2023 Volkswagen ID.4 electrical system problems

“I was stopped in a friend’s driveway in front of her closed garage door to drop her off after an outing. The front sensor had not been alerting me to how close I was to any objects several times the same day. Before my passenger exited, the car suddenly lurched forward and smashed into my friend’s garage door, buckling several panels on the garage door and scraping the paint off the front of my car. I have contacted the dealership to have the car inspected and I’m waiting for an appointment. No police report has been filed. No injuries occurred. There were no warning lamps, messages, or other symptoms (aside from the front sensor not alerting me when I was close to objects in front of me) prior to this incident.”

“While driving the car, the electrical system failed and the car shut down with very little warning. It is then inoperable. Fortunately, this has happened while on residential streets, but it would have been catastrophic on the highway. This has happened a few times. We have taken it to the dealership for repairs, but the problem persists despite their assurances that it was fixed.”

“This 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 has suffered 8 major electrical, battery, and drive-system failures since May 2026, leaving me repeatedly stranded across various locations—ranging from Fort Lauderdale and multiple spots around Boca Raton, to West Palm Beach during our latest breakdowns. Most recently, the vehicle broke down less than 24 hours after being released from Gunther Volkswagen service, and it is currently sitting at the service center yet again for this ongoing, unresolved failure. ​Because of this chronic and unpredictable unreliability, I am now terrified to drive far from home. Furthermore, as a licensed real estate agent, these sudden and repeated breakdowns have caused severe business disruptions, missed client appointments, lost sales, and severe damage to my professional reputation. ​To compound matters, the vehicle is subject to an open federal safety recall (Recall Number 93EX) with 'remedy not yet available.' The manufacturer is knowingly forcing us to operate an unsafe, chronically defective vehicle with an unresolved safety recall, putting our lives at extreme risk and causing continuous severe distress. We demand an immediate buyback and a full…”

“Recall 93EA / NHTSA campaign 26V030000 (high-voltage battery). I am the owner of a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 subject to safety recall 93EA (high-voltage battery). I live on the [XXX], and bought the car on this island from Pre-Owned Motor Cars. There is no authorized Volkswagen recall-service facility on the island; VW directs me to a dealer on [XXX], requiring inter-island ocean shipment of the vehicle. Since XXX, I have pursued the no-charge recall remedy through VW Customer Care, and since XXX I have an official case.number On XXX VW verbally refused any loaner vehicle and refused to escalate my call to a supervisor. On XXX, VW confirmed its position in writing : reimbursement of only 25% of round-trip transportation costs, capped at $1,000, with no loaner or alternate transportation offered. Inter-island shipment costs several hundred dollars each way, so I would pay roughly three-quarters of the shipping out of pocket (after fronting the full cost for later reimbursement) and be without my only vehicle for the duration, with no transportation provided. I live outside town with no practical public transportation. Additionally, VW's written response is addressed…”

“The contact owns a 2023 Volkswagen ID.4. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 26V030000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). The contact stated that the vehicle failed to charge with chargers more than 220 Volts, and the message "Electrical System Not Working Correctly, Please Service Vehicle" was displayed. The local dealer was contacted; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 170,000.”

“This is a follow-up to my previous complaint #XXX regarding my 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 (VIN [XXX]). The defect remains unresolved. My vehicle received Recall 93EA (high-voltage battery) on XXX, during which only 3 of 12 battery modules (Modules 1, 5, and 12) were replaced. On XXX, a different module (Module 3) in the same battery pack failed with the same type of fault (P0BBD00 - Hybrid Battery Pack Voltage Variation Exceeded Limit). This was independently confirmed by a second authorized Volkswagen dealership (Norm Reeves Volkswagen Irvine) on XXX. Volkswagen has denied that this failure is related to Recall 93EA, but has not provided any technical explanation for that conclusion despite multiple written requests. Volkswagen Customer CARE has stated they only rely on dealership findings and do not independently investigate root causes. The dealership, in turn, has said it does not know the underlying cause of the recall and directed me back to Volkswagen. Neither party has explained the actual root cause of the defect that led to Recall 93EA or why a second module failed the same way just months after the recall repair. The vehicle has been effectively…”