Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Volkswagen GTI has 31 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
31
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated June 25, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2009 AND 2010 PASSENGER CARS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 2008 AND AUGUST 2009. THE WIRING HARNESS OF A ...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | MY PRNDS LIGHTS FLASHING. WHEN I PUT CAR IN D OR R NOTHING HAPPENS. ACTS LIKE ITS IN NEUTRAL. HAPPEN... |
| Apr 10, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE VEHICLE SHIFTED GEARS IN MOTION WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS. PARKED THE CAR IN MAY OF 2017 AND... |
| Mar 13, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR DISENGAGES ITSELF WHEN SHIFTING IN REVERSE I GIVE IT GAS IT SUDDENLY CATCHES GEAR AND ALMOST ... |
| Oct 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | DEFECTIVE TIMING CHAIN TENSIONER WENT AND DESTROYED THE ENTIRE ENGINE THAT HAS LESS THAN 50,000 MILE... |
| Aug 13, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY IN CLEAR CONDITIONS AND LIGHT TRAFFIC,AT ABOUT 45 MPH, SEVERAL LI... |
| Feb 4, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | ABS AND STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS ON PERMANENTLY. BRAKE LIGHT BLINKS ALWAYS. STEERING WHEEL, EPC AN... |
| Nov 17, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I TOOK MY CAR TO GUNTHER VOLKSWAGEN IN FT LAUDERDALE, FL. MY AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIF... |
| Nov 14, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE RPMS REVVED TO A HIGHE... |
| Oct 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | 2009 89,000 MILES. ABS CONTROL MODULE FAILURE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS MY CAR WOULD INTERMITTENT... |
| Sep 6, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT LAST YEAR WITH COMPLAINT #: 10907462. SUMMARY OF THE UNEXPECTED ABS MODULE B... |
| Aug 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS BRAKE MODULE MALFUNCTION... |
| Sep 9, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE J... |
| Aug 12, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | PURCHASED USED 2009 VW GTI WITH DSG TRANSMISSION ON 03 AUG 13. ON 06 AUG 13 UPON BRAKING AND TURNIN... |
| Mar 12, 2012 | POWER TRAIN | PROBLEM OCCURRED OCCASIONALLY, MOSTLY WHEN THE SPEED WAS AROUND 0-30MPH. THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO ... |
| Sep 14, 2011 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND ALL OF TH... |
| Jan 1, 2010 | POWER TRAIN | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN GTI WHICH WAS PURCHASED IN 2009. SHE STATED THAT WHILE THE VEH... |
| Nov 11, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | EXPERIENCING SEVERAL SAFETY ISSUES WITH VW DSG TRANSMISSION IN MY 2009 GTI. FIRST, SHIFTING INT... |
| Oct 1, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | I PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE BEGINNING OF JULY 2009, NOTICED WEIRD SHIFTING BUT FIGURED IT WAS PART OF... |
| Aug 20, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | THE CAR HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR ~20 MINUTES, THEN SAT FOR ~45 MINUTES, AND THEN WAS DRIVEN FOR AN ADDITI... |
| Aug 8, 2009 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR WAS PURCHASED APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO. I FIRST NOTICED AN ISSUE DURING THE FIRST WEEK WHEN ... |