2009 Volkswagen GTI

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/2017· POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE

  DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WENT AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ENGINE THAT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH VW THAT I FOUND OUT ABOUT AFTER THE FACT. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY.

• 12/30/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  DURING ANY EMERGENCY BRAKING SITUATION, MY CAR WILL LOCK ALL FOUR TIRES AND THE TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKE (FLASHING) LIGHTS WILL TURN ON. THE LIGHTS REMAIN ON UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS FAULT THAT APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON ON THE 2009 GTI. THIS ISSUE IS VERY EASY TO REPRODUCE BY BRAKING HARD FROM ANY SPEED GREATER THAN 35 MPH. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS THE ABS CONTROL MODULE, WHICH IS IN LINE WITH ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ABS SYSTEM. VWOA SHOULD RECALL THE ABS CONTROL MODULE ON THE 2009 GTI. *JS

• 12/28/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING LIGHTS FLASHING,SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING ,FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING. STEERING WHEEL MOVES FUNNY. THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PROGRAM THAT THEY INSTALLED BUT NOW THEY JUST SAY THAT THE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THEY ARE ASKING 2400.00 FOR THE REPAIR BUT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET FROM MANY OWNERS.

• 12/27/2014· 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

• 12/22/2019· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE TAKING THE KIDS TO SCHOOL, MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT AND STEERING ASSIST LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A LOSS OF DRIVE.AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN OFFICIAL VW DEALERSHIP THEY SPENT 2 DAYS DIAGNOSING THE 6 PAGES OF FAULTS THAT CAME UP AND INFORMED ME THAT THE ABS MODULE HAS FAILED AND WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT.

• 12/19/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS MODULE MALFUNCTIONED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED INTERMITTENTLY UNTIL THE WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED AT ALL TIMES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ESC). THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN OF FORT LAUDERDALE (1660 S STATE RD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317, (954) 797-1660) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE ABS MODULE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SERVICED PER THE RECALL BECAUSE INSUFFICIENT PCU GROUND CONNECTION WAS NOT DETECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE MODULE COULD NOT BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

• 12/19/2016· POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  2009 89,000 MILES. ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY THROW UP THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS BUT THIS WOULD GO AWAY SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. I GET IN MY CAR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND START DRIVING FOR MAYBE 1/16TH OF A MILE AND EVERYTHING JUST FREAKS OUT. SPEEDOMETER IS DROPPING TO ZERO (WHILE IN MOTION DOING ABOUT 15 MPH) AND FLUCTUATES ALL OVER BETWEEN 0 AND 20 MPH. BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. TRACTION LIGHT IS ON. ABS LIGHT IS ON. STEERING LIGHT IS ON. EPC LIGHT IS ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. AND THE MFD IS SAYING "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP". AS TIME HAS GONE ON IT NOW TENDS TO HAPPEN ATLEAST 15+ TIMES A DAY. IT NOW HAPPENS AS SOON AS I TURN THE KEY ON. I'M TO SCARED TO EVEN DRIVE IT. I DON'T WANT TO DRIVE MY 10 YEAR OLD SON IN IT. PLEASE DO A RECALL, NOT SOMETHING WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR!!! *TR

• 12/18/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHILE DRIVING, ALONG WITH E BRAKE LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT. DEALER SAYS IT'S THE ABS MODULE. CAR HAS 33,400 MILES. ABS LIGHT WILL GO OFF AFTER RESTARTING BUT WILL KEEP GOING INTO THE FAULT CODE OUT OF THE BLUE WHILE DRIVING. CAR WILL SKID IF EXCESSIVE BRAKING IS NEEDED. DANGEROUS FOR OWNER AND OTHER PEOPLE. ABS MODULE SHOULD BE RECALLED BUT AGAIN WITH VW CURRENT SITUATION WITH DIESELS IT'S NO WONDER THEY WON'T BACKUP A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE.

