2010 Volkswagen Routan Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated that the vehicle was started and driven to her destination; however, after arriving at her destination she attempted to shut off the vehicle, but the vehicle remained running. The contact stated that she disconnected the battery to shut off the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 35-40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE ENGINE SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO IMMEDIATELY MOVE THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOBBY BECKS VOLKSWAGEN (893 S STEMMONS FWY, LEWISVILLE, TX 75067, (855) 315-4505) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE COMPUTER COULD NOT READ THE CODES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE KEY DISENGAGED FROM THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND PROCEEDED TO HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HARPER VOLKSWAGEN LOCATED AT 9901 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922, (865) 691-0393, WHERE THE DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ADDITIONALLY, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.*DT*JB*DT*JB

CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GURLEY LEEP AUTOMOTIVE GROUP (LOCATED AT 5302 GRAPE RD, MISHAWAKA, IN 46545, (574) 272-0990), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING. *JB

WHEN DRIVING THE VOLK JUST CUTS THIS HAPPENS OFTEN IT IS ONLY MYSELF AND MY GGRAND SON IN THE VECH. THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL. BUT I BELEIVE THERE IS

ENGINE TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAS TROUBLE RESTARTING AFTER AN OCCURRENCE. THERE IS NO INDICATION AS TO WHEN THIS ISSUE WILL OCCUR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON BEFORE OR AFTER AN INCIDENT. VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS MY VIN IS NOT PART OF THE IGNITION RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 15V194000. AT APPROXIMATELY ~70,000 MILES THIS WOULD OCCUR ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. NOW AT 105,000 MILES IT IS OCCURRING MORE OFTEN. NORMALLY ONCE A WEEK, BUT IT HAS OCCURRED JUST RECENTLY TWO DAYS IN A ROW. VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS UNHELPFUL SINCE THERE IS NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS STARTING IN MARCH 2015, MY 2010 VW ROUTAN (MANUFACTURED IN JULY 2010 BY CHRYSLER) SIMPLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, I HAVE NO ENGINE POWER, NO POWER STEERING AND NO POWER BRAKES AND AM CONCERNED ABOUT PERSONAL SAFETY. I BOUGHT THE VAN NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2010 FOR MY WIFE, BUT NO LONGER ALLOW HER TO DRIVE IT AS I AM AFRAID IT WILL SHUT DOWN ON HER (IT REQUIRES A BIT OF ARM STRENGTH TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER AND HOPEFULLY I AM NOT REAR-ENDED BEFORE BEING ABLE TO DO SO). I UNDERSTAND THERE IS NOW A RECALL ON THE IGNITION FOR 2010 ROUTANS, BUT MY VIN DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WITHIN THE WINDOW INDICATED FOR THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE IS WITHIN THE WINDOW. I AM NOT SURE IF THE IGNITION SWITCH IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, BUT THE SYMPTOMS SOUND SIMILAR. ALSO, THERE ARE TIMES WHEN I TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO START THE MOTOR BUT IT WILL NOT ACTUALLY ENGAGE THE STARTER. THE RADIO WILL COME ON, BUT THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE STARTER. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS WHILE SITTING THERE, I CAN GET THE SWITCH TO ACTUALLY WORK. I LOVE THE VAN, BUT HAVE BECOME SCARED OF THESE ISSUES. IF THE VAN EVER SHUTS DOWN WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SPEEDS WILL BE TREACHEROUS. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND OTHERS WITH SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. I VERY MUCH SEE THIS AS A SAFETY CONCERN AND WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF THESE ISSUES. I SINCERELY APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. *TR

I JUST ENTERED THE EXPRESSWAY. THE ENGINE STARTED REVVING BETWEEN 5-6 RPMS, AND THE CAR WAS GOING 40. I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR, SO I WENT TO THE NEXT EXIT (2 BLOCKS) AND GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY. THE CAR WAS SMOKING. A PASSERBY TOLD ME TO GET OUT OF THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE AND LIQUID POURING OUT OF THE CAR. I THEN HAD TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE VW'S ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WOULDN'T COME UNTIL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CLEARED THE CAR TO BE TOWED. FINALLY, IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS BROKEN HEATER HOSES AND WATER PIPES. HAD I BEEN IN THE FAST LANE WHEN THIS HAPPENED, A SERIOUS CRASH COULD HAVE OCCURRED, AS THE SMOKE AND REVVING BEGAN SO SUDDENLY, AS DID THE SLOW CAR SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR, ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS NOW, THE ENGINE HAS SHUT OFF. THE CAR REMAINS ON BUT THE GAS AND STEERING DO NOT WORK. THE MOST RECENT TIME I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SIDE AS I WAS DRIVING 35MPH. I SEE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR OUR MAKE AND MODEL BUT WHEN WE'RE CALLING VW, THEY ARE SAYING IT DID NOT EFFECT MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VAN IT BEGAN TO SMELL LIKE RADIATOR COOLANT. CHECKED TEMPERATURE GAUGE AND REALIZED TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATION. NO ENGINE LIGHT OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT EVER CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. OPENED HOOD AND DISCOVERED COOLANT WAS SPRAYED ALL OVER THE HOOD LINER AND ENGINE DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THIS PART. TOOK IT TO THE VW GARAGE AND WE WERE TOLD IT HAS BEEN A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH THE VW ROUTAN LEADING ONE TO THINK IT IS A DESIGN FLAW OF THE HOSE ASSEMBLY. THE TOTAL DAMAGES DUE TO THIS ONE HOSE ASSY FAILURE KNOWN TO DATE IS THE FOLLOWING: PLASTIC HEATER CORE HOSE ASSEMBLY; TEMPERATURE SENSOR; THERMOSTAT; HOOD LINER SOAKED AND RUINED; AND REPLACE COOLANT. REPAIR BILL IS NEAR $1000.00 FOR ALL THESE ITEMS. FURTHERMORE, IF THIS HAD GONE UNNOTICED DUE TO THE LACK OF A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, THIS COULD CAUSE ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE CYLINDER HEAD AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,446.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK HER VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE ENGINE HARNESS SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 20-30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE RADIO AND LIGHTS CONTINUED TO WORK. POWER STEERING AND BRAKES STOPPED WORKING. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, ENGINE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. *TR

