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2009 Volkswagen Routan service brakes, hydraulic problems

15 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, hydraulic on the 2009 Volkswagen Routan5% of all complaints for this model year.

15
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
5%
share of all complaints
18,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2009 volkswagen routan. The contact stated that the brake rotors failed every 8,000 miles. The vehicle was taken toa dealer where the failure was unable to be duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 58,329.

    filed Jul 15, 2014

  • After less than 1 year of driving the van, I noticed shaking while braking. I thought it was just bad braking habits. Last year, I rode an american version of this van (chrysler or dodge), there was the same problem. I sent it to the dealership today and found out that rear rotors were bad. I…

    filed Mar 13, 2012

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Service Brakes, Hydraulic problems in other Routan years

YearReportsShare
2010 Routan42%
Routan service brakes, hydraulic problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.