2015 Volkswagen E-Golf electrical system problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf — 68% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“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…”
filed Apr 28, 2021
“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…”
filed Oct 14, 2019
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related recalls
- Oversensitive diagnostics for the high-voltage battery management system may falsely…Campaign 16V138000 · Mar 7, 2016
Related service bulletins
This is a notice for software changes with the ODIS diagnostic program to correct the communication during vehicle programming function: A software fix is needed to correct the issue: DA 0019 - Hotfix 12-V battery…
VOS-26-42 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 15, 2026Flushing H.V. Battery before opening
V9326022080670_1 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 16, 2026
Other reported problem areas on the 2015 Volkswagen E-Golf
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.