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2009 Volkswagen Jetta electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 107 complaints for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, 8% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
107 8% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
79,000 miles 92 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 1
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 79,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 5 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 18 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 18 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 9 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 13 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 7 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 79,000 miles
Based on 92 complaints that include mileage. 30% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles5
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles18
60k to 80k miles18
80k to 100k miles9
100k to 120k miles13
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles7
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 92 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 fire, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

My VW jetta tdi had many problems since I purchased it. First, we had problems with the injection system imploding. They asked if we ever put in gasoline instead of diesel. I told them absolutely not. They wanted to charge me $6500 because car was out of warranty but service manager got VW to pay for it because I said I was going to get an attorney. On june 27, 2014 we had with an electrical problem where the battery was draining from a short in the radio modulator. The car had 101,348 miles.

Reported at 111,000 miles, January 2015 CrashInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen jetta. While the contact's wife was driving the vehicle, the brake, ABS, and electronic stability control warning indicators illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle exhibited the same symptoms as indicated in NHTSA campaign number: 16v913000 (service brakes, hydraulic, electronic stability control). The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the ABS module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 114,418 miles, April 2018

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