2011 Volkswagen Routan

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, DECELERATED TO 25 MPH, AND STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STARTING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. *DT*JB*DT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF AND ALL THE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED IN A LOT. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE MANUFACTURERS FOR BOTH VOLKSWAGEN AND CHRYSLER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO EACH OTHER AND DID NOT WANT TO ADDRESS THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 184,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW FROM NATIONAL VOLKSWAGEN (2223 N MARINE BLVD, JACKSONVILLE, NC 28546, (844) 872-2972), THE CONTACT HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING FAILURES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE PROPERLY AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS KEPT ILLUMINATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THEY REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER FOR THE POWER TRAIN. THE FAILURES RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE POWER TRAIN COMPUTER WAS REPROGRAMMED AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURES CONTINUED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE SIDE DOORS OPENED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT MOVED TO A DIFFERENT STATE AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LITHIA VOLKSWAGEN OF RENO (7063 S E VIRGINIA ST, RENO, NV 89511, (775) 800-5704). THE DEALER COULD NOT RECREATE THE FAILURES; HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE AND BATTERY INDICATORS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FROM A CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY. THE RESULTS DETECTED THAT A TUNE UP WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD OCCASIONALLY SHUT OFF AND THEN RESTART. THE 2011 TOWN AND COUNTRY VEHICLES WERE RECALLED REGARDING THE TOTALLY INTEGRATED POWER MODULE). THE VOLKSWAGEN MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT RESPOND. THE RECALL WAS NOT EXTENDED TO VOLKSWAGEN VEHICLES WITH CHRYSLER ENGINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,819.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I HAD THE CODE CHECKED IT INDICATED THAT O2 SENSORS NEEDED REPLACED THEN THE CODE INDICATED A CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE? IHAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL PACK, CHECKED CYLINDER COMPRESSION, CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTOR AND I STILL HAVE THE PO304 CODE ENGINE MISFIRE CYLINDER #4??? I AM SO FRUSTRATED WHAT ELSE COULD I BE MISSING TO CLEAR THIS CODE ISSUE?

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, AIR CONDITIONER CHANGED TO HEAT, DVD PLAYER TURNED OFF, AND WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED VAN ACCELERATED ERRATICALLY. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE VAN OFF. THE VAN WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE DIODES IN THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. WHEN LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THIS SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT IN THE ROUTAN. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE MY BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME.