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2011 Volkswagen Routan fuel/propulsion system problems

39 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel/propulsion system on the 2011 Volkswagen Routan22% of all complaints for this model year.

39
Fuel/propulsion System complaints
22%
share of all complaints
74,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
1 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

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

    filed Sep 8, 2022

  • 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…

    filed Aug 8, 2020

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

Fuel/propulsion System problems in other Routan years

YearReportsShare
2012 Routan813%
2010 Routan42%
2009 Routan41%
Routan fuel/propulsion system 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.