2007 Volkswagen Rabbit

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 WORKING. THE SEAT FOLDS DOWN BUT THE SEAT DOES NOT SLIDE FORWARD. *TR

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 HAVE THIS PROBLEM AFTER GETTING IT REPLACED, CHANGED, CLEARED ETC. THE AIRBAG LIGHT SHOULD NOT BE ON AND THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS SHOULD NOT BE DETERMINED BY ME MOVING THE SEAT ON A 2DR HATCHBACK TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL RIDERS TO THE BACK SEAT. MY AIRBAG IS CURRENTLY DISABLED DUE TO THIS EVEN THOUGH ALL OF THE WIRES ARE IN TACT AND NOT DAMAGED. *TR

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 YR. FEMALE) AND AS I GOT TO MY CAR (WHICH HAD CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS) I PRESSED THE UNLOCK ON THE REMOTE AND OPENED THE DOOR ONLY TO FIND A MAN SITTING INSIDE MY DRIVER'S SEAT. I QUICKLY SHUT THE DOOR BUT THE MAN IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT AND APPROACHED ME. I WAS TRAPPED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THIS MAN FOR 15 MINUTES BY MYSELF AT 1AM. I AM JUST SHOCKED AS TO HOW HE GOT INTO MY VEHICLE. I PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS VEHICLE TO KEEP ME SAFE AND IN THIS ECONOMY I EXPECT THAT THE MONEY I INVESTED IN THIS CAR WOULD DO JUST THAT. I FINALLY CONVINCED THIS MAN TO LET ME GO BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT HE RUMMAGED THROUGH MY ENTIRE CAR LOOKING FOR VALUABLES (LUCKILY NOTHING WAS IN PLAIN SIGHT). MY PERSONAL SPACE HAS BEEN VIOLATED AND I LIVE IN FEAR SINCE THIS INCIDENT. WALKING UP TO MY CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AS I JUST PICTURE HIS FACE WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND IT APPEARS THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS FAULTY. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. I AM LUCKY TO BE TELLING YOU THIS STORY BUT I NEED A RESOLUTION. IF NOTHING IS DONE, WHO ELSE WILL FALL VICTIM TO THIS DEFECT? *TR

#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. DEALERSHIP RAN A GFF. FOUND FAULT P1951 COOLANT FAN #2 DIFFICULTY OF MOVEMENT/BLOCKED. RAN TEST FOUND #2 FAULTY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED COOLING FAN #2. *KB

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 CONCUSSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO SEND PICTURES OF THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WAS 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 CANT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE KNOCKING HAPPENS ON A REGULAR BASIS, THE STALLING RANDOMLY HAPPENS, SOMETIME I CAN GO WEEKS WITHOUT MY CAR STALLING, OTHER TIMES ITS ONLY A FEW DAYS. THEY'VE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, JUST SEND ME ON MY WAY. I NEED ANSWERS, AND THIS PROBLEM TO BE FIXED. *TR

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

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 CONSUMER TO SEE IF TIRE IS NOT IN JUST THE RIGHT SPOT TO HAPPEN TO NOTICE. THIS COULD LEAD TO A BLOW OUT AND ACCIDENT. THE DEALERS FOT THE TIRE AND THE MANUFACTURER HAVE REFUSED TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THE DISTRIBUTORS SAY IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT BUT HARD FOR THEM TO BE REIMBURSED SO THEY DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH IT. 2 OF MY 4 TIRES HAVE THIS. *TR

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 TIRE AND CHECKED THERE WAS STILL MORE THEN 50% PAD LEFT. I KNEW THIS BECAUSE I HAD BOUGHT NEW ONES AND I WAS GOING TO CHANGE IT MYSELF. SO DUE TO THIS THEY SAID I MESSED UP MY ROTORS WERE BROKEN TOO. SO I ENDED UP BEING CHARGED ABOUT A 500 DOLLARS TO BE FIXED. CURRENTLY, THIS IS HAPPENING AGAIN TO THE SAME PART OF MY CAR I HEAR A LOUD SCRATCHING SOUND AND I CHECKED TO SEE MY BRAKES AND THERE IS WAY MORE THEN 50% OF MY PADDING LEFT.. I'VE BEEN LOOKING IT UP ONLINE AND THERE IS ALL THESE COMPLAINTS ABOUT HOW THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IS NOT ADJUSTED RIGHT ON ANY OF THE 06-09 MODEL VW'S. I FEEL THIS IS IN NEED OF A RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT CAN DO SOME SERIOUS DAMAGE TO THE CAR. I FEEL AS IF WHEN I BRAKE NOW I HAVE TO DO IT JUST SO SLIGHTLY OR I MIGHT BREAK SOMETHING AND END UP NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP. *TR