There are 3 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2009 Volkswagen GTIin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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.
I PURCHASED MY 2009 VW GTI ON 5/6/09 WITH 217 MILES ON IT. THESE ARE THE INSTANCES THAT HAVE OCCURRED SO FAR: 1)ON 5/11/2009 AT 610 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME AFTER REVVING ON ITS OWN. IT RETURNED A CODE P0171 'SYSTEM TOO LEAN' WHICH ONCE AGAIN POINTS TO THE INTAKE. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 1 DAY. 2)ON 2/5/2010 AT 19,743 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER STRANGE IDLE SPEED SYMPTOMS. THEY REPLACED MY INTAKE MANIFOLD. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 7 DAYS. 3)ON 3/29/2010 AT 22,114 MILES THE EPC LIGHT CAME ON AND HAD TO DRIVE 30 MILES BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 2 CYLINDERS. WIRING WAS REPAIRED PER TBS #2018652. I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS. 4)ON 9/16/2010 AT 32,910 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER ONCE AGAIN STRANGE IDLE SYMPTOMS. IT RETURNED A CODE P2015, GERMANY WAS CALLED, EVERYONE WAS BAFFLED, AND THEY RESET THE COMPUTER. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 5 DAYS. 5)ON 12/21/10 AT 35,201 MILES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR WAS REVVING ON ITS OWN. THEY REPLACED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD. I WAS WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR 3 DAYS 6)ON 3/26/2011 AT 37K THE CAR WAS REVVING ON ITS OWN, AND AFTER 10 MINUTES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I RETURNED A CODE P0507 'IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM RPM HIGHER THAN EXPECTED' WHICH ONCE AGAIN IS POINTING AT THE AIR INTAKE. SO FAR I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 3 DAYS. *TR
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.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026