2010 Volkswagen Routan

THE KEY TURNS HOWEVER THE ENGINE DOESN'T. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, HOT, AFTER WE'VE DRIVEN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND /OR MILES, IT COULD HAPPEN ONCE A DAY OR SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, A FEW DAYS IN A ROLL OR NOT FOR A WEEK. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CLAIM IT NEVER HAPPENED TO THEM. ( HOWEVER THEY DID OFFER TO BUY IT , THAT'S ANOTHER STORY) THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, EVERYONE WANTS TO RUN IT THRU DIAGNOSTICS FOR A CHARGE BUT NO GUARANTEE FOR REPAIR...PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN IT BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE RADIATOR COOLANT. CHECKED TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND REALIZED TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. OPENED HOOD AND DISCOVERED COOLANT WAS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE HOOD LINER AND ENGINE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THIS PART. TOOK IT TO THE VW GARAGE AND WE WERE TOLD IT HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE VW ROUTAN LEADING ONE TO THINK IT IS A DESIGN FLAW OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY. THE TOTAL DAMAGES DUE TO THIS ONE HOSE ASSY FAILURE KNOWN TO DATE IS THE FOLLOWING: PLASTIC HEATER CORE HOSE ASSEMBLY; TEMPERATURE SENSOR; THERMOSTAT; HOOD LINER SOAKED AND RUINED; AND REPLACE COOLANT. REPAIR BILL IS NEAR $1000.00 FOR ALL THESE ITEMS. FURTHERMORE, IF THIS HAD GONE UNNOTICED DUE TO THE LACK OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THIS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

CAR BATTERY IS IN GOOD SHAPE BECAUSE I RECENTLY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE. THE PROBLEM IS OCCASIONALLY I TRY TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL NOT START WHEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT IS BLINKING BUT IF I USE MY CAR KEYS TO LOCK AND UNLOCK THE CAR, THEN THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT WILL GO OFF AND CAR WILL START. LAST WEEK IT OCCURRED TWO TIMES AND I TOOK THE CAR TO VOLKSWAGEN DEALERSHIP BUT THEY TOLD ME, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST IS NOT SHOWING ANY CODE AND HENCE THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH MY CAR BUT I THINK THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM FIVE TIMES IN TOTAL. THEY REQUESTED I TOW MY CAR TO THEM THE NEXT TIME IT OCCURS TO SEE IF THE CODE CAN BE DETERMINED BUT I STILL NOT COMFORTABLE BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS COMING NEXT. *TR

ON AUGUST 14TH, 2014, I PLACED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION OF MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CAR/ENGINE MADE AN ODD SOUND WHEN THE KEY WAS TURNED AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. ADDITIONALLY, THE DASH LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING AND MY KEY BECAME PERMANENTLY STUCK IN THE IGNITION. I HEARD A VERY RAPID "CLICKING" NOISE UNDER THE HOOD SO I OPENED IT AND DISCOVERED THE FUSE BOX UNDER THE HOOD WAS THE SOURCE. UPON OPENING IT, I HEARD A VERY FAST CLICKING SOUND AND FELT EACH FUSE AND FOUND THE LARGE FUSE, 2ND FROM THE LEFT FRONT WAS CLICKING VERY FAST AND LOUDLY. I NEEDED THE VEHICLE SO I USED JUMPER CABLES AND THIS EVENTUALLY ENABLED MY CAR'S KEY TO RELEASE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS WERE LIT UP AND I LEFT THE ENGINE RUN FOR APPROXIMATELY 8 MIN., THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR - TO VERIFY IT WOULD START AGAIN. IT DID, AND NOW ONLY THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT THAT LIGHTS UPON AN INCIDENT IS STILL LIT. I CALLED MY CLOSEST VW DEALER, WHO HAS SERVICES MY CAR IN THE PAST, AND THEY CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THE RECALL #66665 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - IGNITION SWITCH - IS NOT APPLICABLE TO MY VEHICLE. SURE IT ISN'T! EXACT SAME ISSUE THAT IS NOTED IN THE RECALL, BUT SOMEHOW MY VEHICLE IS NOT ONE OF THE ONES AFFECTED. I AM PURSUING THING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, BUT SO FAR ONLY PUSH BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

BOUGHT THE VAN IN FEBRUARY 2012 SINCE THEN IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 11 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION,ROTORS,AND MY PASSENGER SLIDING DOORS THEY OPEN AUTOMATICALLY. NOW ITS LEAKING ANTIFREEZE AND WE BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THIS PART THE PLASTIC Y PART THAT CONTEXTS TWO HOSES THEY SAY ISN'T COVERED AND WANTS US TO PAY 450$ TO DO IT..THE VAN HAS 38,035 MILES WE BOUGHT IT WITH 18,563 MILES HOW CAN THIS VEHICLE HAVE THIS MANY PROBLEMS? MY POWER DOORS I BELIEVE IF THEY OPEN WHEN YOUR PUMPING GAS ISN'T RIGHT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO DIE/STALL. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30K ON IT AND ACTUALLY SAT AT HOME TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT WHILE I WORK FROM HOME. NEVERTHELESS IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL OUT LIKE I HAD NO GASOLINE. THIS ISSUE STARTED OUT INTERMITTENT, BUT PROGRESSED AND I COULD FEEL SHAKING FROM THE FLOOR BOARDS.I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SOME BALL BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING OCCURRING. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL PACK WERE BAD. THIS PART IS SUPPOSED TO LAST ABOUT 100K. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO WE TOOK IT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GET IT FIXED. IT HAS BEEN FIXED A FEW WEEKS AND IT FEEL LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT WELL AT LOW SPEEDS AND SEEMS TO ALMOST STALL OUT WHILE TURNING CORNERS. ALSO IT IS IDLING AT A HIGHER RPM THAN IT HAD SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. *TR

DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WHEN A SUDDEN DROP IN THE AC POWER FOLLOWED BY A QUICK RISE IN THE ENGINE TEMP TO THE TOP OF THE GAUGE. WITHIN 2 MINUTES STEAM WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER COOLING THE ENGINE AND OPENING THE HOOD IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ENGINE COOLANT WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE PARTS AND BOILING OFF DUE TO THE HEAT. WATER WAS POURED IN THE RADIATOR AND A LEAK WAS OBSERVED FROM A PLASTIC Y JOINT IN THE WATER COOLING PIPE/ASSEMBLY. VW PART NUMBER 7B0121086B. WITH THE WATER FILLED TO THE MAX AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED A STEADY STREAM OF WATER WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE Y JOINT. WITH OVER A GALLON OF WATER IN THE VEHICLE DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IN LESS THAN 3 MILES THE WATER WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM THE SYSTEM. PLEASE CROSS REFERENCE THIS WITH ANY COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AND THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AS THEY ARE ALL PRODUCED BY CHRYSLER CORP. THE Y CONNECTOR FAILURE WAS EASILY FOUND ONLINE AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART / DESIGN FLAW AS THE PLASTIC PIECE WAS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE PRESSURE AND HEAT AND SEEMED TO SPLIT AT THE SEAM TO CAUSE THE LEAK. *TR