My 2009 jetta tdi engine started running rough when I pushed the clutch in while turning into a parking lot 3 weeks ago. I coasted to a parking spot and turned off the ignition. I started the car back up immediately to see if it was going to be ok and it sounded good so I shut it off. When I returned about 45 minutes later, the car started but sounded like it was running on only one or two cylinders and then died. I called a tow truck and it would not start at all when he arrived. The dealer asked if I had ever run gasoline through it. I said 'no, why would I do that?' he said that the entire fuel system needed to be replaced and that vw would pay for this 'one time' even though the warranty has run out. Well, if they are at fault this time, they will be at fault the next time too. My concern is the next time. I drive on a 70 MPH interstate 90 miles round trip to work 5 days a week. What are the chances that I will be lucky enough that it did not happen in traffic at that speed the first time and just where will I be when it happens again? If they are replacing this shredded high pressure fuel pump with the same model made of the same materials, it will happen again. Is there ethanol being put into diesel in this country? What about the additives to diesel that are necessary for lubricity that are put in by the different companies? Is one or more types of these the culprit? This problem is all over the internet and I hope that vw can come up with a permanent solution before someone is seriously injured - if it hasn't happened already. Meanwhile - still waiting for my car to be returned to me.
2009 Volkswagen Jetta engine complaints
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2009 vw jetta. Consumer states problem with engine line *tgw the consumer stated the engine light illuminated and the vehicle stalled.
Egr valve failure on 2009 volkswagen sportwagen tdi - at 38000 miles the emissions check engine light came on in my car, and the mechanic diagnosed it as an egr valve problem. This is a required part of the emissions control system, and volkswagen has declined to offer a fix for it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta sportwagen tdi. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH, he briefly lost engine power. There were no warning lights illuminated and after pumping the accelerator pedal, the engine resumed power. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. No repairs were made to the vehicle. The failure mileage was 83,500.
2009 tdi jetta exhaust flap failure just after warranty expiration. The local dealer indicated this is a common problem prior to the redesign on the exhaust flap (change from aluminum to stainless steel). Dealer wants $600.00 to replace the part. Upon inspection of the flap, the mechanics of the flap (not the motor or sensor portion), but the flap itself have bound up. Numerous accounts of this issue were found on-line.
Today is april 2, 2011. I was driving my 2009 jetta tdi on the highway where my engine died on me right before my coil light went off while doing 60+ miles. I had my car towed to the vw dealership in stratford ct. While waiting I started to look up any information on issues related to mine because my car turned only 2 years old march 15 2011. I had heard on the radio on car talk that tdi were shutting down on the highways and that it was being looked into by the federal safety agency. I also read dozens of other stories online with related issues which in the end cost them a few thousand to ten thousand to fix on relatively new car. I have read it is due to hpfp needing to be replaced which was damaged when fueled up with incorrect fuel. Basically vw is saying that metal particulates are in the fuel filters and system due to putting gas instead of diesel. They are telling this supposed catch all to everyone with this issue. I have never put anything other than diesel into my car. The warranty is only good up to 50k. I am at 54k. This is an on going issue for jetta tdi owners and will continue to be an issue when the mileage climbs. This is also a safety issue that I take personally due to a child being in the car at the time of the break down in the middle of the highway. I wanted to write in concern for my own issues with this and other ct jetta tdi owners of ct/USA. I don't know if you can help but I wanted to try. Thank you very much for your time.
Engine abruptly stalled entering large multi-lane intersection, as engine repair light came on. Suddenly inoperative power train on the vehicle without any prior warning. Tdi diesel powered vehicle. Towed to dealership and diagnosed with hpfp (fuel pump) & fuel system failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH, the engine warning light illuminated and the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle then began jerking abnormally before stalling. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 70,000.
On march 7, 2011 our volkswagen jetta tdi model year 2009 stalled abruptly while driving at low speed. This was a first occurence.
Glow plug indicator symbol flashing on dashboard. I had just left my house so I decided to drive around the block to get back to my house to check on the symbol. Within one block the car lost power, the glow plug indicator came back on (flashing) as did the engine warning symbol. My car could now only clunk forward at about 5 MPH. I made it over to the curbside, grabbed my manual, and walked home. I called the vw dealer and he said that he'd seen a couple of cases like this and that the car would have to be towed in." I had it towed to dealership (this was a saturday). On monday I heard that there was a problem with the fuel pump (hpfp) and that the whole fuel system would have to be replaced. Luckily, I was still under warranty. It's a very expensive repair. More luckily, this power failure did not happen on the freeway, which is where I was heading. I could have been killed. Please see this string of complaints about the fuel pump failure - which so far vw is denying is a problem: http://www.tdi-issues.com/hpfp-cases-tac68/. Also, please pursue this as a safety issue and consider a recall. There has been no guarantee from vw that this repair will not stop the problem from occurring again. When my car is repaired, I will still feel unsafe, since vw will not admit the part was faulty and will not clarify that they have replaced the hpfp with a new, improved version.
