Major Problems with 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit

2009 Volkswagen Rabbit AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 50000 miles

2009 Volkswagen Rabbit AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 130000 miles

2009 Volkswagen Rabbit SERVICE BRAKES Mileage: 65744 miles

Browse 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit complaints by category

Problems with SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL and STEERING are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Volkswagen Rabbit owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
SERVICE BRAKES the abs brake and stability control warning lamps came on during a scary event on the expressway. i hit the...	36 ~ 74181 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the abs brake and stability control warning lamps came on during a scary event on the expressway. i hit the...	21 ~ 93459 miles
STEERING my car has been running fine since purchase and i have had all the necessary maintenance done to prevent issues....	9 ~ 86667 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM while driving at a normal speed of 45mph the car began to shake slightly. all of the instrument panel lights...	7 ~ 73535 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while driving at a normal speed of 45mph the car began to shake slightly. all of the instrument panel lights...	5 ~ 111959 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER intermittantly loose speed on its own for a split second and also speedometer will drop to 0 mph and almost...	3 ~ 84185 miles
POWER TRAIN after driving at approx. 70- 80 mph on highway for over 1 hour and stopping would feel off after coming...	3 ~ 109383 miles
SEATS while driving around town using the heated seats the passenger seat caught on fire. the cabin filled up with thick...	2 ~ 87500 miles
ENGINE the car would shake in the highway and would not accelerate at certain moment. also stops randomly i don't know...	2 ~ 25000 miles
AIR BAGS i had observed twice that the abs and brake system lights illuminated under heavy braking. i read the service manual...	2 ~ 90000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen rabbit. while driving 60 mph the vehicle lost steering ability. in addition the...	1 ~ 120000 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen rabbit. while driving 45 mph the vehicle accelerated at higher speeds. while depressing...	1 ~ 121902 miles
WHEELS the vehicle turned in accessories beeping occurs and a wrench appears on the instrument panel abs traction control and e-brake...	1 ~ 173000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER the car would shake in the highway and would not accelerate at certain moment. also stops randomly i don't know...	1
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM the car would shake in the highway and would not accelerate at certain moment. also stops randomly i don't know...	1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES last month the passenger side back rear door stopped locking even after pressing the lock button. we took it to...	1 ~ 79000 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS 2009 volkswagen rabbit. consumer writes in regards to side airbags not deploying during crash *tgw the consumer stated her son...	1
PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS > TIRES i want to inform you that there may be a defect in the first generation tpms valve adapters used in...	1 ~ 11000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i own a 2009 vw rabbit. about a year after owning it i started noticing a moldy smell in the...	1
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING i own a 2009 vw rabbit. about a year after owning it i started noticing a moldy smell in the...	1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen rabbit. he stated that the vehicle was equipped with a knock sensor and...	1 ~ 5600 miles
CLUTCH ASSEMBLY > POWER TRAIN my car is a 2009 vw rabbit at the time of the incident it had about 10 000 miles. i...	1 ~ 10000 miles

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