Volkswagen E-golf 2015

• Recall 135903 [USA]: If the vehicles do not meet all regulatory requirements, there could be an increased risk of a crash, fire, or injury.
  Volkswagen group of america, inc. (volkswagen) is recalling certain 2012-2016 eos, 2012 passat, 2012-2016 cc, 2015-2016 e-golf, 2011-2015 touareg, 2012-2015 and 2017 tiguan, and 2011-2016 golf and 2011-2013 gti vehicles. Modifications made while the vehicles were in an internal evaluation period may cause the affected vehicles to not comply with all of the applicable regulatory requirements.
  volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will repair the vehicles to make them fully compliant or volkswagen will repurchase them if necessary, free of charge. The recall began november 29, 2018. Owners may contact volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 116177 [USA]: An unexpected vehicle shutdown can increase the risk of a crash.
  Volkswagen group of america, inc. (volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015-2016 e-golf vehicles manufactured may 21, 2014, to march 1, 2016. Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely detect an electrical surge resulting in the vehicle's electric drive motor shutting down unexpectedly.
  volkswagen has notified owners, and dealers will update the battery management software, free of charge. The recall began march 15, 2016. Owners may contact volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswagen's number for this recall is 93b4.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 117627 [USA]: In the event of a crash, if the front passenger seat occupant is incorrectly classified or non-detected, the passenger frontal air bag may deploy improperly or not at all, increasing the risk of occupant injury.
  Volkswagen group of america, inc. (volkswagen) is recalling certain model year 2015 jetta vehicles manufactured september 8, 2014, to november 28, 2014, golf vehicles manufactured april 2, 2014, to december 3, 2014, and e-golf vehicles manufactured july 26, 2014, to october 18, 2014. The affected vehicles are equipped a passenger occupant detection system (pods) that may have been manufactured improperly. As a result, the front passenger seat occupant may be improperly classified or may not be detected.
  volkswagen will notify owners, and dealers will replace the pods control module, free of charge. The recall began on november 20, 2015. Owners may contact volkswagen customer service at 1-800-893-5298. Volkswgen's number for this recall is 69l6.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Pedestrian alert sounds investigation # DP22005

  Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at nhtsa.Gov under odi number 11486072.Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.The petitioner asserts that hybrid and electric vehicles to which the standard does not apply should be found to contain a safety defect. In support of the petition, the petitioner includes findings contained in a bill introduced in the house of representatives in 2009, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2009, h.R. 734, 111th cong. (2009). A related bill, the pedestrian safety enhancement act of 2010, became law in january 2011 (pub. L. 111-373). The petitioner requests that nhtsa require all electric and hybrid vehicles comply with fmvss 141, regardless of production date.The defect petition has been opened to evaluate the issue and determine whether to grant or deny the petition.The associated product list is not exhaustive and may contain vehicles that are equipped with pedestrian alert sounds.
  

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Car was in motion on a city street and suddenly lost power. Pulled off road, waited and restarted vehicle with normal function. Evaluated at vw dealer and told the dc-dc convertor is not working properly and shutting down the motor. This part was part of a prior safety recall by nhsta, and the car was evaluated and said to be fixed. Contacted vw of america (case # 04750977) and told there was nothing they could do as the car was out of warranty.

Car was in motion on a city street and suddenly lost power. Pulled off road, waited and restarted vehicle with normal function. Evaluated at vw dealer and told the dc-dc convertor is not working properly and shutting down the motor. This part was part of a prior safety recall by nhsta, and the car was evaluated and said to be fixed. Contacted vw of america (case # 04750977) and told there was nothing they could do as the car was out of warranty.

When i went to unplug my car in my garage, the charging port would not release the charger. When i looked it up online, i found that many people who owned 2015 e-golfs had the exact same problem and that none of the electrical resets would work to get the charging port to release the charging cable. (https://www.Myvwegolf.Com/forum/viewtopic.Php?F=12&t=839&start=60) i tried all the electrical resets anyway, but nothing worked. The car was locked down, and it would not even let me put it in neutral, so it could not be rolled on to a tow truck. The tow truck damaged the undercarriage of my car trying to get it out of my garage as a result. I had the car towed to the luther westside vw dealership in minneapolis, mn, and they want to charge me a deductible even though the frequency of this issue points to a manufacturing defect. The charging port should be recalled. People are being stranded over and over again because vw won't take responsibility for this.

When i went to unplug my car in my garage, the charging port would not release the charger. When i looked it up online, i found that many people who owned 2015 e-golfs had the exact same problem and that none of the electrical resets would work to get the charging port to release the charging cable. (https://www.Myvwegolf.Com/forum/viewtopic.Php?F=12&t=839&start=60) i tried all the electrical resets anyway, but nothing worked. The car was locked down, and it would not even let me put it in neutral, so it could not be rolled on to a tow truck. The tow truck damaged the undercarriage of my car trying to get it out of my garage as a result. I had the car towed to the luther westside vw dealership in minneapolis, mn, and they want to charge me a deductible even though the frequency of this issue points to a manufacturing defect. The charging port should be recalled. People are being stranded over and over again because vw won't take responsibility for this.

The vehicle intermittently will not unlock/release the charging connector from the connection port. When this occurs, the emergency release procedure for the vehicle will not release the charging connector. The charging status indicator is red. Eventually connector finally releases but after either hours of waiting or sometimes hittting the connector to jar it free. During the locked condition, the vehicle is not moveable - will not operate. If it occurs at a public charger, the car is literally tied to the charger and building, unable even to be towed. Chargers can be in some kind of bleak, scary places. Not always where you want to be trapped alone at night. There are many reports by other owners/drivers of the same year and model, see: https://www.Myvwegolf.Com/forum/viewtopic.Php?F=12&t=839&start=10 or https://forums.Vwvortex.Com/showthread.Php?9292185-now-charger-port-won-t-release-charger-connecter! Or https://www.Myvwegolf.Com/forum/viewtopic.Php?F=12&t=158&start=30 . There are others also.

The 2015 egolf locks the charging connector onto the vehicle during charging. This functionality has two (at least) benefits to the vehicle operator. One benefit is that the (very expenseive) car charger's power supply can't easily be stolen during charging. A second, safety-centric, function is derived by not allowing the charging port to separate while a charge is underway preventing possible electrical arcs and electrocution. The locking mechaism intermittenly fails to unlock together with the rest of the doors and functions on the vehicle. This has several potential dangers to a vehicle operator. Wheh the charge connecter will not release, the vehicle will start and might create a situation of being stranded at night in a publc charging location. Tjrtrrwert---9rr-rrwpwrhis has happened to me. Trying to release the plug requires a strong long narrow object (usually metal) be inserted into the shielded area of the locking mechanism. The mechanism can sometimes be over-ridden through trial and error. Evenaually, though an ooperator is going to accidentally contact one of the high voltage terminals.And be seriously hurt or killed. Clippercreek charging equipment seems more likely to causre this condition. Our hsc-40 unit and the smaller 120v travel model these are other similar reports found online: https://www.Myvwegolf.Com/forum/viewtopic.Php?F=12&t=839 ' https://www.Myvwegolf.Com/forum/viewtopic.Php?F=12&t=839#p7764 ' https://www.Myvwegolf.Com/forum/viewtopic.Php?F=12&t=839#p7764

Ev charger will not disengage from port even when car is unlocked with remote. Red light indicating charging failure remains and charger must be removed using emergency disengage pin which is difficult to access and car is immobilized while charger remains stuck. Electrical error message requesting service comes up on dashboard two days but disappears upon restart of vehicle.

Charge port lock would not release charging cable after charging is done. Results in stuck charging cables at public charging stations.

Car will not detach/release from charger in intermittent but regularly occcurring frequency. Happen about once weekly. Leaves driver stranded. Have now started using rubber mallet to tap charger free. Vehicle is always stationary.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• B2000 [2] B2000
• P31EA [2] P31EA
• P168F [1] P168F