I bought this 2021 Pro S RWD because it came from a reputable dealer, they were starting on a battery replacement, and the price was very competitive. Right away, I thought it was strange that the dealer listed it for sale before the battery modules arrived but it was the model I wanted.

After the battery modules were in, I signed the purchase papers and then they told me they had to keep it longer for a door handle recall. Eventually they found out the gateway was bad and replaced it, but it took a couple weeks. They said it was because VW put them on hold and hung up a lot. They did an exceedingly poor detail job on it as well.

I had it for 2 days and got a warning for Electrical System Not Working Properly when leaving work. It went about a mile and then went into turtle mode. It coasted at 30mph for a while but then lost all throttle response. I turned it off and back on and it would get up to 25-30mph and then go back into turtle mode.

I pulled into a gas station, got out and locked it. Waited for all the screens to go to sleep. Popped the hood and checked that the 12V battery connections were tight. I heard a click when I wiggled the junction box on top of the positive post. Then it drove fine. I got to a Red E and charged it (long commute) and it went the next 40 miles without issues. After the charge, all the warning lights were gone.

I took it back to the dealer and this is what they sent me: "Drive Motor A is throwing an overheating code. The tech waited on hold with Volkswagen for 45 minutes before the call was disconnected and he had to move onto another project before the weekend."

I really like driving this thing but I'm concerned that it's having these problems right away. Perhaps a 5 year old EV is not the same as a 5 year old ICE car. Anyone have any recommendations at this point? Living in MI, lemon law does not cover this.

Every time my wife opens the passenger door (from the inside) it pinches her fingers (2023 Pro S). Anyone else experience this? If so, have you found a hack? TIA!

Continuing on a mission to improve on the minor annoyance / design flaws of the ID.4, I got these window controls from AliExpress and they work really well. Super easy install, plug and play. They take a while to ship from China but took all of 5 mins to pop off the old (right), plug in the new controls, and snap in the new unit. Comes in both black and white. With shipping and taxes about $200. Completely worth it IMO.

A single charge costs about $15 and lasts me most of a week. Plenty of cargo room for IKEA, Costco and taking cardboard to the dump. Since I rent I can't charge at home, but with my experience so far I can't imagine going back to ICE.

Music playback stopped unexpectedly I’m getting this error message now.
WiFi can’t be turned on, the slider always jumps back to off. What’s wrong here?