2009 Volkswagen Routan

RANDOMLY STALLS WHILE DRIVING- BROUGHT TO MECHANIC, PAID ALMOST $1000 TO TRY TO GET FIXED, BROUGHT BACK WHEN EVERYTHING PAID FOR DIDN'T FIX & WAS TOLD TO REPORT IGNITION SWITCH RECALL TO VW TO GET FIXED. ALSO LOST POWER TO REAR DVD WITHIN DAYS AFTER PURCHASE & NEVER KNEW WHAT TO DO. BRAKE PADS ARE BAD WITHIN 3-4,000 MILES- WINDSHIELD WASHER SQUIRTER UNREPAIRABLE. BIGGEST ISSUE IS THE IGNITION SWITCH THOUGH, IF THAT WHAT IS CAUSING VAN TO STALL - WHILE GOING STEADY SPEED, USUALLY OCCURS OVER 25 MPH FOR MORE THAN 5 MILES- VAN STARTS JERKING LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL & WHEN SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN, OR PARKED, IDLING, STALLS & TAKES MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO RESTART - THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I PURCHASED MY 2009 ROUTAN IN 2014 WHEN IT HAD LESS THAN 60K MILES. I HAVE BROUGHT TO MECHANICS THAT ARE FRIENDS & TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS & SHOPS TO DIAGNOSE & FIX & PAID FOR EVERYTHING OUT OF POCKET TO GET FIXED OR REPLACED & IT HAS NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEM FOR MORE THAN A WEEK. FOR THE BRAKES, I BUY ONLY THE MID LEVEL OR HIGH LEVEL GRADE BRAKES & HAVE HAD TO SWITCH BOTH FRONT & REAR BRAKES, ROTORS & CALIPERS OUT @ LEAST 3-4 TIMES PER YEAR SINCE ABOUT 1 MONTH AFTER OWNERSHIP. EVERY TIME, 1-2 BRAKE PADS WERE COMPLETELY BAD & GONE WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ABOUT 50-70% . ANOTHER ISSUE, THAT HAS NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET FIXED IS THE A/C- AFTER RECHARGING, THE A/C WILL BLOW COLD ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT ONLY & HOT THROUGHOUT THE REST OF THE CAR. WHEN HEAT IS ON, SAME PROBLEM, ONLY BLOWS HEAT IN FRONT & COOL IN BACK. HOW DO I GET ALL RECALLS FOR MY MINIVAN REPAIRED THROUGH VOLKSWAGEN? HOW DOES THE PROCESS WORK? I HAVE 5 SMALL CHILDREN & THIS IS OUR ONLY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. WILL I BE PROVIDED WITH A LOANER THAT WILL SEAT MY ENTIRE FAMILY WHILE MY VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED? PLEASE ADVISE AS I HAVE HAD THIS MINIVAN FOR OVER 3 YEARS WITH THESE ISSUES AND SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS

MY 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN DIES WHILE DRIVING. I'VE ON THE VEHICLE FOR TWO YEARS AND THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING THE WHOLE TIME. THAT USUALLY HAPPENS AT LOWER SPEEDS (UNDER 35MPH). IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M GOING STRAIGHT AND WHEN I'M TURNING CORNERS, GOING OVER OR NO BUMPS AT ALL. WHEN MY CAR DIES I LOSE STEERING, ALL POWER/ELECTRICAL. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO VOLKSWAGEN THREE TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS SERVICED FOR A RECALL FIX. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED SO I TOOK IT BACK AND WAS INFORMED OF A SECOND RECALL FOR THE SAME ISSUE. SO I HAD IT SERVICED FOR THE SECOND RECALL FIX. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED SO I TAKE IT BACK A THIRD TIME. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEPARTMENT KEPT MY CAR FOR OVER TWO WEEKS AND THEN TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED AND SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A MECHANIC EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE CAR WON'T START INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN YOU TURN THE KEY IT JUST CLICKS. THE STARTER IS NOT ENGAGED OR THE FLYWHEEL DOESN'T TURN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER SAID IT WAS FAULTY TIPM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. GOOGLE TIPM ROUTAN/ CHRYSLER / DODGE / JEEP AND YOU WILL SEE THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM. NOT SURE WHY THE GOVERNMENT WON'T FORCE CHRYSLER / VOLKSWAGEN (CHRYSLER MANUFACTURED THE ROUTAN FOR VOLKSWAGEN) TO RECALL THEM AFFECTED VEHICLES. THIS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND ITS A $1200 TO REPLACE. COMPLETELY RIDICULOUS IF THIS IS SUCH A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

*SOMETIMES THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START FOR NO APPARENT REASON.VW SERVICE DEPT. CANNOT DETECT AN ISSUE. *ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING-VW CANNOT DETECT ANYTHING WRONG.* ALARMS GO OFF BUT NO SIGNAL SHOWING ON THE DASHBOARD.*POWER WINDOWS AND SEATS WORK INTERMITTENTLY- *FOUND VEHICLE'S SLIDING DOOR WIDE OPEN I PARKING LOT, TWICE. * HAVE ALSO FOUND WINDOWS OPEN. OUR LIFT GATE (TRUNK) OPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.* VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT,WHILE DRIVING, REVVED AND WOULD NOT RESET UNTIL PULLING OVER AND TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE. THOUGH VW COULD NOT FIND FAULTY READINGS AND DIDN'T BELIEVE TIPM IS THE ISSUE BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T READ IT. BEING FAMILIAR WITH PROGRAMMING, I KNOW THAT GLITCHES CAN CAUSE FAULTY READINGS.IF THERE IS A GLITCH BEFORE THE READING CAN BE PROCESSED BY THE COMPUTER, THERE WILL BE NO FAULTY READING LOGGED. A PC WON'T SAVE A FILE, EITHER IF THE POWER SUPPLY IS INTERRUPTED BEFORE IT CAN DO SO..TIPM MALFUNCTIONS CAN ALSO CAUSE ALL OTHER ISSUES I HAVE EXPERIENCED. UPON GETTING A SECOND OPINION FROM TRANSMISSION SPECIALISTS, THEY SAID ONLY THE SOLENOID WAS FAULTY. THEY ALSO CONFIRMED THAT A FAULTY TIPM BOX WILL CAUSE SOLENOID ISSUES AND EVENTUALLY RUIN THE NEW ONE, TOO. *RECENTLY, ALL LOCKS STOPPED WORKING & THE VEHICLE CAN ONLY BE OPENED & LOCKED MANUALLY. AT THE SAME TIME ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON AND HAD TO BE TURNED OFF AT THE DASHBOARD- THIS WOULD HAVE DRAINED THE BATTERY HAD IT HAPPENED ON A WORK DAY. VW HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR 2 FULL DAYS AND YET DOESN'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH IT. WE HAVE HAD THESE ISSUES AND USELESS REPAIRS FOR OVER 2 YEARS. ALL ISSUES POINT TO FAULTY TIPM (MANUFACTURED BY CHRYSLER, WHO HAD TO SETTLE IN A LAWSUIT ABOUT THE TIPM BOX/ FAULTY RELAY ISSUE FOR JEEP, DODGE, AND CHRYSLER). WE NEED HELP WITH THESE ISSUES. TOO MANY OF US HAVE IT 2011 AND 2012 MODELS AS WELL. PLEASE HELP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED TO OPERATE INDEPENDENTLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, TURN SIGNALS, AND AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START PERIODICALLY. THE VEHICLE WILL START FOR 2 TO 3 WEEKS AND THEN NOT START SEVERAL TIMES. IF YOU WAIT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OR PLAY WITH THE FUSE BOX, OR TRY DIFFERENT WAYS TO START THE VEHICLE IT WILL START. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING AND HAD ALL THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATE AND HAVE BEEPING NOISES FOR NO REASON. NO WARNING LIGHTS ARE ILLUMINATED AND NO ERRORS ARE ON THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE HAS A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR. I HAVE READ ONLINE THE ENTIRE TIPM UNIT(FUSE BOX/ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CONTROL UNIT) IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE STARTER AND FUEL PUMP RELAYS, WHICH IS WELL OVER $1000 WORTH OF WORK, BUT I HAVE NOT HAD IT COMPLETED YET. OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE VEHICLE TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING, WHICH FORTUNATELY HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ME YET. THE VEHICLE HAS A DVD SYSTEM THAT WORKED AND DOES NOT WORK NOW. THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ITEM A LONG TIME AGO, SINCE I UNDERSTAND VOLKSWAGEN IS WELL AWARE OF THE ISSUE.

FOR YEARS I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT FAILURES IN STARTING MY CAR, EACH TIME IF I WAIT A WHILE IT WILL START. ADDITIONALLY, BEGINNING IN FEB 2016, MY ENGINE WILL SIMPLY SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION (PRETTY SCARY). I HAVE DEALT WITH VW SEVERAL TIME TO NO AVAIL AND ALWAYS AT MY EXPENSE. THIS LATEST DEVELOPMENT MAY COST ME OR SOMEONE ELSE THEIR LIFE. VW ACTS LIKE THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED TO ANYONE ELSE AND IF THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE THEY CAN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE, REALLY! THIS IS CRIMINAL! I HAVE HAD A STARTER REPLACED AS WELL AS A SWITCH AND NO CHANGE. ALL I GET FROM VW IS "YOU CAN TAKE IT TO ANOTHER DEALER AND GET A SECOND OPINION WE WILL COVER 1 HOUR OF THE COST TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM" REALLY NO GREATER EXPERTISE NO INFORMATION SHARING, JUST ANOTHER DEALER, THE THIRD OF WHICH WILL LIKELY TELL ME, WE CAN'T CREATE THE PROBLEM!