"It was open, and suddenly the door opened on its own." Recently, Miss Yu from Zhejiang reported to the media that the SAIC Volkswagen ID.6 she drove automatically threw open when the speed was 30 miles.
Miss Yu checked on the Internet and found that her experience was not an isolated case, many car owners also had a similar situation, the models were all Volkswagen ID series, and there were also people in the car friend group who had four doors that failed and the car lock could not be locked; The door is unlocked, and the outside cannot be opened.
Miss Yu said that it was quite interesting that the person in charge of the engineering department of Volkswagen's Shanghai factory called her and said with great certainty that he personally selected from the improved accessories and sent them to her after various tests.
This accessory was sent to Miss Yu by the manufacturer in a special way, and she was the only one. Miss Yu also took a picture of the barcode, but the 4S store told her that she was sorry, the manufacturer issued her an ID4 handlebar lock.
When the vehicle is driving on the road, the door will be locked to avoid the dangerous action of suddenly opening the door, and most vehicles have this protection function.
"Che Yu Talk" noticed that on the third-party complaint platform, there are also many complaints about the automatic opening of the doors of the SAIC Volkswagen ID.6 X while driving.
Some car owners complained, Volkswagen ID.6X automatically opened the passenger door during the trip, the safety hazard was too high, went to the 4S store to change the door lock once, less than a week, and broken, the same failure, the manufacturer has no solution.
The owner also said that he has been repairing the car since he bought the car last year, either with a black screen or an air conditioner that cannot be used.
There are also car owners said that in the normal driving of the vehicle, the door on the driver's side suddenly opened by itself, this situation has occurred many times, and the 4S shop can only replace the handlebar lock, and it is not possible to promise that the door will not be opened again after maintenance.
The fault may cause the people in the car to be thrown out, or cause a larger vehicle traffic safety accident, and the manufacturer and the 4S store do not have a clear guarantee for the repair of the major fault.
In May, the top U.S. automotive safety regulator launched a recall investigation into Volkswagen ID.4 electric vehicles after receiving complaints about vehicles accidentally opening their doors while driving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it has opened a recall investigation into 51,500 Volkswagen ID.4 vehicles, alleging that the doors were opened while driving.
This recall applies to ID.4 models manufactured between 2021 and 2023 that have been fixed for previous door recalls.
The notice says that the doors may open unexpectedly when the vehicle is subjected to high lateral forces at speeds below 9 mph (15 km/h).
NHTSA describes this in detail: the doors open automatically and intermittently while driving, and there is no obvious pattern to the occurrence of this situation, making it difficult for the driver to predict and prevent it.
In addition, some consumers reported that there were problems with the door handles, which caused the occupants to be unable to enter and exit the vehicle normally. This undoubtedly increases the risk while driving.
Considering the severity of the failure, Volkswagen issued a recall abroad. As for the country, there is no sign of a recall yet, and I can only sigh - the lives of the Chinese people are hard!
A few more words
On July 1, SAIC Volkswagen announced that it delivered 10,572 new vehicles of its ID. family in June, up 170% year-on-year, ranking first among joint venture brands in the first half of the year.
The title can't hide the crisis. Although the Volkswagen ID series carries the hope of Volkswagen's electrification transformation, there are continuous complaints after the launch, especially the ID.6X model's crash and abnormal braking problems, which affect the driving safety of many car owners.