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2009 Volkswagen GTI Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1129374
Internal NHTSA #	10653413
Manufacurer	Volkswagen Group of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	GTI
Model Year	2009
File date	04/11/14
Component	STEERING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	I was traveling east in the right lane on interstate 44 at approximately 0645 in the am. It was normal heavy morning work traffic going into oklahoma city, traveling the posted speed of 70 mph. I was following a full size pickup truck and moderate traffic was passing me on my left. Without notice, traffic suddenly slowed to approximately 40 mph, causing me to hit my brakes hard. The abs system engaged and my car was thrown sideways off the road at approximately 70 mph. I pulled the car back left, causing vehicles in the left lane to swerve to miss hitting me. The abs and brake light illuminated on my car, indicating a failure however, a dummy could figure out the brakes were not working. There is no doubt in my mind, had my car been thrown left when i hit the brakes i would have been smeared by on coming traffic, likely a fatality. I immediately took my car to volkswagen and was told i needed a pump/abs module; a 2500 repair. Understand when i shut the car off and turned it back on, the abs/brake fault lights clear. I had no indication my abs system was malfunctioning until i needed brakes. And bam!. After reading forums, its apparent this is an on going problem with 2009 gtis and it should be an immediate safety concern of volkswagen. Someone is going to get killed. I've asked for my old parts so i will have them when there are court proceedings against volkswagen for the injury or death of someone as a result of a failed abs system. This really does need investigating. Thank you
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	101000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	TUTTLE, OK
VIN pattern	WVWEV71K09WXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	70
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2009 Volkswagen GTI Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2009 Volkswagen GTI Steering Problems, Complaints and Defects

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