUEL GAUGE AND SPEEDOMETER NOT WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10778216September 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE ACCELERATING ONTO HIGHWAY, MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. "ESP" LIGHT ON SOLID, "ABS" LIGHT ON SOLID AND "HANDBRAKE" LIGHT FLASHING. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON AND LIGHTS DISAPPEARED. AFTER RESEARCH ONLINE I FOUND HUNDREDS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES. THE PROBLEMS STEMS FROM A FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE WHERE REPAIRS COSTS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. WHEN THIS PART FAILS THE VEHICLE HAS NO ABILITY TO USE ABS SYSTEM OR TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY SYSTEM WITH IN THE CAR. THE NUMBER OF OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THE PART USED WITHIN THE SYSTEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10777895September 27, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN BRAKING HARD TODAY (IT WAS RAINING AND I GOT CUT OFF BY A DISTRACTED DRIVER) MY CAR WENT INTO A (BARELY) CONTROLLED SKID. ABS, ESP. STEERING WHEEL LIGHTS ALL FLASHING WITH THREE BEEPS. THE LIGHTS WENT AWAY WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF/ON. MY WIFE IS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT, AND WAS WITH ME IN THE CAR. I'M NOT IMPRESSED WITH WHAT I'M READING ONLINE REGARDING THE SHEER VOLUME OF OTHERS EXPERIENCING COMPLETE ABS FAILURE. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF VW DOESN'T RECALL THE MALFUNCTIONING CONTROL MODULE. I'VE BOOKED MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE NEXT WEEK. I TRULY HOPE VW STEPS UP AND FINALLY ACCEPTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS LIFE-SAVING REPAIR. PS I'M IN BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA (VICTORIA).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767558September 22, 2015
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING AND THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND THE GEAR SELECTOR LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10749131August 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY
2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI - ABS CONTROL MODULE OR PUMP FAILURE. UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS, SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING "BRAKE" AND "ABS", AS WELL AS BEING ACCOMPANIED BY BEEPING. THE ABS SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER ACTIVE AS SOON AS THIS HAPPENED. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON, THE LIGHTS WERE GONE AND ABS WAS ACTIVE. NOW, IN ANY INCLEMENT WEATHER, THIS HAPPENS AND IMMEDIATELY DISABLES THE ABS, WHICH IS A HUGE SAFETY HAZARD. VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT CURRENTLY ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748679August 14, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH HAD INTERMITTENTLY APPEARED ON SEVERAL OCCASION OVER THE PAST THREE MONTHS WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND CONDITIONS. THE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. ONCE RESTARTED THE LIGHTS WOULD BE OFF. ON 12-AUG-15 THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. THEY REMAINED ON AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. THREE WARNING BEEPS WERE THEN HEARD AT SEVERAL MINUTE INTERVALS UNTIL I REACH MY DESTINATION. OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON BRIEFLY THEN WENT OUT. I WAS INFORMED BY A MECHANIC THAT THE ABS CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED. BASED ON AN INTERNET SEARCH I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2009 VW GTI.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10746220August 4, 2015
STEERING
PREMATURE FAILURE OF ELECTROMECHANICAL STEERING RACK. STEERING RACK SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT WITHIN 5 YRS OF PURCHASE DATE AND NEAR 50,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726886June 23, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
AS I AM DRIVING OR ACCELERATING, NOT BRAKING OR OTHERWISE SLOWING DOWN, I GET A WARNING BEEP AND THEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE 'BRAKE' LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD STARTS FLASHING. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST 3 MONTHS. THE LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN THE CAR IS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. WHEN I REPORTED THE SECOND INCIDENT TO THE DEALER, THEY REPORTED THAT THE ABS MODULE IS FAILING AND THAT LACK OF REPAIR COULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO LOCK OR OTHERWISE FAIL IN THE CASE OF A SHARP OR SEVERE STOP. AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS ISSUE IS ENDEMIC AMONG 2009 VWS, PARTICULARLY GTIS AND THERE ARE KNOWN INSTANCES OF CRASHES AS A RESULT OF BRAKE FAILURE. VW HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PART (MADE BY BOSCH) AND THEY HAVE IN SOME CASES REPLACED THE PART AT NO COST TO THE OWNER, BUT THERE IS A LACK OF COMMUNICATION/ADMISSION FROM THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE ISSUE EVEN EXISTS! I HAVE A FILED A COMPLAINT ONLINE WITH VW DIRECTLY AND HOPE THAT THERE IS SOME MOVEMENT IN THIS CASE--THAT IT WILL BE COVERED AND THAT THERE WILL BE SOME PUBLIC MENTION OF THIS PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725256June 15, 2015
