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#14 of 22 Re: Rabbit stall? [driveinalong] by driveinalong Nov 06, 2008 (1:09 pm)
Replying to: driveinalong (Jul 24, 2008 5:24 am) Update - 3 months later, 4,500 miles - (still) no stall / drop to idle on acceleration.
#15 of 22 Re: Reverse Rear Jerk by sactoskier Jul 14, 2009 (12:15 am)
Replying to: hpowders (Jul 25, 2008 5:59 am) I don't wait 30 seconds for the engine RPMs to drop from 1500 to 800 or so. With my foot firmly on the brake, I put the car into reverse. Within three seconds, the RPMs will have dropped to about 800 and the car can be driven from the garage without any "reverse jerk". Hope this helps. I've also trained the family to wait the three seconds with the brake firmly pushed. Replies to this message: vw07rabbit (Oct 05, 2009 6:53 am)
#16 of 22 Re: Reverse Rear Jerk [sactoskier] by vw07rabbit Oct 05, 2009 (6:53 am)
Replying to: sactoskier (Jul 14, 2009 12:15 am) We have a 07 Rabbit. It stalled three times on us at a light. The dealer said there was nothing wrong with it. That was in the first few months. Since then, we have put almost 10,000 miles on it and we thought we had "broken it in".   But alas, it stalled on my wife this morning about four miles from the house at a light.   I am never buying a VW again.   Also, we had another problem with this POS. It start leaking gasoline in our driveway. It wouldn't start but would spray gasoline when you'd try to start it. The dealer said it was a "bad part from the factory". That's no reassuring.
#18 of 22 Re: Rabbit Stall [jbrandle] by reese07vw Nov 14, 2009 (10:16 pm)
Replying to: jbrandle (Nov 05, 2008 8:38 am) What did you end up doing about this?   I have an 07 Rabbit, auto, 4 door. I've been to 2 different dealerships to get my car checked after multiple stalls. Both places told me that since the car's internal computer did not "make note" of the stalling and record any problems with the engine, there is nothing they can do for me (unless they keep my car and experience the stalling for themselves). But since the engine stalls happen so randomly, there is no way to ensure that the stall will happen if I leave my car with the dealer.   To add salt to the wound, now I'm having issues with the windows rolling down by themselves and my sunroof opening and closing by itself!     Replies to this message: donww (Nov 16, 2009 5:35 am)
#19 of 22 Don't keep this problem to yourself! by jbrandle Nov 15, 2009 (7:01 am)
Get your message - and mine - out to more people. And anyone experiencing this problem should do the same. Copy this information and send it to everybody on your email list and ask them to do the same. This car is dangerous and VW is ignoring identical reports on this matter. I'm very concerned about my personal safety in the car and for certain I would warn any friend or business associate to stay away from the Rabbit new or used for their entire family's safety. In the event of an accident, the Edmunds reports may be your only protection in litigation. John Randle
#20 of 22 Re: Rabbit Stall [reese07vw] by donww Nov 16, 2009 (5:35 am)
Replying to: reese07vw (Nov 14, 2009 10:16 pm) No solution arrived at. It is the same story to-day after 18 months. Dealer cannot do anything unless he can experience the problem! Still hesitates once in awhile - can be warm / cold, wet or dry. Frustrating.
#21 of 22 Do us all and yourself a favor... by jbrandle Nov 16, 2009 (6:09 am)
Send all of this to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration http://nhtsa.dot.gov/ and to all your friends and anybody else on your email. At some point VW is going to have to issue a recall. Then demand an apology for this putting this dangerous VW on the road! One thing's for sure... I'll never own or lease another VW. Replies to this message: backy (Nov 16, 2009 6:28 am)
#22 of 22 Re: Do us all and yourself a favor... [jbrandle] by backy Nov 16, 2009 (6:28 am)
Replying to: jbrandle (Nov 16, 2009 6:09 am) ..and to all your friends and anybody else on your email.   Where I come from, that is considering "spamming" (and that's the nice word for it). There are viruses that do exactly what you are telling this person to do.   How about just telling other Rabbit owners, which is what is being done via this forum, plus there are other forums just for Rabbit owners? And of course, reporting the incident to the NHTSA is the best idea, since they can force an investigation and, if appropriate, a recall.

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