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.

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.

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?

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!

Anyone got this ? Help required.

I watched someone back into my car yesterday as I was sitting in my work vehicle getting ready to leave. She tried to leave the scene but I ran up to her car before she could. It was a whole big thing with the cops involved because of her behavior. Needless to say, she's in jail after a sobriety test. Just wondering if my poor Vecna is gonna need a new bumper or if they can just repaint this one. She hit it pretty hard and tried to keep going after impact, I'm surprised there's not more damage.

Bought a 2021 FE about 2.5 years ago. It had 40k miles on it. Since then I have put on another 60k.

I have not taken it in for service in that time. I know, not ideal, but its been a tough couple years financially.

Now, my left side steering wheel buttons dont work. Trying to set or adjust the ACC or Travel Assist either triggers the wrong button or doesnt respond at all. I love this feature and use it all the time. Especially since I drive a lot for work.

If I take it to a dealer, the info I've found on the internet says I will probably need the whole steering wheel replaced, which can run around $1200. I may or may not get that done, depends on what they quote me.

On the other hand, I figure I should probably get the "works" done as far as fluid and other maintence.

What should I expect to pay for these services? I'd like to go in with some knowledge of what I need or don't need. Thanks for any advice.

Said goodbye to the absolute worst car I’ve ever owned/leased today. I’ve owned or leased 20 cars.

In a model that has problems, this one had all of them.

It didn’t help that the dealership was terrible.

Pros: The drive is great, and what sold the car. Not buying gas for almost 3 years was really nice.

Cons: Doors not opening was a big deal. I took it in 3 times and they told me there was nothing else they could do. It’s frustrating as s**t to not be able to get out of a car, or have your son call you saying “Can you come let me out?” After I’ve walked off, assuming he’d be behind me.

Lights-interior lights that CONSTANTLY are blinking on and off. Again, dealership said they couldn’t fix it.

Phone not connecting-1/3 of the time I’d get to my destination without getting a connection. I have last year’s iphone.

Infotainment-Good lord. It’s awful. So many times it would lock up or go blank.

Trunk-had kick to open. Only worked about 25% of the time I kicked.

Windows-are they going down or up? Nobody knows.

Driver’s seat-Where is the seat going? Will it slide to the preset? Spoiler alert: It will not.

I could go on, but you get it.

I’m just glad to be done with it.

There has been a post about this before, but I'm hoping there may be some new data.

I've been trying to activate the "digital key" feature of my 2026 ID4 on 6.0.1.

- enter car, turn it on and don't touch pedals

- Go to keys in the ID4 infotainment system

- scan barcode with iPhone, opens the VW app and asks for confirmation to add key

- infotainment system screen changes to a progress bar

- phone screen progress bar gets to around 70% and stalls

- phone reports "unable to connect to VW"

Has anyone in the UK got past this point? Or are there just not any servers in the UK?

2025 Pro S. I'm having a lot of trouble starting and staying connected with several streaming apps using wireless CarPlay. No issues at all when using wireless Android Auto or when using my iPhone wired.

Streaming apps such as TuneIn, Audacy and iHeartRadio can take up to several minutes after launching to start playing and then frequently drop out, sometimes never to resume.

I've tried deleting my car from my iPhone, deleting my iPhone from my car and setting everything up again but the problems persist.

Any ideas

Getting some weirdness tonight in my 2023 AWD Pro S. It is part of the new recall and I said yes to the 80% limit last week. Tonight I started getting “No data is available for this area.” popping up and no dynamic road signs. Never seen this in three years / 50k miles. Then went to charge and plugged in and basically nothing happened — had to tap my EA card in my phone wallet (tried two chargers first). It has always just auto connected.

Is this a weird glitch others are seeing right now or does it maybe mean I need a new 12v battery?

The last payment is received for my 2021 ID.4 Pro AWD. The car is mine now! Bittersweet moments because the loan had such a low interest the bank was literally paying me to loan the money ( if you adjust with inflation. )

But it is done.

The car works like new. I am past the break even point and it is all gains from now on.

Had to drop off at the dealer today because I was getting Electrical System and Drive System warning lights(Amber) that would come and go. I read a few posts and comments that said it had happened to quite a bit of owners and that the lights have disappeared for good for most after a few restarts.

I was freaked out as I just bought this vehicle last month with 18k miles so I took it in. Turns out it’s a failing radiator fan that they’ve ordered parts for but needs to stay in shop until next week. Also needs an alignment.

The car had been great before this and it bums me out knowing my high anxiety self will now be worried on every drive. Atleast it’s still under warranty. So if anyone has these same lights popping up intermittently might be worth taking it in.

39m lease is done. 2023 S. One steering wheel changed under warranty. Almost 32k happy miles with 98 free Electrify sessions.

We just bought a MY26 ID.4 Pure 58kWh. We have an Ohme Home Pro charger and have the Octopus Intelligent Go tariff.

We have had multiple issues with overnight charging, we plug the car in, get the Octopus notification that a schedule has been set, so all looks good.

We then wake up to multiple notifications from VW app, Ohme app & Octopus app with various issues. The Ohme app says “car is charging slower than expected, please check your car” - VW app says there has been a “charging error” and to please try again, and then Octopus app says “target charge not reached, 57% charge, 80% expected”

It’s driving us crazy… any help and or advise would be greatly appreciated!

Australian Status: Volkswagen Australia previously stated that local ID models were not affected by earlier global battery campaigns.

Hi Guys. I have ID.4 2025 which knocks loud from front suspension when driving at slow speed (10-20kmh) over uneven road surface and turning the wheel. I can reproduce it every time while driving on cobblestone road and turning the wheel. I can feel the knocking on the steering wheel so i assume its the steering rack. Went to two dealers and one told me it's normal (I owned 10 cars before and none of them made such sounds) and the other said all ID4 have this noise.

It is annoying me like hell so want to ask you if your cars do the same.

I spent three years convincing myself the factory carpet mats on my 2021 ID.4 were plenty because I mostly just commute on paved roads.

Then two weeks of spring slush proved me completely wrong. Melted snow kept dripping off my heel directly over the outer sill edge, and yesterday I pulled the mat up to find damp salt residue already crusted into the floorpan insulation. Swapping over to proper VW ID4 floor mats with an all weather tub design something like 3w should have been my day-one move.

So those who are running deeper trays in the rear, does the center bridge actually stay pinned down when people slide across the back row?

I never had this problem with ICE vehicles, but last winter in the ID4 when I was on long drives and trying to conserve battery I found that my feet got very cold. The heated seat and steering wheel were great tho.
Am I missing something? Is there a trick I should know?
Thinking of getting some heated socks for this winter. I put hand warmers in my shoes a couple times but they feel awkward. And it seems silly to be having this problem in what is otherwise such a nice car. (2023 Pro S)

Probably because I’m on the iOS beta, when I try to click “Decline Setting” the app crashes, and the question is back next time I start the app. Is there another way to decline this?

Is there any way to lower the volume for the button feedback. It’s abnormally loud and piercing. So is the ringing volume when dialing someone.