2010 Volkswagen Routan

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

THIS IS MORE OF A QUESTION THAN A COMPLAINT. RECALL # 11V-151000 SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT OFF WAS REPORTED MARCH 2011 AS OF APRIL 2012 VOLKSWAGEN QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORT SAYS: OVER 80% AFFECTED HAVE BEEN FIXED AND ONLY 166 WERE UNREACHABLE. SO WHY DO I SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT ON YOUR WEBSITE AS LATE AS AUG 2013 COULD THIS BE THE FEW THAT WERE NOT FIXED? OR IS IT POSSIBLE THE PROBLEM IS AFFECTING MORE CARS THAN REPORTED? I HAVE A 2010 ROUTAN , I AM SERIOUSLY THINKING ABOUT TRADING IT IN BEFORE THE "SUDDEN ENGINE SHUT OFF" HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY. AM I PARANOID? OR DO I HAVE A VALID POINT. CAN SOMEONE TELL ME? VOLKSWAGEN SAYS I AM PARANOID. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE 'BAD KEY' MESSAGE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE KEY AND REPROGRAMMED THE SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR UPON ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE DOOR LOCK. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE RELATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE DEFLATED. THE CONTACT HAD A ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SERVICE CHANGE THE TIRE AND INSTALL THE SPARE. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM ON THE TIRE WAS CORRODED. THE WHEEL WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, HE NOTICED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE STEM WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,000.

I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN IN MY 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN VIN# [XXX] ONTO A BUSY STREET AND CAR SUDDENLY STALLED OUT. I LOST POWER STEERING AND NEARLY JUMPED THE CURB AND HIT A WOMAN WITH A BABY STROLLER. I HAD MY 3 KIDS WITH ME IN THE CAR AGES 5, 4, AND 1. CAR STARTED BACK UP RIGHT AWAY. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE WHEN I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT AT ABOUT 30MPH ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS A FREAK INCIDENT SINCE THE CAR WAS BRAND NEW WITH BARELY 10,000 MILES ON IT. THIS TIME IT NEARLY COST PEOPLE THEIR LIVES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY KEPT IT FOR 6 DAYS. MEANWHILE I HAD TO USE A MUCH SMALLER LOANER CAR WHICH WAS NOT MADE FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE. THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THAT EVERYTHING SEEMS FINE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO MAKE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 3 MORE TIMES IN FACT. I CALLED UP THE DEALER AGAIN. HE TRIED TO DETER ME FROM GOING IN SAYING "YOU CAN BRING IT IN AGAIN BUT IF WE CANT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM THEN THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO." ALSO MADE IT A POINT TO TELL ME THAT THEY ONLY HAVE SMALL LOANER CARS AVAILABLE. I ALSO CALLED VOLKSWAGEN AND TOLD THEM THE STORY. THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT TO DEALER. THIS STALLING ISSUE WHICH OCCURRED AGAIN ON 4/16/2013 IS THE LAST STRAW. I REFUSE TO GET INTO THIS DEATHTRAP TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. ITS A SHAME THE CAR ONLY HAS 18000 MILES ON IT YET IT IS HAVING THESE ISSUES. I WILL NEVER BUY A VOLKSWAGEN AGAIN. THEY CAN SEND A TOW TRUCK. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. I GUESS LEGAL ACTION IS CALLED FOR HERE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2010 ROUTAN WITH 26K MILES PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND MOST LIKELY HAS DONE SO SINCE I BOUGHT IT SINCE THE TIRES NEED REPLACING. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT 18K AND NOW NEED TO BE DONE AGAIN. VW DENIES THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH VEHICLES PULLING TO THE RIGHT. OPENED CASE 130240300 WITH VW. THEY REFUSE TO COVER THE COST TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE PULLING AND TIRE WEAR. RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS POSTINGS WITH THE SAME ISSUE ONLINE. *TR