THE KEY TURNS HOWEVER THE ENGINE DOESN'T. THIS HAPPENS AT ANY GIVEN TIME, WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, HOT, AFTER WE'VE DRIVEN A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND /OR MILES, IT COULD HAPPEN ONCE A DAY OR SEVERAL TIMES A DAY, A FEW DAYS IN A ROLL OR NOT FOR A WEEK. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TWICE AND THEY CLAIM IT NEVER HAPPENED TO THEM. ( HOWEVER THEY DID OFFER TO BUY IT , THAT'S ANOTHER STORY) THE PROBLEM CONTINUES, EVERYONE WANTS TO RUN IT THRU DIAGNOSTICS FOR A CHARGE BUT NO GUARANTEE FOR REPAIR...PLEASE HELP! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH WHEN IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO DIE/STALL. MY VEHICLE HAS ONLY 30K ON IT AND ACTUALLY SAT AT HOME TWO YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT WHILE I WORK FROM HOME. NEVERTHELESS IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO STALL OUT LIKE I HAD NO GASOLINE. THIS ISSUE STARTED OUT INTERMITTENT, BUT PROGRESSED AND I COULD FEEL SHAKING FROM THE FLOOR BOARDS.I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SOME BALL BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER ABOUT A MONTH LATER THE SAME PROBLEM STARTING OCCURRING. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE SPARK PLUGS AND THE COIL PACK WERE BAD. THIS PART IS SUPPOSED TO LAST ABOUT 100K. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO WE TOOK IT SOMEWHERE ELSE TO GET IT FIXED. IT HAS BEEN FIXED A FEW WEEKS AND IT FEEL LIKE THE SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE CAR DOES NOT SHIFT WELL AT LOW SPEEDS AND SEEMS TO ALMOST STALL OUT WHILE TURNING CORNERS. ALSO IT IS IDLING AT A HIGHER RPM THAN IT HAD SEVERAL MONTHS AGO. *TR

DRIVING ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET WHEN A SUDDEN DROP IN THE AC POWER FOLLOWED BY A QUICK RISE IN THE ENGINE TEMP TO THE TOP OF THE GAUGE. WITHIN 2 MINUTES STEAM WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE. QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER COOLING THE ENGINE AND OPENING THE HOOD IT WAS OBSERVED THAT ENGINE COOLANT WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE PARTS AND BOILING OFF DUE TO THE HEAT. WATER WAS POURED IN THE RADIATOR AND A LEAK WAS OBSERVED FROM A PLASTIC Y JOINT IN THE WATER COOLING PIPE/ASSEMBLY. VW PART NUMBER 7B0121086B. WITH THE WATER FILLED TO THE MAX AS SOON AS THE ENGINE WAS STARTED A STEADY STREAM OF WATER WAS OBSERVED COMING OUT OF THE Y JOINT. WITH OVER A GALLON OF WATER IN THE VEHICLE DROVE THE CAR HOME AND IN LESS THAN 3 MILES THE WATER WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM THE SYSTEM. PLEASE CROSS REFERENCE THIS WITH ANY COMPLAINTS RELATED TO THE CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTRY MINIVAN AND THE DODGE GRAND CARAVAN AS THEY ARE ALL PRODUCED BY CHRYSLER CORP. THE Y CONNECTOR FAILURE WAS EASILY FOUND ONLINE AND APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART / DESIGN FLAW AS THE PLASTIC PIECE WAS NOT ABLE TO WITHSTAND THE PRESSURE AND HEAT AND SEEMED TO SPLIT AT THE SEAM TO CAUSE THE LEAK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 33,100.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR UPDATED 06/18/13*LJ UPDATED 06/25/2013 *JS