2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT Problems & Recalls

Seat belt and air bag also steering

Seat belt and air bag also steering

Seat belt and air bag also steering

Drivers side heated seat has a problem. The seat over heats and has burnt a hole in the fabric and melted part of the seat.

ABSmodule is defective, Known problem for this car and volkswagon will not repair under warranty. after 2007 model year they will cove repair

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON CITY STREET IN NORTH CHATHAM, MA. SMELL OF BURNING. PULLED OVER AND DISCOVERED THAT THE ELECTRIC SEAT HEATER HAD BURNT A HOLE IN THE DRIVERS SEAT BACK. A HOLE WAS ALSO BURNT IN THE OUTER LAYER OF MY GOOSE DOWN COAT WHERE IT MADE CONTACT WITH BURNING SEAT BACK. BURNT HOLE ...

Mileage: 197,000

DISPLAYING ABS LIGHT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE BEEPS THEN LIGHT REMAINS ON BLINKING, STEERING ALIGNMENT LIGHT DISPLAYS, CHANGED OUT THE REAR ABS SENSORS AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB, ALL LIGHTS REMAIN ON. BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE...

Mileage: 160,000

DISPLAYING ABS LIGHT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE BEEPS THEN LIGHT REMAINS ON BLINKING, STEERING ALIGNMENT LIGHT DISPLAYS, CHANGED OUT THE REAR ABS SENSORS AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB, ALL LIGHTS REMAIN ON. BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE...

Mileage: 160,000

DISPLAYING ABS LIGHT, ELECTRONIC STABILITY LIGHT, EMERGENCY BRAKE BEEPS THEN LIGHT REMAINS ON BLINKING, STEERING ALIGNMENT LIGHT DISPLAYS, CHANGED OUT THE REAR ABS SENSORS AND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL HUB, ALL LIGHTS REMAIN ON. BECAUSE MY CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2007 IT IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL FOR THE...

Mileage: 160,000

WHILE STARTING THE CAR, SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING THE ECP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENTERING THE REVERSE GEAR MADE THE CAR ACCELERATE FAST BACKWARDS WHEN RELEASING THE BREAKS BUT NOT USING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. THE SURPRISE IT CAME WITH COULD HAVE LED TO BACK INTO CARS OR P...

Mileage: 5

WHILE STARTING THE CAR, SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING THE ECP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENTERING THE REVERSE GEAR MADE THE CAR ACCELERATE FAST BACKWARDS WHEN RELEASING THE BREAKS BUT NOT USING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. THE SURPRISE IT CAME WITH COULD HAVE LED TO BACK INTO CARS OR P...

Mileage: 5

WHILE STARTING THE CAR, SEVERAL DIAGNOSTIC LIGHTS CAME ON, INCLUDING THE ECP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENTERING THE REVERSE GEAR MADE THE CAR ACCELERATE FAST BACKWARDS WHEN RELEASING THE BREAKS BUT NOT USING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE. THE SURPRISE IT CAME WITH COULD HAVE LED TO BACK INTO CARS OR P...

Mileage: 5

MY KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION ON THE ACC POSITION. I CAN ONLY START THE CAR. IT WILL NOT TURN TO THE OFF POSITION. THE ONLY WAY I AM ABLE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR IS TO PULL 2 FUSES UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS PROBLEM BEGAN.

Mileage: 117,000

UPON APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKES WERE APPLIED BUT DID NOT SLOW THE VEHICLE. RATHER THAN STOPPING THE PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR WITH RESISTANCE BUT NEVER SLOWED THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN A REAR END COLLISION.

