2009 Volkswagen Routan

MY 2009 ROUTAN 3.8L WILL INTERMIT NOT START / I GET CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ELECTRICAL LIGHTENING BOLT. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO IT STARTED AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS MY BATTERY. REPLACED MY BATTERY IT WAS GOOD FOR ABOUT 1YR THEN IT STARTED AGAIN HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AGAIN THEN ABOUT 1YR LATER IT STARTED AGAIN BUT MY BATTERY IS TESTED GOOD. I WENT THROUGH 2 BATTERIES IN ABOUT 3 YRS. I EVEN HAD MY STARTER CHECKED AND IT TESTED GOOD. MY FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC SAID WHY IS THE STARTER NEXT TO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD IT IS GETTING HOT. WHEN I HAVE ISSUE IN THE LAST YEAR IT TAKE ABOUT 30MIN OR LONGER BEFORE IT STARTS THEN I MIGHT NOT HAVE ANY ISSUES FOR ABOUT 1 OR 2 WEEKS AND SOMETIME I MIGHT HAVE THE ISSUES 2 TIMES IN ONE DAY. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE AND I AM SEEING MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE 2009 VW ROUTAN INTERMIT NOT STARTING. I HAVE CALL VW AND MY VAN IS NOT ON THE LIST FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. TODAY 8/5/2014 MY ROUTAN I WILL NOT START AT ALL I AM GOING TO HAVE THE BATTERY CHECKED. *TR

YOUR SITE WOULDN'T ALLOW PULL-DOWN FOR AFFECTED PARTS EARLIER, HERE IS PART OF THE E-MAIL REPORT I FIRST SENT DEALER 5/6/14: " ..SOMETHING NEW IS A PROBLEM W/MY ROUTAN BUT I WANT TO CHECK IN PRIOR TO MAKING AN APPT. SINCE WE SO RECENTLY HAD IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK UP. HERE'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IT'S VERY SCARY: 6 TIMES NOW OVER THE LAST 2 WEEKS IT'S JUST CONKED-OUT/SHUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING, LEAVING ME WITH NO STEERING, BRAKES OR ANYTHING! FORTUNATELY IT'S HAPPENED IN LOW TRAFFIC AREAS ON FAIRLY STRAIGHT ROADS SO I'VE BEEN ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE, BUT I'M GETTING SCARED TO DRIVE MY VAN. YESTERDAY- IT CONKED OUT THREE TIMES...BRINGING KIDS HOME FROM SCHOOL-- AGAIN VERY SCARY, AND ONCE ON A TURN WHICH WAS DIFFICULT BUT LUCKILY NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME... THESE EVENTS... ALL HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED 15-30 MPH AND HAPPEN SO QUIETLY I CAN BARELY TELL IT'S HAPPENED... IT'S LIKE THE KEY/IGNITION SOMEHOW FLICKS ALL BY ITSELF INTO THE ACC POSITION. THEN I HAVE TO WAIT TIL THE VAN STOPS, TURN THE KEY AND VAN ALL THE WAY OFF AND RE-START. THEN IT SEEMS TO START UP FINE. BUT THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES JUST YESTERDAY P.M.... IT'S DANGEROUS, AND I'M GETTING MORE AND MORE SCARED TO DRIVE MY VAN, BUT I HAVE TO WITH FOUR KIDS AND ACTIVITIES." TODAY 6/30/14 (AGAIN) DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM. COST TO REPLACE SWITCH $989.00. I RESEARCHED DELPHI, CHINA, AUSTIN MARTIN AND FULLY BELIEVE A COMMONALITY WITH GM RECALL EXISTS. THE ROUTAN IS A VW & CHRYSLER COMPLICATING MY RESEARCH. I'VE FOLLOWED HIERARCHY- DEALER, VW, NOW NHTSA BUT HIT A ROAD BLOCK(NO PUN). PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ASAP. UPDATE 6/30- GM RECALLED 8M MORE AS "UNINTENDED KEY IGNITION ROTATION"- EXACTLY WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH MY ROUTAN. I TRIED SUBMITTING THIS COMPLAINT EARLIER- BUT YOUR WEBSITE WOULDN'T ALLOW. SO THIS IS NOT SOMEONE JUMPING ON THE BANDWAGON. THIS IS REAL, PLEASE HELP. *TR

I'VE HAD THE VW ROUTAN SINCE 2010 - PURCHASED IT WITH 6,000 MILES ON IT. IT'S A SEL SO IT'S AUTO-EVERYTHING. IN THE PAST 12-16 MONTHS BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT PASSENGER AUTO DOORS STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A WIRING ISSUE. (2 SEPARATE INCIDENTS; $300 EACH REPAIR). TODAY, MY LEFT PASSENGER AUTO DOOR STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. THE VEHICLE SEES NORMAL USAGE AND HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE NOR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER REPLACED THE STARTER AND HOSE BUT THE FAILURE STILL RECURRED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND THEN PARK TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A VOLKSWAGEN SPECIALIST WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V151000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT OUT ON MY MINIVAN AND I WAS NOT NOTIFIED THAT IT HAD A RECALL ON IT. MY VAN WILL NOT START. I HAVE 2 CHILDREN THAT I HAVE TO GET AROUND TO SCHOOL AND SPORT ACTIVITIES, DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS, ECT. I HAVE SO MUCH TROUBLE WITH THIS VAN SINCE I BOUGHT IT. WITH ALL THE RECALLS, COMPUTER FAILURE AND THE COOLANT LEAK INTO THE INSIDE OF THE VAN, THE INTERIOR COMING DOWN, AND NOW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILING NOW. I HAVE NO CAR TO GET ME KIDS ANYWAY NOW. PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

DEALER SAYS THE WIN MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT COULD BE A BUS WIRING ISSUE. DASH WARNING LIGHTS, TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER AND AIRBAG LIGHTS CONTINUALLY TURN OFF AND ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ALSO TURN ON AND OFF. SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE HOW FAST WE ARE GOING, TURN SIGNALS WON'T WORK AND I DON'T THINK THE AIRBAGS ARE ON AT THIS TIME AS WELL. FOR A VIDEO OF THE ISSUE, PLEASE SEE THIS YOUTUBE LINK. ANOTHER ROUTAN DRIVER REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE IN THIS LINK - HTTP://YOUTU.BE/OTNTKK0KX5Y. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MFG DEFECT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED 1 YEAR AGO AND THE DEALER SAID IT WAS A WIRING FIX. *TR

POWER SLIDING DOORS ACTUATE ON OWN, WITHOUT WARNING, BOTH OPEN AND CLOSE WITH NO REGARD TO HUMANS OR OBJECT IN THE PATH. DOOR HANDLES CHROME DELAMINATION CAUSING SEVERE CUTS. POWER THIRD ROW SEATING MOTOR/FRAME FAILURE CAUSING SEATS MOUNTING POINTS TO BE UNSECURED. DEALER AND VW OF AMERICA UNWILLING TO CORRECT SAFETY ISSUES WITHOUT LARGE FINANCIAL COMPENSATION. *TR