2009 Volkswagen Jetta: jerking or lurching

Filed Mar 1, 2021 · Brakes, Transmission · 235,000 miles · MI

I have light come on when turn on car and ABS light ccme on jerk the car whn move it itto gear. This does all the time I scared goin get car accident.

Filed Sep 17, 2019 · Brakes, Transmission · 100,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While driving over an hour at various speeds, the vehicle performed roughly and jerked. The brake pedal was applied, but the vehicle slid. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact stated that the failure was similar to the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 09v333000 (power train) and 09v164000 (power train). The failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Mar 4, 2019 · Engine · 90,084 miles · DC

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the check engine and epc warning indicators illuminated upon driving the vehicle. The vehicle began to jerk, stall, and failed to accelerate. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the cam shaft sensor and crank shaft sensor failed. The vehicle was towed to ourisman volkswagen of bethesda (7001 arlington rd, bethesda, md 20814, (301) 750-6100) where it was diagnosed that the cam bridge spring disintegrated and popped out into the engine. The manufacturer stated that they had no knowledge of the failure. The dealer quoted a repair cost of over $5,000. The failure mileage was 90,084.

Filed Feb 18, 2015 · Transmission · 79,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the gears were difficult to shift and the vehicle jerked. The failure recurred on numerous occasions. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 09v333000 (power train). The VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.

Filed Oct 9, 2013 · Transmission · 118,000 miles · PA

Vehicle down shifts hard when coming to a stop and seems to have delayed shifts when accelerator is pressed. Very unsafe due jerking motion when trying to stop or start.

Filed Jun 2, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 55,000 miles · NJ

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.

Filed Oct 29, 2012 · Fuel system · 40,000 miles · TX

Rough acceleration with stalling and lurching, particularly with quick maneuvers. This has been an ongoing problem, just identified by the dealer at the car's 60k service check, so dates and mileage entered are estimated. They found metal filings throughout the fuel system and said that the high pressure fuel pump had been ground up internally. They stated that vw was aware of this issue, although this issue had not been mentioned at two previous visits for fuel changes and servicing by another local dealer. I thought it was just some air in the fuel line. They specifically did not mention anything about a the federal safety agency investigation, which I eventually found on the safercar website (the federal safety agency action number : ea11003). They did say that vw wanted all the parts that they are replacing, including fuel pumps, some lines, fuel filter, and fuel injectors. Work is to be completed on october 30, 2012.

Filed Oct 22, 2012 · Transmission · 54,350 miles · GA

This is my second complaint on this website for the same problem with my 2009 jetta sportwagen with dsg transmission. My mechatronic unit was replaced in july 2012, but it wasn't 2 weeks before the car started back to it's old tricks again. This time the hesitating from a stop, jerking, rolling back and forth when you park, and rolling backward on an incline when shifting into drive from reverse was even worse than before the mechatronic unit replaced. This morning, while backing out of the garage (which is on a slope) when I shifted into drive and lifted off the brake the car quickly rolled back 2 to 3 feet before I could stop the car while narrowly missing our truck's bumper. We went straight to vw and as before their is no code and the fluid is at appropriate levels. There is nothing they can do... Vw customer care was contacted with another case number. It appears that vw is not standing behind their warranty, so I guess we'll have to escalate to the next level.

Filed Jul 3, 2012 · Transmission · 6,500 miles · GA

My jetta sportwagen tdi with dsg transmission was purchased new in may 2009. Within 3 months of purchase, we noticed the car would jerk and slam into gear. Every time we had the car in for service we complained of the "jerk" or "slam". Then, in dec 2009 we received a warranty extension for the dsg tranny from 60,000 miles to 100,000. This obviously showed there were known problems. At all of it's scheduled maintenance appointments, I would mention the jerkiness. The dealership said there was no problems since they never felt it shift funny when they drove it. It wasn't even until 43,000 did anyone ride in the car with me to see! Not once did they hook the car to a computer to run for codes or faults. I did not have a check engine fault code either. We had the tranny serviced per the vw manual at a little over 40,000 miles and that did not help the car. Now, the car tends to downshift while completely stopped, still slams/jerks into gear, rocks back and forth when you put it in park and rolls backwards several feet when you put the car in drive from reverse (in our sloped driveway.) this never happened in the past, but now you have to "power" brake the car to ensure you don't roll back and hit the others in our driveway. Since I was getting no where, I finally called an opened a case with vw customer care. This time when I took the car in for service I mentioned the problem again and referenced my case number. They checked my car out today and said they ordered a new mechatronic unit. The service bulletins showed the exact symptoms that my car was doing, but we never got any help. It wasn't until I opened a case with vw that something was done. We'll see if this new part fixes our problem or not. I love my jetta, just not the crappy transmission!

Filed Jun 14, 2012 · Electrical, Engine · 45,000 miles · CA

First incident in july 2011 but same ongoing issue and at the dealership at least 8 times in 11 months. Currently at the dealership again for almost 3 weeks now. Its always the same "symptoms" but always told its another problem..... As follows: -sputters and jerks -exhaust or gas fumes overcome the car -engine revs but the car wont move, then jolts forward. -stalls when trying to start, it jerks violently making a putting noise as if it can't get fuel then dies. -there's a beeping noise coming from something in the engine when it stalls that no one seems to know what it is. I have replaced: -intake manifold -all fuel sensors -low pressure fuel pump -high pressure fuel pump -melted fuses with unknown cause -two batteries -other smaller items related to fuel system.

Filed Jan 5, 2012 · Engine, Fuel system · 14,000 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled several times without warning. The vehicle would jerk stall and no warning lights would illuminate. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection, but was not repaired. The failure mileage was 14,000 and the current mileage was 15,000. Updated 02/15/12*lj the dealer stated the stalling problem was due to not letting the glow plug warm-up. Updated 02/22/12 updated evoq 06/26/12

Filed Aug 21, 2011 · Fuel system · 35,000 miles · CA

My vehicle experiences brief hesitation during acceleration usually in 3rd gear and it occurs intermittently, sometimes 2-3 times/day and sometimes 2-3 times/week. Sometimes it feels very minor, like the engine was starved for fuel and sometimes it is more severe, and the whole car jerks. I have a manual transmission and have experienced it and reported it to the dealer multiple times with replication only once, when the service manager was riding with me. He ordered a part and replaced it and they have downloaded ECM updates multiple times with no results.