Mileage: 88,000

LIGHTAIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REVS AND SLOWS ABRUPTLY; FUEL SYSTEM LIGHT PAINT FLAKING OFF VEHICLE

Mileage: 186,000

LIGHTAIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REVS AND SLOWS ABRUPTLY; FUEL SYSTEM LIGHT PAINT FLAKING OFF VEHICLE

Mileage: 186,000

LIGHTAIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REVS AND SLOWS ABRUPTLY; FUEL SYSTEM LIGHT PAINT FLAKING OFF VEHICLE

Mileage: 186,000

DOWNSHIFTING HARD ON ITS ON OIL LEAKING ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF ENGINE

Mileage: 186,000

DOWNSHIFTING HARD ON ITS ON OIL LEAKING ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF ENGINE

Mileage: 186,000

DOWNSHIFTING HARD ON ITS ON OIL LEAKING ON TOP AND BOTTOM OF ENGINE

Mileage: 186,000

THE SEAT HEATERS ARE NOT REGULATING TEMPERATURE CONSISTENTLY AND I NOTICED THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS A HOLE BURNED IN IT FROM THE HEATER. I AM AFRAID TO USE IT IN CASE IT CAUSES A FIRE, SINCE IT APPEARS IT ALREADY BURNED A HOLE.

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON STATING MAULFUCTION WHEN CHECKED COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM.WAS TOLD DO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT DO I HAVE A REASON TO WORRY???

ABS CONTROL MODULE - APPROXIMATELY $2,000 TO REPLACE VW HAS ALREADY RECALLED THE ABS CONTROL MODULE FOR '08 AND UP CARS...I HAPPEN TO HAVE AN '07 WITH THE SAME MODULE THAT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL.

Mileage: 97,000

HALOGEN HEADLAMP BULB LIFETIME IS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED. TOO OFTEN I HAVE TO BUY NEW BULBS AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD DURING A DAY.

HALOGEN HEADLAMP BULB LIFETIME IS SHORTER THAN EXPECTED. TOO OFTEN I HAVE TO BUY NEW BULBS AND IT'S VERY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD DURING A DAY.

AT RANDOM, THE TRACTION CONTROL ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER HAS GONE OFF. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS THE ABS MODULE, AND THAT IT NEEDS REPLACING. THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON FOR ITS FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOW WITHOUT ABS. A SIMILAR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SA...

Mileage: 127,000

AT RANDOM, THE TRACTION CONTROL ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER HAS GONE OFF. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS THE ABS MODULE, AND THAT IT NEEDS REPLACING. THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON FOR ITS FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOW WITHOUT ABS. A SIMILAR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SA...

Mileage: 127,000

AT RANDOM, THE TRACTION CONTROL ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CLUSTER HAS GONE OFF. THE MECHANIC STATES THAT THE ISSUE IS THE ABS MODULE, AND THAT IT NEEDS REPLACING. THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON FOR ITS FAILURE, BUT THE VEHICLE IS NOW WITHOUT ABS. A SIMILAR RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SA...

Mileage: 127,000

KEY WON'T COME OFF THE IGNITION! CAN'T TURN THE CAR OFF!

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE BRAKES BECOME VERY STIFF AND PUSH UP AGAINST YOUR FOOT SIMILAR TO WHAT TRACTION CONTROL DOES BUT THE MORE YOU PRESS ON TH BRAKE PEDDLE THE HARDER IT BECOMES TO STOP. THIS IS INTERMITTENT BUT ALARMING ENOUGH THAT THE CAR IS NOT BEING USED.

Mileage: 99,000

TAKATA RECALL, THE AIR BAG LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO A LOCAL VOLKSWAGEN DEALER TO CHECK IT AND I WAS THE AIR BAG DEFECTED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE; AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE AIR BAG WAS NOT ON THE RECALL. I WONDER WHY VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT 2007 WAS NOT ON THE RECALL? MY VEH...

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THE GEARS WERE HARD TO ENGAGE WHEN DRIVING IT. FINALLY IT LEFT MY DAUGHTER AND GRANDDAUGHTER STRANDED IN THE STREET ON HER WAY TO WORK. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL. RABBIT IS UNLISTED BUT CONTAINS EXACT EQUIPMENT AS OTHER MODELS. DOES THIS PERTAIN TO THE VEHICLE? ALSO. WEIGHT OF ENGINE IMPACT STRUTS THEN TO THE SUSPENSION LINEAGES,ARMS,ETC...THUS, AFFECTING THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLES FROM THIS FIVE-CYLINDER ENGINE TO CAUSE BUSHINGS TO FAIL. THE E...

