Brakes complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Volkswagen GTI has 35 NHTSA brakes complaints and 1 brakes-related recall.
35
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated June 22, 2026
16V913000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009-2010 Volkswagen Jetta A5 Sedan, 2009 Volkswagen Jetta SportWagen, ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2026 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed spe... |
| Aug 25, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen GTI. The contact stated while driving 35-40 MPH, the ABS warning ... |
| Apr 18, 2022 | SERVICE BRAKES | I recently purchased this used car and discovered that there is a recall on it. I made an appointme... |
| Jan 1, 2021 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS MODULE HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE DEFECTIVE ON THIS MODEL YEAR VOLKSWAGEN GTI. SOME VINS ARE NOT COVER... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE BRAKE ... |
| Jul 31, 2018 | SERVICE BRAKES | MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION SLOWING DOWN TO A RED LIGHT WHEN THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BREAK LIGHT... |
| Sep 27, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | FLASHING BRAKE LIGHT, WITH ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL NO LO... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIE... |
| May 17, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE JUST STARTED TO ENCOUNTER PROBLEMS WITH MY ABS MODULE. I RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE MODULE AND... |
| Feb 18, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | 16V913. THE MANUFACTURE HAS FAILED TO COVER THE COST OF REPLACING THE ABS MODULE. THE REASON GIVEN W... |
| Feb 10, 2017 | SERVICE BRAKES | AN 25,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER45F2 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V913 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLET... |
| Dec 8, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS MODULE AND PUMP IS FAULTY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE CASE WITH MANY OTHER VOLKSWAGEN GTI SPECIFIC TO... |
| Nov 20, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE ABS PUMP MODULE FAILS ON 2009 CARS REGULARLY. THE ABS, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRACTION CONTROL N... |
| Sep 12, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS CONTROL MODULE IS WELL KNOWN TO GO OUT, VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE FIX FOR LOW MILES, NOT ABLE... |
| Aug 1, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS MODULE FAILURE AFTER 100K MILES. THREE CHIMES, "ENGINE FAULT WORKSHOP" WARNING COMES UP, WARNING... |
| Jun 6, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | SOLID LIGHT IN DASHBOARD / ABS IN ORANGE / BRAKE IN RED WITH 3 BEEPS EVERYTIME I TURN ON THE CAR SO... |
| Jun 1, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE DEVELOPED AFTER 100,000 MILES. |
| May 23, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | I HAVE A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI AND MY ABS LIGHTS ARE ON AS WELL AS ENGINE WORKSHOP FAULT, THREE BEEPS,... |
| Mar 2, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES | THE ABS MODULES ARE FAILING ON 2009 GTI'S AND POSSIBLY MORE YEARS. ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND ESP LI... |
| Feb 29, 2016 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ... |