Tl*the contact owns a 2008 volkswagen rabbit. the contact struck another vehicle head-on, which severely damaged the front end of her vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy and the contact and occupants were injured. a police report was filed. the repair would cost more than $12,000. the speed was unknown. the failure mileage was 14,000.
I had observed twice that the abs and brake system lights illuminated under heavy braking. i read the service manual and several vw forums and my understanding was that this was normal under what is called 'emergency break'. i both cases turning the ignition off and on again restored the car to normal. on february 2013 the abs/esc system failed and the car crashed against a wall while braking before a turn. airbags did not deploy. we were two passengers on board: brian foxe and myself. fortunately, none got hurt although i had to be picked up ...
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 volkswagen rabbit. while driving 35 mph, the contact rear ended another vehicle and caused $9,000 worth of damage to the entire front end of his vehicle. he smelled the powder coming from the air bags; however, they failed to deploy. the contact was wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash. the vehicle was towed from the scene. the contact was transported to the hospital in an ambulance due to his injuries. a police report was filed. the failure mileage was 30,000.
Overall the worst problem with Volkswagen Rabbit relates to SERVICE BRAKES problems. Browse the categories below to learn about the specific Rabbit years that are prone to issues with these components.