NHTSA Complaint #10717419 — 2009 VOLKSWAGEN ROUTAN

THE FIRST INCIDENT WITH A "CLUNKING" NOISE OF THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN ON 7/10/2014 AT 51,496 MILES. WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE CAR MAKES A "CLUNKING" NOISE AND JERKS THE CAR FORWARD. IT WAS NOTED BY DEALERSHIP AFTER A TEST DRIVE NO FAULTS FOUND. ON 3/19/15 AT 58,611 MILES CAR RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP. SAME CLUNKING AND GRINDING NOISES. FAULTS: P0868, P1790 & P0944. PRESSURE READINGS TO LOW IN TCM CONTROL WIRES. TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED PER DEALERSHIP. FINDINGS: UNDER DRIVE CLUTCHES WORN OUT, SUNGEARS AND ASSEMBLY DAMAGED WITH METAL METAL FRAGMENTS. ON 4/30/2015 AND 59,215 MILES, CAR RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME GRINDING AND CLUNKING NOISES. DEALERSHIP PERFORMED ANOTHER "QUICK LEARN TEST." AS OF 5/19/2015 AND 60,001 MILES, TRANSMISSION IS STILL GRINDING AND CLUNKING ON OCCASION DURING ACCELERATION AND/OR TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE ALSO RANDOMLY "STALLS" WHILE AT STOPLIGHTS/STOP-SIGNS WITH NO NORMAL FREQUENCY. EVEN WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION, SAME ISSUES ARE STILL SURROUNDING THIS CAR. THANKS.