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by Sephiro
Wed Mar 02, 2022 9:18 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: New ID3 disk brakes after 12k miles!
Replies: 40
Views: 13808

Re: New ID3 disk brakes after 12k miles!

A pet hate of mine is technicians saying discs are warped. I'm glad I'm not the only one as warped discs on a road car are a myth as they don't get anywhere near hot enough and any tech that said that to me would lose all credibility. Given that the OP says that they are barely using the brakes I s...
by Sephiro
Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:18 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Lane assist
Replies: 13
Views: 5142

Re: Lane assist

The system can certainly get confused as in my short ownership it's already tried to steer me into a head on collision when a car on the opposite side of the road cut the corner in front of me so I turned in towards the kerb and lane assist then tried to push me back to where I was. Fortunately I ha...
by Sephiro
Wed Feb 23, 2022 2:11 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Electric drive failure
Replies: 23
Views: 13648

Re: Electric drive failure

After being told that I could be in for a three to four week wait I got the car back after two weeks so can't complain too much. Turns out the ECU for the heating/cooling had failed which I assume gets flagged as an "electric drive failure" as it can't heat or cool the traction batteries. ...
by Sephiro
Mon Jan 31, 2022 11:56 pm
Forum: Main Volkswagen ID.3 chat
Topic: Electric drive failure
Replies: 23
Views: 13648

Re: Electric drive failure

Glad to hear that your saga is sorted - mine has just begun with me only getting to drive the car 130 miles in a week before the dreaded "Electric Drive Failure" appeared and the cabin heating stopped working. It's gone to the local VW dealership this morning, however they've warned me tha...