Volkswagen Routan Electrical Problems
314 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 6 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2010. Best year: 2014.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
The contact owned a 2009 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated that while driving at 65 MPH, the contact suffered a medical emergency and lost control of the vehicle. The contact's vehicle crashed into the rear of a semi-truck. In addi...
The contact owned a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the driveway, the vehicle independently caught on fire. There was no crash nor injury due to the fire. The air bags did not deploy. The fire d...
I WAS IN A PRETTY BAD CAR ACCIDENT 4/5/2019 WITH 6 KIDS IN THE CAR AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.. WE WERE I MOTION WHEN CAR INFRONT OF ME TRIED TO AVOID THE CAR IN FRONT OF HIM. I SAW HIM AND I TRIED TO AVOID HIM SO MY LEFT FRONT H...
TL* THE CONTACTS OWNS A 2010 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE DRIVER'S DOOR, SNOW FELL ONTO THE POWER WINDOW SWITCH. AFTER THE CONTACT CLEANED THE SNOW OFF THE SWITCH, SHE LATER SMELLED A BURNING ODER COMING FROM THE DOOR. ...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT DETECTED A BURNING ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT OBSERVED SMOKE OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PAN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE ENTERED INTO THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR CAUGHT FIRE. A POLI...
INTERMITTENT ENGINE FAILURE. 2010 VW ROUTAN SEL. 4.0 ENGINE. CAR TURNS COMPLETELY OFF WHILE DRIVING. NO ENGINE CODES OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. DEALERS CANNOT REPAIR AND BE SAYS THIS BE IS NOT ON THE RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROBLE...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS SHAKEN UP AND WAS TAKEN TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR MEDICAL ATTENT...
UNFORTUNATELY MY 2011 VW ROUTAN WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION THE ROUTAN SPUN 270 DEGREES AND ROLLED OVER. NONE OF THE...
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 SE...
I HAVE A FEW CONCERNS ABOUT AN ACCIDENT MY WIFE WAS IN ON 12/06/2012. SHE WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER DRIVER. SHE HAD THREE CHILDREN IN THE CAR. THEY WERE ON A HIGHWAY AND THEY WERE GOING 55MPH AND THE DRIVER THAT HIT THEM HEAD O...
OUR 2010 ROUTAN HAD ENGINE FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE WE PURCHASED IT IN JUNE 2010.WE WOULD START THE CAR&THE IGNITION WOULD CLICK BACK OFF. IT HAS PROGRESSED TO THE POINT OF THE IGNITION TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAP...