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2009 Volkswagen Jetta repairs by problem area

Engine (44%)

Transmission and Drivetrain (6%)

Brakes and Traction Control (5%)

Suspension and Steering (6%)

Electrical and Air Conditioning (24%)

Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (8%)

Other (8%)

Chart based on 288 repairs.
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2009 Volkswagen Jetta engine repair cost distribution

$2500+ (3%)

$1000 - $2499 (12%)

$500 - $999 (9%)

$100 - $499 (27%)

< $100 (49%)

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Chart based on 102 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.

2009 Volkswagen Jetta

Engine not specified

86000 mi

US $1000
Replace fuel filter casing and fuel pressure regulator. 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Wagon

turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD

112000 mi Heater core needs replacing for ~$1000. Parking it until Fall and the VW TDI buyback 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Wagon

turbocharged 105hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 7-speed automated manual FWD

90500 mi

$1000
Oil leaked trough the cylinders. 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

twincharged 140hp 1.4L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD

13320 mi Fan disintegrated, severing coolant line. Coolant leak encountered. Fans assembly, shroud and coolant line replaced. 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed manual FWD

99000 mi

US $342
thought i picked up water from recent fill-up, but turned out to be weak coil pack on cylinder 2. had all replaced along with anual state inspection. 
33000 mi

US $74
Misfire on cylinder 2 Replaced coil pack 
11000 mi Small leak in oil line. Coupling replaced. 
35000 mi "Engine Failure" on display, but shop was unable to find problem. 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD

36000 mi

US $1100
Replaced defective intake manifold Motor mounts broken 
81840 mi

¤125
had previously taken to dealer.. "hard starting" repalced coils,charcoalfilter, crap. no go..this time around changed purge valve..problem solved. but car was terrible to drive. took it back in. cleaned spark plugs. so far so good. 
89640 mi

¤300
vacuum hose leak. fixed. engine oil changed at teh same time 
112220 mi

¤750
Fuel control unit replaced Timing belt and v belt and water pump 
130820 mi

¤1700
Low Coolant light was always showing up for the last 5 years. Got it fixed. Most hoses had to be replaced. But nature of the repair process meant that it was replaced one by one depending on which ones gave out. COVID induced logistical delays made it a long repair 
139500 mi

¤400
Breather valve and intercooler needed to be replaced/ repaired. I took the car in because of a shuddering feeling. After these repairs I still felt the shudder and took the car back and they identified it to be a bad fuel injector which they replaced free of charge 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed manual FWD

108000 mi

US $5400
Turbo actuator, PDF,  catalytic converter. 
110000 mi

US $259
Exhaust sensor needed replacing. 
76000 mi

US $460
EGR valve / filter 
45000 mi Car hesitated intermittently at 30 and 40 mph since new. One software update helped. Latest fixed it. 
63000 mi The car wouldn't start. It was towed to the mechanic, and he replaced the battery and repaired some wires. One week after the battery was replaced, a light came on indicating a problem. A glow plug had failed. 
63300 mi

US $200
Water intrusion in the turbo inner cooler unit froze into a block of ice about 10 inches long. It will require a new charge air cooler which will be installed by the dealer. VW will be paying for it. 
63000 mi Turbo inter cooler was replaced. Apparently this is a problem on TDIs from 09 to 12. Volkswagen isn't issuing a recall, but will replace them for free if you complain and if it causes damage. 
63300 mi

US $280
Another damaged glow plug replaced. Check engine light came on a week after inter cooler replaced. Pretty sure the battery and both glow plugs were damaged by the ice in the inter cooler. 
64000 mi After the glow plug was replaced, the check engine light came on before I got home. They needed to replace three rods in the engine that had been damaged by the ice from the intercooler. The check engine light came on when I picked it up after the engine work. I took it back within a couple of days and they discovered that a sensor in the exhaust area was damaged and replaced it. 
85200 mi

US $494
An O2 sensor was not functioning. 
57660 mi

C $652
Turbo flap between the catalytic and muffler 
110000 mi

US $65
Intake manifold adjustment motor went out of adjustment range. Bought special aftermarket part and correct problem 
57000 mi

US $10
Flap motor linkage binds in TDI, causes Check Engine light to come on. Repair is to either replace motor and linkage, or install 8mm "E" Clip to keep linkage in place. 
75000 mi

US $5
P2015 code. Air flap actuator not working properly. Required removal and self modify per Youtube video. 
113000 mi

US $75
Added block to intake manifold flap motor to limit travel. Did not initially remove check engine light, for P2015 code, but a few months later it went out. 
86000 mi Plastic link to movable guide vane in intake manifold failed. VW required Replacement of intake manifold plus link. Kudos to VW because they ponied up most of the cost even though car was out of warranty. 
105000 mi

US $200
Vacuum line failed. 
190000 mi

US $2250
Engine mount replacement 
190000 mi

US $5540
High Pressure Fuel Pump failure (causes need for complete fuel system replacement). 
190000 mi