TAKATA RECALL. RABBIT IS UNLISTED BUT CONTAINS EXACT EQUIPMENT AS OTHER MODELS. DOES THIS PERTAIN TO THE VEHICLE? ALSO. WEIGHT OF ENGINE IMPACT STRUTS THEN TO THE SUSPENSION LINEAGES,ARMS,ETC...THUS, AFFECTING THE WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLES FROM THIS FIVE-CYLINDER ENGINE TO CAUSE BUSHINGS TO FAIL. THE E...

SAGGING HEADLINER AROUND SUNGLASS HOLDER IN FRONT. WATER LEAK THROUGH WINDSHIELD (ORIGINAL, NO ACCIDENTS), WATER EVERYWHERE INSIDE CAR. STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT DURING RAINSTORM.

Mileage: 75,000

ELECTRICAL BURNING HEATED SEATS SETTING: 5 SMELT BURNING WIRE SMELL WHILE DRIVING, THEN FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN MY BACK. TURNED OFF HEATED SEATS PULLED OVER. PULL OVER. MK5 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT 2007 2.5

Mileage: 75,000

IN DECEMBER OF 2014 WHILE TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY FAILED. LEAVING NO WAY TO ENGAGE OR USE IT AT ALL. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS 600 BUCKS FOR A NEW ONE THE PLASTIC PIN INSIDE HAD COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. IN MAY OF 2015 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD N...

Mileage: 145

IN DECEMBER OF 2014 WHILE TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY FAILED. LEAVING NO WAY TO ENGAGE OR USE IT AT ALL. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS 600 BUCKS FOR A NEW ONE THE PLASTIC PIN INSIDE HAD COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. IN MAY OF 2015 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD N...

Mileage: 145

IN DECEMBER OF 2014 WHILE TRAVELLING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CLUTCH MASTER CYLINDER COMPLETELY FAILED. LEAVING NO WAY TO ENGAGE OR USE IT AT ALL. TOOK IT TO THE SHOP WHERE IT WAS 600 BUCKS FOR A NEW ONE THE PLASTIC PIN INSIDE HAD COMPLETELY BROKE IN HALF. IN MAY OF 2015 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD N...

Mileage: 145

MY 2007 VW RABBIT HAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE VALVE BODY SYSTEM. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO FINDLAY VW IN NOVEMBER 2014 TO HAVE THIS ISSUE FIXED, AS I HAD JUST BECOME AWARE THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH MET THE CRITERIA OF MY PROBLEM EXACTLY. I WAS TOLD THAT "THEIR HANDS WERE TIED" DUE TO THE F...

Mileage: 87,000

DEFECTIVE COOLANT FAN #2 MANUFACTURED BY SIEMENS. P1951 FAULT CODE FOR NON OPERATIONAL COOLANT FAN #2 OCCURRED ON 09/29/2011 AT 122,163 MILES FOR A 2007 VW RABBIT. VW DEALERSHIP DETECTED THE FAULT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COOLANT FAN #2 WITH A NEW SIEMENS COOLANT FAN #2 AT OWNERS REQUEST ON 09/...

Mileage: 182,000

DEFECTIVE COOLANT FAN #2 MANUFACTURED BY SIEMENS. P1951 FAULT CODE FOR NON OPERATIONAL COOLANT FAN #2 OCCURRED ON 09/29/2011 AT 122,163 MILES FOR A 2007 VW RABBIT. VW DEALERSHIP DETECTED THE FAULT AND REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE COOLANT FAN #2 WITH A NEW SIEMENS COOLANT FAN #2 AT OWNERS REQUEST ON 09/...

Mileage: 182,000

I WANT TO ADD A COMPLAINT TO THE VOLKSWAGEN MARK FIVE MODEL'S CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. FOR SOME REASON, THIS SENOR AT TIMES DOES SOMETHING TO THE ENGINE AND IT KILLS THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SPAN OF 4 MONTHS. EVERYTHING IS ON, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, STEERING...

