2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN Complaints

MY VAN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.

MY VAN SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING AGAIN. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND I LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES.

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING ABOUT 30MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. NO INDICATOR LIGHTS CAME ON AND MY POWER STEERING WAS GONE AS WELL AS MY ABILITY TO BRAKE WELL. LOOKING ONLINE THEIR WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL YEAR AND MAKE OF VAN FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT MY VIN NUMBER DID NOT PULL UP A RECALL. I CONTACTED VW AND THEY ALSO STATED MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY.

MY VAN HAS SHUT OFF TWICE NOW WHILE DRIVING. BOTH EVENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE TURNING RIGHT, AT A SLOW SPEED ON CITY STREETS (ONE TIME WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE VEHICLE). I LOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES AND THE ENGINE APPEARS TO SHUT DOWN (RADIO REMAINS ON). WHEN I FIRST TRIED TO RESTART IT, IT WOULDN'T AND THEN THE SECOND ATTEMPT SOUNDED UNUSUAL BUT IT DID START. THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AS WELL. BOTH TIMES WERE IN GOOD DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER THE FIRST TIME, DUE TO MY RESEARCH ON THE ISSUE, I ONLY USE THE FOB WITH NOTHING ELSE HANGING FROM IT. IN ADDITION, I ALSO HAVE THE ISSUE OF THE VEHICLE RANDOMLY NOT STARTING. I USUALLY GET IT TO START BY FIDDLING WITH THE SHIFTER. OF COURSE, MY VAN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE IGNITION MODULE RECALL, WHICH IS COMPLETELY ABSURD AS IT IS CLEARLY HAPPENING TO A LOT OF US. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS VAN EXCEPT FOR THESE TWO MAJOR ISSUES.

MY CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING IT AT 50 MILES AN HOUR WITH MY TWO KIDS IN IT! IT HAS SINCE DIED MULTIPLE TIMES (I DON'T ALLOW MY CHILDREN IN IT ANYMORE, BUT IT HAS DIED WITH ME ALONE IN IT TO AND FROM THE MECHANICS) AND REFUSED TO START MULTIPLE TIMES. WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. WHEN I HAD IT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY MY MECHANIC (WHO SPECIALIZES IN VWS AND AUDI'S) HE TOLD ME IT WAS A RECALLED PART. WHEN I BROUGHT IT TO THE VW DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CONTACT VW COPORATE TO GET A CLAIM NUMBER. WHEN I CALLED CORPORATE THEY TOLD ME MY VEHICLE DIDN'T QUALITY FOR THE RECALL (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS MY CAR FITS THE MODEL, TIMEFRAME, AND DIAGNOSIS OF THE RECALL) AND THEY REFUSE TO HONOR IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GURLEY LEEP AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (LOCATED AT 5302 GRAPE RD, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545, (574) 272-0990), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHEN BEING OPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HILEY VOLKSWAGEN OF ARLINGTON (1461 E INTERSTATE 20, ARLINGTON, TX 76018, (817) 575-6000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DOOR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY; HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER (FLOW VOLKSWAGEN, 5011 NEW CENTRE DR, WILMINGTON, NC 28403, (910) 392-3889) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIN MODULE /IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V151000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 181194533, BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V151000. MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IT. IT GOES INTO AUXILIARY YOU NEED TO SAFELY PULL IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. EXPERIENCE INADVERTENT IGNITION KEY DISPLACEMENT FROM THE RUN TO ACCESSORY POSITION WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUT OFF. AN ENGINE SHUTTING OFF SUDDENLY WHILE DRIVING COULD INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH.

DRIVING AT ANY GIVEN TIME THE HEADLIGHTS TURN OFF AND DO NOT COME ON. STOP AND RESTART CAR AND STILL DO NOT TURN ON. THE HIGH BEAMS OR THE LOW BEAMS. THEY WILL NOT SWITCH ON. THEY COME ON FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN TURN OFF. WILL TURN OFF AS WE ARE DRIVING AND WE ARE NO LONGER VISIBLE TO OTHER CARS.