2011 Volkswagen ROUTAN problems and owner complaints

I DRIVE 90 MILES BEFORE I PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE. AFTER A MINUTE OF TURNING OFF THE CAR, I NOTICED BRIGHT SPARKS AND DENSE SMOKE FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. I WAS ABLE TO PUT DOWN THE FIRE AFTER DUMPING A LOT OF WATER UNDER THE SEAT. AT THAT TIME THE POWER SEATS WERE FUNCTIONAL BUT HEATED SEAT WAS NOT. I TRIED TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE BY STARTING THE CAR AND TURNING IT OFF MULTIPLE TIMES BUT IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. I LEFT THE CAR OUTSIDE THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING, WHERE THE DEALER FOUND THE ELECT…

Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10563692 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2011 ROUTAN SUDDENLY LOST POWER WHILE I, WITH MY KID ON BOARD, WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IN MARCH 2014. CAN YOU IMAGINE A VEHICLE STOPPING IN A FLOW OF VEHICLES AT 70+ MPH? ALL LIGHTS WERE ON. I MANAGED TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. THE DEALERSHIP FROM WHOM I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE "REPAIRED" IT AND TOLD ME THAT "EVERYTHING IS FINE" BY HAVING A BRAND-NEW SET OF WIRING. A MONTH LATER, THE SAME LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THIS TIME, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND I COULD…

Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10585581 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO HESITATE BEFORE STALLING. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE HAD OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,833.

Owner-reported narrative. 50,833 miles reported. Look up ODI 10595636 at NHTSA ↗

7/2/14 - AFTER BEING IDLE FOR 1HR THE CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER SEVERAL REPEAT ATTEMPTS IT DID. IT WOULD CRANK AS NORMAL, NO DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. 8/8/14 - AFTER 3HRS OF HIGHWAY DRIVING WE STOPPED TO FILL UP WITH GAS. ECO FUEL NEVER USED THE SAME CRANK ISSUE OCCURRED AS 7/2. 8/9/14 - AFTER 8HRS IDLE TIME THE VAN WOULD NOT START UNTIL REPEATED TRIES. I BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT GET THE PROBLEM TO REPEAT AND SUSPECTED THE TPIM MODULE. 8/10/14 - AFTER 8HRS IDLE TIME THE VAN WOULD NOT START. WHEN IT FINALLY DID I…

Owner-reported narrative. 60,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10626580 at NHTSA ↗

VAN WOULD NOT START LIKE NORMAL. SOMETIMES IT WOULD, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD CRANK, IDLE, THEN SHUT OFF, OR CRANK WITHOUT STARTING AND WOULD HAVE TO MANUALLY TURN THE KEY BACK TO THE OFF POSITION TO STOP THE CRANKING, OR CRANK WITH FOOT ON GAS PEDAL DEPRESSED SO IT WOULD NOT STALL SO IT WOULD START. THAT WORKED FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS. NOW IT ONLY CRANKS WITHOUT STARTING. WAS TOLD INJECTORS NEEDED CLEANING. AFTER THAT WAS TOLD FUEL PUMP IS NOT WORKING. (WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, FUEL PUMP WAS NOT GETTING POWER, THIS WAS KNOWN AFTER INSTALLING NEW FUEL…

Owner-reported narrative. 35,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10638634 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO METAL POLES AND ANOTHER VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING THE RESULTS OF A PENDING INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 242.

Owner-reported narrative. 242 miles reported. Look up ODI 10406138 at NHTSA ↗

HAD THE VAN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AND TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE - BRAKES SQUEAKING AND STEERING PULLING TO RIGHT W/ONLY 4K MILES. FOUND OUT STEERING BOOT WAS "DISINTEGRATED" AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH STEERING PUMP AND RELATED PARTS. DEALERSHIP HAD NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE DAMAGE OCCURRED OR WHAT COULD HAVE CAUSED IT. MY VAN WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 28 DAYS WAITING FOR AVAILABLE PARTS AND COMPLETING REPAIRS. I HAVE ONLY HAD MY VAN BACK A WEEK AND IT'S PULLING TO THE RIGHT AGAIN. ALSO, A/C DOESN'T COOL CONSISTENTLY - FADES IN AND OUT. …

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10421300 at NHTSA ↗

MY SISTER BOUGHT A VW ROUTAN SE 2011 SIX MONTHS AGO. RECENTLY, WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A "SAFETY PROBLEM" WITH THE VEHICLE ESPECIALLY WHEN WE ARE TRYING PARK IT ON A (STEEP DOWNHILL) BETWEEN TWO CARS IN SAN FRANCISCO. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN REVERSE AND THE DRIVER IS BACKING UP TO PARK BETWEEN THE TWO CARS ON A STEEP DOWNHILL, THE VW ROUTAN MOVES FORWARD APPROXIMATELY ONE FOOT PRIOR TO BACKING UP AND WE FEEL ABNORMAL VIBRATIONS IN THE TRANSMISSION/ENGINE. PLUS, IF YOU DO NOT PRESS ANY GAS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS PUT IN REVERSE, THE CAR ACT…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10435306 at NHTSA ↗

I STARTED MY 2011 VW ROUTAN THIS MORNING AND AS SOON AS THE TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE QUIT. I HAD ALL ELECTRICAL POWER THROUGHOUT THIS WHOLE ORDEAL. I PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND STARTED IT AGAIN THOUGH IT WAS HESITANT TO START. IT STARTED AFTER 3 SECONDS AND I ALLOWED IT SIT AND IDLE (DID NOT NOTICE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY WHILE IDLING AT SMOOTH RPMS). I PLACED THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY QUIT RUNNING AGAIN. AFTER PLACING THE TRANSMISSION BACK INTO PARK, IN DEPERATION I ATTEMPTED A…

Owner-reported narrative. 68,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10627516 at NHTSA ↗