Mileage: 89,000

I WANT TO ADD A COMPLAINT TO THE VOLKSWAGEN MARK FIVE MODEL'S CRANKSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. FOR SOME REASON, THIS SENOR AT TIMES DOES SOMETHING TO THE ENGINE AND IT KILLS THE ENGINE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE SPAN OF 4 MONTHS. EVERYTHING IS ON, INCLUDING HEADLIGHTS, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS, STEERING...

Mileage: 89,000

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT GETS SO HOT WHILE THE HEATED SEATS ARE ON. I CAN NOT TURN THEM UP ABOVE SETTING 1 OTHERWISE YOU SMELL SOMETHING BURNING. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP...RPM'S INCREASED. I REPORTED THIS TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VALVE BODY WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT AND WOULD COST $1700. I DELAYED THE REPAIR DUE TO THE COST AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SHIFT FINE FOR SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES...

Mileage: 98,000

THE HEATED DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNCOMFORTABLY HOT AND BURNED SEVERAL HOLES THROUGH THE FOAM AND FABRIC. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE HEATED DRIVER'S SEAT BECAME UNCOMFORTABLY HOT AND BURNED SEVERAL HOLES THROUGH THE FOAM AND FABRIC. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

THE SEAT HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE SEAT AND WOULD NO SHUT OFF. *TR

Mileage: 83,201

THE DRIVER SEAT IS STUCK AND WONT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. SOMETHING IS BROKEN IN THE MECHANISM OF THE SEAT TRACKS AND LEVERS. I CAN NOT REACH THE PEDALS. PASSENGERS IN THE REAR CANNOT SAFELY EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY. THE RELEASE MECHANISM ON THE PASSENGER SEAT NEAR THE HEAD REST ALSO STOPPED WORK...

Mileage: 23,000

PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON CONTINUOUSLY AFTER SEAT IS MOVED TO ALLOW PASSENGERS IN THE BACK SEAT. THE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE SYMBOL FOR AIR BAG (WARNING LIGHT ON DASH) STAYS ILLUMINATED. THE RED SENSOR FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG ON/OFF STAYS ON OFF. I HAVE SEEN IN FORUMS MANY PEOPLE H...

Mileage: 20,000

THIS PAST WEEKEND I ARRIVED HOME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO MY LOCAL, WELL-LIT TRAIN STATION THAT I USE REGULARLY. I LOCKED MY CAR (AS I ALWAYS DO) USING THE REMOTE AND MADE SURE THAT MY CAR BEEPED BEFORE I BOARDED THE TRAIN. I ARRIVED HOME 9 HOURS LATER BY MYSELF (I'M A PETITE 29 Y...

Mileage: 62,800

THIS PAST WEEKEND I ARRIVED HOME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO MY LOCAL, WELL-LIT TRAIN STATION THAT I USE REGULARLY. I LOCKED MY CAR (AS I ALWAYS DO) USING THE REMOTE AND MADE SURE THAT MY CAR BEEPED BEFORE I BOARDED THE TRAIN. I ARRIVED HOME 9 HOURS LATER BY MYSELF (I'M A PETITE 29 Y...

Mileage: 62,800

#1: BODY: NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND TROUBLE WITH SECURING. DOOR OPEN ALARM WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN DOOR WAS OPEN. SUBMITTED VEHICLE TO VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DOOR LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED. #2: ENGINE: NOTED THAT FAN WOULD NOT ENGAGE...

Mileage: 122,163

#1: BODY: NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND TROUBLE WITH SECURING. DOOR OPEN ALARM WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN DOOR WAS OPEN. SUBMITTED VEHICLE TO VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DOOR LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED. #2: ENGINE: NOTED THAT FAN WOULD NOT ENGAGE...

Mileage: 122,163

#1: BODY: NOTED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT LOCK AND TROUBLE WITH SECURING. DOOR OPEN ALARM WOULD NOT SOUND WHEN DOOR WAS OPEN. SUBMITTED VEHICLE TO VW DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. DOOR LATCH WAS FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THE DOOR LATCH WAS REPLACED. #2: ENGINE: NOTED THAT FAN WOULD NOT ENGAGE...

