2011 Volkswagen Routan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

I HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING WITH STARTING MY VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN ON THE INITIAL ENGAGEMENT OF THE KEY, THE PROBLEM STARTED WITHIN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. IN THE SAME TIME FRAME, THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING. I HAVE SEEN THAT IN 2009 AND 2010 MODEL THERE WAS A RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT SHOWED SIMILAR ISSUES. MY CAR DOES HAVE 10000 MILES, SO I AM TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT WAS AN INITIAL FAULTY ITEM OR A PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TIPM MODULE, BUT IT DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUES. I WANT TO SEE IF OTHER 2011 MODELS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES, AND WHETHER THE 2011 MODELS SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO THE RECALL FOR THE 2009/2010 MODELS. *TR

TIPM ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL WHILE DRIVING, OR THE CAR STARTS THEN DIES. CHRYSLERS VANS HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN RECALLED, THIS VEHICLE IS BUILT BY CHRYSLER BUT SINCE IT IS MARKETED AS VW IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. IT WILL TAKE SOMEBODY TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT CAUSED BY THIS ISSUE BEFORE YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE THAT HAVEN'T TAKEN THE TIME TO FILL THIS REPORT.

CAR WOULDN'T TURN ON WHEN KEY WAS PUT IN IGNITION. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS IT WILL START. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS NO ISSUE BUT THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM IN 2009 AND 2010 ROUTANS. WE THEN SHOWED WE COULD REMOVE THE KEY WHEN THE CAR WAS ON, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTED. DESPITE OUR CAR HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHER ROUTANS, VW WOULD NOT INCLUDE US IN THE RECALL. THEY SAID THEY WOULD WAIT UNTIL THERE IS A BIGGER ISSUE. THIS IS REALLY SCARY AS OUR CAR IS UNSAFE, THE DEALERSHIP DOCUMENTED IT, BUT VW WILL NOT MAKE ANY EFFORTS TO ENSURE MY FAMILY IS SAFE. *TR

MY CAR JUST SHUTS OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING OR WON'T STAR AT ALL. THEN WHEN I TURN IT OFF, SOMETHING CONTINUES TO RUN, COMPLETELY DRAINING THE BATTERY. I HAVE TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY EVERYTIME I PARK THE VEHICLE. IT'S COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND I'VE DUMPED OVER $4200 ON THIS VAN AND I'VE OWNED IT 14 MOS. WORST PURCHASE I'VE EVER MADE. *TR

THE VAN HESITATES TO START. IT HAS TURNED OFF BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING. THE BLINKERS (RIGHT AND LEFT) SOMETIMES WORK. THE HAZARD LIGHTS SOMETIMES WORK. THE AC COMES ON AND THEN COMES OFF. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS AND HAVE KEPT UP WITH MAINTENANCE ON THE VAN. WE TOOK THE VAN INTO VOLKSWAGEN DEALER SERVICE AND WERE TOLD THAT THE 2011 MODEL WAS PLAGUED WITH ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. WE WERE TOLD THIS TIME OUR TIPM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WE ARE EXPERIENCING ARE RELATED TO A PROBLEM CHRYSLER (WHO MADE THE VAN) ADMITTED TO. VOLKSWAGEN WILL NOT REPLACE THE PART. THE TIPM IS KNOWN FOR NOT GETTING FUEL TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAN STOP THE VAN. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO US TWICE. *TR