The vehicle's engine stalled while traveling down the roadway at approximately 35 MPH. The vehicle's electrical system continued to operate (driving lights, interior lights, power steering and power brakes) during this time. Engaged emergency flashers and coasted vehicle to a stop at the nearest parking lot. After placing transmission into park, vehicle restarted with no further incident.
2009 Volkswagen Jetta engine complaints
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When coming to stop at a red light, there was an engine fault workshop warning message and a blinking yellow glow plug warning light. When the light turned green, the car felt sluggish, needing extra throttle than usual to get to 35mph. After stopping at the next red light, the car was stuck in first gear (only 30 seconds after the warning light), and I could only get to 10mph in a 35mph zone. Turning on my hazard blinkers, I was lucky that there was a dedicated left turn lane into a parking lot, otherwise I would not have been able to safely pull over to the right shoulder from the left lane before the engine died.
Check engine light and glow plug indicator light illuminate and engine goes into limp or safe mode. Has happened twice and dealer cannot find problem.
I was stuck on a busy intersection because my car wouldn't lock onto the gear. All gears on the control panel where flashing. Upon later research, I was told that the dsg gave a false-neutral.
I drove home from work on 9/28/2013 got off the freeway, came to a stop at end of offramp and the first warning lamp came on indicating a glow plug failure. It continued to run and I drove to a nearby parking lot at approx. 50% power, parked, cycled the ignition from on to off and back on again. This cleared the fault temporarily, I drove toward home and within another 2 miles the same glow plug fault returned along with the check engine symbol and a warning indicating workshop was needed. The following day I bought a code reader, read the codes and found several logged, some of which im certain were residual faults from the actual cause of the failure which was indicated by a recurring "low fuel rail pressure" fault. I have called the dealer which instructed me to look at the fuel filter and aided by an online tech info blog I inspected the high pressure fuel pump actuator for metal debris. The fuel filter inspection showed small, trace amounts of metal dust while the fuel pump inspection showed larger and more substantial metal shavings under the actuator. The inspection of the two components are indicative and inline with similar findings that prove high pressure fuel pump failure, it should be noted that no trace of gasoline was found in this system and only clean diesel fuel was present during inspection. Fuel filter was just changed in aug 20 2013 at same time as timing belt where hpfp drive gear was retorqued. I now have a car that is not functional and I'm not happy. I bought a diesel for longevity and high fuel economy not this.
Car is a jetta tdi (diesel engine). Engine warning light appeared while driving, approximately 50 yards later while slowing down the engine failed and would not restart. Car was stopped at intersection on a busy 5 lane road at 5:30 pm with cars coming from behind and around at speeds of 45+ MPH. Sheriff came to divert traffic to prevent a wreck and allow tow truck to tow car safely. Dealer states that high pressure fuel pump failed, ruining fuel system, quotes potential repair cost of $8,500. Filled fuel tank 5 miles prior to incident with 11 gallons of diesel fuel (reputable fuel dealer, almost always use this dealer). There was no warning prior to the incident -- no rough engine or stalling or trouble of any kind. Car is driven by only one driver and is well maintained, has never been fueled with anything but diesel from reputable dealers. Car is usually driven on the freeway (dealer recommended it specifically for a long freeway commute). Lucky that it didn't stall at high speed on freeway.
The exhaust flap is sticking in the open position, thus causing warning light on dash to come on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and to a mechanic, who determined that one of the pressure sensors in the exhaust system had failed. The dealer replaced both sensors because it was impossible to replace just one. The mechanic spoke with the manufacturer, but was told that there was not a repair available. The failure and the current mileage was 143,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the air sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.
Vehicle began stalling at stops at about 55000 miles. Vehicle at complete stop, take foot of brake and it either (1) rolls then moves forward, (2) lurches/shutters and moves forward or (3) stalls before putting foot on gas. The stalling has become more frequent in the last month and on may 31 2013, the vehicle stalled multiple times and on one occasion did not restart after approximately half dozen attempts but finally managed to restart. The vehicle is going in for service to hopefully identify and fix this issue on june 3 2013. The lurching forward can be drastic and the potential for "jumping" forward into another car and causing an accident is now a real concern.
My engine check light came on, followed by the glow plug light and then my engine stalled and died 30 secs later. My hazard lights, dashboard lights, etc functioned, but I could not bring the engine back to life. Policeman suggested it may be a fuel pump, because when I tried the accelerator pedal while trying to start the car, it did not help. I had 3/4 tank of diesel still in my tank and I always fill at the same pump which has a yellow handle and says "diesel" and I am the only one who has filled the tank on this vehicle.
