Other complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Volkswagen GTI has 35 NHTSA other complaints and 0 other-related recalls.
35
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated June 17, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2020 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THE ABS MODULE, I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE VW OF MURIETTA CALIFORNIA DEALER TO... |
| Jun 8, 2018 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | WITHOUT WARNING, THE ABS MODULE IN THE CAR FAILED, GIVING WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH AND MAKING THE ... |
| Nov 20, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING LIGHTS FLASHING,SPEEDOMETER STOPS WORKING ,FUEL GAUGE STOPS WORKING. STEERING WHEEL MO... |
| Aug 25, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ABS CONTROL MODULE. ABS LIGHT, TRACTION LIGHT AND BLINKING E-BRAKE LIGHT. NO TRACTION CONTROL OR ABS... |
| Aug 21, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I GOT A RECALL FOR THE ABS MODULE FOR MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO VOLKSWAGEN I WAS ... |
| Feb 13, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ... |
| Feb 8, 2017 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | WHEN I BRAKE SOMETIMES THE BRAKES LOCK UP, ABS LIGHT COMES ON, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHT COME... |
| Dec 1, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED... |
| Nov 4, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | FIRST OCCURRENCE ABS AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ON DASH MOMENTARILY WHILE ON FREEWAY. SECOND OCCUR... |
| Sep 12, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ABS MODULE FAILURE AFTER 90K MILES. RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM FUNCTI... |
| Aug 14, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | AT ROUGHLY 11PM AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM THE GYM THE CAR STARTED BEEPING AND THE EPC LIGHT C... |
| Aug 12, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AROUND A CURVE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES ... |
| Jul 26, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, "ENGINE WORKSHOP" ERROR CODE FOLLOWED BY ABS, ESC, "BRAKE" TRACTION CONTROL,... |
| Apr 27, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | BEGINNING AROUND 55K MILES (CAR WAS APPROXIMATELY 6 YEARS OLD) I OCCASIONALLY WOULD EXPERIENCE A CHI... |
| Mar 21, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN I HAD TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND MY ABS, BRAKE... |
| Feb 9, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | ABS MODULE FAILURE. WHEN I DRIVE DURING SNOW AND WINTER AND MY CAR STARTS TO SLIDE MY DASH LIGHTS UP... |
| Jan 15, 2016 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | THE ABS PUMP AND MODULE DIED ON MY '09 VW GTI AT JUST OVER 50000 MILES. WHEN ABS OR TRACTION CONTROL... |
| Dec 15, 2015 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | HELLO, I RECENTLY LEARNED ABOUT THE RECALL THAT VOLKSWAGEN HAS FOR 2009-2010 GTI'S. THE RECALL WAS ... |
| Nov 9, 2015 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | PURCHASED THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALERSHIP. BECAUSE I LIVED IN THE D.C. AREA, I DIDN'T DRIVE I... |
| Nov 2, 2015 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. DRIVING DOWN TH... |