general problems of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta - part 2

I was driving up a hill in a neighboring town and my car lost all power almost instantly. My ""mdf" read "engine fault workshop" and my glow plug light (since this is a diesel powered vehicle) started rapidly flashing. I was able to shift the car to neutral and coast to the top of the hill, then once reaching the apex of the hill, coast into a grocery store parking lot. My car was completely dead, and I had to tow it to the dealer.

Vehicle abruptly lost power, no control over accleration, had to pull off of interstate to shoulder of road. Car restarted fine. Taking to vw dealer for evaulation.

My car caught fire today. Car was parked while I was at the doctors, girl came into the office asked if anyone had a white car and that it was on fire. We called 911. The fire department put out the fire. Yesterday I recieved a recall notice and I called the dealership today to set up a date to get it fixed. I asked if it was safe to drive. I guess it wasn't. The fire dept. Thinks it might be electrical but the recall was for fuel injectors. The dealership set out a flatbed to tow the car back to there garage. Not sure how it will turn out.

Was told by vw that my engine had failed. This is less than 1 year after my hpfp "exploded" and my entire fuel delivery system was replaced due to contamination.

My 2009 Jetta tdi engine started running rough when I pushed the clutch in while turning into a parking lot 3 weeks ago. I coasted to a parking spot and turned off the ignition. I started the car back up immediately to see if it was going to be ok and it sounded good so I shut it off. When I returned about 45 minutes later, the car started but sounded like it was running on only one or two cylinders and then died. I called a tow truck and it would not start at all when he arrived. The dealer asked if I had ever run gasoline through it. I said 'no, why would I do that?' he said that the entire fuel system needed to be replaced and that vw would pay for this 'one time' even though the warranty has run out. Well, if they are at fault this time, they will be at fault the next time too. My concern is the next time. I drive on a 70 mph interstate 90 miles round trip to work 5 days a week. What are the chances that I will be lucky enough that it did not happen in traffic at that speed the first time and just where will I be when it happens again? if they are replacing this shredded high pressure fuel pump with the same model made of the same materials, it will happen again. Is there ethanol being put into diesel in this country? what about the additives to diesel that are necessary for lubricity that are put in by the different companies? is one or more types of these the culprit? this problem is all over the internet and I hope that vw can come up with a permanent solution before someone is seriously injured - if it hasn't happened already. Meanwhile - still waiting for my car to be returned to me.

Today is April 2, 2011. I was driving my 2009 Jetta tdi on the highway where my engine died on me right before my coil light went off while doing 60+ miles. I had my car towed to the vw dealership in stratford CT. While waiting I started to look up any information on issues related to mine because my car turned only 2 years old March 15 2011. I had heard on the radio on car talk that tdi were shutting down on the highways and that it was being looked into by the NHTSA. I also read dozens of other stories online with related issues which in the end cost them a few thousand to ten thousand to fix on relatively new car. I have read it is due to hpfp needing to be replaced which was damaged when fueled up with incorrect fuel. Basically vw is saying that metal particulates are in the fuel filters and system due to putting gas instead of diesel. They are telling this supposed catch all to everyone with this issue. I have never put anything other than diesel into my car. The warranty is only good up to 50k. I am at 54k. This is an on going issue for Jetta tdi owners and will continue to be an issue when the mileage climbs. This is also a safety issue that I take personally due to a child being in the car at the time of the break down in the middle of the highway. I wanted to write in concern for my own issues with this and other CT Jetta tdi owners of CT/USA. I don't know if you can help but I wanted to try. Thank you very much for your time.

Glow plug indicator symbol flashing on dashboard. I had just left my house so I decided to drive around the block to get back to my house to check on the symbol. Within one block the car lost power, the glow plug indicator came back on (flashing) as did the engine warning symbol. My car could now only clunk forward at about 5 mph. I made it over to the curbside, grabbed my manual, and walked home. I called the vw dealer and he said that he'd seen a couple of cases like this and that the car would have to be towed in. " I had it towed to dealership (this was a Saturday). On Monday I heard that there was a problem with the fuel pump (hpfp) and that the whole fuel system would have to be replaced. Luckily, I was still under warranty. It's a very expensive repair. More luckily, this power failure did not happen on the freeway, which is where I was heading. I could have been killed. . Read more...

Engine dies while at speed, especially when making a sharp turn at intersection. Has occurred roughly 6 times in 7000 miles. Engine also routinely "hiccups" or momentarily dies at about 1800 rpm under light load. Nothing has been done to address the problem.

Ever since my 2009 vw tdi diesel auto was new, I have a problem with hesistation in stop and go traffic that is an emergency. If I suddenly stop, such as the end of the exit ramp on the interstate, and simultaneously turn the wheels to the left or right, then immediately attempt to acceleration, disaster. The car will move into the oncoming traffic (for about 2-3 seconds), then hesitate, leaving me stuck on the path of oncoming traffic! in about 3 to 4 more seconds, it will immediately accelerate, spinning the wheels and move! this has happened on several occasions, nearly placing me in fatal accidents! the dealer will not respond, or even contact the vw main factory/engineering regarding software updates, etc. The engine just momentarily 'goes to idle' before kicking in. It is as if the brakes were applied (in this car, if you touch the brakes, the engine immediately drops to about 600 rpm thru software control). So it appears there is a software problem, not an engine problem. Engine otherwise performs beautifully, and so does the transmission. This has happened on several recurrent occasions, both in hot and cold weather, since sept 2008.

From the first week I owned this brand new Jetta tdi sportswagon (with a manual transmission) it would periodically "faulter" or momentarily lose power at about 38 mph. I drive quite a bit and the problem would occur randomly, perhaps every other day. I've yet to be able to duplicate the problem by recreating the driving conditions, but it always happens at the same speed, right after upshifting. I notified the dealership about the problem right away and they checked it out when I brought it in for it's first service appointment. As expected, the technician was unable to recreate the problem after a short test drive. This vehicle now has over 45,000 miles and the faultering continues to occur every few days.

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Jetta. While driving approximately 35 mph on normal road conditions; the transmission exhibited a pulling sensation and began hesitating intermittently. The failures progressed between 0 to 55 mph and the engine surged while maintaining speed. An authorized technician informed the contact that the problem was a manufacturers design without a remedy. The computerized system code was reset to the manufacturer's service code. The vehicle was inspected by an authorized dealer to further diagnose the failure. The contact had concerns of the safety risk involved. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 150 and the current mileage was 6,500.

I own a 2009 Volkswagen tdi. It now has just over 11000 miles. After only a couple thousand miles on the vehicle, I started noticing that the engine hesitates and in some cases produces severe bucking for maybe 2-3 seconds. During these incidents, the vehicle has less power and this can be a serious problem if one is trying to merge into traffic and suddenly has less power than anticipated to accelerate. The problem unfortunately can't be replicated on demand. It is more off a sporadic occurrence. I have taken the vehicle top the dealership 3 times and each time there is nothing that they can find wrong with the car. There are no error codes that show up when they use their diagnostic tools and they have not been able to replicate the issue. The only thing that was done to try to solve the issue was during the most recent visit to the dealership the fuel was sampled and left overnight in a freezer to check for gelling, I don't think it was sent to a lab for analysis. The fuel filter was also changed. These actions have not corrected the problem.

Vehicle's motor engine's fan would not stop running even after vehicle was shut off causing the battery to run out.