We have classified the 67 complaints from 2009 Volkswagen Routan about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM into the following categories.
We purchased this used in february 2019 and have since experienced numerous issues with the radio, backup camera, and dvd player not working. recently the car now just shuts off while driving down a mountain road, power steering freezes and brakes are very limited which was very scary. it happened earlier in the year when pulling out of a parking lot and leaving the driveway and i thought that the issue was behind us and our mechanic couldn't replicate it. when i called the dealership they didn't know anything about it and weren't aware of any recalls. as of today i contacted vw and they said that our van ignition switch was previously repaired as part of the recall and it is now outside of the warranty period. i understand that the warranty can't last forever, but this is now occurring frequently 4 more times in the last few days, normally just after starting the vehicle and driving taking off for the first time. it restarts when put in park, but the starting process cranks more than usual. depending on the situation it is merely an annoyance or extremely dangerous and there is ...
Tipm box needs to be replaced, vw dealership says it is faulty and has glitches that need to be repaired but it exceeds my warranty. i purchased this van 3 weeks ago and the radio will go out or stay on, the wipers will come on by themselves and the tire pressure light will come on.
There are so many complaints for the same thing yet vw refuses to admit it is a problem. my electrical will shut off completely. i will normally loose anything electrical, throttle, sometimes power steering. then the electrical comes back on and all the lights on the dashboard cluster come on. it will continually do this, even when you are on the freeway. they are going to continue to deny this until somebody is killed or severely injured due to this malfunction. i bought my 2009 vw routan used and the service department is dodging replacing the tpim/ignition switch, probably because it is expensive. vw should also take responsibility for this since it is hazardous to drive. please if you are reading this and have a vw routan with this issue, make a report and bring this to light.
Vehicle will intermittently not start even after multiple try's. vehicle shuts off during driving events city and highway. abs lights come on and stay on. interior lights come on automatically during driving. have had the vehicle to a vw dealer 4 times for this issue and they cannot diagnoses, nor remedy the issue. i have spent well over $2,000 for these vw dealer visits. this vehicle was built by chrysler for vw and chrysler issued a recall on the tipm for the chrysler vehicles. vw refuses to issue a recall for the tipm. this is a major safety issue that causes the vehicle to shut off during driving and all power and braking functions are lost. at this time, i have no choice but to pay an additional $1,500 to have vw replace the tipm in the hopes that it resolves this dangerous safety issue and keeps my family safe. nhtsa must investigate this issue with chrysler and realize that it applies to vw routan vehicles built by them as well, and force vw to recall the vehicles and fix the issue at their cost and provide full reimbursement to all routan owners who have this same ...
For several months in 2018 our 2009 volkswagen routan would not start, windows would not work correctly, etc. on november 10th, 2018, our 2009 volkswagen routan was stationary and would not start at all. called a tow truck to have it taken to the nearest dealership. tow truck driver messed with the vehicle and was able to start it and we drove it to the dealership. the dealership received our vehicle on 11/10/18. the dealership notified us that there is an open recall on the "win module" and they would contact volkswagen for the replacement parts. the dealership did not receive the part until 11/15/18 and the part was used/programmed for a different vehicle therefore it was unable to be installed in our vehicle. the dealership then provided us with a loaner vehicle and contacted volkswagen for yet another unused part. it is now 11/28/18 and we still do not have our vehicle. the part was received and installed however the vehicle's battery will no longer hold a charge. the dealership wants to put a new battery in the vehicle and we will have to pay $150.00 for the battery and installation. we never received notice of this recall. my ...
Driving down the road and all the lights will start blinking and vehicle will turn completely off. no brakes or power steering when this takes place.unable to drive being pregnant and having 3 young children and do not fill safe since this happened going down hill in a turn.
The car does not start after a stop. it takes hours before it restarts. replaced battery, starter still same issue. many other vw routan owners have the same issue. the car has power but something is messed up in this car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen routan. while driving between 15-25 mph, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. the contact was able to restart the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to fox valley volkswagen schaumburg (1000 e golf rd, schaumburg, il 60173, (847) 839-8101) where it was repaired per nhtsa campaign number: 15v194000 (electrical system). the failure recurred at least 15 times within the past two weeks. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 90,900.
As of january 2017 i have had the repeated issue of the car not starting when turned on. note the recall on the ignition was done by the vw dealer previously. the car not starting at first occurred once and awhile. then became more consistent, i replaced the starter in march 2017 thinking that would resolve the issue. since then the problem keeps occurring. vw dealer has no idea what the issue is and wants me to replace the starter again. i've researched this mechanical problem and found out a lot of people are having the same issue. there's a click when you attempt to start the car and this is after the battery and starter has been replaced. the longest i've waited for the car to start is about 30 minutes. i attempt to start it a few minutes are sitting in the car, sometimes it takes one try sometimes it takes 20 tries then the car will start up. i've reported this to vw care and they advised me to get the starter replaced again, spending more money. this is not a customer care issue, this is ...
Engine will not start. happens on occasion but happened enough that i had two starters installed as well as a battery. what else could it be? can turn the key and nothing happens. i can possibly sit there and turn the ignition 10+ times and still nothing. thought it could be a bad spot in the new starter?? cleaned battery posts often and now have treated the connections. would like not to receive another call from lovely wife that the van would not start. has to be something with a circuit staying open or something. safety issue due to not knowing if your car is going to start when you arrive to a destination. issue has been going on for 2+ years and van has 100k miles last instance of issue: 23 june 2017
The tipm module went out, causing all instruments to go to zero, all indicators to light up, the warning tone sounded, the wipers started of their own accord, and other craziness related to the computer system. the vehicle was moving at the time; parking, turning off the engine and back on, adjusting speed -- nothing made a difference. since volkswagen routans are just rebadged chrysler town and countries, the tipm issue is just as much of a problem on routans as it was on dodge, chrysler, and jeep vehicles.
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.
While driving on street or highway or stopped. usually around 20-40mph car stalls. brakes lock up/steering wheel locks up/no control of car at all. all lights indicate car is on, one bell goes off prior and anti-skid light comes on. by then panic cannot control car! put car in park after stopped and it starts right up.
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.
*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, ...