2009 Volkswagen Rabbit
Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V913000 (Servi… |
| 2024-03-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit. The contact stated while driving 20-30 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, t… |
| 2023-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I am making a complaint against volkswagen for refusing to perform the abs safety recall. The ABS module is dead, I fo… |
| 2022-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ABS control module is malfunctioning and affecting steering and braking as well as the speedometer and acceleration. It… |
| 2021-10-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Rabbit. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 16V913000 (Servi… |
| 2021-03-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SPEED ODOME… |
| 2020-07-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I GOT PROBLEMS ON ABS SYSTEM MODULE THAT'S WHY MY RABBIT2009 START ALL THE LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD AND LOSE THE CONTRO… |
| 2020-07-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE KEY IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NOT TURN TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WILL NOT COME OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AN… |
| 2019-02-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V91300… |
| 2019-01-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, MY 09 RABBIT, THE POWER STARING LIGHT WILL FLASH YELLOW TO RED AND THEN STAY RED, I'M JERKED TO THE SIDE,… |
| 2019-01-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING, MY 09 RABBIT, THE POWER STARING LIGHT WILL FLASH YELLOW TO RED AND THEN STAY RED, I'M JERKED TO THE SIDE,… |
| 2018-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 5/31/18 TOOK CAR IN FOR THE ABS MODULE RECALL. THEY DID A "SYSTEM UPDATE" LESS THEN SIX MONTHS LATER WHEN DRIVING ALL … |
| 2018-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ,, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL IS BLINKING, THATS MEAN THE ABS MODULE IS FAIL |
| 2018-08-21 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER HUSBAND CRASHED INTO A TRACTOR TRAILER AT A… |
| 2018-07-03 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST STEERING ABILITY. IN ADDITION, TH… |
| 2018-06-01 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT HIGHER SPEEDS. WHILE DE… |
| 2018-04-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE MODULE FAILED DEACTIVATING ESC AND POWER STEERING CAUSING UNEXPECTED OVER STEER AND UNDER STEER, CAUSING MOME… |
| 2017-11-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MCKENNA VOLKSWAGEN (18303 STUDEBAKER ROA… |
| 2017-08-20 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MOVED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CON… |
| 2017-07-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, HEADING HOME FROM WORK. THE CARS AHEAD HAD HIT THEIR BRAKES, SO I BEGA… |
| 2017-07-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AS PER NHTSA 16V-913 MY VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT HAS BEEN PRESENTING THE SYMPTOMS STATED IN THE SAFETY RECALL. THE ABS LIGHT, … |
| 2017-07-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS MODULE. THE ABS LIGHT AND OTHER LIGHTS CAME ON. VW RELEASED A RECALL. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID T… |
| 2017-05-17 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE TURNED IN ACCESSORIES, BEEPING OCCURS AND A WRENCH APPEARS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, … |
| 2017-05-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP TO PERFORM AN ABS SOFTWARE UPDATE AS PER THE VOLKSWAGEN RECALL NOTICE. PR… |
| 2017-04-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE CURRENT RECALL (MANUFACTURER RECALL 45F2, NHTSA RECALL 16V913) FOR THE KNOWN ABS CONTROL MODULE FAULTY GROUNDING IS… |
| 2017-04-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I JUST PURCHASED MY USED 2009 VW RABBIT. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON, TRACTION, BREAK LIGHT, ESP. WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND … |
| 2017-03-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE MODULE. COMPUTER LOSES COMMUNICATION WITH ABS BRAKE MODULE, POWER STEERING IS DISABLED, ELECTRONIC STABILITY … |
