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2009 Volkswagen Jetta engine and engine cooling problems

72 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta8% of all complaints for this model year.

72
Engine and Engine Cooling complaints
8%
share of all complaints
37,183 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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…

    filed Apr 30, 2015

  • While driving on a 3 lane road my vehicle lost power and showed a warning message of "engine fault". It had about 50% power for approximately 30 seconds and died. The vehicle was towed to vw dealer and they report that it was the high pressure fuel pump failure with complete fuel system…

    filed Jan 29, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.