US $1400
Replace HPFP, hard fuel lines, fuel rail, fuel injectors, timing belt, water pump, and oil pump hex drive. 
80900 mi Quinked hose at diesel temperature sensor. Sensor was also replaced. There was a hole on the intake side. 
75000 mi

US $100
Soot catcher was plugged due to too many short trips and no chance to burn off deposits 
79300 mi

US $400
Check engine light diagnosed as defective cylinder pressure sensor. No noticeable symptoms except warning light. 
17000 mi Complete failure of fuel system and high pressure fuel pump sent debris throughout. $10,000 repair cost covered by warranty. 
5000 mi Doors would intermittantly unlock and lock while driving. Also the sunroof would not close initially when knob turned. Ignition switch ordered. Ignition switch replaced and no further issues to date 
20000 mi Car had to be towed due to a bad MAF sensor 
21000 mi Check engine light. Dealer reported codes to VW who instructed them to update the ECM firmware and replace the engine wiring harness, which sounds too much like my first repair to be coincidental. 
22200 mi This is a followup to the previous trip. In the first trip, the ECM was flashed. In this trip, the engine wiring harness, which had been ordered, was installed. 
30000 mi Check engine light with flashing glow plug indicator. No performance symptoms. Turned out to be a bad exhaust temperature sensor. 
66800 mi

US $850
Replaced exhaust temperature sensor and throttle control valve 
86000 mi

US $220
Exhaust backpressure valve would not open to 100% condition. Max opening was 98% which threw a code. VW's replacement valve was stainless steel instead of the OEM aluminum piece. Total cost of parts was $220. 
104000 mi

US $240
High pressure fuel pump failure. Fuel injectors, tank, rail, pump, and all lines needed replacement. 
21000 mi Diesel glow plug was replaced 
11000 mi

US $67
Major Oil Leak. Dealer informed me that "someone" unscrewed the cap to my oil filter. I believe it was not properly torqued during the oil change 800 miles earlier, but they angrily denied that this was possible. Car had to be towed into the shop. 
24000 mi Minor oil leak at the filter. Replaced oil filter flange. 
49000 mi The exhaust flat was replaced due to defect. This is a pattern failure for this vehicle. CEL P047F was the error code 
50500 mi

US $450
Auxiliary fan was replaced due to defect. Exhaust pressure sensor failed, and replaced. 
79000 mi

US $250
Both cooling fans failed. Intake Manifold failed. 
12000 mi Intermittent rough idle. Batch of cars with bad injector pumps. VW replaced some under warranty, trying to stiff a lot of others with cost of replacing whole fuel system, about $9k. A number bought back, but owners must agree not to post about it. 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 140hp 2.0L I4 Diesel 6-speed automated manual FWD

134000 mi

US $1000
CYL#1 MISFIRE DUE TO MALFUNC FUEL INJECTOR, N30. N30 REPLACED TWICE, HARNESS WAS OVERLAYED, GLOWPLUG WAS REPLACED, NO HELP. ECM, J623, WAS TO BE REPLACED. SUSPECT DEAD BATTERY CAUSED CORROSION IN ECM. TRADED IN FOR 2013 JETTA SE. ECM $1,200. 
57300 mi CEL on. Exhaust manifold recall. 
69300 mi

US $100
Fuel leak. 
110300 mi

US $250
Exhaust pressure sensor replacement. 
120200 mi

US $70
Intake manifold P2015 code. Installed P2015 Repair Bracket from dieselgeek.com. Pressure sensors integrated into the glow plugs failed on 2 glow plugs. Replaced all 4 glow plugs. 
11000 mi Exhaust flap electrical failure Replaced exhaust flap which had electronically failed 
27000 mi Fuel line dampeners (TSB). Computer flash to fix cold starts (TSB). 
86300 mi

US $2000
Turbo sensor went bad. Car went into limp mode and was drivable to repair center 
26000 mi There were shiny metal particles inside the fuel filter canister and on top of fuel filter. VW instructed dealer to clean fuel filter canister, install new filter and re-inspect for metal contamination in about 4k miles at 30k miles. 
30000 mi Some metal specks were still visible in the fuel filter but was significantly less than the previous trip. Could have been remnants of previous metal specks. 
44000 mi Car would not start. Towed to dealer. High pressure fuel pump failed and relaxed. 
56000 mi Replaced faulty engine wiring harness and one glow plug. 
77000 mi

US $100
Loose injector wire 
121700 mi Replaced exhaust flapper 
125000 mi

US $591
Check engine light was on and glow plug light was flashing. Replaced exhaust gas temperature sensor. 
79000 mi Diesel fuel pump failed with metal fragments throughout fuel system. 
16000 mi Turbo pressure sensor went out. Was replaced under warranty. Car would run but was running rough and was unreliable. 
30000 mi ECU flash per VWoA TSB 
42780 mi