| 2017-03-01 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | INTERMITTANTLY LOOSE SPEED ON ITS OWN FOR A SPLIT SECOND AND ALSO SPEEDOMETER WILL DROP TO 0 MPH AND ALMOST INSTANTLY C… |
| 2017-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I RECEIVED NOTICE FEB. 2017, FOR RECALL DUE TO "SAFETY RECALL 45F2-ABS CONTROL MODULE SOFTWARE". UPON TAKING TO DEALER… |
| 2017-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2009 VW 2L RABBIT: DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN, MY CAR HAS UNDER 80K. THE SPEED LIMIT IS 45, BUT IN THE RAIN, I WAS DO… |
| 2017-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED … |
| 2017-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V913000 LISTS 2009 VOLKSWAGEN RABBITS TO BE AFFECTED IN THIS RECALL. I AM CURRENTLY FACING THE… |
| 2016-12-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I BELIEVE THE FAULTY ABS WAS THE REASON I GOT IN A CAR ACCIDENT ON DEC 20, 2016 AND AGAIN ON MARCH 14, 2017. ON DEC 20… |
| 2016-10-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS MODULE IN MY VEHICLE FAILED AROUND 90,000 MILES, WHICH I'M NOW DISCOVERING IS A VERY COMMON FOR THIS PARTICULAR… |
| 2016-10-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2009 VW RABBIT HAS HAD INTERMITTENT ABS ISSUES FOR A FEW MONTHS NOW. THE CAR HAS 67K MILES. OCCASIONALLY, WHEN THE A… |
| 2016-10-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY ABS LIGHT HAS BEEN GOING ON THE PAST FEW DAYS WHEN I USE THE BRAKES. ESPECIALLY WHEN I AM TURNING. I AM NOT SLAMMING… |
| 2016-10-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TOOK MY VEHICLE IN AS THE ABS, BRAKE, ESP/ASR LIGHTS CAME ON AND WERE BEEPING. REPLACED THE ROTORS, BRAKE PADS, ETC. W… |
| 2016-09-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAVE BEEN CONSTANT SINCE PURCHASING (I.E. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON FOR NO APPARENT REASON D… |
| 2016-09-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS CONTROL HAS FAILED (DIAGNOSED BY VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP), ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS ARE ON, SPEEDIM… |
| 2016-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY ABS BRAKE PUMP AND/OR CONTROL MODULE HAVE FAILED AT 75K MILES. I PURCHASED THIS CAR FOR MY CHILDREN AND USED THE II… |
| 2016-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE TRACTION CONTROL ON MY VEHICLE INITIALLY DID NOT TURN ON EVEN AFTER PRESSING THE BUTTON THAT TURNS THE ESC ON AND O… |
| 2016-08-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING INTO A CURVE, MY ABS BRAKE MODULE FAILED, TURNING OFF MY TRACTION CONTROL, ABS DISABLING MY POWER STEERING. AS … |
| 2016-06-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON....FOLLOWED BY STEERING LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT SPEEDOMETER FAILING, GAS WARNING LIGHT … |
| 2016-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | PUT ON BRAKES SUDDENLY. CAR SPUN OUT OF CONTROL TO THE LEFT HITTING A HIGHWAY DIVIDER AND THEN TO THE RIGHT HITTING A C… |
| 2016-05-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | AFTER DRIVING AT APPROX. 70- 80 MPH ON HIGHWAY FOR OVER 1 HOUR AND STOPPING WOULD FEEL OFF AFTER COMING TO AN A COMPLET… |
| 2016-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN USING THE HEATED SEATS THE PASSENGER SEAT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CABIN FILLED UP WITH THICK SMO… |
| 2016-01-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY CAR HAS BEEN RUNNING FINE SINCE PURCHASE AND I HAVE HAD ALL THE NECESSARY MAINTENANCE DONE TO PREVENT ISSUES. LAST … |
| 2016-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS, TRACTION CONTROL & HANDBRAKE LIGHTS TURNED ON IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. NEARLY HAD ACCIDENT BECAUSE ABS DID NOT AC… |
| 2016-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2009 VOLKSWAGON RABBIT. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ABS FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR TH… |
| 2015-10-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE CAR WOULD SHAKE IN THE HIGHWAY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT CERTAIN MOMENT. ALSO STOPS RANDOMLY I DON'T KNOW WHY MY … |