2011 Volkswagen Routan Electrical System Problems

Car has issues starting as if fuel pump isnt coming on... also vehicle shut down in middle of driving down highway would not restart

The vehicle is shutting off while driving.

When driving for about 25 and then getting to a stop light. As I slow down and start to come to a stop the car shakes very roughly and turns right off. The first time this happened was 3 days after getting car from Carmax. It had not happened again until this week.

This is 2011 VW ROUTAN. When the mileage reached exactly 100k both sliding doors shuts. When I put it on manual control button overhead it’s not working in both doors. It’s parked when this happens.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND WOULD NOT START AFTER REPEATED TRIES. IT WOULD START AS NORMAL AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF. HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO ADVISED THE TIPM IS FAULTY. FAULTY TIPMS IN THESE VEHICLE WITH 55K-70K MILEAGE SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. THERE ARE MANY SHOPS WHO WILL REBUILT THESE TIPMS AS ITS A VERY KNOWN ISSUE. THIS IS ALSO A SERIOUS PROBLEM AS IT WOULD SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND HOW START, LEAVING PASSENGERS STRANDED

FAULTY TIPM MODULE. ENGINE WILL CRANK JUST FINE, BUT HAS BIG TROUBLE STARTING. ONCE IT RUNS ALL IS GOOD. IT'S A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE PART. OTHER OEMS RECALLED THE ITEM (CHRYSLER TOWN & COUNTRY / DODGE GRAND CARAVAN)

THIS VEHICLE IS BASICALLY A CHRYSLER/DODGE WITH VW BRANDING, AND ONE OF THE KEYS IS EVEN A DODGE KEY. IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TIPM AND FUEL RELAY MODULE THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE 2011 CHRYSLER AND DODGE VANS. SEE FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL NHTSA 14V-530. I'M ASKING THAT IT ALSO BE RECALLED FOR THE 2011 VW ROUTAN SINCE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS THAT MY CAR COULD STOP AT ANY MOMENT. I RECENTLY PURCHASED MY VAN FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN NEW JERSEY WHO NEGLECTED TO EVEN INFORM ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE EVEN THOUGH I INFORMED THEM THAT I'D BE DRIVING THE CAR CROSS COUNTRY. WHEN I WAS IN GEORGIA THE CAR STARTED CRANKING, BUT WOULDN'T START AND IT HAS HAD THIS SAME INTERMITTENT ISSUE SINCE I ARRIVED IN FL. IT TOOK A WHILE FOR US TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS EVEN WRONG WITH IT BECAUSE WHEN THE AUTO SHOP RAN A DIAGNOSTIC, NO CODES WERE RETURNED. HOWEVER, WHEN THEY FINALLY GOT THE ISSUE TO OCCUR AGAIN, THEY FOUND THAT TAPPING ON THE FUEL RELAY MODULE IN THE TIPM WOULD ALLOW THE CAR TO START. THEY ADVISED TO TAKE IT TO CHRYSLER BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY A CHRYSLER VAN UNDER THE HOOD. WHEN I CALLED CHRYSLER, THEY TURNED ME AWAY BECAUSE THE VIN IS FOR A VW. WHEN I CALLED VW, THEY SAID NO RECALL EXISTED FOR THIS VAN EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME ISSUE. SO, I'M ASKING THAT A RECALL ALSO BE DONE ON 2011 VW ROUTAN'S SINCE THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE CALLED OUT IN THE CHRYSLER RECALL. LASTLY, I EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE BOTH WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY AND WHILE IT WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.

THIS VEHICLE IS BASICALLY A CHRYSLER/DODGE WITH VW BRANDING, AND ONE OF THE KEYS IS EVEN A DODGE KEY. IT HAS THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE TIPM AND FUEL RELAY MODULE THAT WAS RECALLED ON THE 2011 CHRYSLER AND DODGE VANS. SEE FUEL PUMP RELAY RECALL NHTSA 14V-530. I'M ASKING THAT IT ALSO BE RECALLED FOR THE 2011 VW ROUTAN SINCE IT'S VERY DANGEROUS THAT MY CAR COULD STOP AT ANY MOMENT. VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHEN DRIVING AND WILL NOT START ON MANY OCCASIONS.

HARD START CAUSED BY FUEL PUMP NOT ENGAGING. ENGINE SHUTDOWN AT STOPLIGHTS. ISSUE WITH FUEL PUMP RELAY. FUEL PUMP RELAY IS FULLY INTEGRATED AND IS COSTLY TO REPLACE. VOLKSWAGEN DOES NOT SUPPORT THE VEHICLE AND CHRYLSTLER WHO MADE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE THE FIRMWARE TO CORRECT THE ISSUE.

MY 2011 VE TOUTAN MINIVAN WILL RANDOMLY CUT OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN IT WILL NOT START AT ALL. VW ROUTANS ARE KNOWN FOR HAVING IGNITION AND TIPM ISSUES BUT VW WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THE ISSUES.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 VW ROUTAN AT 45 MPH SPEED SUDDENLY THE SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH ON A BUSY ROAD AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY VEHICLE OVER TO A LOCAL ROAD. AFTER SHOWING THE VEHICLE TO DEALER THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AS TIMP ISSUE AND REPAIR WOULD COST $1500. LUCKILY IT WASN'T A FREEWAY WITH 65 MPH ROAD, I COULDN'T THINK OF THIS THING HAPPENS ON SUCH ROAD WITH KIDS INSIDE THE CAR. I HAVE CAME ACROSS CHRYSLER GOT SAME SORT OF ISSUES AND THEY RECALLED SUCH VEHICLES. VW ROUTAN IS ALSO SAME BUILT AS CHRYSLER TOWN AND COUNTY AND VW DIDN'T OFFER ANY RECALLS FOR THESE ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY STARTING CONSISTENTLY AND WOULD SPUTTER. THE CONTACT HAD THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE MECHANIC AND THEY RECOMMENDED THAT THE TIPM RELAY ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED THE FAILURE AND FOUND THAT THE MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL; HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. CAPITAL VOLKSWAGEN (3963 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304, (850) 692-5609) STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, DECELERATED TO 25 MPH, AND STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY THIRTY MINUTES. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STARTING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. *DT*JB*DT

THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF AT RANDOM TIMES, OFTEN IN TRAFFIC MAKING IT VERY DANGEROUS FOR MY FAMILY. CHRYSLER (WHO ACTUALLY MADE THIS VEHICLE) HAS ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE BUT VW WILL NOT HONOR IT.

VAN IS MISSING AND WOULD TURN OFF COMPLETY WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. LOSS OF BRAKE POWER AND POWER STEERING( VERY HARD TO STOP AND STEER). I BELEIVE IT IS THE IGNITION SWITCH OR THE TIPM.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO I HAD THE CODE CHECKED IT INDICATED THAT O2 SENSORS NEEDED REPLACED THEN THE CODE INDICATED A CYLINDER 4 MISFIRE? IHAVE REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL PACK, CHECKED CYLINDER COMPRESSION, CHANGED SPARK PLUGS AND FUEL INJECTOR AND I STILL HAVE THE PO304 CODE ENGINE MISFIRE CYLINDER #4??? I AM SO FRUSTRATED WHAT ELSE COULD I BE MISSING TO CLEAR THIS CODE ISSUE?

WHILE DRIVING ON A RURAL TWO LANE HIGHWAY, WITHOUT WARNING DASH LIGHTS CAME ON, AIR CONDITIONER CHANGED TO HEAT, DVD PLAYER TURNED OFF, AND WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED VAN ACCELERATED ERRATICALLY. I PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURNED THE VAN OFF. THE VAN WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. THE DIODES IN THE ALTERNATOR FAILED. WHEN LOOKING UP INFORMATION ON THIS PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THIS SAME PART HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER VEHICLES FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT NOT IN THE ROUTAN. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I PULLED OVER AND WAS ABLE TO STOP BEFORE MY BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD TWO YOUNG CHILDREN IN THE CAR WITH ME.

VAN INTERMITTENT STARTS, HAD THE WIN REPLACED AND IT'S STILL DOING IT, DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE IT OUT. SAME YEAR AND MAKE HAS MANY OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND COMPLAINTS. FRUSTRATING THAT THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY.

THE IGNITION TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC TO RESTART THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE FOB AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.

TIPM TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WOULD TIME TO TIME STALL, COMPLETELY STOP WHILE DRIVING IT. AFTER A WHILE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN START. ONE WOULD FIRST THINK OF A BATTERY ISSUE, A FUEL PUMP OR A CRANK SENSOR WHEREAS THE ISSUE IS ACTUALLY THE TIPM.