2009 Volkswagen Gli problems, complaints & recalls

2017-02-02 · Service Brakes · 82,000 mi

“i was driving my car on a city street and had to brake hard to avoid another vehicle. when i did my tires locked up and i almost lost control of my car. the "abs", "traction control", and "brake" lights all came on. i realized there must have been a abs system failure so i pulled over to the side of the road. i turned the car off and then back on.…”

2016-09-18 · Service Brakes · 55,000 mi

“here is another dysfunction of the abs module failure. the failure occurred unexpectedly on the day when i was on my way to work. it broke down the first time as i came to a stop, and about to went on the highway. all the dash light came on with terrifying nonstop beeping and the car stalled when i tried to accelerate to move the car to a safer spo…”

2016-09-13 · Service Brakes · 87,000 mi

“abs module failed unexpectedly causing dash lights to come on and totally disabled the abs system. it first started happening while driving, and abs remained disabled until module was fixed and replaced independently. vwoa would not cover failure of the part.…”

2016-07-26 · Service Brakes · 89,000 mi

“abs module failure causing car to randomly lock brakes during cornering/abs activation events. this originally occurred when roads were slippery in winter 2014 (60k on vehicle), continues to grow worse to where it now happens during long slow corners (highway overpasses). repair from dealership costs $2300 (10% of the price of new msrp), vwoa refu…”

2016-07-08 · Service Brakes · 50,000 mi

“yet another abs module failure. clearly a design flaw on the part of vw. the entire dash cluster has malfunctioned. loud beeps on startup. abs light. brake light, stability control light...all lit up like a christmas tree. engine fault - workshop warning. speedometer doesn't work! fuel gauge wildly fluctuates. low fuel warning stays lit even…”

2014-12-21 · Electrical System · 48,000 mi

“my 2009 gli has the same problem the tiguans had in their fuse boxes that lead to them being recalled. the right side lights, main beam, rear light, turn singles do not work after starting the car. …”

2014-11-20 · Steering · 72,000 mi

“i own 2009 vw jetta that has recently developed what i feel is a major safety issue. while driving to work 11/12/14 my abs activated while coming to a stop. within moments of the abs activation the dash emitted three loud beeps and the abs, traction and brake light illuminated (brake light began blinking. the brake system locked momentarily, sendin…”

2014-10-09 · Service Brakes · 85,000 mi

“every time i brake hard or go into a lets say down hill turn at moderate speed my abs, traction control and brake lights light up the dash with 3 long beeps. after that all said components don't work any more until next restart. that morning i got the lights come on in the morning on my way to work and i couldn't just stop in the middle of the high…”