• 12/13/2017· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  MY VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED EXACTLY WHAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 16V913000 AND IT IS THE MODEL AND YEAR AS LISTED IN THE CAMPAIGN. WITH IGNITION ON AND WHILE DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN 4-5-POSSIBLY 6 LIGHTS COME ON MY DASHBOARD A CHIME STARTS DINGING AND THE ABS,ESC,AIRBAG,EPC, BARKE PEDAL LIGHTS ILLUMINATE ON DASH ALONG WITH EITHER THE SPEEDO OR TACHOMETER START JUMPING. VEHICLE CAN BE STATIONARY OR DRIVING BUT VEHICLE MUST BE RUNNING.

• 12/11/2014· ENGINEFire

  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

• 12/09/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS MODULE AND PUMP IS FAULTY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH MANY OTHER VOLKSWAGEN GTI SPECIFIC TO THE 2009 YEAR. THIS CAUSES THE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL TO NOT WORK, ALONG WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING, NO OR FAULTY READING ON SPEEDOMETER AND GAS GAUGE AT ANY SPEED IN BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAY DRIVING. CORNERING IS VERY DIFFICULT AS THE POWER STEERING IS TURNED OFF. INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AND FIXED BY VW OF AMERICA. *TR

• 12/09/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  2009 75,000 MILES. ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY CAR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY THROW UP THE ABS AND TRACTION LIGHTS BUT THIS WOULD GO AWAY SHORTLY AFTERWARDS. I GET IN MY CAR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AND START DRIVING FOR MAYBE 1/16TH OF A MILE AND EVERYTHING JUST FREAKS OUT. SPEEDOMETER IS DROPPING TO ZERO (WHILE IN MOTION DOING ABOUT 15 MPH) AND FLUCTUATES ALL OVER BETWEEN 0 AND 20 MPH. BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. TRACTION LIGHT IS ON. ABS LIGHT IS ON. STEERING LIGHT IS ON. EPC LIGHT IS ON. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. AND THE MFD IS SAYING "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP". AS TIME HAS GONE ON IT NOW TENDS TO HAPPEN ATLEAST 15+ TIMES A DAY. *TR

• 12/07/2016· SERVICE BRAKES

  THE ABS PUMP MODULE FAILS ON 2009 CARS REGULARLY. THE ABS, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AND VOLKSWAGEN REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WHEN IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THEM TO LOOK AT AND ALL THEY COULD SAY WAS IS THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NOW IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE ISSUE IS CONSTANT TO THE POINT WHERE I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THE SPEEDOMETER AND STEERING BEING AFFECTED BY THIS ISSUE. THE CAR WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE HARD PRESSED THE CAR SKIDDED.

• 12/06/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE RPMS REVVED TO A HIGHER LEVEL AND AN OIL LEAK WAS NOTICED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR MAIN SEAL WAS LEAKING, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SURGE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,000.

• 12/04/2012· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WHERE IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 190,000.

• 12/01/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  FAULTY ABS CONTROL MODULE. ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS GO SOLID, BRAKE LIGHT BLINKS, WHENEVER ABS KICKS IN (HAPPENS ANYTIME IT SNOWS). THEN THE ABS WILL NOT WORK AGAIN UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN. VW YOU NEED TO FIX THIS, OR PEOPLE WILL DIE IN ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF NO ABS!! MY CAR ONLY HAS 40,500 MILES.

• 11/30/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS BRAKES AND STABILITY CONTROL FAILURE, EVERY TIME THE ABS OR STABILITY CONTROL IS ACTIVATED THE SYSTEMS IMMEDIATELY FAIL AND DASH LIGHTS ALL TURN ON WITH THREE LOUD CHIMES. OTHER TIMES THE FAILURE HAPPENS DURING NORMAL DRIVING. POWER CYCLING THE VEHICLE RESETS EVERYTHING BUT THE FAILURE WILL SOON OCCUR AGAIN. THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2009 MODELS AND IN MY OPINION IS DANGEROUS -- ABS & STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM ARE CRITICAL TO SAFETY DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING. SOME TIME AGO I HAD TO USE THE BRAKES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, MY WHEELS ALL LOCKED UP AND MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SKID SIDEWAYS -- NOT WHAT ONE WOULD EXPECT ON A VEHICLE THAT COMES WITH ABS BRAKES. I JUST NOW LEARNED I CAN FILE A COMPLAINT. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN ONGOING FOR OVER APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS. I REGULARLY TURN THE IGNITION OFF/ON WHILE DRIVING TO POWER CYCLE AND RESET THE ABS MODULE WHEN IT ERROR FAILS - THOUGH I DON'T EXPECT IT TO WORK WHEN NEEDED. *TR