Mileage: 122,163

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THE STEERING FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASH INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE SHE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONCUSS...

Mileage: 107,000

I OWN A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I GOT IT, IT STARTED STALLING. ONLY WHEN MY CAR IS IDLING. IT ALSO SPUTTERS AND IS NOT RUNNING SMOOTHLY. RECENTLY I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE UNDER MY HOOD. I'VE TAKEN IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP OVER AND OVER AND THEY SEND ME HOME, SAYING THEY ...

Mileage: 8,000

FREQUENT NEAR STALLS OF MY 2007 RABBIT 2.5 AUTOMATIC. THIS IS MY 2ND REPORT TO YOU AND ADVISED BY THE ORLANDO SENTINEL REPORTER . THE CAR'S RPM DROPS ABOUT 1000 RPM ON NORMAL ACCELERATION FOR ABOUT 4-6 SECONDS, NEVER SHUTTING OFF BUT JUST SITTING THERE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE TAKING THE LEASE CAR I...

Mileage: 100

FREQUENT NEAR STALLS OF MY 2007 RABBIT 2.5 AUTOMATIC. THIS IS MY 2ND REPORT TO YOU AND ADVISED BY THE ORLANDO SENTINEL REPORTER . THE CAR'S RPM DROPS ABOUT 1000 RPM ON NORMAL ACCELERATION FOR ABOUT 4-6 SECONDS, NEVER SHUTTING OFF BUT JUST SITTING THERE. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE TAKING THE LEASE CAR I...

Mileage: 100

NEW CONTINENTAL TIRES ON NEW CAR WERE WEARING ODDLY. I HAD CAR INSPECTED FOR PROBLEMS AND ALIGNMENT AND IT WAS FOUND NOT THE FAULT OF THE CAR NOR MYSELF. THE TIRES 205-55-16 91H WERE REPORTED TO ME AS MANUFACTURE DEFECT. THEY WARE IN SMALL SPOTS CAUSING THE RUBBER TO WEAR TO CORD. VERY DIFFICULT FOR...

Mileage: 34,500

I LEASED A 07 RABBIT AND AFTER ABOUT 12K MILES MY REAR BRAKES STARTED MAKING WEIRD SCRATCHING SOUNDS. AND IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED BUT IT CAME BACK TWO MONTHS LATER AND I BROUGHT IT TO MY DEALERSHIP (DONALDSONS VW AND SUBARU) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I LET MY BRAKES WEAR OUT.. WHICH WHEN I TOOK OFF THE T...

Mileage: 31,000

CRUISE CONTROL ON MY 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT WILL INTERMEDIATELY COME ON AND OFF. ACCORDING TO BLOGS AND VOLKSWAGEN RABBITS ALSO NOTICE THIS. AT ONE POINT I SAW MYSELF ONLY DOING 40 MPH WHEN I HAD THE CRUISE SET ON 70 MPH. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

ABOVE AMBIENT TEMPERATURES OF 80 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND 20 MINUTES OF HIGHWAY DRIVING MY 2007 VW RABBIT EXPERIENCES BOGGING, JERKING STALLING UPON COMING BACK ONTO SURFACE STREETS MAINLY THE ISSUE OCCURS ON LAUNCHING AT STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. ISSUE OCCURS BETWEEN 3/4 AND 2/3 OF A TANK. INCIDENT...

Mileage: 17,400

ENGINE DIES WHILE ACCELERATION FROM A START CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS HAPPENS ABOUT 6 OUT OF EVERY 10 STARTS . TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR TWICE. THE CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN FOR THE SECOND TIME FOR 3 WEEKS. THE DEALER REPAIR MANAGER HAS YET TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 1,780

I BOUGHT A USED 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT WITH 22,500 KM JAN. 10, 2009. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FAIRLY STEADILY IN THE CITY AND ON THE FREEWAY THE WEEK AFTER THE PURCHASE . WHILE ON THE FREEWAY I DID NOTICE A SUBSTANTIAL ACCELERATION ON ONE OCCASION WHEN I PASSED ALTHOUGH I DID NOT ACCELERATE VERY MUCH, HO...

