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2010 Volkswagen Routan service brakes problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2010 Volkswagen Routan10% of all complaints for this model year.

23
Service Brakes complaints
10%
share of all complaints
75,250 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Battery failure due to parasitic draw from Ignition IOD fuse ( J13fuse) reads 0.9 draw and M11 fuse ( hvac system) reads 0.6 draw. First occurrence 2/10/24 and second occurrence 2/11/24. Informed auto repair shop on 2/12/24 and goes in for diagnostic 2/15/24. Abs control module failure(…

    filed Feb 12, 2024

  • This has happened multiple times. The ignition will cut off which make the car engine quit running. Loss of braking, steering, power has left me in the middle of intersections being nearly avoided being ran into. When this happens all the warning lights come on and the engine turns off. The exact…

    filed Mar 4, 2022

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

Service Brakes problems in other Routan years

YearReportsShare
2012 Routan711%
2011 Routan159%
2009 Routan3813%
Routan service brakes 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.