• 11/30/2016· POWER TRAIN

  I TOOK MY CAR TO GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN IN FT LAUDERDALE, FL. MY AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTING INTO GEAR ON MANY OCCASIONS AS I WAS DRIVING, PARKING STOPPED AT A LIGHT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THIS PROBLEM HAD RESULTED IN SOME NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH OTHER CARS, AND ON TWO OCCASIONS I HAD HIT A POLE AND A WALL. THE NEAR ACCIDENTS WITH CARS HAD OCCURRED IN PARKING SITUATIONS AS WELL AS ON THE STREET AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE AND CARS BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. ANOTHER OCCASION MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR TRAFFIC TO CLEAR TO TURN LEFT, AND THE LIGHT CHANGED. WHEN THIS PROBLEM WAS OCCURRING THE SHIFT INDICATOR LETTERS IN THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY WOULD FLASH WITH BOXES AROUND THEM. IT WAS DISCOVERED BY THE DEALER THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM I WAS HAVING WAS THE SUBJECT OF A VOLUNTARY RECALL BY VOLKSWAGEN. I WAS TOLD THAT THE MECHATRONIC UNIT OF MY TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED UNDER THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL AS WELL AS THE OTHER FUSE RECALL. LATER IN THE DAY I WAS CALLED BY CAR DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE FUSE RECALL WORK WOULD BE DONE BUT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL WOULD NOT BE DONE BECAUSE MY CAR HAD A REBUILT TITLE. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION AND INSURANCE COMPANY HAD PAID OUT CLAIM AND DECLARED VEHICLE A TOTAL LOSS. I BOUGHT "SALVAGED" VEHICLE AND REPAIRED DAMAGE FOR UNDER $1,000 AND RETITLED (REBUILT) VEHICLE UNDER FLORIDA LAW. ACCORDING TO WHAT I HAVE READ ON NHTSA WEBSITE IF VEHICLE IS ON THE ROAD AND BEING DRIVEN AROUND MANUFACTURERS ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS ON THEM. THE RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION ISSUE WAS SUBJECT OF AN INVESTIGATION BY NHTSA (ACTION NUMBER PEO9035) SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAD OCCURRED BECAUSE OF IT BUT NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. CAN YOU PLEASE ADVISE IF VW IS REQUIRED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE UNDER THIS VOLUNTARY RECALL? *TR

• 11/25/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND COMPLETE SYSTEM FAILURE OCCURRED. NUMEROUS DASH BOARD ANNUNCIATOR LIGHTS AND LOSS OF SPEEDOMETER.

• 11/23/2009· POWER TRAIN

  EXPERIENCING SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH VW DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 GTI. FIRST, SHIFTING INTO PARK. WHEN SHIFTING FROM EITHER REVERSE OR DRIVE INTO PARK ON A HILL, VEHICLE ROLLS 3 FEET AND THEN HITS A HARD "STOP". SECOND, VERY HARD DOWNSHIFTING/ENGINE BRAKING IN AUTOMATIC MODE WHEN SLOWING DOWN. THIS HAPPENS AT 20 MPH AND THEN AGAIN AT 10 MPH. IF YOU ARE APPLYING THE BRAKES WHEN THIS ENGINE BRAKING HAPPENS IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP AT A DESIRED POINT. YOU CAN BE SMOOTHLY APPLYING THE BRAKE AND THEN WHEN YOU SLOW TO 20 MPH THE ENGINE BRAKING DRASTICALLY SLOWS THE VEHICLE EVEN MORE. IT'S LIKE SHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR AT TOO HIGH A SPEED WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. VERY DANGEROUS! THIRD, LURCH/SURGE WHEN STARTING ON A HILL. WHEN BACKING OUT OF A SPOT ON A HILL OR STARTING FORWARD ON A HILL HAVING JUST PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE THE ENGINE REVS FOR 3 SECONDS AS IF IT IS NOT IN GEAR AND THEN LURCHES SUDDENLY FORWARD. *TR

