BigBob
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- First Name
- Rob
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- Nov 27, 2021
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- Taycan CT 4S, Range Rover Sport
My 2019 VW Touareg R L Tech can be a bit glitchy. I wish i hadn't had the tech version, as most of it never gets used. Issues I've had with it is the reverse camera not coming on (usually when you put in reverse after starting) and sometimes the radio just won't come on - i think its to do with phones pairing at the same time.Yep... and VW have had lots of problems with the new infotainment software on VWs as well. They actually had to stop production of the ID3/4 when they first came out because it was so bad. If you read reviews of the VW versions you'll read horror stories as well. Apparently the whole fiasco has led to the guy who was in charge of software being demoted:
https://insideevs.com/news/433908/volkswagen-allegedly-demotes-head-software/
So...i'd imagine that they are well aware of the problems but it will take time to complete re-architect and fix it. Probably not just a matter of simple bug fixes unfortunately. My guess is that they'll try to limp along with the current setup and fix the bugs they can, but that it won't get much better until the next gen system (they seem to introduce a new gen every 3-4 years). One odd thing is that there seem to be much fewer complaints about the Audi versions...if that's true maybe there's hope.
The craziest glitch comes from the seat belts. Sometimes i use it (off road) with an old seat belt clipped plugged in. The whole pcm crashes/goes nuts, warning lights, suspension failure lights etc if you take it out and then use the actual seatbelt.
It's just annoying, but not much more. However, I can see the concerns about glitches on the taycan being worse though, as you need to rely on/actually use more of the tech for charging, the app etc.
I'm counting the number of sleeps until delivery of CT4S, but as a first EV and reports of glitches it does have me a little worried.
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