We were driving our 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi down the highway at 65mph on friday may 24, 2013 when suddenly the car began to shake and shudder violently. It was very scary and then it seemed that the power was coming in and out. Because of the sudden shaking and loss of power, I had to very quickly pull to the side of the road, to avoid causing an accident on a heavily congested highway on a holiday weekend. The vehicle is always serviced by the dealership (including all oil changes) and is up to date on all pertinent maintenance. The dealership has diagnosed the vehicle with a failed high pressure fuel pump (hpfp) and has accused us of somehow allowing metal into the diesel fuel (they even had some metal "samples" to show me at their service counter, how bizarre). I went back to the fuel station where we last filled up and spoke to the manager, who said there have been no reports of any issues related to contaminants of any kind in their diesel fuel. We are stuck with a $6,000 bill for a dealer-maintained car that has ~83,000 miles on it and is just over 3 years old, in addition to the fright of a violent loss of the vehicle's power, at highway speeds.
On wednesday 5/22/13 I was driving my 2009 vw jetta tdi at about 45mph when all the sudden the check engine light came on, the glow plug light started flashing, and engine fault workshop came up on my display. The car lost power and wasn't running right. I immediately stopped the car and called my local vw dealership to see if the car was safe to drive. (warning if this happens to you do not drive the car no matter what the dealership says!!!!!) the vw dealership said it was safe to drive the car to the dealership since all the warning lights where orange and not red. The car had very low power while driving to the dealership and eventually died. I then towed the car to the dealership and after 2 days got the dreaded call that the hpfp(high pressure fuel pump) had failed and sent metal shrapnel throughout the entire fuel system . Vw is telling me this is going to cost me $7,000 to fix which is absolutely absurd since vw is very aware of this problem and has covered the costs for other people when this has happened. I don't think it is right that a 4 year old car with 80k miles on it should have a repair cost this high. There should be some sort of fail-safe on the hpfp that when it fails it does not send metal shrapnel throughout the fuel system. I am currently writing letters to the dealership and to vw america to let them know my disappointment in their product. This problem is happening way to often to not have a recall on this car. I also find it funny that the dealership made a call to vw of america before they called me to tell me what was wrong sounds like they know there is a issue here.
The same thing has occurred approximately 10-15 times now. While driving, it is as if the car goes into neutral, and applying gas does nothing. It is extremely dangerous because there is no warning that it is about to happen, and if it were to occur while pulling out in traffic, we would be stuck in place with no way to accelerate and get out of the way of traffic. The car was taken to the dealership and they could find nothing wrong and our money for the diagnostic was spent and solved nothing. It has been inconsistent, sometimes not happening for weeks at a time, but in the last 5 days it has happened approximately 5 times. It is an extremely dangerous problem and should be taken care of asap!
Driving up a mountain highway, the car lost all power (even with the gas pedal to the floor). Once pulled over, the vehicle wouldn't start again. The high pressure fuel pump in the tdi failed catastrophically and sent metal shrapnel throughout the entire fuel system.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who performed a diagnostic test which located the failure within the exhaust control module. The dealer replaced the exhaust module under the warranty; however, the failure was not corrected. The exhaust system control module failed again. A second diagnostic test was performed by a local mechanic which located the failure in the exhaust sensor which made it impossible for the exhaust emission gate to open or close. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was repaired and the exhaust flap door was lubricated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 110,000.
Car stalled again after new exhausted flap was installed (1ko-253-691-e ) . As per other older complaint odi # 10476791.vw paid $646 for new part but refused to pay labor $183.93. Now on the new exhaust flapper they gave me a new part free,but it cost me $529.63 for new sensors along with labor for the install. Per the auto shop there has been a lot of changes in this part . The customer is engineering this part for vw.
My 2009 jetta sportwagen tdi has experienced a disturbing no-start condition several times. Cranking the engine did not result in a start. Only after repeated cranking (5-10 times) did the car actually start. First it would not start several times, then start and die immediately, and finally start, run very rough,and then smooth out its idle. This entire sequence (which has happened at least 4 times in the last month, to varying degrees) occurred in the december-january time frame, with the first incident occurring when temps were right around freezing, with precipitation (rain-snow mix) and high humidity. At least 2 times, the vehicle simply died suddenly while driving, when I took my foot off the throttle and revs dropped down to idle. In addition, the car has displayed a solid check engine and flashing glow plug light, which have come and gone several times (intermittently: one day they will be on, the next day not). The last symptom to report is a p0638 obdii code (throttle body out of range). This code, however, could be a false indication that is related to the number of failed engine start attempts? I took the car to the dealer, and they could not figure out what the problem is. I have a strong indication to suspect, after researching others' experiences on several online forums, that this may be related to the accumulation of water and/or ice in the intercooler, which then either blocks the airflow or becomes ingested into the intake. My symptoms are consistent with those reported in the volkswagen technical service bulletin (tsb) # 21 11 06 / 2025464 - frozen air charge cooler. However, when I presented this tsb data, along with report of my symptoms to the dealer (after they inspected the car and could not find anything) they told me that they could not help me, since the vehicle is out of its warranty period.
