r/VWiD4Owners

I have a 2022 with the 3.5 software. I see where you can turn this feature on or off but what temperature does it come on at or where can it be adjusted. Today was a cool and wet 56F (while yesterday was 90F) and I preheated the car in the app to 72F but was not read for the heated seat and wheel.

London, Ontario. Canada. Bought 2024 pro in Jan 25. When it's on the road, I generally like it. Had issues with windows and not fond of infotainment system but drives nicely and range has been as advertised. In November, recalled to dealer for software update. For four months, I was without my iD4 as update attempts disabled vehicle and they couldn't solve problem. For almost all of that time, I had a rental Jetta. When my car was returned last month, I inquired/complained about: four months of payments while being without the car, four months of insurance payments while being denied the car, four months lost of extended warranty, four months lost of electrify Canada use and four months of paying for gas when I obviously had chosen and paid a premium to leave that world behind (if I had wanted a Jetta, I would have bought a Jetta). Months of emails to Volkswagen Canada went unanswered (though phone calls revealed they were well aware of them). Customer service was terrible and / or non-existent. Finally, service manager at dealership informed me they had agreed to cover one month's payment (approx $1000 CDN) and whatever gas costs were incurred (first time this was even mentioned) for the inconvenience /costs. I wasn't realIy thrilled about this but printed out individual gas transactions from credit card / Costco gas statements, totalling about $500. Actual gas cost was higher as my Jetta wouldn't accommodate many trips with dog /stuff etc. Anyway, finally informed by VW that they would not accept my gas receipts (what did they think I was buying at "costco gas", "petro Canada" etc for $60.00 at a time?) and that they required the printed receipts from the gas station, which they had never, ever asked for. Anyway, still waiting to receive anything at all and sickened by entire situation. The only thing I can promise is never to ever spend one cent on a Volkswagen product ever again. They don't deserve my business: they made me pay for their defective product and then failed to rectify the situation in any satisfactory manner. Don't hate the car even with all the problems but definitely hate the customer service we received and will never be taken advantage of by VW again. Thoughts?

My (Canadian) 2025 VW has had remote app features disabled for months because the app says the 12V battery is too low, even though I drive daily and highway-drive regularly. The dealer couldn’t find a fault or “fail” the battery, and VW customer service has been unable to help after hours of calls. I’m stuck between the dealer and VW with no clear fix for a basic feature that should work on a nearly new car.

Help. Please, anybody. Help.

Long story short I was working at a Volkswagen dealership and got fired and I had the advantage of charging there. Electrify America is the only charging station near me where I’m at the next one is the next city over. I just wanted to see if anybody has the unlimited plan that they’d be willing to share. I don’t know if you may have turned in a lease or anything but just wanted to see if anybody be open to it super strange ask I know lol

Today I had a choice: complete my trip with 11 electrons left in the battery (ok maybe more) or top off at an EA site for a fast charge in order to keep me over 20% by the end of the trip.

VW warns me every time the battery charge is less than 20%, so obviously dipping into the teens and lower ain’t good. But we’ve also all heard that fast charging can be a hit to long term battery performance.

Ok so which of these degrades the battery more: dropping below 20% or fast charging?

(Before you say “don’t worry about it, just drive”, you’re probably right. But unlike some folks, I intend to keep my ID4 for a long time, so maintaining battery health is important to me.)

Can you curse here?

Bought a 2023 Pro AWD on 5/7 with 21,000 miles on it from my local VW dealer. Took it to Les Schwab Tire Center today (5/19) to get a nail pulled out of the left rear, only to be told all 4 tires had such bad inner edge wear that cords were showing and they could not safely let me drive away on them. Currently getting 4 new tires put on and had them heavily document the condition of the original ones when I got here. Planning to take all of this to the dealership in hopes of reimbursement, am I totally screwed?

Hi,

I recently purchased my new to me 2022 Pro Performance ID.4 when purchasing and looking through the history their was an advisory from the last MOT (UK) in January for the front brakes and I can't quite remember the exact terminology but it was something like worn or pitted but not excessive.

I believe you don't use the brakes very often when driving but I have heard at worst a grinding when pulling out of my driveway, I was thinking that its due to the minimal use and the car maybe sat for a few weeks before I bought it. So, the disc's may have some surface rust and it would wear off with use.

Again with little use I can't tell if that's the case and I cant see the disc very well through the wheel being steel hubs. So, with the next MOT due next Jan can I replace the disc and pads myself like I have previously on my Tiguan & Passat or being electric and regen is it not as simple? I haven't found the info online and parts seem to be few and far between.

