2009 Volkswagen Routan

RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING- BROUGHT TO MECHANIC, PAID ALMOST $1000 TO TRY TO GET FIXED, BROUGHT BACK WHEN EVERYTHING PAID FOR DIDN'T FIX & WAS TOLD TO REPORT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL TO VW TO GET FIXED. ALSO LOST POWER TO REAR DVD WITHIN DAYS AFTER PURCHASE & NEVER KNEW WHAT TO DO. BRAKE PADS ARE BAD WITHIN 3-4,000 MILES- WINDSHIELD WASHER SQUIRTER UNREPAIRABLE. BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE IGNITION SWITCH THOUGH, IF THAT WHAT IS CAUSING VAN TO STALL - WHILE GOING STEADY SPEED, USUALLY OCCURS OVER 25 MPH FOR MORE THAN 5 MILES- VAN STARTS JERKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL & WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, OR PARKED, IDLING, STALLS & TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART - THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2009 ROUTAN IN 2014 WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN 60K MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT TO MECHANICS THAT ARE FRIENDS & TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS & SHOPS TO DIAGNOSE & FIX & PAID FOR EVERYTHING OUT OF POCKET TO GET FIXED OR REPLACED & IT HAS NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. FOR THE BRAKES, I BUY ONLY THE MID LEVEL OR HIGH LEVEL GRADE BRAKES & HAVE HAD TO SWITCH BOTH FRONT & REAR BRAKES, ROTORS & CALIPERS OUT @ LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER YEAR SINCE ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER OWNERSHIP. EVERY TIME, 1-2 BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY BAD & GONE WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ABOUT 50-70% . ANOTHER ISSUE, THAT HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET FIXED IS THE A/C- AFTER RECHARGING, THE A/C WILL BLOW COLD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT ONLY & HOT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE CAR. WHEN HEAT IS ON, SAME PROBLEM, ONLY BLOWS HEAT IN FRONT & COOL IN BACK. HOW DO I GET ALL RECALLS FOR MY MINIVAN REPAIRED THROUGH VOLKSWAGEN? HOW DOES THE PROCESS WORK? I HAVE 5 SMALL CHILDREN & THIS IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. WILL I BE PROVIDED WITH A LOANER THAT WILL SEAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY WHILE MY VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED? PLEASE ADVISE AS I HAVE HAD THIS MINIVAN FOR OVER 3 YEARS WITH THESE ISSUES AND SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE THE CONTACT'S NIECE WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, IT EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT THE ENGINE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,273.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP, IT LOST POWER. WHEN THE ENGINE WAS NOT WARMED UP, THE VEHICLE COULD ONLY BE OPERATED FOR 10 TO 15 MINUTES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOCK TORQUE CONVERTER BETWEEN THE VALVE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 105,000.

FOR YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURES IN STARTING MY CAR, EACH TIME IF I WAIT A WHILE IT WILL START. ADDITIONALLY, BEGINNING IN FEB 2016, MY ENGINE WILL SIMPLY SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION (PRETTY SCARY). I HAVE DEALT WITH VW SEVERAL TIME TO NO AVAIL AND ALWAYS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT MAY COST ME OR SOMEONE ELSE THEIR LIFE. VW ACTS LIKE THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE AND IF THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE THEY CAN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE, REALLY! THIS IS CRIMINAL! I HAVE HAD A STARTER REPLACED AS WELL AS A SWITCH AND NO CHANGE. ALL I GET FROM VW IS "YOU CAN TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND GET A SECOND OPINION WE WILL COVER 1 HOUR OF THE COST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM" REALLY NO GREATER EXPERTISE NO INFORMATION SHARING, JUST ANOTHER DEALER, THE THIRD OF WHICH WILL LIKELY TELL ME, WE CAN'T CREATE THE PROBLEM!

AFTER MY VAN HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A WHILE AND IT BEEN WARMED UP FOR 15 MINUTES. WITH IN THE FIRST 2 TO 5 MILES OF DRIVING THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VAN WILL SHUT OFF AND THE STEERING WHEEL AND BREAK WILL FAIL. THEN I HAVE TO TURN THE KEY TO OFF AND RESTART THE VAN AND IT SOMETIME REPEAT ITSELF IF I'M STUCK IN TRAFFIC.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT AT THE LOCAL LIBRARY THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VAN WOULD START FINE AND WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE TRIP. A FEW DAYS LATER THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. WE RETURNED THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR WORK ON A FAULTY RADIO AND MENTIONED THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE RADIO REPLACED AND TOOK IT TO A VW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THE VAN WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY CHECKED ABOUT THE STALLING ISSUE. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES INDICATING A PROBLEM, BUT AFTER THE OIL CHANGE THE VAN WORKED BETTER FOR A FEW DAYS. IT NOW STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY, USUALLY GOING LESS THAN 30 MPH. ON SEPT 19, 2015 THE VAN STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 45MPH.

DRIVING DOWNHILL, FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR. ABRUPT LOSS OF ENGINE POWER FOLLOWED BY LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKING. VEHICLE UNDER KNOWN RECALL AND HAS BEEN "FIXED". THIS INCIDENT HAS NOW OCCURRED 3-4X SINCE THE RECALL FIX, NEARLY IDENTICAL CIRCUMSTANCES APPROX EVERY 1-3 MONTHS. VW KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR > 2 WEEKS, UNABLE TO IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM, VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME WITHOUT ANY NEW ATTEMPTS AT FIXING IT. I WILL BE RETURNING IT TO VW AND TAKING IT OUT OF SERVICE.