| Issue ID | 1379106 |
| Internal NHTSA # | 10990604 |
| Manufacurer | Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. |
| Brand | VOLKSWAGEN |
| Model | ROUTAN |
| Model Year | 2011 |
| File date | 15/05/17 |
| Component | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM |
| Product type code | VEHICLE |
| Description of the problem | The van was my mothers which she passed away about year ago. I inherited the van i drive it for couple months when i noticed that sometimes when i would try to start it that it wouldn't start. It would only make a clicking noise. I would turn key off & try it again it would start. Then in month or so i noticed that when i would be driving 55-70 mph that it would like stall. It wouldn't shift down or accelerate. I would have to pull over & restart it. It began doing that quite often until one night i was driving down the road & went to turn in somewhere when it died & wouldn't start back. My husband had to come pull me home. We have researched what it was doing & a lot of people has had this happen to them. They claim it's a $1200 tpim board. The vw routan is chrysler made under the hood. Chrysler is aware of this dangerous problem & has already issued a recall but vw said they wasn't going to recall it. They are aware of it too. I feel as if someone is going to get hurt if this isn't addressed because a lot of people have said that they would be driving down road at 70mph & it just dies which mean that they don't have any power steering. Please do something before someone gets hurt. I have kids & i would've hated for us to be on the interstate when that happened. Luckily i was in town & no kids was with me. Thank you!! |
| Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 115000 |
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| Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
| City and State | HOPKINSVILLE, KY |
| VIN pattern | 2V4RW3DGXBRXXXXXX |
| Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
| Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
| Was incedent reported to police? | N |
| Was medical attention required? | N |
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| Date of purchase | 07/08/26 |
| Was original owner? | N |
| Anti-lock brakes | N |
| Cruise control | N |
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| Vehicle speed | 30 |
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