2010 Volkswagen Routan: engine stalls while driving

Filed Apr 7, 2025 · Electrical · 100,000 miles · OR

The contact was helping her friend who owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the check engine and stability control warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was a recurring failure. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer and was informed that the vehicle was built by another manufacturer. The contact was then referred to another dealer. The contact was advised by the 2nd dealer that the vehicle should be taken back to the first dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 11V151000 (Electrical System). The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

Filed Oct 7, 2023 · Electrical, Lights · ME

All electrical gauges randomly go on and off, there is a continuous beeping to go along with it, the windshield wipers will go on and off. It seems to happen more in the summer or if it’s raining. It will occasionally stall while doing this, especially in a stationary position (like at a drive through).

Filed Aug 13, 2022 · Electrical · NY

Car shuts off while driving, ignition key fob issue recall. Tipm system recall.

Filed May 13, 2022 · Electrical · 188,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle lost power steering and braking functionality. The contact stated that numerous unknown warning lights were illuminated and blinking. The contact was attempting to maintain lane when the vehicle independently restarted and the contact pulled off the road safely. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle and all the functions returned. The contact drove the vehicle to a dealer however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 11V151000 (Electrical System). The contact stated that the failure was a recurring issue. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2021 · Electrical · DC

I purchased this vehicle in March of 2015 when my vehicle shut down and rebooted itself while driving. Since 2019-present, my vehicle shuts off while driving and will restart back up maybe 5 mins, an hour or so later. The ABS, check engine, airbag, and other lights on the dashboards come on and remain on, in which, my car begins to make a beeping sound. the headlights, wipers, and sometimes my horn goes on and off by itself. When my vehicle shuts off, so does my ability to steer the wheel, it locks up. when I turn the air on in the car, my car begins to shake as well. Also, I have replaced my car battery, alternator, and starter two times this year and my vehicle still have the same issue.

Filed Oct 26, 2020 · Electrical · 202,000 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen routan. The contact stated that the vehicle would fail to start up after multiple attempts. The contact also stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would stall and then independently restart with several warning lights illuminated. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v194000 (electrical system) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The contact then spoke with j. Bertolet volkswagen (555 pa-61, orwigsburg, pa 17961) where she was informed that the vehicle received the free recall repair prior to her owning the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 202,000.

Filed May 26, 2020 · Engine · 120,000 miles · TN

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen routan. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the key disengaged from the ignition and the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated restarted the vehicle and proceeded to his destination. The vehicle was taken to harper volkswagen located at 9901 kingston pike, knoxville, tn 37922, (865) 691-0393, where the dealer was made aware of the failure. Additionally, on several occasions, the contact was unable to turn the vehicle off. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred several times. The manufacturer had been informed of failure. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.*dt*jb*dt

Filed Oct 4, 2019 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · VA

The engine stalls as the vehicle is driven and it locks the steering wheel. This happens while car in motion,noticed a previous recall for this issues however it seems to be happening again and I don't think my VIN was included in recall.

Filed Aug 19, 2019 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 90,000 miles · IL

The engine stalls as the vehicle is driven and it locks the steering wheel. This happened about 8 times within the past 24 months. We discovered that 12,000 and more routan 2009 and 2010 have been recalled for the same problems with some fatalities reported due to this defect: ignition moduls and electronic moduls. Vw and gm-chrysler are not supporting the vw. Dealer repair/replacement as my vw routan seems not having been tracked down during initial recalls.

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 80,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 volkswagen routan. While driving various speeds, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact called hatfield volkswagen (1495 auto mall dr, columbus, oh 43228, (855) 627-5215) and was informed that the vehicle was not included in a recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and did not assist. The contact stated that the failure was similar to a fuel pump relay failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Jun 3, 2019 · Electrical · GA

Vehicle has failed to start on multiple occasions. The vehicle has been to the dealership as well as other repair shops on several occasions. No one could diagnose the issue since it was occurring intermittently. We have had the battery and starter replaced in hopes of correcting the underlying issue. The car has also stalled once while slowing down. The various lights on the console flashed and the dvd player quit working after this episode. After online research we now believe it might be an issue with the tipm and will have this tested.

Filed May 15, 2019 · Brakes, Engine · 131,200 miles · NC

Reported issue to vw recall group via telephone 5/13/2019. This is very similar to a recall that took place for vw routan 2009-2010 that were created between the dates of october 2019 to june 2010. Our vehicle was created in august of 2010, and I suspect the same parts were still used. Two issues have occurred with 2010 vw routan sel minivan 4.0l issues started occurring after replacing a lost key fob. Key fob was ordered through local vw dealer (bob king vw) and replaced. First issue: car would not start. Put key into ignition switch, turn key, the ignition switch clicks but the car would not start. In order to start car, wait and repeat steps until car actually starts. Second issue: (highly dangerous) intermittent shut off while driving causing power steering to turn off as well as brakes. Very dangerous combination due to the fact that turning becomes very difficult as well as braking. In order to brake you have to apply great force to break since there is no power to the car. This issue has been encountered over the past two months at least four (4) times while the primary driver has been driving the vehicle. The first three times the vehicle was in motion in a residential area. The last time this issue occurred 5/13/2019 the vehicle was in motion on a major road way near an intersection. Evasive maneuvers were taken to get vehicle off of road and into a nearby parking lot off the street.