general problems of the 2011 Volkswagen Routan

Loss of steering while driving, fluid loss multiple times since late September 2024(all while driving and no lights or warnings came on), 2 snapped serpentine belts, key ignition sticking(would not turn), dashboard not lighting up, rpm no longer rests below 1. 5 - 2, car struggles to accelerate(especially uphill), car turns over and struggles to start, even though has newer battery. 1/9/25 driving to an appointment, upon reaching destination, a pop sound. No smell, no warnings came up on dashboard. Upon leaving, saw fluid leak, headed straight to dealership, at which a massive amount of fluid began pouring out of vehicle. . In exact same area as original issue from 8/31/24.

The contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to restart. Several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 190,000.

While driving on a highway at 65 mph, vehicle shut down, lost brakes, steering, and all power, had to coast to a stop, narrowly avoiding a collision. Upon exhaustive review, tipm was faulty, causing starting issues, intermittent power loss, and fuel pump issues. As this van is manufactured by Chrysler (for vw) and their (identical) model has the same issue, it was known and recalled, it is appalling that no recall exists for this vw model. These vans are being financed and bought by families, and like us driven daily with children in them. The issue is widespread, very well known, but as in our case, not disclosed by dealerships as no official action has ever been taken, and no official record exists. We have learned all about it through trial and error, and are having to pay for possibly fatal errors committed on the part of the manufacturer - who, to state again, has in fact already recalled the vehicles due to it being such a wide spread and dangerous issue with a primarily family vehicle. Again, for clarity, the vw Routan is no longer in production, but when it was it was manufactured by Chrysler for vw, and is part for part a Dodge grand caravan/Chrysler town and country. Why is this critical recall in existence for only a portion of the vehicles? this has become a major issue as we have to continue reducing this van until we can sell or trade it.

The van totally looses all power while driving. It happens multiple times per week. While driving the van dies, it takes about 3-5 seconds then the power comes back, we can then drive again. When it happens, sometimes the power doesn't come back on its own, we then have to put it in neutral and restart it, then can drive as normal.

My 2011 vw Routan completely lost power on the freeway while driving in heavy traffic. The steering completely locked up (not lost power steering), locked up and all components died while moving. It took two people to break the steering wheel loose so that the van could be pushed out of the road by tdot. We had the van towed and once removed from the truck it started and ran like normal. Our 3 kids were also in the van which makes the situation extremely hazardous. Previous to this, we paid $1,500 to the vw dealer to replace the tipm unit because the van wouldn’t start on many occasions. The dealer stated that he knew Chrysler had issued a recall on their vehicles with these same issues but vw hadn’t taken any action. Other info… no dash lights are/were on. Dealer can’t seem to reproduce the issue. Tdot officer said he’d never seen a vehicle that locked the steering while the car was in motion. This was worse than it loosing all power.

Thé engine malfunction was observed and confirmed by the mecanicien and the cause was from the manufacture. I'm willing to submit the car for any inspection. The car is still drivable, but I have to report it. I have been trying to call since longtime in vain. Thank.

When driving for about 25 and then getting to a stop light. As I slow down and start to come to a stop the car shakes very roughly and turns right off. The first time this happened was 3 days after getting car from carmax. It had not happened again until this week.

The vehicle was in a parking lot and would not start after repeated tries. It would start as normal and immediately shut off. Had to take it to the dealership who advised the tipm is faulty. Faulty tipms in these vehicle with 55k-70k mileage seems to be a very common problem. There are many shops who will rebuilt these tipms as its a very known issue. This is also a serious problem as it would shut off the vehicle and how start, leaving passengers stranded.

Tl-the contact owns a 2011 Volkswagen routon. The contact stated that the vehicle has trobl only starting consistantly and will sputter. The contact had the fuel pump replaced by an independent mechanic but the issue recurred. The contact took the vehicle back and they recommended that the tipm relay also needed to be replaced. The contact researched the issue and the manufacturer had issued a recall but his vehicle was not included. The dealer capital Volkswagen 3963 w tennessee st, tallahassee, FL 32304 (850) 692-5609 stated there were no recalls at this time on the vehicle. The contact will have the repairs done with an independent mechanic and not with the dealer for $20 part for a repair cost for over $1000. The faiklure mileage was 90,000. Tf.