• 11/20/2012· STEERING,AIR BAGS

  WHILE PULLING INTO A GAS STATION AFTER LEAVING A STOP LIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED BUTTONS AND LIGHTS (HORN, STEERING WHEEL, ETC) FLICKERED OFF WHEN TURNING. AT THAT POINT, THE BUTTONS FAILED TO WORK UNLESS THE WHEEL WAS TURNED ALMOST TO FULL LOCK CLOCKWISE. IT TOOK ABOUT A DAY OF DRIVING UNTIL THE AIRBAG LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON TELLING ME THERE WAS A FAULT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION LED TO A FAULTY AIRBAG CLOCKSPRING. NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF PEOPLE REPORTING SIMILAR FAILURES ON VW FORUMS WITH SIMILAR MODEL YEARS. A RESEARCH IN PART NUMBERS SHOW IT'S THE SAME PART NUMBER AND VERSION THROUGH VARIOUS VW MODELS INCLUDING 2006-2013 JETTA, GOLF, GTI, PASSAT, TIGUAN, ETC. MANY STORIES OF PEOPLE WITH THOSE CARS HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. THIS PART SHOULD BE REDESIGNED AND REPLACED IN THE AFFECTED VEHICLES SINCE THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG CAN FAIL TO DEPLOY IN A CRASH EVEN IF THE AIRBAG FAULT LIGHT ISN'T ALWAYS ON. *TR

• 11/19/2016· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  FAILED ABS MODULE WHICH MAKES SPEEDOMETER, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL NOT WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

• 11/19/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING NORTH ON I-895 AT 55 MPH, NEARLY ALL OF MY WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, ALONG WITH "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" ON THE MASS DISPLAY. THE VW DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT IT WAS THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. UPON RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 2009 VW GTI'S. SOME HAVE REPORTED THAT THE THEIR BRAKES HAVE COMPLETELY LOCKED UP ON THEM. I CALLED VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA, AND THEY DENY ANY ISSUES WITH THIS. *TR

• 11/19/2014· 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

• 11/18/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  WHEN BRAKING IN SLIPPERY CONDITIONS, THE ABS LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS COME ON AND THE ABS CEASES TO FUNCTION, ALLOWING THE BRAKES TO LOCK UP AND THE CAR TO SLIDE. THE LIGHTS RESET WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON BUT THE FAILURE HAPPENS EVERY TIME ABS SHOULD BE ENGAGED. EFFECTIVELY, THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. *TR

• 11/15/2016· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 11/15/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BECAUSE I LIVED IN THE D.C. AREA, I DIDN'T DRIVE IT MUCH, SO THE CAR TODAY HAS ABOUT 34K MILES. A WEEK AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS CAME ON, ALONG WITH THE THREE WARNING DINGS. TOOK IT TO THE VW DEALERSHIP ON AUSTIN, WHO DIAGNOSED AS ABS BRAKE MODULE FAILURE. I FOUND A VW REPAIR SHOP WHO WOULD CHANGE OUT THE MODULE FOR $400 LESS, AND I DROVE IT HOME. STRANGELY, THE LIGHTS ARE OFF. BASED ON EVERYTHING WE'VE FOUND ONLINE, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR THIS CAR. FIRST, THE LIGHTS SHOULD NOT BE SHUTTING OFF AS IF THE PROBLEM HAS DISAPPEARED. SECOND, A CAR WITH THIS FEW MILES SHOULD NOT HAVE THE ABS SYSTEM FAILING. VW NEEDS TO ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO REPLACE ALL OF THESE 2009 GTI ABS MODULES BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

• 11/12/2016· 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.

