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2009 Volkswagen Jetta Seat belts Problems

Complaints
14about this part
Share
2%of 889 total for the year
Median mileage
67,720miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 14 complaints about the seat belts of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta, 2% of the 889 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 67,720 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“I think there is an electrical problem with my car. Since the beginning of this yr 2015 my seats burnt a hole threw the seat and my clothes. I no longer use the heated seats cause I am afraid my car will catch on fire. Also my I have a light go out every time I replace a light. First a head light then a blinker light then a tail light next the licenses plate light and currently another front light. This has been over the last 6-8 mons.”

NHTSA complaint #10761890, filed 2015-09, 70,000 miles

“When getting my daughter out of her booster seat in our sportwagen tdi, the rear seat belt stopped retracting. I played around to get it to retract, but it still wouldn't, so now the belt is totally useless as it is too loose on my daughter and there is no guarantee it will even work in the event of a crash. I took the car to the dealer today, and they confirmed that there is something wrong with the retracting mechanism in the belt and it must be replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #10761797, filed 2015-09, 70,001 miles

“Purchased a new '09 vw Jetta sdn 2.5 l s and the second day I had it, I had to take to service dept. The door seal from drivers door was coming off, the car would smell like burning plastic and I noticed after 3rd trip ( in 2 days ) the rear brakes were glowing red hot. They said they could figure it out and said it may be a plastic coating they put on brake pads to keep rust from building up on the ship overseas! …”

NHTSA complaint #10346901, filed 2010-08, 40 miles

“While driving on a city street, my car began to make a rumbling sound, followed by a engine warning message turning on. Within a minute, my car died and would not restart. We towed our 2009 vw Jetta sportwagen tdi to a vw specialized mechanic who confirmed that there were metal shavings in the fuel system that seems to be resulting from a hpfp failure. Mileage was at 131769 at time of failure. (outside of the extended warranty time period for the hpfp issue) 12/21/2012 two faulty rear passenger seat belts were replaced. …”

NHTSA complaint #10811828, filed 2015-12, 131,769 miles

“On four separate occasions, the rear seatbelts have locked in the fully withdrawn position and will not retract, requiring complete mechanism replacement. This occurred initially after purchase on a road trip with our kids, then recently again on both sides, and again just a week ago. On all but the most recent occurrence were replaced at no charge by vw. The most recent occurrence makes us believe this is a true defect in the mechanism. Vw has not, to my knowledge, acknowledged any defect or made a revision to the part. …”

NHTSA complaint #10454643, filed 2012-04, 15,000 miles

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Seat belts: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202513%
202134%
201961%
201813%
201743%
201611%
201542%
201451%
201320%
201292%
201181%
2010111%
2009142%
200821%
200721%
2006102%
200573%
200463%
200320%
200271%
200151%
2000102%
1999247%
199832%
199594%
199422%
1993318%
199227%
1991310%
199015%
1989932%
1988316%
1987211%
1985215%

Other parts of the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta

Fuel system
307 complaints
Brakes
205 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
141 complaints
Electrical system
107 complaints
Engine
96 complaints
Electronic stability control
93 complaints
Engine cooling
72 complaints
Air bags
35 complaints
Other or unknown
35 complaints
Vehicle speed control
29 complaints
Exterior lighting
24 complaints
Steering
24 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Volkswagen Jetta

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Nov 1, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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