My vw jetta had sat for a few days in a indoor parking space in the midwest during winter december to be exact. When I started the car, it started weak, then gave an error on the display of "engine fault workshop.". The cat continued to drive, but lacked power and seemed to surge. After I returned home, I disconnected the lower intercooler hose to find a large ice formation and water restricting the outlet of the intercooler. This problem can cause major engine damage and is caused.by the exhaust gases and water vapor freezing in the intercooler. Every vw with this style intercooler setup has potential for this problem. It should be recalled do to its severity. Also, there is a tsb already written for the "fix". But vw has not informed anyone, nor will take care of the problem for anyone beyond the 36000 mile warranty. Even though this is a design flaw.
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 low rail fuel pressure caused by failed high pressure fuel pump. This failure caused metal shavings to be dispersed throughout entire fuel system. I'm told that the hp fuel pump, low and high pressure fuel regulators, and tank fuel pump all must be replaced along with a complete removal and cleaning of all fuel system components. Estimated cost to repair is between $7,000 and $10,000. This car is a diesel tdi.
I was driving on the interstate, at about 68 MPH, when the engine completely shut down without any warning whatsoever. The car, having a manual transmission, was still in gear and slowed down very quickly without any warning to other drivers (no brake lights). I tried to push in the clutch and coast to the shoulder, and successfully made it off the highway. The car restarted, and I made it a few miles towards the dealer before it happened again, luckily on a low-traffic street. The car was towed the rest of the way towards the dealer and diagnosed as a failed high pressure fuel pump, causing catastrophic fuel system damage. The fuel rail, injectors, pump, tank, and all lines will need to be replaced as the result of the pump failure caused bits of metal flakes to circulate about the fuel system. The diagnosis and listed repairs were determined by the volkswagen dealer.
Car stalled 5 times over a two day period duel to a failure of the fuel pump. Dash board warning said "engine fault workshop" and glow plug warning light came on. Owner manual said to bring into shop soon. Dealership found metal shavings throughout the fuel system that was caused by a failed high pressure fuel pump. The warning lights first came on when their was a near empty condition in the fuel tank. I have heard that this has happened to others when fuel is low. Cost for repair would have been around $6000, but vw warranty covered this. If this stall had happened on the interstate it would have been very dangerous. As it was I had a police car push me out of an intersection during rush hour to a safe spot.
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 high pressure fuel pump failure of the diesel engine. This is the second one to go bad first one at 135380 miles and now at 228605 miles only 93225 miles on repair job. Vw repaired the first one, replaced entire fuel system at no charge, do to faulty hpfp. Even though this pump has less miles they will not help with repair cost. Both times car died at a major intersection and had to be pushed to side of road.
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 contamination. System was properly primed on fuel filter changes. Used a ross-tech cable and software. Repair is expected to be about $7000.00. Previous diesel 2001 model was still running with 332,000 miles when this one was purchased. Tdiclub.com website has noted many of these failures, search hpfp, high pressure fuel pump. Vw is not furnishing pumps designed with the us diesel fuel quality in mind. Vw needs to correct this problem, there have been a lot of these failures.
Car flashed engine malfunction, died soon after, will not start up again.
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 malfunctioned. The failure mileage was 115,986. Updated 11/14/12*lj updated 11/15/12
Traveling on interstate 10 from tallahassee, the car engine suddenly stopped running. After drifting onto the shoulder the engine light was on and the glow plug light was on. There were no indications of any problem prior to the engine stopping. No indicator lights came on, no sputtering, no loss of power etc. After many attempts to restart with no success, it was towed into marion florida. They could not tell what was wrong and I had to have it towed to the closest dealer in valousa ga. There they found metal pieces in the fuel filter and said this was going to be a major repair. Please contact me if you need more information about this incident.
2009 jetta volkswagen tdi, with only 50500 miles on it. The car died in the middle of intersection at 35mph. This was during rush hour traffic. In the car was me 32, my wife 36, my daughter of 8 years old and son of 2 years old. It was a very scary event. I had it towed to the nearest vw dealership. It took them 3 days to look at this car and after I called 15 times, they told me that this fuel pump had been slowly breaking down inside the fuel tank, running through the lines and into the injectors. They have told my this could be extremely expensive. I have always used clean diesel, and filled up at new gas stations. This was just today I spoke with them, and I have done some researching and found this to be called hpfp issue. From as many cases I have seen posted on the internet, this should definitely be a recall.
Started my car for the second time that day, nothing out of the ordinary. About a mile away I experienced the car shutting down. I downshifted into second, turned back on but when I gave it gas it sputtered. I was on the side of the road for 1.5hrs waiting for tow truck. Mechanics computer describes the problem as low fuel pressure.
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 hardware downstream of the pump are scheduled for replacement
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