http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/vw-electric-cars-face-us-recall-over-possible-electric-problem_446943.html VW electric cars face US recall over possible electric problem Europe 28.03.2016 dpa-correspondent, Europe Online
Washington (dpa) - German carmaker Volkswagen faces more problems in the US market with a recall for a problem in an electric model that could cause the car‘s electric motor to shut down, the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday. Just 5,561 electric Golf vehicles are affected, but the recall comprises all of the German automaker‘s 2015 electric Golf models sold in the US, VW confirmed. The problem involves oversensitive diagnostics in the cars‘ high-voltage battery management system that could falsely detect an electrical surge and cause the motor to shut down, US regulators said. It affects only cars in the United States, a VW spokesman said. The recall is a further blow to VW amid an emissions-cheating scandal involving its diesel models as the company had hoped to instead bolster production of its electric cars. [© europe online publishing house] ... http://arstechnica.com/cars/2016/03/volkswagen-recalling-5600-electric-cars-due-to-a-stalling-problem/ Volkswagen e-Golfs stall due to battery software problem, recall announced Automaker has been trying to repair its image with electric-friendly options. Mar 28, 2016 The e-Golf will need to get a software update to smooth out a battery issue. Volkswagen will recall the 5,561 e-Golf electric vehicles that it’s sold in the US since November 2014 due to a battery software problem ... http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/volkswagen-recalls-e-golf-for-stalling/ Volkswagen recalls e-Golf for...stalling? March 28, 2016 Andrew Krok [image / Wayne Cunningham/Roadshow https://cnet1.cbsistatic.com/hub/i/2014/10/31/7be15bc5-b2d4-4dfe-bd1a-425b8af638ee/dd86c605dfd084d235e2ea15e3a0f524/2015-vw-egolf-005.jpg In total, this recall affects 5,561 cars, which is a drop in the bucket compared with other recent recalls of note. ] Thanks to some overly sensitive electronics, VW's all-electric runabout could stop running without warning. Green-minded individuals like to tout electric vehicles as being more reliable than their gas-powered brethren, if only because there are far fewer moving parts. But both types of car have humans building them, and humans tend to make mistakes. Thus, we end up with a recalled electric vehicle for a problem that gas-powered cars fall prey to -- stalling. Volkswagen issued a recall for the 2015 and 2016 e-Golf, a fully electric compact hatchback. The affected vehicles have a build date between May 21, 2014, and March 1, 2016. According to the data sheet sent to dealers, the issue lies with the car's diagnostics system. It's overly sensitive, and it might treat a brief power surge as a "critical battery condition." If that happens, the whole high-voltage system shuts down, leaving the car without a working drive motor. At that point, you're boned -- either on the side of the road or at speed. Thankfully, other systems like the power steering, power brakes and airbags won't deactivate, because they exist on a separate, low-voltage system. The fix doesn't require any parts swapping. Instead, it's a simple reflash of the battery-management software. Owners are being notified as of this writing, and as with all other factory recalls, the fix is free. [© CBS Interactive] ... http://www.theguardian.com/business/2016/mar/29/volkswagen-recalls-egolfs-electric-car-vw Volkswagen recalls e-Golfs sold in US since 2014 28 March 2016 Dealers will install updated software in the electric vehicles. VW sold 4,232 e-Golf cars in the United States last year, up from 357 in 2014 ... http://www.autoworldnews.com/articles/16304/20160330/volkswagen-e-golf-cars-recalled-again.htm Volkswagen E-Golf Cars Recalled Mar 30, 2016 German car maker Volkswagen has been highly publicized in the recent weeks for recalling its e-Golf battery-electric cars for the third time in a matter of weeks. ... https://www.carkeys.co.uk/news/three-electric-cars-recalled-for-problems-in-the-past-month Three electric cars recalled for problems in the past month 30/03/2016 ... (eGolf, Leaf, Zoe) For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-VW-electric-Golf-recall-over-possible-e-motor-shut-down-problem-tp4681349.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