• 11/10/2015· SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I BOUGHT THIS GTI USED FROM A FABULOUS VW DEALER WITH 55,000 MILES ON IT. I'VE OWNED THE VEHICLE ROUGHLY SIX OR SEVEN MONTHS AND UNDER HARD BRAKING, SHARP TURNS/MANEUVERS OR QUICK ACCELERATION I WOULD RANDOMLY GET THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND FLASHING E-BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN MY GAUGE CLUSTER. THESE WARNING LIGHTS WOULD STAY ON UNTIL THE IGNITION WAS SWITCHED OFF AND WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED WOULD GO AWAY. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, NOW WITH 62,000 MILES, I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE GOING 45-50 MILES AN HOUR. THE CAR THAT WAS A GOOD 6 CAR LENGTHS IN FRONT OF ME HAD SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES SO I HAD AMPLE ROOM TO COME TO A STOP. AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES ALL OF MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AND MY CAR BEGAN TO SPIN OUT OF CONTROL OFF THE ROAD. AFTER SPINNING TWICE MY CAR CAME TO REST ON THE SHOULDER FACING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. THE CAR CAME TO REST NOT MORE THAN A FOOT FROM A 30 OR 40 FOOT STEEP UNGUARDED GRADE. HAD THE CAR GONE ANY FURTHER I MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEVERELY INJURED, OR WORSE, KILLED. THE SAME LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE GAUGE CLUSTER. AFTER GATHERING MY NERVE AND DRIVING HOME I PARKED THE CAR IN MY DRIVE WAY. TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. AGAIN, ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE GONE. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS ACCOUNTS OF THIS ISSUE INDICATIVE OF THE 2009 MODEL YEAR VW'S BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. VW CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS WHICH I REJECT AS I FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY THE HEFTY FEE OF REPLACING AND RECODING THE ABS MODULE AS IT SHOULDN'T HAVE FAILED TO BEGIN WITH.

• 11/09/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,INTERIOR LIGHTING

  I HAVE A 2009 VW GTI THAT IS ONLY 3 MONTHS OLD. THE REAR BRAKELIGHT IN THE SPOILER IS FILLED WITH MOISTURE AND DOES NOT GO AWAY. I WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CHANGE THIS BULB OUT EASILY WHEN IT FAILS BECAUSE IT WILL IF MOISTURE REMAINS TRAPPED. HOWEVER THE FACTORY MANUAL WARNS THAT THIS IS A MULTI-DAY JOB AND MAY RESULT IN A BROKEN SPOILER AND POSSIBLE BODY DAMAGE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VIOLATION OF FMVSS 108 WHICH REQUIRES THAT REPLACING THE BULBS BE SIMPLE AND REQUIRE ONLY COMMON TOOLS. THIS IS AN ISSUE ON ALL 2006 - 2009 VW GTI AND R32 CARS. *TR

• 11/07/2014· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MULTIPLE DASHBOARD LIGHTS INDICATING LOSS OF TRACTION CONTROL, ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, AND POWER STEERING WERE ILLUMINATED. THIS THEN CAUSED ISSUES BECAUSE THOSE SYSTEMS ARE NOT WORKING WHILE THE SPEEDOMETER (WOULD STAY AT 0MPH WHEN DRIVING) AND THE FUEL GAUGE (MOVED AROUND RANDOMLY FROM 1/4 TO 3/4 FULL). LOOKING INTO THIS ISSUE I FOUND THAT SEVERAL OWNERS OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR HAVE HAD THE EXACT PROBLEM AS ME. *TR

