2009 Volkswagen GTI Brakes Problems

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH, the ABS warning light, traction control warning light, and the brake warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V913000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic, Electronic Stability Control). Upon reprogramming the ABS module, the dealer informed the contact the ABS module failed the diagnostic test and needed to be replaced; however, the dealer informed the contact that he had to pay for the repair even though the recall remedy stated that the ABS module replacement was free of charge. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000.

I recently purchased this used car and discovered that there is a recall on it. I made an appointment for the recall service. Prior to the appointment, the ABS warning light came on while driving the car. I took the car to University Volkswagen. They charged me for a diagnostic on the ABS system and have advised that the ABS module needs to be replaced and that I must have that done, before they can address the recall. I asked the service advisor if the issues with the ABS system were due to the recall issue, and he told me it was difficult to say. I escalated the issue, and they still tell me that I have to pay $3000 to replace the ABS module before they can do the recall work. It seems that if the ABS failure is due to the recall, that it should not be up to me to pay for the ABS module so that they can test the ABS module. Can you please help me with this situation, or advise me what steps to take next?

ABS MODULE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE ON THIS MODEL YEAR VOLKSWAGEN GTI. SOME VINS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT USES THE SAME ABS SYSTEM AND ABS MODULE THAT HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE. ALL VINS THAT USE THIS ABS MODULE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL AS THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT WITH AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO YOUNG VOLKSWAGEN LOCATED AT 191 COMMERCE PARK DR, EASTON, PA 18045, (610) 991-9100, HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO CIOCCA VOLKSWAGEN OF ALLENTOWN LOCATED AT 1346 LEHIGH ST, ALLENTOWN, PA 18103, (610) 890-7050, WHERE AN UNKNOWN SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS PERFORMED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION SLOWING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT WHEN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BREAK LIGHTS CAME ON AT THE SAME TIME. I RAN DIAGNOSTICS AND ALL 4 ABS SENSORS FAILED. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE MIGHT BE A PROBLEM WITH THE GROUNDING CONNECTION OR THE ENTIRE ABS MODULE IS FAULTY. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THE CAR MAY THINK THE TIRES ARE SKIDDING ON DRY PAVEMENT, COMPUTE A FALSE POSITIVE, AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN THE DEALERSHIP FOR ALMOST TWO WEEKS AND I WAS PROVIDED NO LOANER CAR IN THE MEAN TIME. ATTACHED YOU WILL FIND DIAGNOSTICS REPORTS WHEN I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND PRICE REPAIRS, VWS OWN WEBSITE RESULTS FOR RECALLS UNDER MY VIN NUMBER, VW ACTUAL SPECIFIC RECALL POLICY, AND THE NHTSA RESULTS CONFIRMING THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL FOR MY SPECIFIC VIN NUMBER. VW ACTION CODE IS 45F2. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS 16V913.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WARNING INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,663.

I HAVE JUST STARTED TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH MY ABS MODULE. I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE MODULE AND TOOK IT IN TO AN AUTHORIZED VOLKSWAGEN DEALER ASAP. LEFT THE CAR WITH THEM FOR A DAY IN HOPE TO RECEIVE NEWS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ORDER MY MODULE AND HAVE IT COMPLETED IN A FEW DAYS. I WAS WRONG. THEY CALLED ME AND CLAIMED THAT IT WAS NOT GOING TO BE COVERED IN THE RECALL. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW SOMETHING SO CRITICAL TO THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD WILL NOT BE REPLACED, EVEN WHEN THERE IS A RECALL ON THE PART. MY CAR ABSOLUTELY FREAKS OUT WHILE DRIVING. I LOSE MY SPEEDOMETER, MY STEERING IS NOT AS RESPONSIVE AS IT SHOULD BE AND MY DASH CLUSTER FREAKS OUT. I'M PERSONALLY SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO KILL OR INJURE OTHER PEOPLE OR MYSELF WHILE DRIVING THE CAR I NEED TO GET AROUND TO WORK, AND RUN DAILY ERRANDS. I SCANNED MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH MULTIPLE PEOPLE AND SYSTEMS AND RECEIVED A CODE U0121 WHICH READ CONNECTION FAILURE IN ABS MODULE AND WAS TOLD THE MODULE MOST LIKELY DOES NOT HAVE GROUND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SO MANY 09 VW VEHICLES, YET I'VE READ SO MANY FORUMS AND HAVE TALKED TO SO MANY OTHER 09 VW OWNERS WHO SAID THEIR CARS "DID NOT QUALIFY" FOR THIS RECALL AS WELL. THE DEALER QUOTED ME 1,300 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I'M LOST AT WORDS ON HOW I HAVE A RECALL ON AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM WHICH IS A MANUFACTURE ERROR AND I HAVE TO PAY 1,300 TO REPLACE IT OR GOOD LUCK WITH WHATEVER ACCIDENT YOU MANY GET IN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON FREEWAYS, CITY STREETS, AND THE SCARIEST PART IS COMING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN WHICH I HAVE TO DRIVE 5 DAYS OUT OF THE WEEK FOR WORK. THIS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND ONLY A FEW ARE BEING TAKEN CARE OF WHILE THE REST HAVE TO PAY OR GOODLUCK.

