2010 Volkswagen Routan steering problems
23 complaints about steering have been filed for the 2010 Volkswagen Routan, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 23 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 98,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 4 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 20 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 98,000 miles, and 30% were reported before 60,000 miles.
None of the steering complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.
What owners wrote
Tl* the contact owns 2010 volkswagen routan. The contact stated that the transmission and steering goes out on the vehicle. The vehicle will stop while driving at any speed and the steering will fail. If the vehicle is turned off and re-started the transmission will work, but the vehicle will continue to shift very hard and there is a loud banging sound and it feels like someone hit the vehicle. The vehicle gives no warning before the failures occur.
2010 routan with 26k miles pulls to the right and most likely has done so since I bought it since the tires need replacing. The brakes have been replaced at 18k and now need to be done again. VW denies there is an issue with vehicles pulling to the right. Opened case 130240300 with VW. They refuse to cover the cost to diagnose the cause of the pulling and tire wear. Recall needs to be issued I have seen numerous postings with the same issue online.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Volkswagen Routan
- Electrical system 151 complaints
- Engine 50 complaints
- Brakes 27 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 16 complaints
Steering problems in other years
- 2014
- 2013
- 2012
- 2011
- 2010
- 2009