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vehicle
2011 / volkswagen / routan
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-09)
complaints
175 on file (2011-06-13 → 2025-02-17)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
4 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Premature brake wear and rotor warpingSERVICE BRAKES8 complaints2013-06 → 2015-07routan-2011-brake-wear-rotor-warp
10545339 SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE WE NOTICED THE FRONT BRAKES CAUSED A VIBRATION/ WOBBLE AT SPEED WHEN BRAKING, THIS WAS WITH LESS THAN 9000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE
10731741 I AM NOW GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY BRAKES AND ROTORS FOR THE THIRD TIME AND POSSIBLY THE CONTROL ARMS AS WELL
10519965 WV 2011 ROUTAN. WHEN THE REAR TIRES/BRAKES GET WET EITHER BY RAIN OR WASHING, AND THE PARKING BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE BRAKES WILL NOT RELEASE WHEN YOU UNLOCK THE PARKING BRAKE PEDAL
Transmission slipping and erratic shiftingPOWER TRAIN9 complaints2011-11 → 2020-01routan-2011-transmission-slip-shift
10876529 TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. MY 2011 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN SEL HAD ONLY ABOUT 64,800 WHEN I STARTED TO GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WHICH WAS DIAGNOSED AS A TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH SOLENOID ERROR
11131817 FAULTY TRANSMISSION: THE SPEED CHANGES WHILE DRIVING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CAR HAS ONLY 57000 MILES MOSTLY ON CITY STREETS. JERKS ARE FELT WHILE DRIVING
10918913 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY LUNGE FORWARD WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE
Sliding door failure to open or lockSTRUCTURE4 complaints2013-03 → 2021-12routan-2011-sliding-door-failure
11209559 DRIVER'S SIDE SLIDING PASSENGER DOOR IS STUCK IN LOCKED POSITION. UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR MANUALLY OR WITH REMOTE. PROBLEM SHOWED UP AROUND 90,000 MILES, NO INDICATION OF A CAUSE
10501259 THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE SIDE SLIDING DOORS WOULD OPEN INDEPENDENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING
11442717 When the mileage reached exactly 100k both sliding doors shuts. When I put it on manual control button overhead it’s not working in both doors
TIPM-related stalling and no-start failuresELECTRICAL SYSTEM132 complaints2013-01 → 2025-02routan-2011-tipm-stall-no-start
11175863 THE IGNITION TURNS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC TO RESTART THE CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE FOB AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS
10936148 TIPM GOING OUT. CAR STALLS, WON'T START, TIRE PRESSURE LIGHTS COME ON AND OFF, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WITH NOTHING WRONG, TOTAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN COMING. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT WILL ONLY BE FIXED WHEN I REPLACE THE TIPM FOR $1500
10934069 TIPM PROBLEMS MY CAR STOPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND MOST MORNING IT WON'T START
Airbag non-deployment and warning light faultsAIR BAGS4 complaints2013-01 → 2019-05routan-2011-airbag-deployment-fault
11217142 THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN COMING ON/OFF FOR THE LAST 2 WEEKS. I CHECKED THE RECALL AND SEE THERE ISN'T ONE. I CALLED A MECHANIC AND HE COULDN'T TELL ME WHY THE LIGHT WOULD BE CONTINUALLY GOING ON/OFF
11060989 I CANNOT USE OR SELL MY CAR UNTIL AIRBAGS ARE REPLACED.. I HAVE BEEN WAITING NOW FOR YEARS FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS!!
10644733 UNFORTUNATELY MY 2011 VW ROUTAN WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE IT WAS STRUCK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH. AS A RESULT OF THE COLLISION THE ROUTAN SPUN 270 DEGREES AND ROLLED OVER
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2011 Volkswagen Routan vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/volkswagen/routan
@misc{wrenchpro_2011_volkswagen_routan_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2011 Volkswagen Routan},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2011/volkswagen/routan}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
