2009 Volkswagen Jetta Engine Problems

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65MPH, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER INDICATED STOP! OIL PRESSURE ENGINE OFF! AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP. WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF EXIT. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED FROM HIGHWAY TO REPAIR SHOP. DIAGNOSED TO BE A FAILURE IN THE HEX DRIVE BIT FROM THE BALANCE SHAFT MODULE TO THE OIL PUMP. ALSO CAUSED TURBOCHARGER FAILURE DUE TO LACK OF OIL FLOW. CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED TO REQUIRED SCHEDULE AND HAD NO PRIOR INDICATIONS OF IMMINENT FAILURE.

THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN TO TURN OFF ENGINE - SO WE WERE NOT ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A STOP SIGN, IT STALLED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED FOR AN HOUR BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE TIMING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SENSOR, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

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.

FIRST MY CAR HAD TROUBLE TURNING OVER AFTER A MISFIRE. THEN WHILE DRIVING THE CAR (IN MOTION) AS I WAS COMING TO A STOP THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND FEEL AS IF IT WAS LUNGING FORWARD. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE VW SERVICE CENTER WHICH WAS NEARBY. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME IT IS A TIMING ISSUE WHICH I SUSPECT TO BE THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER.

2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA WOLFSBURG 2.0TSI TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FAILURE. AT 109K MILES THE CAR WOULD NOT START IN THE AM TO GO TO WORK. THIS HAPPENED ON 12/23/16. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER AND RECEIVED PHONE CALL FROM SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER HAD FAILED. THE ENGINE WILL NEED BETWEEN $3600 AND $5500 TO REPLACE THE ENGINE COMPONENTS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH TO CALL VW CUSTOMER CARE BECAUSE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THEY MAY HELP WITH THE REPAIRS. VW TOLD ME THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. GOT A SECOND OPINION FROM A MECHANIC THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY EMPLOYED BY VW AND HE VERIFIED THE DIAGNOSIS. THE CAR IS STILL SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY WITHOUT BEING REPAIRED. I HAVE SINCE FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY LARGE ISSUE THAT GOES BACK TO THE 2008 MODEL YEAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS PERTAINING TO THIS ISSUE. ONE CASE FILED IN NEW JERSEY IN MAY 2016 HAS JUST HAD ANOTHER HEARING ON MAY 9TH 2017 WHERE THE SUPREME COURT OF NJ HAS AGREED TO LET THE CASE GO FORWARD STATING THERE IS ENOUGH EVIDENCE SHOWING VW AT FAULT. I HAVE DOCUMENTATION FROM THE DEALER AND CAN PROVIDE THAT ONCE I AM BACK AT MY HOME. ANY HELP THE MANY CONSUMERS THAT OWN VW AND AUDI VEHICLES WITH THE 2.0TSI ENGINE FROM 2008-2013 CAN GET WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. RESEARCHING VW 2.0TSI TIMING TENSIONER ON THE INTERNET WILL BRING UP THE HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PAID UPWARDS OF $10K TO HAVE ENGINES REPAIRED ON CARS THAT HAVE AS LITTLE AS 30K MILES ON THEM. THE VW SERVICE MANUAL DOES NOT MENTION THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER NEEDING SERVICE AT A PARTICULAR MILEAGE.

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT IDLE FOR APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES. FIRE STARTED UNDER THE HOOD AT UNKNOWN LOCATION. INITIAL SMELL OF "SOMETHING HOT" WAS FOLLOWED BY SMOKE THROUGH VENTS. NOTICED SMOKE BETWEEN HOOD AND WINDSHIELD. PAINT ON HOOD BUBBLED IN APPROXIMATE LOCATION ABOVE OIL CAP / DIESEL PARTICULATE FILTER. SHUT ENGINE OFF AND EXITED THE VEHICLE.

ENGINE REAR MAIN SEAL FAILED ON 80,000 MILES. ENGINE OIL LEAKING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT FAILED TO START AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,020.

WE HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE STALLING OUT WHILE DRIVING. IT STARTED WITH THE EPC LIGHT COMING ON SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT THE LIGHT DOES NOT STAY ON AND THERE HAS BEEN NO CONSISTENCY TO THE OCCURRENCES. HOWEVER, NOW, THE CAR WILL STAY RUNNING FOR LONG AND STALLS OUT SHORTLY AFTER STARTING. THE EPC COMES ON SOMETIMES, BUT NOT EVERY TIME THAT IS STALLS OUT. TODAY I TOOK THE CAR FOR A DRIVE AROUND THE BLOCK, AS SOON AS I GOT IT BACK HOME, IT STALLED OUT. FROM THAT POINT ON THE CAR WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING FOR MORE THAN 15 SECONDS.

ENGINE FIRE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSE UNKNOWN.

JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP 2 MONTHS AGO. WE HAVEN'T EVEN PUT 2,000 MILE ON THE CAR YET AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TALKED TO MY MECHANIC AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR AND HE TOLD ME THESE CARS ARE NOTORIOUS FOR MAF SENSOR FAILURES AND THAT IT IS NOT AN EASY FIX. IN FACT HE WON'T EVEN WORK ON THIS PROBLEM DUE TO HIS PAST EXPERIENCES WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. NOW I HAVE TO TAKE IT TO VW AND THEY WILL HAVE TO REPLACE TO WHOLE THROTTLE BODY AND REPROGRAM THE ECU. KINDA FUNNY HOW MY MECHANIC WARNED ME IF THIS PROBLEM AND WASN'T EVEN TIME FOR AN OIL CHANGE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. SEEMS LIKE VW HAS AN ISSUE WITH THIS PROBLEM AND THE FACT THEY HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM SUCH AS RECALL OR OFFER CHEAP SOLUTIONS AND CHARGE OVER 1000$ TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAS TO BE DONE AT VW TO RESET THE ECU TELLS ME THEY ARE DOING THIS ON PURPOSE TO MAKE AS MUCH MONEY AS POSSIBLE ON REPAIRS THAT SHOULD ONLY COST A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS... COMPLETELY NOT SATISFIED WITH VW WILL NEVER BUY ONE AGAIN, WILL NEVER RECOMMEND ONE TO ANYONE IN FACT WILL CAMPAIGN TO BOYCOTT VW AT ALL COSTS!!

STOPPED AND LEFT THE LINE AT A GREEN LIGHT WHEN OUR 2009 JETTA TDI SPUTTERED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP AND GIVEN AN INVOICE FOR $5500 FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE PUMP, WHICH IS IDENTIFIED A KNOWN ISSUE BY VW UNDER A SELF-IMPOSED EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NEVER UNDER A RECALL. AS I WAS TOLD BY VW CUSTOMER SERVICE, SINCE THERE WAS NEVER A CATASTROPHIC ISSUE TO OUR VEHICLE PRIOR TO 120K MILES, INSTEAD AT 124K MILES, THE SAFETY ITEMS WERE NOT IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN SLOWING ITSELF DOWN. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPM INDICATOR WENT UP BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP PAST 45 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK VERY HARD THE REST OF THE WAY. WHEN I TOOK IT FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR, THE CODES P2431 AND P2432 INDICATED A FAULTY SENSOR IN THE AIR INJECTION SYSTEM PRESSURE SENSOR. I WAS TOLD THAT VOLKSWAGON WAS AWARE OF THE PARTICULAR PROBLEM, WHICH HAS OCCURRED IN A HIGH NUMBER OF VEHICLES AND THEY IN FACT RECOMMENDED AN UPDATED VERSION OF THE INJECTION HOSE AND SENSOR. THIS WAS A $350 REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES AND ACCORDING TO VOLKSWAGON A COMMON REPAIR. I DON'T THINK IT'S FAIR THAT CONSUMERS SHOULD ABSORB THE COST OF THIS TYPE OF REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT NOTICED A FUEL ODOR FROM THE TRUNK AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE EXHAUST FLAP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE BACK FROM THE DEALER, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE ENGINE EXHAUST FLAP FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 136,000.

WE WERE DRIVING ON DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CARS LIGHTS STARTED BLINKING AND THEN CAR STOP RUNNING AND STOPPED DEAD IN THE ROAD. COULD NOT GET IT STARTED AGAIN. IF IT HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY I AM SURE I WOULD NOT BE TYPING THIS WE WOULD BE IN HOSPITAL OR WORSE. WE HAD TO GET OUT AND THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING TO GET IT TO SIDE OF ROAD. I AM ELDERLY AND DO NOT HAVE ALOT OF STRENGTH. WE HAD TO PAY EXTRA TO AAA TO TOW IT SINCE WE WERE FAR AWAY FROM DEALER. THE DEALER CALLED AND SAID THERE WAS METAL SHAVINGS IN FUEL LINE AND COMPONENTS. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THE SAME THINGS HAPPENING TO OTHER CARS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE HELP FIX BEFORE SOMEONE DIES HTTP://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/VOLKSWAGEN/JETTA/2009/CAR-STALL-PROBLEMS.PHP CAR STALL PROBLEM 2 FAILURE DATE: 10/25/2012 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. *TR

VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF DURING TRAVEL, DUE TO FUEL FILTER BEING CLOGGED BY METAL DEBRIS. THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP FAILED EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THE WELDS ON THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP HAD DETERIORATED, RESULTING METAL DEBRIS TO CIRCULATE THROUGH COMPLETE INJECTION SYSTEM. AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FLUSH OUT THE INJECTION SYSTEM IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IF A REPLACEMENT COULD BE FOUND. A REPLACEMENT WAS FOUND AND THE CURRENT ENGINE INSTALLED HAS THE SAME HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP, AS A REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ONLY TO DEALERSHIPS. COST OF REPLACING ENGINE - $8,500.00. *TR

2009 VOLKSWAGEN - JETTA TDI - 2L, IN-LINE4 (120CL) DIESEL * A PREVIOUS CLAIM WAS SUBMITTED LACKING INFORMATION, PLEASE DISREGARD. VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT OFF DURING TRAVEL, DUE TO FUEL FILTER BEING CLOGGED BY METAL DEBRIS. THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP FAILED EFFECTIVELY ENDING THE LIFE OF THE ENGINE. THE WELDS ON THE HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP HAD DETERIORATED, RESULTING METAL DEBRIS TO CIRCULATE THROUGH COMPLETE INJECTION SYSTEM. AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED ATTEMPTS TO FLUSH OUT THE INJECTION SYSTEM IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE BEST COURSE OF ACTION WAS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IF A REPLACEMENT COULD BE FOUND. A REPLACEMENT WAS FOUND AND THE CURRENT ENGINE INSTALLED HAS THE SAME HIGH PRESSURE INJECTION PUMP, AS A REPLACEMENT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE TO INDEPENDENT SHOPS, ONLY TO DEALERSHIPS. COST OF REPLACING ENGINE - $8,500.00. *TR

I WAS DRIVING OUR 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTSWAGEN TDI ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE GLOW LIGHT CAME ON. I STOPPED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING AND STARTED SMOKING. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED BUT DID NOT KNOW THE REASON. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER THE ENGINE WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS HAD ALL OF THE RECOMMENDED SERVICES WHICH WERE DONE BY THE DEALER INCLUDING ALL OF THE OIL CHANGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE INJECTOR CIRCUIT IN CYLINDER 1 FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.