• 11/07/2014· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS TRAVELING EAST IN THE RIGHT LANE ON INTERSTATE 44 AT APPROXIMATELY 0645 IN THE AM. IT WAS NORMAL HEAVY MORNING WORK TRAFFIC GOING INTO OKLAHOMA CITY, TRAVELING THE POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH. I WAS FOLLOWING A FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCK AND MODERATE TRAFFIC WAS PASSING ME ON MY LEFT. WITHOUT NOTICE, TRAFFIC SUDDENLY SLOWED TO APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, CAUSING ME TO HIT MY BRAKES HARD. THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED AND MY CAR WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS OFF THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. I PULLED THE CAR BACK LEFT, CAUSING VEHICLES IN THE LEFT LANE TO SWERVE TO MISS HITTING ME. THE ABS AND BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON MY CAR, INDICATING A FAILURE HOWEVER, A DUMMY COULD FIGURE OUT THE BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND, HAD MY CAR BEEN THROWN LEFT WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES I WOULD HAVE BEEN SMEARED BY ON COMING TRAFFIC, LIKELY A FATALITY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK MY CAR TO VOLKSWAGEN AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A PUMP/ABS MODULE; A 2500 REPAIR. UNDERSTAND WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, THE ABS/BRAKE FAULT LIGHTS CLEAR. I HAD NO INDICATION MY ABS SYSTEM WAS MALFUNCTIONING UNTIL I NEEDED BRAKES. AND BAM!. AFTER READING FORUMS, ITS APPARENT THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM WITH 2009 GTIS AND IT SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE SAFETY CONCERN OF VOLKSWAGEN. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. I'VE ASKED FOR MY OLD PARTS SO I WILL HAVE THEM WHEN THERE ARE COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST VOLKSWAGEN FOR THE INJURY OR DEATH OF SOMEONE AS A RESULT OF A FAILED ABS SYSTEM. THIS REALLY DOES NEED INVESTIGATING. THANK YOU *TR

• 11/06/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009, NOTICED WEIRD SHIFTING BUT FIGURED IT WAS PART OF CAR BREAK IN PROCESS. NOW I NOTICE IT HAPPEN ALMOST DAILY. THE CAR SHIFTS HARSHLY DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. IT JERKS FORWARD A LOT DURING BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC. LATELY THE CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN GOING FROM COMPLETE STOP TO FORWARD THEN "BUCK" FORWARD. *TR

• 11/05/2016· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 10/30/2014· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  I WAS DRIVING AROUND A TURN AT ROUGHLY 60MPH ON A HIGHWAY OFF-RAMP DURING DRY CONDITIONS WHEN THE DASHBOARD CHIMED AND SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. BOTH THE ESP AND ABS LIGHTS LIT AND REMAINED LIT CONTINUOUSLY, AND THE BRAKE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK CONTINUOUSLY. THE CAR STILL DROVE NORMALLY, SO I CONTINUED TO DRIVE ANOTHER FIVE MINUTES TO MY HOME. UPON TURNING OFF THE IGNITION COMPLETELY AND RESTARTING THE CAR, ALL THREE INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE CLEARED. THIS SAME INCIDENT OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS OVER THE FOLLOWING MONTHS, DURING SNOWY/ICY CONDITIONS. ON ANY SLIPPERY ROAD SURFACE DURING HEAVY BRAKING, THE THREE INDICATOR LIGHTS WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE DASH WOULD CHIME. THIS FAULT WAS ALWAYS CLEARED BY SIMPLY RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE ABS SYSTEM NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY; THE BRAKES WOULD SIMPLY LOCK UP WHEN THIS FAULT OCCURRED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER TO HAVE A PROPER DIAGNOSES COMPLETED, AT WHICH POINT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ABS MODULE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR COST WAS ESTIMATED AT $1700.00. I CONTACTED VW'S CORPORATE NORTH AMERICAN OFFICE SEVERAL TIMES THROUGH PHONE CALL AND MAIL, AND I WAS DENIED COVERAGE OR PAYMENT ASSISTANCE, AS THE VEHICLE WAS BEYOND THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY. I DECIDED NOT TO WORRY ABOUT THE PROBLEM UNTIL THIS WINTER, BUT LAST WEEK I HAD THE FAULT OCCUR AGAIN WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 55MPH ON A WET ROADWAY AND HITTING MY BRAKES HARD TO AVOID A DEER THAT RAN ACROSS THE ROAD. I WAS FORTUNATE TO MISS THE DEER, BUT THE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND THE REAR-END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLIDE AROUND BEFORE I LET OFF THE BRAKES. I HAD ANOTHER DEALER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AGAIN, AND THIS TIME THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE WERE BOTH FAULTY. I JUST HAD THE REPAIR PERFORMED AT A COST OF ABOUT $2,450.00. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