I bought a 2023 ID.4 back in September, and at present I love it -- modulo the range. I got the smaller battery pack for Reasons<tm>. I'm currently in Vancouver, WA which is pretty temperate except for the occasional snowy winter when I typically haven't been driving anyway.

I might wind up needing to move to Minnesota soon, and I'm somewhat worried about the impact on battery health / range.

Right now I'm doing a small enough amount of driving that I can charge L1 at home except for the occasional road trip.

Is the ID.4 going to be a viable option in the colder Minnesota weather, or should I consider unloading it and getting something else more suitable to the local weather?

I've had my ID4 since fall of 2023 and driven through 3 winters so far and 43000 miles. The car has been great so far with only a few small warranty issues. But with much a heavy heart and much soul searching its time to make a change. The windshield wiper blades are finally starting to deteriorate to the point of excessive streaks and we have to find a new set.

The main battery charge level is easy enough to monitor, but I don't know of any way to monitor the 12V battery level, so I'm trying to understand how it works in relation to the ports and the car main battery, so I don't ever get stuck with a dead battery.

I've often used the 12V port to recharge or power miscellaneous devices (the USBC ports are too weak for basically anything but a phone) while camping--mainly recharging portable batteries and my laptop. I've never had any issues (other than the annoyance of having to periodically turn the car back on after it shuts off after a certain amount of time, so that the port keeps supplying power), but I've wondered how long I can go before I risk running the 12V battery dead, or if there's that risk at all since the car has to be "on" for the 12V port to work. Does the car being "on" mean that whenever I'm using the port it's always recharging from the main battery, so the only way to run it dead is to deplete it faster than it recharges? If so, then what is that speed (wattage?)? I wonder this because it might be useful to run a heavier duty device like a kitchen appliance from my car via an AC converter at some point if that's an option.

Appreciate any info!

Will it work? I saw it on sale and bought it, but I'm reading that it may not work.

Does the 2023 have sfd or sfd2?

I recently purchased a used 2024 VW ID.4 Pro S and so far I've been loving it. However, the road noise at highway speeds I've noticed seems louder than I expected. Certainly louder than the Nissan LEAF that it replaced. Digging through Reddit/YouTube posts have suggested I should be experiencing 65-70dB at highway speeds, so I took some measurements of my own and found mine is way noisier than that.

- Idle/stop-and-go traffic: 75dB

- Highway 65mph: 85dB

- Highway 80mph: 95dB

- Highway Driving over Bridge: 100dB

These are all roughly average readings with AC turned off to limit any extra variables. Granted, I bought a cheap dB meter from Amazon (with good reviews) so I don't take these readings as gospel but something still seems off.

I still have the original tires that the car came with brand new, which I know aren't fantastic, so I recognize that may be contributing. But even accounting for that it still seems too loud. Is this just a take it to the dealer situation or has anyone encountered something similar and has advice?

I’ve seen similar posts before that may be this same noise, but often there’s no follow up or answer on the post so here I am asking.

The car has a low pitched hum. Almost like blowing across a large bottle or jug. It only occurs between 40-45mph and 60-65 mph when the accelerator is depressed moderately. If I am coasting at those speeds, no sound. If I floor it, no sound.

If it was wind noise I would think I’d still hear it when coasting at 65 not just when depressing the throttle pedal (same with tire noise). If it was a failing wheel bearing I would think I would hear it at all speeds not just two specific ranges.

The sound seems to be coming from the rear. It’s not affected by turning in any way. Is it possible the motor itself is making the noise? The inverter? Is this a normal noise for these cars?

Sound recording:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SS9Ew7EKult34vIBITXbT7vdBVfysxWf/view?usp=drivesdk

Hesitant to take to dealer because $220 diag and the last (different) sound I brought it in for they “diagnosed” and replaced a part that made absolutely no difference. Not sure they’re well versed with EV repairs.

Any advice appreciated!

Edit: The car is 2022 Pro S RWD with 55k miles

Edit 2: bit the bullet and took it in for diagnostic. Shop foreman test drove it and says doesn’t think it’s a normal sound. Will know more soon…

Any recommendations from any fellow 2022-2024 ID.4 leasees at the end of their lease who have been going thru this process? Got it all cleaned up and ours is in great shape so I'm hoping for a clean bill of health so I can turn it in to VW as soon as possible. Only 9100 miles, no major issues and no damage, so I suspect this should be an easy process...but it's the first time I've gone through this.

Thanks all!