Ownership Cost for 1984 Volkswagen Rabbit L Custom
Estimated: $27096 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$853
$253
$137
$225
$1413
$2881
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$5632
$4849
$4837
$5168
$6610
$27096
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1780
Displacement CI: 108.622264488
Displacement L: 1.780000
Doors: 4
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 82
Engine H P_to: 100
Engine KW: 61.1474
Engine Manufacturer: VWoA
Make: VOLKSWAGEN
Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1147
Model: Rabbit
Model Year: 1984
Other Restraint System Info: Active Belt
Plant City: Westmoreland
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I PURCHASED A 2008 VW RABBIT, W/MANUAL TRANSMISSION, NEW DURING APRIL OF 2008. SINCE THE FIRST MILES DRIVEN TO TODAY, THERE HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT FUEL SHUTOFF PROBLEM THAT RESULTS IN A STALL OR A LURCH THAT RESULTS IN A NEAR-STOP. THIS OCCURS IN LOW-SPEED, HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS WITH TRAILING THROTTLE (TYPICALLY NO BRAKE APPLICATION). EVENTUALLY THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE ME TO BE REAR ENDED. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP (PAUL CLARK VW - ONE OF THEIR TECHNICIANS EXPERIENCED IT DURING A TEST DRIVE) AND THEY TOLD ME THAT OTHER CUSTOMERS HAD COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS BUT THAT VW OF AMERICA SAID THAT THERE WAS NO FIX. I COMPLAINED TO VW OF AMERICA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A PART OF THE BRAKE-ASSIST PROGRAM AND DESPITE MY TELLING THEM THAT THIS WAS NONSENSE (BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAVE NO ROLE IN THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT TOUCHED WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURS). I THEN COMPLAINED TO VW WORLD HEADQUARTERS IN GERMANY AND THEY SIMPLY REFERRED ME BACK TO VW OF AMERICA WITH OUT COMMENT. I THEN WROTE TO VW OF AMERICA AND VW GERMANY AND TOLD THEM THAT IF THEY DON'T REMEDY THIS PROBLEM THAT I WOULD FILE THIS COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND NEITHER EVER RESPONDED. I AM CONVINCED THAT THE FUEL MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE THAT MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE EMPLOYS WAS WRITTEN FOR VW'S WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS AND THE FUEL SHUTOFF IS PROGRAMMED DELIBERATELY TO RAISE THE AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY OF THESE VEHICLES. VW REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AND REFUSES TO FIX IT HENCE THIS COMPLAINT. I HAVE SINCE FOUND IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL VW-INTEREST FORUMS ON THE WEB INCLUDING CARSPACE AUTOMATIC FORUMS AND VWVORTEX FORUMS, VW RABBIT OWNERS CLUB AND EDMUNDS.COM. THIS IS A DISGRACE AND AN EXAMPLE OF A CORPORATE IRRESPONSIBILITY. I NEED YOUR HELP! *TR
1984
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
MATERIAL THAT CONNECTS LINKAGE TO GAS PEDAL AND BRAKE PEDAL CAN DETERIORATE WHICH CAN CAUSE ACCIDENT PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT