- VIN: WVWDR71K57W14****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2007
Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit Base
Estimated: $37496 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$1937 |
$930 |
$814 |
$736 |
$659 |
$5076 |
Insurance |
$1587 |
$1643 |
$1700 |
$1760 |
$1821 |
$8511 |
Fuel |
$1500 |
$1545 |
$1599 |
$1663 |
$1738 |
$8045 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$1788 |
$985 |
$781 |
$2291 |
$8608 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$540 |
$540 |
$540 |
$540 |
$540 |
$800 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$9305 |
$7106 |
$6474 |
$6407 |
$8206 |
$37496 |
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback Displacement CC: 2480 Displacement CI: 151.338885354 Displacement L: 2.480000 Engine Cylinders: 5 Engine HP: 150 Engine KW: 111.8550 Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: VOLKSWAGEN Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA Manufacturer Id: 1147 Model: Rabbit Model Year: 2007 Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. BIN 5/ULEV II emission. Emissions Certification Test Group: 7VWXV02.5253. Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt
Advanced Front Air Bags. Plant City: Wolfsburg Plant Country: Germany Seat Belts All: Manual Transmission Style: Automatic Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
2007 |
SEATS |
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 |
2007 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR |
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 INFORMED ME THAT REMAINING PAD LIFE AVERAGED 80% FOR ALL FOUR WHEELS. HOWEVER UPON COMPLETION OF WORK VEHICLE SQUEALED LOUDER THAN WHEN VEHICLE WAS DROPPED OFF FOR SERVICE. WHEN I INQUIRED AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE SQUEALS ORIGIN, THE SERVICE WRITER INFORMED ME THAT "SQUEALING WAS NORMAL" I (OWNER) AM A BMW DIAGNOSTIC LEVEL III TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 10 YEARS SERVICE EXPERIENCE. EDUCATED AT UTI, I HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE THEORETICAL EXPERTISE TO UNDERSTAND THE THE PRINCIPALS AFFECTING THE BRAKES SYSTEMS EMPLOYED BY GERMAN AUTO MAKERS. UPON ARRIVING HOME THAT EVENING, AFTER PROPERLY SECURING MY VEHICLE ON A STABLE AND LEVEL SURFACE I RAISED THE REAR WHEELS OFF THE GROUND AND INSPECTED FOR CAUSATION, ONLY TO FIND LESS THAT 5% FRICTION MATERIAL REMAINING. (APPROX 1.5MM) AND ROTOR DAMAGE HAD BEGUN WITH ROTOR SURFACE DEFORMATION THE NEXT LIKELY EVENT. TO ABATE THIS EVENT FROM OCCURRING, I REPLACED THE REAR PADS, AND THE SQUEALING ENDED. WHEN I INQUIRED WHETHER THE CAUSATION OF ACCELERATED AND UNEVEN BRAKE PAD WEAR COULD HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PROPORTIONING VALVE, OR CALIPER DEFECT, THE VW CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE REFERRED ME TO "NITSA.COM" (WHICH HAD ITS DOMAIN EXPIRE 2 YEARS AGO IN 2005) SHE STATED THAT VW WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY ANY SITUATION OTHER THAN THROUGH DEALER REPRESENTATION. THOUGH I RECTIFIED THE MANUFACTURERS FAULT, HAD I LISTENED TO THE DEALER RECOMMENDATION OF 80% PAD LIFE REMAINING I COULD HAVE DIED FROM METAL TO METAL CONTACT OF PAD BASE TO ROTOR WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FIRE OR CRASH. HAVING LITTLE TO NO RECOURSE. THANK YOU FOR ANY AND ALL ASSISTANCE YOU MAY BE ABLE TO RENDER IN THIS MATTER. SINCERELY, PETER VILLAFANA *TR |
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