2009 Volkswagen Routan service brakes problems

“THANK GOD I WAS NOT GOING FAST. VEHICLE SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING. WAS ABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP. APPARENTLY, THE ROUTAN IS MANUFACTURED BY CRYSLER AND THIS ISSUE ALSO HAPPENS WITH THE 09 TOWN AND COUNTRIES AS WELL.”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ESC WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY DISPLAYED, AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM ERRONEOUSLY ACTIVATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.”

“FIVE TIMES IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS THE POWER IN THE VAN BASICALLY TURNS OFF. THE STEERING BECOMES NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE AND THE BRAKES BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT TO THE POINT YOU CAN'T EVEN USE THEM. IT IS TERRIFYING TO HAVE ZERO CONTROL OVER YOUR CAR CONSIDERING I HAVE 4 CHILDREN. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS GOING ONLY 30MPH AND ALSO WHEN I WAS GOING 45 MPH. IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M GOING STRAIGHT AND HAS ALSO HAPPENED WHILE TURNING. SINCE THE LATEST ISSUE I REFUSE TO DRIVE ANYWHERE THAT I CAN'T TAKE BACK ROADS TO.”

“VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY NOT START EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE TRY'S. VEHICLE SHUTS OFF DURING DRIVING EVENTS CITY AND HIGHWAY. ABS LIGHTS COME ON AND STAY ON. INTERIOR LIGHTS COME ON AUTOMATICALLY DURING DRIVING. HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE TO A VW DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE AND THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSES, NOR REMEDY THE ISSUE. I HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $2,000 FOR THESE VW DEALER VISITS. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT BY CHRYSLER FOR VW AND CHRYSLER ISSUED A RECALL ON THE TIPM FOR THE CHRYSLER VEHICLES. VW REFUSES TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE TIPM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO SHUT OFF DURING DRIVING AND ALL POWER AND BRAKING FUNCTIONS ARE LOST. AT THIS TIME, I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL $1,500 TO HAVE VW REPLACE THE TIPM IN THE HOPES THAT IT RESOLVES THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE AND KEEPS MY FAMILY SAFE. NHTSA MUST INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WITH CHRYSLER AND REALIZE THAT IT APPLIES TO VW ROUTAN VEHICLES BUILT BY THEM AS WELL, AND FORCE VW TO RECALL THE VEHICLES AND FIX THE ISSUE AT THEIR COST AND PROVIDE FULL REIMBURSEMENT TO ALL ROUTAN OWNERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME SAFETY ISSUE. WHAT ACTIONS ARE NHTSA TAKING ON THIS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE?”

“I WAS DRIVING MY 2009 ROUTAN THIS MORNING (8/6/18) IN A ROUND-A-BOUT WHEN OUT OF BLU MY STEERING AND BRAKES COMPLETELY LOCKED UP AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TRAFFIC BEHIND ME. I ALMOST WENT OVER THE CURB AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS HAPPENING. I PRAISE GOD THAT I AND EVERYONE AROUND WAS SAFE. MY VEHICLE HAS ALREADY HAD THE IGNITION SSSWITCH REPLACED TWICE. I HAD IT CHECKED FOR CODES AND NOTHING CAME UP. I NOTICED A HUGE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS REGARRDING THIS. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO GET THIS FIXED? THERE ARE LIVES ON THE LINE. WHEN A VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY THAT WILL CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. IS VOLKSWAGEN AND NHTSA WILLING TO LIVE WITH THAT KNOWING THAT THIS HAS BEEN A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME? HOW MANY INJURIES OR DEATHS DO YOU NEED TO PROVE TO YOU THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE?”

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED PAST 90 MPH ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT BE DEACTIVATED. THE DRIVER HAD TO SWITCH THE ENGINE OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COVENTRY MOTORCARS (2152 BOSTON TPKE, COVENTRY, CT), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.”