Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2010 Volkswagen Routan has 136 NHTSA electrical complaints and 2 electrical-related recalls.
136
Complaints
2
Recalls
7
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
Volkswagen Group of America, Inc. (Volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2009 Routan vehicles manufactured June 25, 2008, to July 8, 2009, and 2...
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ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
VOLKSWAGEN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2010 ROUTAN VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 2009 THROUGH JUNE 2010. SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE INADV...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On 01/24/25 around 9pm I was leaving a friend house headed home. I took the i76 route home because i... |
| Nov 12, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | I bought this van just a few weeks ago. One day I was driving and all a sudden it lost power while ... |
| Mar 7, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact was helping her friend who owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while drivi... |
| Feb 10, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | Battery failure due to parasitic draw from Ignition IOD fuse ( J13fuse) reads 0.9 draw and M11 fuse ... |
| Jan 20, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed s... |
| Jul 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | All electrical gauges randomly go on and off, there is a continuous beeping to go along with it, the... |
| Apr 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The key for the key switch is loose and can fall out in any position. Can come out in the off ; star... |
| Mar 3, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The TIPM is not working and while driving the headlights turn off. This is very unsafe and impairs t... |
| Mar 3, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING | The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an ... |
| Jan 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact's son owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated that the vehicle would intermitt... |
| Dec 20, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | While driving the car the car shut off causing an issue with the steering and brakes. This is the se... |
| Oct 11, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | We bought the 2010 Volkswagen Routtan on July 2021, the engine shutts off suddenly. We took it to t... |
| Apr 20, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Car shuts off while driving, ignition key fob issue recall. Tipm system recall. |
| Apr 13, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 MPH, th... |
| Mar 4, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE | This has happened multiple times. The ignition will cut off which make the car engine quit running. ... |
| Aug 3, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owns a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the v... |
| Jul 18, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | Hi - I have a 2010 VW Volkswagen that has an issue with headlights intermittently working, which is ... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The contact owned a 2010 Volkswagen Routan. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked in the d... |
| May 20, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EXTERIOR LIGHTING,AIR BAGS | The TIPM is failing which is a common issue with the vehicle make/model. My particular vehicle was n... |
| Apr 5, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | MY VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHIN 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 20 TO 40MPH (USUALLY REQUIRED I... |