2009 Volkswagen Jetta Body & Structure Problems

MY BRAKES FREQUENTLY SQUEAK . SOMETHING WITH THE IGNITION ALSO SEEMS TO NOT BE WORKING RIGHT WHEN I TRY TURNING ON MY CAR, IT WON'T START THE FIRST TIME(S) OR STARTING IS DELAYED.

THE DOOR LOCKS ON MY 2009 JETTA WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK. THIS CAN CAUSE AN ISSUE WHERE THE DOOR REMAINS LOCKED RANDOMLY, PROHIBITING AN OCCUPANT FROM EXITING THE CAR IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. THIS ALSO ALLOWS THE DOOR TO REMAIN UNLOCKED WHEN ASSUMING IT HAS BEEN LOCKED, LEADING THE CAR TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO UNWANTED PATRONS! *TR

REAR DOOR LOCK FAILURE - UNLOCK CAR USING KEY FOB, TRY TO OPEN BACK DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR, PULL HANDLE, DOOR "DROPS" BUT DOESN'T OPEN FULLY, PULL HANDLE SECOND TIME DOOR OPENS. FROM THE INSIDE TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR PULL ON HANDLE DOOR FAILS TO OPEN REMAINING LOCKED EVEN WHEN DRIVER UNLOCKS MANUALLY. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I TRY TO OPEN THE DOOR BUT FREQUENTLY. I'VE REPLACED DOOR LOCKS TWICE ON REAR PASSENGER DOORS AND THE LEFT DOOR HAS FAILED AGAIN. EACH TIME AT MY EXPENSE! THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AS IT'S CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHEN IT RAINS THE DRAINS IN THE VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GET CLOGGED UP. ONCE THE DRAINS GET CLOGGED THE WATER COMES INSIDE THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR INTO THE ENTIRE FLOOR OF THE CAR. THE FLOOR IS THEN FLOODED WITH WATER. THEIR HAS BEEN A PREVIOUS LAWSUIT THAT WAS SETTLED FOR THE PREVIOUS VW MODELS 97-05 IN 2014. WHEN THE CAR WAS SOLD TO ME NO ONE NOTIFIED ME OF THIS PROBLEM AND HOW TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM. NOW MY LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP WANTS TO CHARGE ME 1000 FOR THIS PROBLEM WHICH SHOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM FROM THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE, REAR DOOR LOCK DOES NOT WORK. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. *TR

I HAVE OWNED VEHICLE FOR 2.5 YEARS, WENT TO CHECK THE STATUS OF THE SPARE TIRE AND FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE WELL WAS FILLED WITH WATER. SEARCHING HERE AND THERE I SEE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE, SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SUNROOF DRAIN TUBES. I BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM A VW DEALER AND HAVE HAD IT SERVICES AT A VW DEALER AND NO ONE HAS MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT THIS. WITH ALL THE ELECTRONICS ON THE CAR THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR OUTAGE. *TR

ICE COLLECTED IN DOOR JAM, REDUCING OPERATION OF DRIVER DOOR. I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN COLD WEATHER. UPON ARRIVAL AT MY DESTINATION, MY DRIVERS DOOR WAS DIFFICULT TO OPEN. WHEN FORCED OPEN I HEARD A LOUD CRUNCHING NOISE. ONCE I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, THE BOTTOM OF MY DOOR WAS DAMAGED AND A LARGE CHUNK OF ICE WAS FOUND IN THE FORWARD PART OF THE DOOR JAM. A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ICE HAD ACCUMULATED. WITH THE CURRENT WEATHER PATTERN, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING DAILY SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. NOW THE DOOR IS DAMAGED ENOUGH IT WILL NO LONGER OPEN PROPERLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL COVER SLIP IN THE AIR BAG HORN AREA WAS DEFECTIVE AND THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD ERRONEOUSLY DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ THE STEERING AIR BAG COVER ALSO SERVED AS THE HORN CONTACT AREA I.E. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE AIR BAG COVER TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG COVER WAS SPLITTING IN MULTIPLE AREAS DUE TO HORN USAGE I.E PRESSING ON THE COVER TO ACTIVATE THE HORN. THE STEERING WHEEL AIR BAG COVER SHOULD WITHSTAND A LIFETIME OF USE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE THE STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG WHICH INCLUDED THE COVER. UPDATED 08/29/13 UPDATED 09/24/13

BACK DOORS RANDOMLY LOCK AND WON'T UNLOCK AS WELL AS REMAIN UNLOCKED AND WON'T LOCK. THIS CREATES CONCERN WITH PERSONAL SAFETY WHEN THEY WON'T LOCK (EJECTION IN CAR WRECK, STRANGERS ENTERING CAR) AND WHEN THEY WON'T UNLOCK (ABILITY TO GET OUT OF CAR IN EMERGENCY). THIS BEGAN AT ABOUT 30,000 MILES (TWO YEARS OLD) AND THEN APPEARED TO RESOLVE ONLY TO BEGIN AGAIN AT 50,000 MILES (3 YEARS OLD). DEALERSHIP TELLS ME IT WILL COST $800 TO FIX AND WHEN IT HAPPENS WITH THE FRONT DOORS IT WILL COST $1500 TO FIX THEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

SUNROOF DRAINAGE TUBES BECAME UNGLUED FROM THE DRAINING NIPPLES THAT ATTACH TO THE PANORAMIC SUNROOF ASSEMBLY CAUSING A LARGE WATER LEAKS EVERY TIME IT RAINED. THE A, B, C, AND D INTERIOR PILLARS AND HEADLINER BECAME SOAKED AS DID THE INTERIOR CARPETS AND OTHER COMPONENTS INCLUDING THE FUSE PANEL BOX AND CENTRAL ELECTRONICS CONTROL MODULE (CECM) BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASH CAUSING INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL SHORTS AND DRIVABILITY ISSUES. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT HAS AFFLICTED MANY VW SEDANS WITH THE STANDARD GLASS SUNROOF AND WAGONS EQUIPPED WITH THE OPTIONAL PANORAMIC GLASS SUNROOF. EVIDENCE OF OTHER FAILURES OF THESE COMPONENTS HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED ON MANY VW ADVOCATE FORUMS BUT NO VW TSB OR RECALL CAMPAIGNS HAVE BEEN ISSUED TO DATE TO ADDRESS THIS DEFECT. THE REPAIR IS VERY COSTLY (4-5 HOURS OF LABOR PLUS PARTS). A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY FOR THIS SAME DEFECT FOR MANY VOLKSWAGEN CARS UP TO 2009 BUT THE SAME DEFECT PERSIST IN 2009 AND NEWER JETTA SEDANS AND SPORTWAGENS WITH SUNROOFS. I URGE THE NTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS SAFETY HAZARD ON AFFECTED VW VEHICLES FROM 2009-2012. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA SPORTSWAGEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS WERE BROKEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOCKS HAD FRACTURED BEFORE AND WERE REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 01/18/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT PASSENGER DOORS ARE NOT EXHIBITING THE SAME PROBLEM. UPDATED 04/19/11

MOST VW JETTA 2009 OWNERS ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE WIND NOISE AROUND THE A-PILLARS ON THE SEDANS. IT IS SO LOUD THE IT GIVES YOU A HEADACHE AND INCREASES DRIVERS FATIGUE. MANY MAGAZINES HAVE WRITTEN ABOUT THE ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD BY VW THAT THEY HAVE A FIX. TO DATE THEY DO NOT. *TR