While driving to work, the engine malfunction dashboard light illuminated while making a left turn, traveling about 20 MPH, with slightly less than 1/2 tank fuel from the same filling. The left turn where the malfunction occurred was the last 1/2 mile of my ~15 mile commute to work. Immediately after observing the malfunction light, I could hear a metal-on-metal grinding sound coming from under the hood. The engine did not stop running though the grinding noise persisted for the remaining 1/2 mile of my commute. After turning the car off in the parking lot, I contacted my vw dealer and informed them of the problem. They recommended I try driving the car to the dealer for service, which is about 15.5 miles from my workplace. I stayed at work for the next 3 hours, and around midday set off to drive the car to the vw dealer. The car started, but the grinding noise persisted and the engine malfunction light illuminated within 1 minute of starting. At the same intersection where the problem had originally started, 1/2 mile from work, I was forced to stop at a red light. While stopped, the engine operation became very rough and the engine stopped running. I was able to restart and lightly accelerate when the light turned green, but the car stalled after about 10 seconds, though I had enough momentum to get out and push the car into a parking lot. I had the car towed to the vw dealer. The dealer reported that they found shards of metal throughout the fuel system, especially in the fuel pump. They quoted me vw's statement about gasoline contamination of diesel fuel, and implied that I may have incorrectly fueled the car. However, they took a fuel sample from my tank and reported that it was normal diesel with no signs of contamination. They agreed to replace the entire fuel system. The car has run normally since repairing.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact was driving approximately 25 MPH when there was a slight loss of engine power and the glow plug warning indicator light illuminated. The warning indicator remained illuminated until the engine was turned off. The contact was able to continue driving. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where they detected that improper fuel was consumed in the fuel tank. The vehicle was then towed to another dealer for a second opinion and the technician informed that the fuel system would need to be replaced. The repair was performed on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000. Updated 04/12/11*lj updated 04/13/11
Was driving on residential street, approximately 25-30 MPH, and car just lost power and stalled. After a few minutes it could start again - but the vehicle would not move, even if gas was pushed down. After a week at the dealership - they said it was the throttle. My car would not start before (after only having the car for approximately 7 months and approximately 2000 miles) - and after having it towed to the dealer, they just said the fuel was gelling. But they did do a computer upgrade and said there "particles in the fuel line" that they cleaned out and said I may have gotten "bad fuel". 1 week after my 40000 mile routine maintenance check - my glow plug light went on and I had to have a sensor replaced.
Car has stuttered when accelerating from stop since purchasing with 12 miles. On 12/21/2009, car lost power and stuttered at speed on interstate highway. The road immediately climbed a hill. With accelerator to the floor, the car dropped to under 60 MPH and I shifted from 6th to 5th. Car still kept decelerating so I shifted to 4th. Fortune provided a rest area as the car got to about 45 MPH on the interstate. After parking, car stalled while idling. Starting engine would roughly idle at 1/2 of the idle RPM for about 5 seconds before stalling. After 4 tries, I let the car sit for 10 minutes and it restarted without further incident. The car had diesel purchased in upstate ny in the winter, presumably a winter blend. The incident happened in va in 30+ degree temperatures, so presumably gelling of the fuel was not the problem. Additionally, on 12/17/2010, car started but would not rev above 1500 RPM even while out of gear. Would not go more than 10 MPH. I assume it is the fuel system but the vw dealer claims everything is fine with the car.
(2009 vw jetta tdi) engine stalls when trying to take off from stop. Has happened a total of four times, car only has 32,000 miles.
From the first week I owned this brand new jetta tdi sportswagon (with a manual transmission) it would periodically "faulter" or momentarily lose power at about 38 MPH. I drive quite a bit and the problem would occur randomly, perhaps every other day. I've yet to be able to duplicate the problem by recreating the driving conditions, but it always happens at the same speed, right after upshifting. I notified the dealership about the problem right away and they checked it out when I brought it in for it's first service appointment. As expected, the technician was unable to recreate the problem after a short test drive. This vehicle now has over 45,000 miles and the faultering continues to occur every few days.
