Ownership Cost for 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S PZEV
Estimated: $37800 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1936 | $929 | $813 | $736 | $658 | $5072 |
| Insurance | $1615 | $1671 | $1730 | $1790 | $1853 | $8659 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1696 | $953 | $743 | $2291 | $8446 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $540 | $540 | $540 | $540 | $540 | $799 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9391 | $7103 | $6535 | $6465 | $8307 | $37800 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2009 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | MY CAR IS A 2009 VW RABBIT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT IT HAD ABOUT 10,000 MILES. I WAS IN GRIDLOCK TRAFFIC ON 1-84 ON JULY 3RD, 2009. AS I WAS WAITING IN TRAFFIC, I NOTICED A BURNING SMELL AND THAT WHEN I ENGAGED THE CLUTCH THE RPM'S WOULD REV BUT IT TOOK THE CAR A BIT OF TIME TO MOVE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SET AN APPOINTMENT BUT THEY WERE DISMISSIVE ABOUT THE WHOLE INCIDENT. THEN ON 8/30/09 ON A TRIP FROM SCHOON LAKE NY TO BETHEL, CT THE CLUTCH FAILED. AT THE BEGINNING OF MY TRIP FROM SCHROON LAKE, NY TO BETHEL, CT, I NOTICED THAT WHEN I DEPRESSED THE CLUTCH IT WOULD STAY PRESSED TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS. THIS WAS THE ONLY OCCURRENCE SO I ASSUMED IT WAS SAFE TO CONTINUE TRAVELING. MIDWAY THROUGH MY TRIP AS I WAS ON THE TACONIC STATE PARKWAY THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHEN PRESSED STAYED DEPRESSED AND WOULD NOT COME BACK UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AT ALL. I HAD TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER DRIVABLE. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO THEN INSISTED THAT IT WAS DRIVER ABUSE AND NOT FAULTY PARTS. I DID EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER VW DRIVERS WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES WITH THEIR CARS AND WHO THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT RECTIFY THE SITUATION. WHAT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IS THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL HAS A TENDENCY TO OVERHEAT AFFECTING THE PRESSURE PLATES AND THE MASTER AND SLAVE CYLINDER WHICH CAN MAKE IT APPEAR TO BE DRIVER ABUSE WHEN IN FACT IT IS NOT. I HAVE DRIVEN TWO TOYOTA TERCELS(1991 AND 1997) BOTH MANUALS PRIOR TO THIS CAR FOR A TOTAL OF 15 YEARS AND BOTH FITTED WITH HYDRAULIC CLUTCHES AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM. IN FACT BOTH CLUTCHES LASTED OVER 100,000 MILES. AFTER MANY DISCUSSIONS WITH THE DEALERSHIP WHO REFUSED TO COVER THE PART UNDER WARRANTY, I CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AND THE PART WAS COVERED UNDER MY MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE DUAL MASS FLYWHEEL AND THE CLUTCH DISC AND I CURRENTLY HAVE THE REPLACED PARTS. *TR |
| 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 |
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