2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen problems
NHTSA has received 30 complaints about the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen, and 30% of them involve brakes. After that come electrical system (17%) and stability control (17%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 30 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 107,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 4 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 20 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 107,000 miles.
None of these complaints report a crash, fire, injury or death. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 100% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 6 model years of the Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen with enough data (4 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta sportwagen. The contact stated that the speedometer failed without warning. In addition, the ABS indicator illuminated and the fuel mileage sensor failed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS module failed, and the ABS cord was burned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v913000 (electronic stability control).
Took vehicle for ABS system module recall service. Dealer said ABS pump also broken, but was not covered repair under recall. Would cost additional $2320 to fix. As a result, vehicle ABS system still not functional. Unsafe.
VW refusing to complete ABS module recall because ABS module already has fault codes stored. The point of the recall is to repair or replace the faulty ABS modules, but in our case, since the module already contains fault codes, the dealership and VW corporate are refusing to perform the safety recall