C $50
Cooling fan was reporting a failure to the technician but I was unaware of the issue before the service. Check engine light for a failed glow plug or sensor on the glow plug. Computer reset attempted but issue remains. 
21700 mi Sporadically car wouldn't crank. Dealer said loose wire found. 
25000 mi Exhaust gas sensor ordered 
121000 mi

US $343
02 sensor in exhaust failed, replaced both just to be sure. 
123000 mi

US $4300
The Diesel Particulate Filter failed. Had to be replaced, along with other very expensive parts!! 
66700 mi

US $1200
Turbocharger failed. 
70000 mi Brought car to dealer to diagnose check engine light; dealer identified #1 converter as failed and requiring replacement. Estimate $6,000. Sold car. 
40000 mi

US $432
Faulty diesel glow plug on #4 cylinder gave engine warning light on instrument panel. Glow plug had to be replaced so that vehicle could pass California smog test. 
42200 mi

US $300
Rust inside the fuel filter housing. Replace filter housing. 
88725 mi

US $34
Replaced intake manifold due to faulty actuator. Done under extended emissions warranty otherwise I would have footed the bill. 
78000 mi Intercooler for the turbo was completely iced up on the inside. Intercooler was thawed out and all water was blown out of the track. Still waiting on the parts necessary to modify the car in compliance with the TSB. 
99000 mi Had a kit installed to replace the existing intercooler with an updated intercooler and some sensors and vacuum hoses to fix the intercooler icing up issue mentioned in a technical service bulletin under warranty. 
25000 mi The check engine light came on and was a P048C error which has to do with a failure to open an exhaust flap for burning extra particulates with a diesel engine. 
28000 mi The solenoid controlling the emissions flap on the particulate filter would get stuck (according to the CEL codes). Replaced flap assembly. 
39000 mi CEL with code indicating glow plug malfunction. 
39200 mi

US $147
One of the glow plugs went out and had to be replaced. 
49000 mi

US $330
Pressure sensor had gone bad and needed to be replaced. 
9000 mi Bad ignition switch - car senses key is removed from ignition while driving, which results in the doors unlocking 
13000 mi Installed parts to repair defect in ignition which caused the car to sense that the key was removed, when in fact the car was running. This resulted in the doors unlocking while driving. 
67000 mi

US $700
Drive motor for emission flap, as part of the TDI emission system. 
6000 mi Turbo pressure below normal. They called VW technical assistance and checked the vacuum tubes. Problem disappeared, but they were not sure why. 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

turbocharged 105hp 1.9L I4 Diesel 5-speed manual FWD

124000 mi

$1500
Need to change clutch due to normal wear and tear 
142600 mi

$1500
Turbo replaced due sudden lack of power, dealer said It's normally replaced between 200,000-250,000 kms 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD

20000 mi camshaft valve replacement 
44000 mi

US $750
Broken seal that over time allowed oil to leak onto the ignition system chip. Not a catastrophic failure, but it interfered with the smooth running of the car. Allegedly 2009-11 2.5L engines were prone to this. 
19000 mi car began to shake at highway speeds. check engine light and EPC light came on. after pulling over and restarting car, shaking went away but lights stayed on. took it to dealership who could find nothing wrong. 
56000 mi

US $185
Car was shifting erratically, suddenly the PNRDL lights lit up on the dash and the manual shifter would not work. VW diagnosed problem as a defective throttle body, entire throttle body was replaced. Covered by CA emissions warranty. 
56000 mi

US $700
Coolant 
139000 mi

US $180
Check engine light on; diagnosed misfire. New spark plugs and wires installed. Seems to be work fine. Check engine light stays off. 
42160 mi One small hose of the radiator leaking fluid. Replaced. 
79000 mi

US $348
Replace knock sensors 
26000 mi

US $200
CEL is on. Code p0106. MAP sensor malfunction. 
30000 mi maps malfunction again. 
32000 mi map sensor broken again 
107000 mi

US $500
My fuel pump was beginning to fail which caused problems when starting the engine. 

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2009 Volkswagen Jetta 4dr Sedan

170-horsepower 2.5L I5 5-speed manual FWD

50000 mi

US $700
power sensor faulty water pump leaking oxygen intake sensor 
15500 mi Secondary air pump flow sensor 
28616 mi Engine would not go above 3000RPM. At the dealer (february) 2 knock sensors were ordered. They were replaced during the march repair trip. No test drive was done by dealer. When I got out of the dealer, the problem was still occurring. The connection of 1 of the 2 new knock sensors previously replaced was faulty. Engine would not go above 3000RPM. At the dealer (february) 2 knock sensors were ordered. They were replaced during the march repair trip. No test drive was done by dealer. When I got out of the dealer, the problem was still occuring. Alternator was no longer recharging the battery. Replaced with new. The connection of 1 of the 2 new knock sensors previously replaced was faulty. 

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