16V913. THE MANUFACTURE HAS FAILED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE ABS MODULE. THE REASON GIVEN WAS THAT ALTHOUGH MY VIN IS COVERED, THE ABS MODULE PART NUMBER IS NOT ON THE LIST OF PARTS THAT ARE COVERED. MY CAR HAS EXPERIENCED ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF RECALL NUMBER 16V913 AND THE SOFTWARE UPDATE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE.

AN 25,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER45F2 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V913 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE SUMMARY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES, A FAULT WITHIN THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM (ABS) MAY CAUSE THE MODULE TO FAIL DURING ABS AND/OR ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL(ESC) ACTIVATION. THIS WILL CAUSE WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, BRAKE AND THE ESC SYSTEMS TO ILLUMINATE. SAFETY RISK IF THIS HAPPENS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM RELATED VEHICLE STABILIZING FUNCTIONS (ABS/ESC) MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND COULD LEAD TO A CRASH CAUSING INJURY AND/OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. REMEDY TO HELP CORRECT THIS DEFECT, YOUR AUTHORIZED VOLKSWAGEN DEALER WILL UPDATE THE ABS CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE WITH IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC CAPABILITY TO DETECT INSUFFICIENT PCU GROUND CONNECTION. ABS MODULES WITH INSUFFICIENT GROUND CONNECTIONS WILL BE REPLACED. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WILL TAKE LESS THAN AN HOUR TO COMPLETE; IF THE ABS MODULE REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, THIS WORK CAN TAKE UP TO A FULL DAY TO COMPLETE. THE RECALL REPAIR WILL BE PERFORMED FOR YOU FREE OF CHARGE. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD MODULE DID NOT FAIL IN A WAY THAT VW WOULD COVER THE REPLACEMENT COSTS.

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

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.

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

ABS MODULE FAILURE AFTER 100K MILES. THREE CHIMES, "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" WARNING COMES UP, WARNING LIGHTS FOR ABS, ESP, STEERING, BRAKES, EVERYTHING. HAPPENS RANDOMLY, OFTEN ON TURNS, GOES BACK TO NORMAL AFTER A WHILE EXCEPT FOR ABS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A STANDARD PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR/MODEL.

SOLID LIGHT IN DASHBOARD / ABS IN ORANGE / BRAKE IN RED WITH 3 BEEPS EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE CAR SOMETIMES GETS COMPLICATED EITH EPC LIGHT AND "TAKE TO THE SHOP" ENGINE MSLFUNCTION

ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE DEVELOPED AFTER 100,000 MILES.

I HAVE A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI AND MY ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AS WELL AS ENGINE WORKSHOP FAULT, THREE BEEPS, CHECK ENGINE, EPC AND TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHT. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MAKE AND MODEL AND YEAR OF VEHICLE. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED UPON ASAP. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

THE ABS MODULES ARE FAILING ON 2009 GTI'S AND POSSIBLY MORE YEARS. ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ESP LIGHTS UP AND STAYS ON FOR THE REST OF THE DRIVE, AND THE CAR HAS NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS. ITS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT HAPPENS WHILE TURNING OR BRAKING, AND HALFWAY THROUGH THE BRAKES LOCK UP SENDING THE CAR INTO A TWIRL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS DURING RAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHICH TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, IT WOULD DELAY IN RETURNING TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. UPDATED 06/29/16*LJ

ABS MODULE IS GOING OUT, CAUSING THE TRACTION CONTROL TO TURN OFF , ENGINE LIGHT TO TURN ON, ASSISTED STEERING TO TURN OFF AND ABS TO TURN OFF. IT IS ALL INTERMEDIATE TURING OFF AN ON. THESE WILL ALL TURN ON AND OFF WHILE DRIVING AND OR PARKED. HIGHWAY OR IN TOWN.