Steering complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2009 Volkswagen Jetta has 25 NHTSA steering complaints and 0 steering-related recalls.
25
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2023 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES | Random unwanted braking action during driving and dangerous steering force to the right side.I had ... |
| May 20, 2023 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I got the car off of some guy for 1600 dollars and I put a lot of money into and I have lights on th... |
| Dec 10, 2021 | STEERING | About 5-6 times my steering locked up as I was mid turn but thankfully only for a second or two but ... |
| Jul 30, 2021 | STEERING | this is the third time i've had issues with the power steering briefly failing on this car. The firs... |
| Aug 10, 2020 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE ABS WARNING... |
| Apr 5, 2020 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FIRST. THEN IT GOT STUCK N NEUTRAL AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND I'M UNABLE... |
| Oct 24, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN A DEER CAME INTO THE ROAD FROM THE RIGHT SIDE. I SEEN THE... |
| Oct 16, 2019 | STEERING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | THE ABS MODULE FAULTING IS A KNOWN AND COMMON PROBLEM FOR THESE VEHICLES. VW HAS A RECALL FOR THE A... |
| Jun 10, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | ABS MODULE RECALL FOR 2009 VOLKSWAGEN MODELS AFFECTED NEEDS TO BE REVISED, FOR THERE ARE LOTS OF CAR... |
| Mar 20, 2019 | STEERING | THE STEERING WHEEL AND IGNITION HAS LOCKED UP AND I CANNOT START MY VEHICLE , THIS HAPPENED WHILE MY... |
| Jan 17, 2019 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | I HAD MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT BECAUSE OF THE RECALL.... |
| Jul 23, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN MY RED BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, A FEW DAYS LATER MY EPC LIGHT CAME ON. AB... |
| Mar 17, 2018 | STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | STARTED WITH KEY BEING VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN ON OR OFF IN IGNITION AND THE STEERING COLUMN LOCK NO ... |
| Apr 1, 2017 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ABS AND ESC ... |
| Jan 29, 2017 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | UNSATISFACTORY RESOLUTION TO NHTSA RECALL NO.: 16V-913 HTTPS://STATIC.NHTSA.GOV/ODI/RCL/2016/RCLRPT... |
| Dec 7, 2016 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | ABS ESP BRAKE STEERING WHEEL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND BEEP AT ANY TIME WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN IG... |
| Nov 30, 2016 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVING AT 25-35 MPH... |
| Feb 24, 2016 | STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | THE ABS MODULE NEEDS TO BE RESTORE OR REPLACE. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD THAT COMES ON INCLUDES EN... |
| Jan 28, 2016 | STEERING,POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS MODULE MALFUN... |
| Nov 25, 2015 | STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),SERVICE BRAKES | HERE'S A VIDEO I MADE THAT SHOWS THE EFFECTS: HTTP://YOUTU.BE/UBG3NMSA75M I'LL JUST BE DRIVING ALON... |