2011 Volkswagen Routan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VENTURA VOLKSWAGEN (3270 PERKIN AVE, VENTURA, CA 93003, (833) 214-7714) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUSE BOX AND IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY; THEREFORE, NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE IDLING, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILL JACOBS VOLKSWAGEN (2211 AURORA AVE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60540) WHERE THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE ALTERNATOR AND FUEL PUMP MODULE WERE REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS. A FAMILY MEMBER OF THE CONTACT CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THE THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. THE CONTACT COULD NOT GUIDE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO ACTIVATE THE HAZARD LIGHTS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE HOME AFTER WAITING FIFTEEN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP RELAY FAILED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH AN UNKNOWN VOLKSWAGEN DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND THIS MODEL VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY MADE FROM CHRYSLER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TIPM MODULE ISSUE. MY 2011 VW ROUTAN WAS BUILT BY CHRYSLER WITH THE SAME PARTS AS ANY OTHER CHRYSLER CAR AT THAT TIME. CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL FOR ALL VEHICLES MADE WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART AS IT IS A LIFE THREATENING ISSUE. MOST IMPORTANTLY THE CAR WILL STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING! IMAGINE GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY DOING 70MPH WITH YOUR KIDS IN THE CAR AND THE CAR SHUTS OFF. BECAUSE THE CAR IS BRANDED AS A VW, CHRYSYLER REFUSES TO REPLACE THE RECALLED PART WHICH I WAS QUOTED AT $1300 FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND VW SAYS IT IS A CHRYSLER PART AND ISSUE. THIS THIN GRAY LINE IS COSTING PEOPLE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AND POSSIBLY EVEN LIVES. ALSO THE FUEL PUMP RUNS WITHOUT CAR TURNED ON. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHICH CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO RUN AND DRAIN THE BATTERY DEAD ALONG WITH OTHER SAFETY ISSUES LIKE CAR STOPPING DEAD. THIS CAR CANNOT RUN WITHOUT THE NEW TIPM AND THIS RECALL MUST BE HONORED BY VW. THEY ARE MAKING US PAY FOR A NEW MODULE. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE ROUTANS WITH THIS PROBLEM AND NO ONE IS LISTENING. SO I ALSO REPLACED FUEL PUMP AFTER ISSUES WITH ENGINE REFUSING TO TURN OVER. NEXT DAY AFTER REPAIR THE VEHICLE REFUSED TO START. SO I HAVE EXPLORED THE INTERNET REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND FIND MANY COMPLAINTS WITH THE NEED TO REPLACEMENT TIPM. THIS VAN HAS AN ENGINE BUILT BY CHRYSLER WHICH RECALLED ITS 2011 VANS TO REPLACE THIS DEVICE. PLEASE FORCE VW TO DO THE SAME! ITS TRULY ABSURD THAT VW WILL NOT CREATE A RECALL FOR THE TIPM AS CHRYSLER DID.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. ALSO, WHILE DRIVING UPHILL, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BRUNSWICK VOLKSWAGEN (1420 INDUSTRIAL PKWY S, BRUNSWICK, OH 44212, (855) 646-8229) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *DT THE CONSUMER STATED THE TIPM WAS REPLACED IN DECEMBER BUT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF ONCE AGAIN. *TR