TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE TIRE AND REPLACED IT WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THE TIRE SENSOR VALVE HAD CORRODED CAUSING THE TIRE TO BLOW OUT. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE VALVE WAS REPLACED WITH A RUBBER VALVE INSTEAD OF THE ALUMINUM VALVE THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ON THE VEHICLE WHICH HAD A SENSOR ATTACHED TO IT. THE SENSOR WAS NOT REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,000.
2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DEATH & INJURY RISK! VOLKSWAGEN 2010 ROUTAN SUDDENLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. THIS HAS HAPPEN MORE THAN A FEW TIMES. TODAY IS THE LAST STRAW AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY KIDS. I BARELY SURVIVE THE INCIDENT. I HAVE BEEN TAKING THE VEHICLE TO VW SERVICE MULTIPLE TIMES. I KEEP GETTING THE RUNAROUND AND THEY SAY THE VEHICLE IS FINE AS THEY CANNOT REPRODUCE THE ISSUE. I GUESS MY KIDSї LIVES ARE NOT IMPORTANT TO VW. THE VAN IS BRAN NEW AND ONLY HAS 8K MILES. VW SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING AND THE ONLY ADVICE WAS THAT IF IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN DONOT TURN ON THE VEHICLE STAY WHERE YOU ARE JUST CALL ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THAT IS THE MOST RIDICULOUS ADVICE I HAVE EVER HEARD! I WOULD NEED TO STAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY OR IN BETWEEN A TRAFFIC INTERSECTION WITH MY KIDS. I HAVE STRUGGLED SO MUCH TO ESCALATE THIS AND NOW FINALLY VW HAS REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH BASE ON THE 03/10/11 RECALL. THIS VAN ALSO HAS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOORS. THESE DOORS SMASH MY KIDS AND HAVE HAD SOME INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS. YOU TRIGGER THE DOORS TO OPEN AND YOU THINK THEY WILL REMAIN OPEN BUT THEY DONїT LOCK. THE DOORS RAPIDLY CLOSE THEM SELF, TRAPPING ANYTHING IN THEIR WAY. THE SAME BEHAVIOR HAPPENS AS YOU WALK AWAY AND THINK THE DOOR WILL SHUT AND LOCK. YOU COME BACK FROM WALMART AND SEE THAT THE DOORS ARE WIDE OPEN. THE LAST THING I NEED IS SOME SICKO HIDING IN THE VEHICLE AND I THINK MY VEHICLE IS SAFE FOR ME AND MY KIDS. ALSO WHEN YOU PUT THE VAN IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE STUTTERS AND JERKS WITH LITTLE TORK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE FOR THESE ISSUES AS WELL AND THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE SO THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. IN THE PROCESS OF ALL OF THIS I HAVE ALSO FOUND THE MOST DEPRESSING NEWS, MY VW IS ACTUALLY A CHRYSLER. I COULD NOT BELIEVE IT WHEN I HEARD THIS BUT I CONFIRMED IT. NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT I WAS ACTUALLY BUYING A CHRYSLER VAN. I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING A GERMAN VEHICLE. THESE HORRIBLE EVENTS HAVE BEEN TRAUMATIZING. *TR