2011 Volkswagen Routan engine will unexpectedly shut down during normal driving conditions, resulting in no engine power, no power steering and no power brakes. This occurs at any speed and in any driving condition from stationary idling up to highway speeds. This has occurred multiple times with this vehicle.

Tl the contact owns a 2001 vw Routan se. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph the vehicle's engine cut off and all the indicator lights illuminated. The anti theft system came on and the contact could not restart the vehicle. The vehicle was still parked in the lot it coasted into. The dealer and the manufacturer stated that there were no recalls. The manufacturer's for both vw and Chrysler have referred the contact to each other and did not want ot address the malfunction. The failure mileage was 184,000. Tf.

The vehicle has shut off at random times, often in traffic making it very dangerous for my family. Chrysler (who actually made this vehicle) has issued a recall for this particular issue but vw will not honor it.

Faulty transmission: the speed changes while driving for no apparent reason. The car has only 57000 miles mostly on city streets. Jerks are felt while driving.

The van has a Chrysler engine and the tipem part has been recalled under the Chrysler however vw has not recalled the part this is a 1300 fix.

My children and I were stationary at a light when the van started sputtering. When the light turned green I accelerated. Within 5 minutes the van cut off. I have a full tank of gas. This now happens often and I never know where or when it will cut off. Most days it will not start. I have had a vw mechanic take a look and they advised its the fuel pump relay same that was recalled on the Dodge and Jeep vehicles. Because this is the same one but in vw body.

The car will not start up the engine no matter how long I crank. Battery and starter seem ok. The problem has no warning on the dashboard whatsoever.

Car won't start. Low charge, lights not working, horn not working, over heating. First it happaned while parked and then while driving.

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 wether the 2011 models should be extended to the recall for the 2009/2010 models.

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. Ll 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.

I have replaced the brakes and routers 3 times since owning the van at over $1000 each time. The biggest issue I have is the fact that the car won't start. Very frequently, the van will not start leaving my kids and I stranded. It is a huge problem as I commute to work and we like to do things out of our area, not to mention just drive in general. This has been happening for a long time and has gotten worse over time.

Our van has had on and off weird electrical things happening for a few months - wipers come on by themselves, air turns off by itself, lights, etc. Then the van started not always starting. Sometimes it would start, then shut off by itself shortly after starting. It got to the point where it was not easily starting 2-3 times a day. The weird electrical stuff would happen when stationary or in motion. The starting problem was while stationary. Sometimes it died when I put it in gear to move. Sometimes when driving, I felt like the car was giving itself more gas even though my foot had been taken off of the pedal. Took it to vw when it simply would not easily or reliably start anymore. They said the tipm module needed to be replaced. We just got it replaced. Cost us $924. 77!.

The engine will crank but will not start on most occasions. When the engine does start it will shut off after several seconds. To get the engine to start at all the ignition has to be turn to the on position for two to three seconds and then turned to the start position. When the engine does remain on, it has shut off in traffic on two separate occasions. I know that this is a Chrysler manufactured/Volkswagen marketed vehicle. I have read that Chrysler has recalled several of its minivans due to the same problems and that the issue is with the tipm part. Does this recall extend to Volkswagen as well?.

Driving down i70 west bound going 70 mph in indiana and engine turned off lost power every light on dash came on and the was a blinking red light in center of dash. Some how I made it over to the edge of the road and put it in park. The van would not start. I noticed I was on the white line and wanted to move the van over more, but I could not get the van into neutral. I could feel the every car and truck drive by. I was scared for my life. I was traveling with my wife and 3 children under five on the coldest day of the year. I kept thinking a drunk driver is going to clip us. We lucky to have enterprise pick up my family and I got towed back to the dealership. The only thing the dealer could find was a blown 10 amp fuse for the ecm. They replaced the fuse and drove the van for 200 miles and the said the van drove fine. They don't know what caused the fuse to blow. The only way for them to find out what was wrong was to have it happen again with a computer hooked up. They sent me on my was with a box of 10 amp fuses a week later. I would not expect this from a 2011 with 30000 mile. I don't feel safe in this van, but its not worth anything on a trade in. Don't know what to do.