Mileage: 23,550

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND CAUSED $9,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. HE SMELLED THE POWDER COMING FROM THE AIR BAGS; HOWEVER, THEY FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BEL...

Mileage: 30,000

2007 VW RABBIT WITH 20,000 MILES MANUAL TRANSMISSION STALLS DURING TAKE OFF AFTER BEING WARMED UP. TAKING OFF FROM A GREEN LIGHT THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY AND QUICKLY COME TO A STOP AND HAVE TO BE RESTARTED CAUSING TRAFFIC BEHIND ME TO CATCH UP VERY FAST ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION. THIS HAS HAPPENED NUM...

Mileage: 22,451

OUR 2007 VW RABBIT NEEDS TO HAVE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED... THE CAR ONLY HAS 25K ON IT, AND THIS PROBLEM BEGAN TO APPEAR THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO TODAY. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THREE MONTHS AGO THAT THE PADS LOOKED OKAY, EVEN THOUGH A NYS INSPECTION STATION SAID THE REAR PADS WERE VE...

Mileage: 20,000

2007 VW RABBIT MADE A GRINDING NOISE WHILE USING THE BRAKES. CONSUMER STATES THAT DEALER TOLD HIM THAT THE LEFT REAR BRAKE WAS METAL TO METAL AND THE RIGHT ONE WAS ALMOST METAL TO METAL. *KB THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DETERMINE THE REASON FOR THE UNEVEN WEARING OF THE REAR BRAKES. THE DEALER REPLACE...

Mileage: 7,966

REAR BRAKE PADS WORN QUICKER THAN NORMAL, AT 12,000 MILES THEY STARTED WEARING DOWN AND THE METALLIC SOUND STARTED TO OCCUR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 VW RABBIT, PURCHASED AUGUST 13, 2007. MANUFACTURED 05/2007 MY BRAKES APPEARED TO BE SQUEALING UNDER LIGHT DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING SITUATIONS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NEAREST ME. WHEN ALLEGED REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETED THE DEALER INFORM...

Mileage: 10,366

I HAVE A 2007 VW RABBIT, PURCHASED AUGUST 13, 2007. MANUFACTURED 05/2007 MY BRAKES APPEARED TO BE SQUEALING UNDER LIGHT DEPRESSION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL DURING LOW SPEED BRAKING SITUATIONS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER NEAREST ME. WHEN ALLEGED REPAIR OF MY VEHICLE WAS COMPLETED THE DEALER INFORM...

Mileage: 10,366

EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AT 6K MILES ON MY CAR DUE TO OVER TIGHTENING OF PARKING BRAKE AT FACTORY, THUS CAUSING PADS TO STICK AND WEAR OUT WAY TOO EARLY. *TR

Mileage: 6,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. HE HAS ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RETURN HIS PHONE CALL. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND SET UP AND APPOINTMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SOMEONE IS...

Mileage: 600

RABBIT ISSUES: 4 MONTHS IN. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA...WITH 300000 LMS ON THE CAR I WAS STUCK IN INNER CITY TRAFFIC JUST AFTER I PULLED OUT OF MY STREET WHERE I LIVED. IT WAS A WARM DAY IN JANUARY, AND I HAD LET THE CAR WARM UP , BUT WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC IT DECIDED TO STALL. I HAD TO WAIT A FEW SECOND...

Mileage: 300

AFTER GETTING OFF FROM WORK IN NEW JERSEY THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RUNNING. BATTERY LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. BATTERY WAS FINE BECAUSE RADIO, AIR CONDITIONER, AND OTHER FEATURES WERE RUNNING. *AK FUEL PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED BEFORE MILEAGE REACHED 9,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW, LESS THAN A DAY OLD FROM THE DEALERSHIP, WITH ONLY 240 MILES ON IT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO DINNER, AND AFTER DINNER IT WOULD NOT START, THERE WAS A STRONG FUEL SMELL. LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT FUEL LEAK. MANUFACTURE SENT A TOW TRUCK. THE LOCAL DE...

Mileage: 245