2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN Complaints

KEY FOB IS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND UNABLE TO REMOVE IT WILL NOT TURN OFF STUCK AT ACCESSORIES UNABLE TO TURN OFF TO REMOVE KEY. SAW RECALL NHTSA #14V396000 ON IGNITION SWITCHES 2010 ROUTAN. PARKED IN DRIVEWAY AND UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY OR TURN OFF ACC POSITION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

MY CAR HAS AN ISSUE OF NOT TURNING OVER RANDOMLY. FOR NO APPARENT REASON IT WILL NOT START. I'VE HAD THE CAR CHECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE ISSUE IS STILL THE SAME. MY MECHANIC FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE.

URGENT ISSUE-SAFETY MY VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH SHUTTING DOWN WHILE IN MOTION. I TRAVEL ON THE TURNPIKE TO WORK EACH DAY AND IT HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES NOW. I AM ABSOLUTELY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE THAT I AM NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I CONTACTED VW AND GAVE THEM TO VIN TO CHECK ON RECALLS AND THEY STATE THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT SHOWING A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND SEEN THAT THEY HAVE HAD 2 RECALLS (11V151000-MARCH 2011 AND 15V194000-APRIL 2015) FOR THIS VERY ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY ON THIS SITE I CAN SEE THE VEHICLE HAS HAVE 130+ COMPLAINTS WITH 70+ OF THEM BEING FOR THIS ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLE SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. I AM ABSOLUTELY ASTONISHED THAT VW HAS HAD 2 SAFETY RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE AND CONTINUE TO RECEIVE COMPLAINTS AND YET THEY HAVE JUST NOT RECALLED ALL VEHICLES. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN FOR NOT ONLY MYSELF AND MY FAMILY BUT OTHERS OUT THERE ON THE ROAD WITH ME AND MY VW. PLEASE DON'T WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO BE KILLED IN ACCIDENTS BEFORE YOU TAKE ACTION. *TR

THE KEY SLIPS OUT OF THE ON POSITION AND THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM DOES NOT ENGAGE. I THOUGHT MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL ISSUED BY VW IN 2015 (PART 573 SAFETY RECALL), BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND MY VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND THEREFORE THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY VW. I CALLED VW AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM THAT IS LISTED IN THE RECALL AND THE PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS THE WIN MODULE. I NEED HELP! *TR

INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE. 2010 VW ROUTAN SEL. 4.0 ENGINE. CAR TURNS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO ENGINE CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. DEALERS CANNOT REPAIR AND BE SAYS THIS BE IS NOT ON THE RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AND RECENTLY JUST PULLING DOWN THE STREET AT LOW SPEED WHICH CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WHEN ALL SYSTEMS FAILED. THE CAR WILL START RIGHT BACK UP. WE MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO KEY CHAINS ON THE FOB BUT IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. ONLY ADVISE I GET FROM DEALERS IS TRADE IT IN AS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I CANNOT IN GOOD FAITH TRADE IT IN TO ANOTHER FAMILY TO GET KILLED IN WHEN IT SHUTS DOWN. THIS VAN IS A DEATH TRAP FOR FAMILIES AND IS UNACCEPTABLE VW KNOWS IF THE ISSUE BUT WON'T INCLUDE IT.

THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A CRANKING SOUND WHEN RIGHT TURNS AND LEFT TURN IS MADE. APPARENT THAT AN ACCIDENT CAN EASILY OCCUR IF THIS PERSISTS. THE DEALERSHIP IN GREATNECK NY WAS NOT ABLE CORRECT THIS PROBLEM DESPITE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND TURNS ARE MADE BY THE DRIVER. THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED OVER THE YEARS - SOMETIME IN AUGUST 2012, I BROUGHT VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR A PROBLEM RELATED TO THE STEERING WHEEL. I STILL HAVE A RELATED PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE MY 5 CHILDREN. BECUASE THE DEALER COULD NOT RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM AND IT HAS NOW AROSE AGAIN. THIS COMPLAINT IS NOW SUBMITTED. I DO HAVE AN INVOICE WHICH STATES MY COMPLAINT BACK IN 2012.

I AM WRITING TO ADDRESS A SAFETY ISSUE I HAVE WITH MY VEHICLE, A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. MY HUSBAND AND I PURCHASED THIS CAR LAST YEAR AND SHORTLY AFTER ITS PURCHASE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE ELECTRICAL ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. THESE ISSUES INCLUDED WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLUMINATING, POWER FAILURES OF THE DASH BOARD GAUGES (SPECIFICALLY THE SPEED GAUGE) AND RADIO, AND MOST ALARMINGLY THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY STALL AND LOSE POWER. THIS ISSUE OF LOSING POWER TO THE ENTIRE CAR HAS HAPPENED BOTH WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHILE IT HAS BEEN STOPPED AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, AS WELL AS AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL VW DEALERSHIP HOPING THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND FIX IT. AFTER NEARLY 3 WEEKS OF HAVING DIFFERENT PARTS REPLACED, BEING TOLD THE ISSUE WAS SOLVED IT WAS NOT. WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH ONLY THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IT PERFORMS BETTER, ALTHOUGH STILL DIES OCCASIONALLY, BUT WITH ANYTHING ON THE KEYRING IT WILL DIE ALMOST INSTANTLY. IT WASN'T UNTIL AFTER REMOVING OUR CAR FROM THIS DEALERSHIP THAT WE LEARNED ABOUT A RECALL ON THE VW ROUTANS THAT SEEMED VERY SIMILAR TO THE ISSUES WE WERE EXPERIENCING. UPON RESEARCH WE DISCOVERED THAT OUR VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED WITHIN THE SAME MONTH OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES BUT APPARENTLY NOT BEFORE THE ENDING DATE OF THAT RECALL. SO OTHER VW DEALERSHIPS WOULD BE HAPPY TO REPLACE THE MALFUNCTIONING PART BUT AT AN OUT OF POCKET COST FOR US, WHICH WE SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD, ESPECIALLY AFTER THE BILL WE ARE STILL WORKING TO PAY FOR OTHER UNNECESSARY WORK. AS A CONSUMER IT IS VERY FRUSTRATING TO HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS CLEARLY DEMONSTRATING THE SAME ISSUES AS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED VEHICLES BUT DOES NOT FALL UNDER THAT RECALL. WE HAVE REDUCED TO ONLY DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AS NECESSARY AND NO LONGER USE IT TO TRANSPORT OUR TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AS WE FEAR GREATLY FOR THEIR SAFETY.

THE ENGINE IS TURNING OFF. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. GOING BETWEEN 20 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR.

WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION NOTHING HAPPENS - ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!. THE CAR DOES NOT START, OR MAKE A SOUND AS IF IT IS TRYING TO START. YOU HAVE TO SIT AND WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES UP TO FIFTEEN AND THEN IT MAY START. VW HAS REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH ACCORDING TO THE RECALL AND STILL WE CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. WE HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DELEARSHIP AND HAD SEVERAL OTHERS LOOK AT THIS SITUATION AS WELL. I VIEWED SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS AND FOUND OUT THAT MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I CALLED THE VW CUSTOMER CARE LINE AND HAVE NOT HAD SATISFACTION AS THEY INSIST ON HAVING A DEALERSHIP LOOK IT OVER AND THEY WANT US TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR REPLACING MORE PARTS. I HAVE EXPLAINED TO CUSTOMER CARE THAT IF THEY TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK ONLINE THEY WILL SEE MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS ISSUE AND ALL THEY COME BACK WITH IS "WE MONITOR ONLINE FOR COMPLAINTS ABOUT OUR VEHICLES AND WHEN WE SEE MANY WE INVESTIGATE. WELL IT LOOKS AS IF THEY ARE NOT DOING A GOOD JOB. WE HAVE HAD THE STARTER REPLACED (COST $530.79) AND TODAY THEY TOLD US THE STARTER WENT BAD BECAUSE A MODULE WAS BAD AND WE NOW NEED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL 600 DOLLARS. IF THE MODULE WAS BAD, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND NOT THE STARTER. FOR ALMOST 6 YEARS THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON AND THEY DID NOTHING. NOW THEY WANT US TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THEY SHOULD HAVE REPAIRED YEARS AGO.