• 10/27/2015· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI IS HAVING CONSTANT INTERMITTENT IGNITION AND FUEL PUMP ISSUES ON START UP STATIONARY AND WILL SHUTDOWN IN MOTION WHILE IN REVERSE OR DRIVE GEAR POSITIONS . VEHICLE IS SERVICED REGULARLY ON SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE INTERVALS. VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WILL ONLY REPAIR ISSUE AT THE COST OF $624.91. VOLKSWAGEN OF AMERICA HAS BEEN CONTACTED BUT HAS OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE WITH THE ISSUE.

• 10/27/2014· STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES

  INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYS CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STEERING LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT. ABS NO LONGER WORKS IN A HARD BRAKE SITUATION, WHEELS LOCK AND CAR WILL SKID. ENGINE ALSO REFUSES TO REV PAST AROUND 3900 RPM UNLESS MANUALLY UPSHIFT TO A HIGHER GEAR. STEERING ASSIST NO LONGER WORKS. *TR

• 10/21/2013· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES

  SEVERAL 2009 GTI OWNERS ARE REPORTING THAT THEY ARE HAVING ISSUES WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE. UPON LOSS OF TRACTION, THE ABS CONTROL MODULE CAN GENERATE A FAULTY SIGNAL, CAUSING THE ECU TO DISABLE ABS, AND TRACTION CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME SEVERAL TIMES NOW ESPECIALLY DURING THE WINTER WHEN ROADS ARE SLIPPERY AND IT IS NEEDED MOST. THE FOLLOWING IS THE COMMON CEL CODE: 1 FAULT FOUND: 01130 - ABS OPERATION 008 - IMPLAUSIBLE SIGNAL - INTERMITTENT ADDRESS 03: ABS BRAKES (-----) LABELS: 1K0-907-379-60EC1F.CLB PART NO SW: 1K0 907 379 AE HW: 1K0 907 379 AE COMPONENT: ESP MK60EC1 H35 0104. *TR

• 10/17/2014· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 09V333000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DSG GEAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

• 10/13/2012· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN

  TWO OUT OF THE FOUR ENGINE COILS WENT BAD AT THE EXACT SAME MOMENT CAUSING THE CAR TO LOOSE TWO OUT OF FOUR CYLINDERS. THIS MADE THE ENGINE NOT ABLE TO IDLE OR RUN. HAD THIS HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO CLEAR AN INTERSECTION OR SAY MERGING ON A HIGHWAY THE RESULT COULD BE CATASTROPHIC. VW INSISTS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND NOT EVEN COVERED BY IT'S 5-YEAR 60K MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH THESE COILS THAT PROVIDE SPARK TO THE ENGINE, AND VITAL TO IT'S SAFE OPERATION, THEY INSIST THAT ARE ONLY COVERED BY THE VEHICLE'S 3-YEAR 36-K MILE WARRANTY. LOOKING AT VW CHAT LOGS IT CLEAR THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VW GTI FOR NUMEROUS YEARS AND NEEDS TO REVISITED FOR THE 2009 MODEL YEAR. *TR

• 10/06/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS CONTROL MODULE FAULT. SEVERAL TIMES MY BRAKE LIGHT WARNING HAS COME ON, SUDDENLY, AND HAVE LOST ABS FUNCTION AND LOST BRAKING POWER WHILE DRIVING. VERY SCARY ON HIGHWAY. VW SHOP FOUND 7 DIFFERENT FAULT CODES AND COULD NOT GAIN RESPONSE OR CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL MODULE. IT IS ESSENTIALLY DEAD NOW WHENEVER I TURN ON CAR. I HAVE READ DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 2009 VWS. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED AFTER MY EXTENDED 60,000 MILE WARRANTY (68,000MILES NOW) VW WILL NOT COVER ISSUE DESPITE IT BEING ENDEMIC. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THIS IS DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE COVERED BY THE COMPANY AND RECALLED TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

• 10/01/2016· 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

• 10/01/2015· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  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.

