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2011 Volkswagen ROUTAN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	987883
Internal NHTSA #	10519965
Manufacurer	Volkswagen of America, Inc.
Brand	VOLKSWAGEN
Model	ROUTAN
Model Year	2011
File date	30/11/12
Component	SERVICE BRAKES
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Wv 2011 routan. When the rear tires/brakes get wet either by rain or washing, and the parking brake is applied, the brakes will not release when you unlock the parking brake pedal, dealer kept the vehicle overnight and soaked rear brakes with garden hose and applied parking brakes, next morning it would not unlock, dealer replaced brake pad, took vehicle and went home same thing after rain, this is the 8th time i have been stranded in parking lots due to this, took back to dealer who then replaced rear brakes caliper, went home and same thing again once wet, took back to dealer who had a vw of america rep come to dealership and stated that the brakes when wet and parking brakes is applied "it is like wetting a sheet of glass and laying another sheet of glass on top it will stick" that the brakes locking up and requires 3000 rpm's while in drive to get them unstuck the vw rep stated " this is normal and nothing will be done. . I am very disappointed with the answer the vw rep left with the service manager john, that answer is not acceptable, i will not subject my wife and children to be possible stranded when the brakes get wet, it is currently taking 3000 rpm's to force the brake to pop loud and unlock in order to drive the vehicle, this to me is not normal, i have driven many other vehicles in the rain and after washing never to have the brakes freeze up as with this 2011 routan, also reported excessive brake dust on both rear wheels, none on front wheels, all wv can tell me is my complains on this matter is documented?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	8000
Number of Occurences	8
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	HUBERT, NC
VIN pattern	2V4RW3DG6BRXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Volkswagen ROUTAN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Volkswagen ROUTAN Service Brakes Problems, Complaints and Defects

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