2009 Volkswagen Routan: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 27, 2023 · Electrical · WI

the car shuts off while driving which is scary. requires restarting while in traffic. there was a recall in past and the fix clearly did not work. This incident has occurred multiple times.

Filed Nov 17, 2021 · Engine · 54,000 miles · MA

The contact owns a 2009 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while at a stoplight, the vehicle stalled. There was an abnormally high pitch noise detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was jump-started by the police and was restarted. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the starter needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was approximately 54,000.

Filed Dec 15, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 104,000 miles · MD

Van has stalled while driving on multiple occasions. Power steering is lost. Vehicle will then start right back up. This is extremely dangerous for a minivan used to transport multiple children. No codes or faults are recorded.

Filed Sep 14, 2020 · Electrical · 124,000 miles · GA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen routan. The contact stated that while driving at 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled with an unknown warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure occurred after the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v194000 (electrical system). The vehicle was towed to volkswagen of macon located at 4786 riverside dr, macon, ga 31210, (478)781-7701, to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to start the vehicle. The contact stated that the mechanic was unable to retrieve any information from the computers in the vehicle. The contact was informed that the part needed to repair the vehicle was on back order. The contact stated that the tow truck operator provided a diagnostic test and informed the contact that the ignition switch module needed to be replaced. The ignition switch module was replaced however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 124,000.

Filed Feb 10, 2020 · Engine · 75,000 miles · DE

Vehicle has been moving and will suddenly shut down while driving. All power steering, braking and electrical systems go out. I have to try to manually swerve off the road and put the car in park. Take the key out of the ignition and restart. I understand that this problem had been fixed in 2015 under a recall with the win module and vw indicates that since it's been fixed they only offer a 12 month warranty. For me to get a new win module, the dealership said it would be $2,000 and a long estimated time without the car. This car is blue booked as only worth $3,500.00. This is again a faulty piece that should be covered by the recall. The car only has 75k miles. There's no reason to have a car with 75k miles and need two win modules so far. I want this to be in writing that when I am driving on I-95 and my car suddenly stalls and my 2 1/2 year old and 4 1/2 year old and myself end up in a casket, it's because of this faulty product which they will not cover again on the recall.

Filed Nov 20, 2019 · Electrical · 130,000 miles · MI

We purchased this used in february 2019 and have since experienced numerous issues with the radio, backup camera, and dvd player not working. Recently the car now just shuts off while driving down a mountain road, power steering freezes and brakes are very limited which was very scary. It happened earlier in the year when pulling out of a parking lot and leaving the driveway and I thought that the issue was behind us and our mechanic couldn't replicate it. When I called the dealership they didn't know anything about it and weren't aware of any recalls. As of today I contacted vw and they said that our van ignition switch was previously repaired as part of the recall and it is now outside of the warranty period. I understand that the warranty can't last forever, but this is now occurring frequently 4 more times in the last few days, normally just after starting the vehicle and driving taking off for the first time. It restarts when put in park, but the starting process cranks more than usual. Depending on the situation it is merely an annoyance or extremely dangerous and there is no warning, just turns off and the steering stiffness is the first indication. The van is now parked as it is not safe for my family to drive.

Filed Apr 4, 2018 · 86,000 miles · WA

The vehicles stalls out while driving, power steering goes out, brakes stop working....very dangerous - 2015 ignition switch recall (win module) did not fix this problem. Chrysler knows this, vw knows this - common problem is 2009-2010 models - these are family vehicles - someone is going to be killed soon because of this issue!

Filed Feb 21, 2018 · Brakes, Steering · 120,000 miles · WA

We were driving the vehicle when all of the sudden it stalled! There is no check light on and when it does this we lost all power breaking and steering. This almost happened to us around an elevated corner luckily we had just past the curve when we lost all power. In reading this is a common problem on the town and country routan grand caravan and all associated models. Something should be done due to the danger and potential risk to human life! We bought this van to keep our children safe not have to worry of it will loose power steering at 30 MPH in a canyon corner!

Filed Jan 3, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 75,000 miles · FL

Vehicle continues to shut down while driving without warning. Vehicle must either be stopped and restarted or placed in neutral while coasting to restart.

Filed Dec 14, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 119,000 miles · NC

Since buying our 2009 routan in the fall of 2016 we have sunk thousands into it trying to get it fixed because of the issues we have had shortly after buying it (ours did not come with a warranty from the vw dealer). At least twice a week, and sometimes more, it stalls while we are driving...usually at low speeds like when we are slowing down to make a turn or slowing down for a stoplight. Usually, all of the dashboard lights and controls will blink and ding repeatedly before stalling. It also stalls when sitting still. It will blink all of the lights, the controls will go crazy and the windshield wipers will go back and forth one time as it stalls. On dec 11 it stalled on a major road in charlotte, nc and I lost all power so I could not even put on my flashers. I have an autistic child who was freaking out because I was trying to get all of the kids to be quiet so I could call my husband as we were sitting in the middle of a busy road. We were in a middle lane and the windows were up so I had to open my door quickly and wave for people to go around us. I kept watching my rear view mirror and praying we wouldn't get hit as cars zipped around us honking. The key was stuck in the ignition since there was no power. My husband was headed towards us and I waved people around us for about 5 minutes while jingling the key and trying everything to get something to work. The power finally came back and the key came out and I was able to restart and get home but my kids are afraid to go anywhere in that van again. We have replaced the battery, the control module (one of the most expensive things we tried), the erg valve, the alternator, and some other parts our mechanic wanted to try. Super eagle auto care has been super helpful in trying to fix it but to no avail. We have learned since buying this vehicle that this is a common problem for vw routan.

Filed Dec 3, 2017 · Electrical, Engine · 70,000 miles · NJ

While driving on street or highway or stopped. Usually around 20-40mph car stalls. Brakes lock up/steering wheel locks up/no control of car at all. All lights indicate car is on, one bell goes off prior and anti-skid light comes on. By then panic cannot control car! Put car in park after stopped and it starts right up.

Filed Nov 14, 2017 · Electrical · 90,900 miles · IL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen routan. While driving between 15-25 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to fox valley volkswagen schaumburg (1000 e golf rd, schaumburg, il 60173, (847) 839-8101) where it was repaired per the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v194000 (electrical system). The failure recurred at least 15 times within the past two weeks. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,900.