My 2009 jetta sportswagon tdi has stalled several occasions rounding corners as I downshift from a higher gear to a lower gear. I generally run the vehicle around 1700-1800 RPM and as I make the turn around the corner to slow down I am in the process of downshifting and the car stalls out while the clutch is engaged. This has happened randomly 4 times to me. The first time I thought I might have accidentally shift into a higher gear and stalled the engine, but since it has repeatedly happened and since I have owned a standard transmission vehicle since 1986, and have been driving standard vehicles since 1980 I have to question that it is something else besides my ability to drive.
I was driving my car when suddenly the engine quit,and all error messages came up. It was right in front of a busy intersection. I was unable to restart when tried at least 3 times. I waited about 5 minutes and then I was able to start. The service did not find anything wrong. I am worried that it can happen again and I will be not as lucky as this time to avoid someone hitting me from the back as the car unexpectedly just stops.
We have had this car for less than two months. The day before we traveled about 45 minutes away and used the highway. The car was fine. The next day, when traveling on the highway at about 70mph our 2009 jetta sportwagen tdi suddenly lost power about 30 to 40 minutes into the trip. The gas pedal did not respond to being pressed. Our vehicle was slowing down. It was like the car died and we were coasting. Five to ten seconds later it was like nothing happened. The car resumed power. It has not happened again. We took it to the dealer and they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it.
Engine dies while at speed, especially when making a sharp turn at intersection. Has occurred roughly 6 times in 7000 miles. Engine also routinely "hiccups" or momentarily dies at about 1800 RPM under light load. Nothing has been done to address the problem.
I recently purchased a 2009 volkswagen jetta tdi diesel car with a 6 speed manual transmission and 20,000 miles. I have notice that the car is extremely easy to stall when attempting to accelerate in first and second gears. It seems the injection timing may be too far advanced. I have driven lots of similar older model diesel cars in europe and elsewhere without any such problems. I do not know what to do to correct the problem. I have noticed that you must speed up significantly in first gear before shifting to second. The engine seems to be unable to lug at a low rpms.
I have a 2009 vw jetta tdi. I was in my work parking lot. Started the vehicle, backed out driving out of the parking lot when the engine stopped and turned off. I coasted the vehicle into a parking spot. Turned it off and restarted the vehicle. No lights came up and it started with no problem. I advised dealership of the problem and they checked it out and said it was ok, and to call if it occurred again. It has not.
1-hallmark coolsprings volkswagen in nashville tennessee used improper oil in my 2009 jetta tdi. I did not discover this until after the improper oil had been in the vehicle for over 7000 miles. This is documented on their service report. The vw technical supplement entitled: 'jetta, jetta sportwagen equipped with tdi engine, model year 2009' which was included in the owner's manual of this vehicle states:'if you use engine oil that does not expressly conform to volkswagen oil standard 507.00, very serious and very expensive damage to your vehicle's engine will occur.' it goes on to state: 'failure to use engine oil for your diesel engine that conforms to volkswagen oil standard 507.00 can cause engine failure on the highway that can cause a crash and serious personal injury.' 2-now I have no alternative but to drive the car, paranoid that what the owner's manual says will happen to happen and hope the engine does not lock up and cause me to wreck and hurt myself and/or someone else. 3)- volkswagen of america will not help do anything about this and neither will hallmark volkswagen. They basically say to disregard the owners manual - I believe they are in violation of the magnuson moss act if the oil specified in the owners manual doesn't really have to be used to avoid engine damage, resulting in a vehicle accident.
My 2009 jetta tdi sportwagon with 12,000 miles would not start one day. I attempted to jump start and pop start the car, both failed to start the engine. It got towed to nearest vw dealer. They stated that the starter failed, so they replaced it. After replacing the starter, the car was still not fixed and they discovered condensation in the intake system. They stated that vw was not sure what was causing the condensation, seeing as I drive 100 miles per day, but it was now running to factory specifications, so the service manager stated " so we are calling it fixed". Another tdi was also in the shop for this same problem. I was told that vw can not guarantee or provide anything to me in writing stating that when my factory warranty runs out, and this problem occurs again, that it will be covered. I requested vw to extend my warranty but they stated that they do not provide that to customers.
Ever since my 2009 vw tdi diesel auto was new, I have a problem with hesistation in stop and go traffic that is an emergency. If I suddenly stop, such as the end of the exit ramp on the interstate, and simultaneously turn the wheels to the left or right, then immediately attempt to acceleration, disaster. The car will move into the oncoming traffic (for about 2-3 seconds), then hesitate, leaving me stuck on the path of oncoming traffic! In about 3 to 4 more seconds, it will immediately accelerate, spinning the wheels and move! This has happened on several occasions, nearly placing me in fatal accidents! The dealer will not respond, or even contact the vw main factory/engineering regarding software updates, etc. The engine just momentarily 'goes to idle' before kicking in. It is as if the brakes were applied (in this car, if you touch the brakes, the engine immediately drops to about 600 RPM thru software control). So it appears there is a software problem, not an engine problem. Engine otherwise performs beautifully, and so does the transmission. This has happened on several recurrent occasions, both in hot and cold weather, since sept 2008.
2009 vw tdi jetta. Engine runs rough, sutters at certain points and lacks power. Will sometimes stall in traffic. Have documented with dealers. Vw america refuses to answer. Vw has software fix, but will not apply it to vehicle. Do people have to be killed before these people pay attention.
My vehicle didn't start after 12 days of sitting, it also had a rough start (no start followed by driver assisted start) after sitting for about 9 hours. I believe the rough start was a related to the no start. Date of no start: 12/29/10 location: philadelphia offsite airport lot mileage: > 20,000 got my 20k service two days prior to parking it on dec. 17. It snowed 22" on the 19th and then throughout the rest of the days it would thaw, freeze, rain etc. It rained approximately 3" during that time. Got back dec. 29th at night. The engine tried to crank once and then didn't do much afterward. Had it towed to the dealer (vw of langhorne) and they found water in the cylinders by removing the glow plugs and manually cranking the engine. After a couple of days messing with the dealer they finally dried out the engine and found water in the intercooler lines. Ran fine until 2/1/10. Dealer had me pay for their time because "the only way this could happen is if I drove through a puddle or if it was in a flood". They are wrong. The parking lot is not valet (I kept my keys) and they have a snow removal service. Snow was not plowed into or on top of my car. No other water damage was seen in or on the vehicle anywhere else. Date of no start: 2/01/10 location: northeast of philadelphia mileage: 21,000 codes: none known significant weather before no start: cold, dry took to dealer (what was done): no ambient air temps: high 36 (f) low 21 (f) jetta started fine in the morning 6:30am. Left work at 6:00pm and did not start. The sequence: 1) crank but didn't turn over 2) got it to turn over and start about 1 min later, no message on mfd 3) kept foot on accelerator in neutral at about 1300 RPM for 30-60 sec. 4) ran fine on 30 min drive home this is an unsafe condition that could result in significant problems if it takes a long time to get a tow in the winter.
Windshield wipers system failed in snow storm. Parts replaced complete loss of engine power while driving in traffic. 8 times this has happened. Dealer can not find cause. No start situation, twice. Dealer can not find cause. Transmission noise. Dealer can not find cause, will replace transmission if noise continues.
2009 jetta tdi has an issue with sudden loss of engine power. Usually 100% reproducible in warm climate usually happens within the first few minutes of starting engine while traveling at 30mph at 2k rpms while holding a steady speed. Car will suddenly jerk and lose power one time then the remaining time will be without issue. On at least two occasions while pulling out into traffic the car has intermittently lost all power for a few seconds almost resulting in certain personal injury accidents. This was due to the fact that after starting the car I took a phone call before entering traffic. I feel that this is a temperature/time related problem as the time I was on the phone would about equal the time that when I normally would have left the lot the car would have had the hiccup/stutter. Numerous complaints about this particular issue can be found on the internet and this has been documented that vwoa has been called about this but seems to not want to do anything to rectify the situation.
We were traveling in branson, mo. From our home in east texas when there was what sounded like a single muffled pop from the engine compartment. The glow plug lamp started blinking and the check engine light came on and I think it was blinking also. At the time I was traveling about 30 MPH. And I had just started up a steep grade. Also, about the time the glow plug light started blinking, the mfd displayed the "major engine malfunction" message. The engine lost power but did not stop and I was able to go about 300 yards to a safe place where I could pull off the street out of traffic and park. The vehicle was towed to the volkswagen dealer in springfield, mo. (springfield volkswagen) fault code thrown was p0299. It was determined that a coupling on a line going into the turbocharger had not been adequately tightened during assembly of the engine and the hose had come loose disabling the turbocharger and the engine.
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