• 09/30/2017· SERVICE BRAKES

  FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT, WITH ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL NO LONGER FUNCTION. BELIEVED TO BE FAILED ABS MODULE.

• 09/28/2015· 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.

• 09/27/2015· 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).

• 09/25/2017· POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES

  WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY IN CLEAR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT TRAFFIC,AT ABOUT 45 MPH, SEVERAL LIGHTS CAME ON THE DASH, AND THE TACHOMETER STARTED JUMPING UP AND DOWN I HAD NO ACCELERATION, AND WAS LUCKY TO BE IN A PLACE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I DON'T RECALL IF I TOUCHED THE BRAKES OR NOT JUST BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, AS IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY WHEN DRIVING WITH OTHER CARS ON THE ROAD, BUT THERE WAS NO HARD BRAKING. I WAS JUST DRIVING NORMALLY. IF I TOUCHED THEM AT ALL, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LIGHTLY,.THE CAR WOULD START FINE BUT NO GEARS. TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEIR REPORT SAID "SMALL METAL SHARDS ABOUT THE SIZE OF A GRAIN OF SAND" IN THE TRANS FLUID, AND "IT APPEARS THE TRANSMISSION COMMUTER DID NOT DISENGAGE THE CLUTCH IN USE AS IT ENGAGED THE CLUTCH FOR THE NEXT GEAR AND TRIED RUNNING THE VEHICLE IN TWO GEARS AT THE SAME TIME AT CRUISING SPEED., WHICH IN TURN DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION INTERNALLY AND DESTROYED THE DUAL CLUTCH FRICTION DISCS." I RECENTLY FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE ABS MODULE ON MY VEHICLE. ANOTHER DRIVER (NHTSA ID 10944646) INDICATED THAT WHEN HIS ABS MODULE FAILED, THAT HIS VEHICLE RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTS TO FIRST GEAR, AND IS UNABLE TO SWITCH BACK. HE SAID "WHAT STARTS AS A SIMPLE BRAKE PROBLEM IS NOW AN UNDRIVEABLE CAR". IS THIS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR? COULD MY ABS MODULE FAILURE CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE TRAVELLING AT 45 MPH? SHOULD THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR BE INCLUDED IN THE ABS RECALL PROGRAM? THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND I HAD NO WARNING BEFORE IT HAPPENED. ALSO, IT WAS VERY HOT OUT, ABOUT 90 DEGREES, IF TEMPERATURE PLAYS A ROLE IN THIS SITUATION. I AM MAKING AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE ABS ISSUE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL, BUT VOLKSWAGON IS TAKING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THEY SAID IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I THINK THEY MAY BE RELATED, AND CUSTOMERS NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS A POSSIBILITY.

• 09/23/2019· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  ABS CODE 16352 PRESENT. CAR LOST CONSISTENT ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSISTANCE MAKING FOR VARYING STEERING WHEEL RESISTANCE DURING TURNING. MOST DASH INFORMATION (SPEED, FUEL GAUGE, ETC.) FLUCTUATED. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR ALL VW VEHICLES WITH ABS CONTROL MODULE ISSUES, NOT JUST SOME. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF VW AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SPECIFIC FAULT I THREW WAS NOT COVERED (UNDER EXISTING RECALLS) EVEN THOUGH ALL ABS CONTROL MODULE ISSUES RESULT IN EVENTUAL FAILURE OF DASH CLUSTER AS WELL AS OBVIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS (WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED RESULTING IN ONGOING COSTLY SHOP VISITS).

• 09/22/2015· 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.

• 09/19/2016· STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES

  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.