general problems of the 2009 Volkswagen Routan

The passenger side airbag cover are inflated , crack , bubble, look like the airbag may exploted. . I call vw and they say is it normal and not sale the part. 2009 Mini van. . ?? I really not think they change or overheating. . Getting words . . And yesterday from not wear the Routan not drive over 35 mph when my wife driving on the highway and check engine came , 4 code ,p0733,p0734, p0792. And almost a truck hit my wife. . I look on vw forums and it is common problem,, why this it not a recall with so many people complaining and problems. . Unsafe to drive.

Car won't go more than 50 miles per hour.

Vehicle shuts off automatically while driving. No specific temperature outside, no specific time of day, just shuts off more then once while driving to locations.

We were driving the vehicle when all of the sudden it stalled! there is no check light on and when it does this we lost all power breaking and steering. This almost happened to us around an elevated corner luckily we had just past the curve when we lost all power. In reading this is a common problem on the town and country Routan grand caravan and all associated models. Something should be done due to the danger and potential risk to human life! we bought this van to keep our children safe not have to worry of it will loose power steering at 30 mph in a canyon corner!.

The vehicle has only 85800 miles and when driving in the highway at about 75 to 80 miles, the vehicle loses power and may cause a bad accident. When driving in the city street, the vehicle does the same thing. It loses power.

I driving last month 47 mph and my driving sliding door open and my 8 years girls was dear and she scare when the door open when I driving ,, and when I stop the door not want to close automatic. . That scare me and my wife. . . The other concern is my transmision hard shiffting ,hard shiffting , I ready take like 5,6 time my van to check my transmission and my sliding door and the say is normal , and my sliding door not found anytime , they say the sliding door recall was done ready,, the other big concern is the gas mileage, only 11 or 12 gallon for miles they did a lot test and not found nothing ,,is poss to 16 mph for gallon and never have that,,. . . . Thanks.

I went to pass a vehicle at 65mph and the accelerator pedal did not release, the van hit 80-mph before I popped it in neutral and then back into drive to correct the issue. Hitting the brakes had no effect on the unintended acceleration. . Read more...

Tl-the contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated that while in park, the vehicle failed to start. In addition, the contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, there was a beeping noise coming from the front of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer. The technician diagnosed that the range selector needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 14v396000 (electrical system) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 70,000. Oo.

Catastrophic failure of transmission at 76k. Major transmission work done approximately 26k. Transmission replaced 6 months later and still has issues (sluggish, non-smooth shift between gears at higher cruising speeds. Vw engineer gerardo zeledon calls this the "routan shake" and claims this is normal. Approximately 95,000 miles steering began seizing up while in motion. This is, according to recall notice and service manager at flow vw winston salem nc, a behavior related to a recall on the ignition switch (ntsha 14v-396). No parts are available and the car is unsafe to drive. However, vw cannot fix the problem and will not allow us to use a loaner.

Even after rebuilding the entire transmission, every time the vehicle is placed into reverse, there is a pause, then a jarring as it slips into r gear; but every time acceleration is attempted in r, there is a delay, followed by consistent lag; if attempting to r up an incline, if speed is not already over a specific minimum, vehicle then assumes action as if it is in n. Even an incline slope of simply backing into a driveway, if vehicle is not entirely across the incline, it's not possible to continue controlling a reverse movement, though engine responds as though in n. This has been an ongoing issue; that has persisted even after rebuilding the transmission. Another issue that began several years ago; is that the door's locking mechanisms for several of the doors, no longer operate properly. Locking via key fob, or door panel, does not actually engage the door to lock. Nor does unlocking the doors via key fob, or door panels.