2010 Volkswagen Routan

ESP ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATES WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION AND THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR WHEN STOPPED AS IF THE BREAK IS NOT DETECTED. HAVE TO SHUT CAR OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC OR DROP OF LINES AND TURN BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES TO CLEAR ERROR AND GET SHIFTER TO SHIFT TO DRIVE GEAR. USED SNAP ON READER TO CHECK CODES AND DOES NOT RECOGNIZE CAR AS VW, INSTEAD IT PULLS UP CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. TRIED TO REPLACE A BREAK LIGHT MODULE, THE PART WAS ACTUALLY FOR A DODGE NEON. (I AM ONLY OWNER, BOUGHT VAN BRAND NEW). SYMPTOM CAME BACK AFTER TWO DAYS. CODE READER CANNOT FIND ANYTHING CAUSING CODE TRIGGER. ALSO KEY DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK IN IGNITION SWITCH, MUST SOMETIMES TRY TO TURN ON 3 TIMES. THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE PURCHASE. AMAZED AT ALL THESE SAFETY ISSUES AND YET VW DOES NOTHING. $34,000 CAR AND I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE IT ALREADY. ONLY 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. TRANSMISSION REBUILT BY VW AT 12,000 MILES, ROTORS CHANGED AT 9,000 MILES, MOTOR PARTS REBUILT AT 35,000 MILES. CAR BURNS 6 QUARTS OF OIL EVERY 4,000 MILES. VAN DOORS WILL SHUT ON KIDS EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO STOP WHEN SOMETHING IS IN THE WAY. WORST CAR I HAVE EVER BOUGHT, AND VW DOESN'T CARE TO RESOLVE ALL THESE ISSUES CUSTOMERS HAVE.

VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN 2010 WILL TURN OFF WHILE IN MOTION, ON HIGHWAY, STREET, OR WHEN STATIONARY. CAR IS AN AUTOMATIC AND WILL NOT ADJUST TO THE PROPER GEAR WHEN DRIVING. WHEN IN DRIVE THE CAR WILL ACT AS IF IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND ROLL BACKWARDS AND WILL NOT KICK INTO FIRST GEAR. THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM NEVER WORKS PROPERLY AND IS CONSTANTLY NEEDING NEW BATTERIES VERY FEW MONTHS. THIS CAR IS UNSTABLE, UNSAFE, AND UNRELIABLE! THE VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN 2010 NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY!

OUR VAN HAS STOPPED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING IT (IN MOTION ON A SIDE STREET AND HAS FELT LIKE IT MIGHT STOP ON THE HIGHWAY) AND IT NOW WON'T START AFTER FIXING BOTH THE BATTERY AND STARTER. THERE ARE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON AND FOR SOME REASON THE VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ACTIVE FOR OTHER 2010 ROUTANS WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS.

FIRST MY CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STARTING. I HEARD A CLICKING SOUND WHEN TRYING TO TURN THE CAR OVER. TOOK OUT THE KEY AND TRIED AGAIN AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. TOOK BATTERY TO GET TESTED, BATTERY WAS FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT THE CAR TURNED OFF ON ME. IT HAS TURNED OFF ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT. THIS DIDN'T TROUBLE ME UNTIL I WAS DRIVING 45 MPH AND THE VEHICLE CUT OFF. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AS THERE ARE NO SHOULDERS ON THE ROAD WHERE I LIVE AND I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPLICATE ANY OF WHAT I'VE DESCRIBED. THEY DO BELIEVE IT IS THE MODULE AND HAVE INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE RECALLED BUT NOT FOR MY VIN. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND AS I CONTINUE TO PUT MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE THAT IT WILL JUST GET WORST. MANY PEOPLE ONLINE COMPLAIN ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES AND THEIR VINS WERE ALSO NOT COVERED.

IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR I HAVE EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN JERKING IN THE CAR FEELING AS IF MY VEHICLE IS TRYING TO STALL OUT. MY CAR WILL SUDDENLY SHUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE I AM DRIVING OR IT JUST WON'T START AT ALL. I HAVE TO USE JUMPER CABLES TO GET IT STARTED AGAIN AND IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT ACTUALLY STARTS UP. I ALSO EXPERIENCED NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR HAS STOPPED SUDDENLY OR WHEN I TRY TO START IT UP AND IT WON'T. ALSO WHEN I PUSH THE BUTTON TO CLOSE AND OPEN THE BACK PASSENGER DOORS, ONE OF THEM WILL HALF CLOSE THEN OPEN BACK UP HALF WAY THEN STOP AND CLOSE HAVE WAY AGAIN ALL ON ITS OWN.

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED OUR VEHICLE LOCKING UP, SHUTTING OFF IN MID-DRIVE AND SOMETIMES LOSING BREAKS UP TO 4 TIMES A DAY. WE HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND DIAGNOSED AND THE COMPUTERS DO NOT RECORD THESE EVENTS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, HOWEVER, MY VIN DOESN'T QUALIFY TO HAVE ANY PARTS REPLACED. I RECENTLY CONTACTED VW VIA TELEPHONE BECAUSE MY CAR JERKED VERY HARD TO THE LEFT, LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. I WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (AN HOUR AWAY) AND THAT ALL COSTS WOULD BE MINE. I HAVE TWO SMALL BOYS. IT'S CURRENTLY AT A DEALERSHIP AFTER BEING TOWED FOR TWO HOURS AND I WILL HAVE TO COME OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THIS VERY DANGEROUS KNOWN MALFUNCTION.