I leased the E-Golf for about 4 months. I was driving down the street and suddenly car shut down. An error "error:electrical system. Stop!" appeared. Car stopped and blocked the lane. I called VW sos and they connected me to 911. Police officer came and helped me pulling the car to the roadside. The windows and multimedia worked. Tried to press the power button off and turned it on but same error showed. I waited for one hour to tow my car to the dealer. I got car back from dealer 4 days later, in their report stated " checked faults in system, found P0C0100 drive motor a current high. Contacted VW helpline. VW helpline advised these faults are related to customer pressing start/stop button while driving", I'm pretty sure I didn't touch the power button when driving. And they " cleared all faults, set basic setting for electric drive and road tested extensively for 90 miles and no malfunction occurred at this time". I like the car's design and still driving the car daily but just really really worry about the safety.

- Arcadia, CA, USA

I was in hayward on the 880 freeway (flat, dry road) in rush hour traffic, in the hov lane going about 40 mph, and my VW E-Golf just shut down and showed the error "electrical system failure: Stop!". I had enough momentum to coast 5 feet over to the left side (center divider) I could not make it completely out of the lane. Cars were laying on their horn and speeding past me while my bumper hung out a foot into the lane. The car is 3 months old. It had a charge of 86 miles when it happened, I had it on a charging station it showed I charged my car accumulated (kwh): 29.523. The radio, windows, bluetooth and all other electrical powered instruments still worked. I pressed the power button off and turned it on again, the error still remained, and the car would not "turn on".

- Oakland, CA, USA

Two foam pieces, one on the left and the other on the right, in the engine compartment are wrapped in translucent vinyl. Since the vinyl cannot withstand the heat, it can cause fire. Below are pictures of the vinyl wrapped foam on the right side. The web folder addresses are case sensitive. Https://LH4.googleusercontent.com/-tajjewycj6E/vukqfq8mjpi/aaaaaaaab_E/4oz-cubffri/W1157-H868-no/img_3101.jpg https://LH4.googleusercontent.com/-apzjak01wim/vukqgsdf26I/aaaaaaaab_Q/pquvyq0ooky/W1157-H868-no/img_3112.jpg https://LH6.googleusercontent.com/-jixpgfg4D4Q/vukqfrdjgmi/aaaaaaaab_I/H5vkeokw2G4/W1157-H868-no/img_3104.jpg.

- West Henrietta, NY, USA

The paint near a bolt for engine support on this alleged new car is damaged, and bare metal is exposed. As the rust develops, the engine support may fail, and the engine block may go out of position. This can cause fatal accident. Below is the picture of the paint damage. The web address is case sensitive. Https://LH3.googleusercontent.com/-yviyisdzmdo/vuvsstkr7ui/aaaaaaaacbo/iepts_iak4C/W1219-H914-no/img_3189.jpg.

- West Henrietta, NY, USA

When I'm in traffic stop and go between 11mph to 18 mph at low RPM (1,100 to 1,800 RPM) the vehicle feels like shaking in the engine or transmission like I'm driving a manual car but my car is automatic. Now when going up a incline at 30 to 33 mph vehicle does the same problem.

- New York City, NY, USA