2009 Volkswagen Routan

RE: SLIDING DOOR WIRING HARNESS. DEFECTIVE EXTRUSION COATING ON COOPER WIRES, WHICH IS A NON-MALLEABLE COATING PRONE TO CRACKING AND BREAKING. CAUSES FAILURE IN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, DISABLING ELECTRONICS IN THE DOOR AND POTENTIAL GROUNDING OF VOLTAGE. THE UNDESIRED RESULT IS AN IMPROPERLY LOCKED DOOR THAT CAN BE JARRED OPEN AND IS NOT PROPERLY SECURED WILL RATTLE WHEN DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN AND SHOOK LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL WHEN BRAKING. THE THROTTLE LIGHTENING LIGHT INTERMITTENTLY CAME ON. WHEN PARKED, THE ENGINE REVVED EXCEPTIONALLY HIGH AND I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF TO STOP IT. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL ELECTRICAL WIRING AND THE RADIATOR AND RADIATOR FAN. THE DEALERSHIP HAS SAID ALL RECALLS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC HAS NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS DO NOT DIM BUT ARE EITHER ON OR OFF. THE SLIDING DOORS WILL STOP WORKING OR WORK PARTIALLY. THE THROTTLE BOX IS CURRENTLY BEGIN REPLACED AS A BEST GUESS SOLUTION.

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2009 ROUTAN. AFTER ABOUT A YEAR, THE CAR RANDOMLY WILL NOT START, IT JUST CLICKS BUT WILL NOT START. REPLACED BATTERY. STILL - CAR WILL NOT START. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 3 YEARS. HAD STARTER & ALTERNATOR CHECKED - BOTH GOOD. HAD THE IGNITION RECALL DONE AND PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS - NOW IT STARTED DOING THIS AGAIN - RANDOMLY WILL NOT START. HUBBY MOVED A WIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND MAGICALLY THE CAR STARTED. GOT HOME AND VAN WILL NOT START! AFTER SPENDING $5,200 ON A NEW TRANSMISSION - I HATE TO PUT ANY MORE $$ INTO THIS VAN. HAS ANYONE FOUND A FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM - I'VE SEEN MANY HAVE THIS SAME ISSUE. TALKED TO A LADY AT VW REPAIR SHOP WHO HAS BEEN IN EXCESS OF $3,000 TRYING TO FIX THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. STILL KEEPS HAPPENING. HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE REPAIR FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V194000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) WAS PERFORMED. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE STALLING FAILURE, AND THE FOB WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MIGHT NEED TO BE REWIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAIURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WIRING FAILED FOR BOTH SLIDING DOORS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND RECOMMENDED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT ELECTRICAL WIRING FOR BOTH SLIDING DOORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS A FRACTURED WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V252000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) ON OCTOBER 15, 2010. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO PREVENT THE FAILURE FROM OCCURRING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO TURN INTO THE PARKING LOT AT THE LOCAL LIBRARY THE VEHICLE STALLED AND LOST POWER. AFTER COMING TO A STOP THE VAN WOULD START FINE AND WAS ABLE TO FINISH THE TRIP. A FEW DAYS LATER THIS SAME ISSUE OCCURRED WHILE COMING TO A STOP. WE RETURNED THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR WORK ON A FAULTY RADIO AND MENTIONED THIS ISSUE. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THE RADIO REPLACED AND TOOK IT TO A VW DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED UNDER A SAFETY RECALL. IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN STARTED HAPPENING AGAIN. THE VAN WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND THEY CHECKED ABOUT THE STALLING ISSUE. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES INDICATING A PROBLEM, BUT AFTER THE OIL CHANGE THE VAN WORKED BETTER FOR A FEW DAYS. IT NOW STALLS MULTIPLE TIMES PER DAY, USUALLY GOING LESS THAN 30 MPH. ON SEPT 19, 2015 THE VAN STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING ON TO THE ENTRANCE RAMP OF THE HIGHWAY. THE SPEED WAS ABOUT 45MPH.