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
ONE OR MORE OF THE BREAKS LOCKED UP ON THE CAR. THE ABS, EPC, TRACTION CONTROL, AND A NUMBER OF OTHER LIGHTS ON THE CAR LIT UP AND BEGAN FLASHING. THE CAR'S SPEEDOMETER AND FUEL GUAGE STOPPED WORKING. AFTER THE CAR WAS RESTARTED MOST OF THE ERRORS WENT AWAY BUT HAVE SINCE REAPPEARED. BASED ON THE NUMBER OF POSTS I'M FINDING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM WITH THE 09'S.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10725005June 12, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 34 FROM GREELEY CO TOWARDS LOVELAND CO AT SPEED LIMIT OF 65. I APPLIED THE BREAKS TO ADJUST MY SPEED FOR TRAFFIC, AS I APPLIED THE BREAKS THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILED CAUSING WHEELS TO LOCK UP CAUSING THE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE CAR. AFTER A MOMENT I WAS IN A DITCH WITH BENT WHEELS AND BODY DAMAGE TO MY GTI FROM THE SPEED LIMIT AND MILE MARKERS SIGNED I STUCK. MOST LIKELY THESE TWO POST WERE PROBABLY WHAT KEPT THE CAR FROM ROLLING AND KILLING ME. POLICE AND INSURANCE HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE CRASH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722981June 2, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ABS WARNING LIGHT STARTED COMING ON. THEN A WARNING LIGHT THAT THE RIGHT, REAR TURN SIGNAL HAD FAILED. ONE WEEK LATER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IS COVERED IN WARNING LIGHTS, INCLUDING A "FAULTY ENGINE WORKSHOP" WARNING LIGHT. IT APPEARS THAT ABS CONTROL MODULE HAS FAILED, LEAVING ME WITH NO ABS BRAKING ON A WELL MAINTAINED, 50K MILE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO BE RAMPANT PROBLEM WITH THE TSI MKV GTI AT THIS MILEAGE. VW OF AMERICA OFFERED ME NO ASSISTANCE. VW SHOULD RECALL THIS PART BEFORE THEY SEE ANY ACCIDENTS LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10721387May 26, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
THE ABS MODULE FAILURE HAS BEEN REPORTED MANY TIMES ONLINE. THE MODULE WILL FAIL CAUSING ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, POWER STEERING, AND ENGINE LIGHTS TO ALL COME ON. MUCH OF THE DASHBOARD IS LIT NOW. THE CAR READS "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" AND THE SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO 0 MPH. THE FUEL GAUGE WILL CHANGE FROM EMPTY TO 3/4 TO 1/2 WHILE DRIVING. AUDIBLE BEEPS ARE HEARD FROM DASH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714388May 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY 2009 GTI FEB 2015 AND THE CARFAX WAS GREAT; HOWEVER, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE RANDOMLY FAILED ABOUT TWO MONTHS LATER CAUSING LOSE OF STEERING AND CONTROL, THIS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND IT WAS VERY SCARY. LOUD WARNING BEEPS WENT OFF AND WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED FLASHING UNTIL I TURNED IT OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER LIT AND DROVE IT HOME. I TESTED MY CAR AGAIN MINUTES AFTER ARRIVING HOME. IT SEEMED FINE, BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER JUST A MINUTE OF DRIVING IT. I TOOK IT TO THE VW DEALER SERVICE CENTER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE TO BE THE ABS MODULE. IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE COST IS $2,260. I CALLED VW AND THEY DO NOT COVER THE REPAIR COSTS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY CONSIDERING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND THE DANGER THIS MALFUNCTION IMPOSES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705516April 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DRIVING AT SPEED, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE RANDOMLY FAILS, CAUSING ABS BRAKES TO SKID UNDER HARD BRAKING. LOSE OF STEERING AND CONTROL IS THE RESULT. IN ADDITION THE PARTIAL STEERING IS AFFECTED. THIS IS A LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN, I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICAN DOES NOT REPLACE FAULTY UNITS AS THIS CAN CAUSE FATALITIES AND INJURIES. MANY PEOPLE ARE REPLACING THESE UNITS THROUGH NON-CERTIFIED TECHNICIANS, OR DIY. THIS SHOULD BE INSTALLED BY A VW CERTIFIED TECH. NHTSA SHOULD MANDATE A RECALL OR SOMEONE COULD GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE. THERE ARE SO MANY CASES OF THIS FLOATING AROUND THE INTERNET FORUMS AND OTHER SOCIAL MEDIA. DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE FOR PEOPLE TO FINALLY LISTEN????? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702866March 31, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS ON DRY CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, WHEN SUDDENLY A LOUD WARNING TONE WENT OFF AND 3 WARNING LIGHTS (ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKE) STARTED FLASHING. THIS WAS IN HEAVY TWO-WAY TRAFFIC AND IT WAS TERRIFYING TO THINK THESE SYSTEMS HAD FAILED. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP SAFELY. THE WARNING LIGHTS CONTINUED FLASHING UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE NO LONGER LIT, SO I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SOME TYPE OF FLUKE. BUT TO BE SAFE I BROUGHT IT TO MY VW DEALER SERVICE CENTER. INITIALLY THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS THE DSG MECHATRONIC UNIT, WHICH THEY REPLACED. HOWEVER SHORTLY AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE SAME SYMPTOMS OCCURRED AGAIN UNDER NORMAL DRIVING. THIS TIME WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO VW THEY INDICATED THAT THE ABS MODULE AND PUMP NEED TO BE REPLACED, AT THE COST OF $3,600. VW REFUSES TO COVER THE COST OF REPAIR. DUE TO THE HIGH COST INITIALLY I POSTPONED THE REPAIR, BUT SINCE THEN THE SAME SEQUENCE OF EVENTS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 6 MORE TIMES AND I HAVE READ ABOUT NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCES RELATED TO THE SAME ISSUE, SO I AM GETTING THE WORK DONE. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE CAR. WHEN THIS PROBLEM STARTED IT HAD ONLY 29,000 MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED BY THE DEALER AND DRIVEN RESPONSIBLY. EVERY TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED DURING MILD DRIVING CONDITIONS AND I WAS NOT APPLYING THE BRAKES. IT JUST FAILS AT RANDOM. USUALLY BUT NOT ALWAYS THIS OCCURS WHILE TURNING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671470January 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VW DEALER HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILURE OF THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. WHILE DRIVING A CAR WITH A FAILED CONTROL MODULE, THERE A NO SYMPTOMS, BUT IF YOU HIT THE BRAKES HARD ENOUGH TO TRIGGER THE ABS SYSTEM, THE ABS SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK. THE TIRES LOCK, AND THE CAR SLIDES. THEREAFTER, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON, BUT POWER CYCLING THE CAR TURNS THE LIGHTS OFF, GIVING THE IMPRESSION THAT THE PROBLEM HAS RESOLVED. I WASN'T INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT THE RISK OF SOMEONE BEING IS A SERIOUS ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF AN ABS FAILURE IS HIGH. YOU WOULD ONLY FIND OUT THE PART HAD FAILED AFTER YOU NEEDED IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669505January 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE SEVERELY WONDERED UNDER HARD BRAKING WITHOUT ANY ALARM BEING TRIGGERED BEFORE THE INCIDENT. ONLY AFTER THE INCIDENT, ABS AND RED BRAKE LIGHT WENT ON. AS A RESULT OF THE INCIDENT, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE AND PUMP WERE REPLACED. THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE DESIGNED AS A FAIL-SAFE SYSTEM WHICH DOES NOT SEEM GOOD ENGINEERING PRACTICE. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668528December 27, 2014
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I REACHED A SPEED OF 55 MPH WHEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHERE THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD GONE BAD. I'VE READ MULTIPLE THREADS ONLINE AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON FACTOR IN 2009 GTI'S IT ALSO SAYS THEY MAY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR 10YR/120K MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663631December 11, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE TRAVELING AT 55 MPH IN SIXTH GEAR ON THE NEW YORK STATE THRUWAY, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE ABRUPTLY TURNED OFF. I CONSEQUENTLY QUICKLY DECELERATED AND WAS ALMOST REARENDED BEFORE BEING ABLE TO TURN ONTO THE SHOULDER. I SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND GOT OUT OF MY CAR. EVENTUALLY, THE VW DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THAT THE #2 COIL HAD FAILED AND CAUGHT FIRE. CONSEQUENTLY, THE WIRING HARNESS FOR THE IGNITION COIL AND PLASTIC COVER SURROUNDING THE COIL HAD BEEN DESTROYED BY THE FIRE. THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT INVOLVING AN IGNITION COIL ON THIS VEHICLE. APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS AGO, THE #4 IGNITION COIL FAILED LEADING TO RAPID DECELERATION AS I WAS DRIVING. THIS APPEARS TO BE A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION COILS THAT MAY RESULT IN OTHERWISE AVOIDABLE ACCIDENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659329November 19, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TURNING RIGHT FROM A STOP. CAR'S ABS FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND CONTINUED TO STAY OFF UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. THE ABS LIGHT DISAPPEARED UNTIL NEXT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WHEN ABS FAILED AGAIN. ISSUE HAS PERSISTED IN ANY TYPE OF INCLEMENT WEATHER OVER THE PAST 10 MONTHS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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