Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2015 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen has 31 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
31
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | PTC auxiliary heater core connection point failure . It was reported that the wrong type of metal wa... |
| Dec 30, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | In the last year, my car has experienced multiple instances of the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) w... |
| Feb 26, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Supplementary auxiliary electric heater ground connector melted and could have caused a fire. Origin... |
| Dec 22, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TDI Auxiliary heater (PTC) brown ground wire melting and causing a terrible plastic burning smell in... |
| Nov 25, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I smelled a strong odor coming from the heater that turned out to be burnt plastic and wiring associ... |
| Nov 16, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | In 2019, VW issue a recall (37M2) Shift Lever Micro Switch for failing resulting in noncompliant The... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | Clock spring issue in VW golf’s should re reinvestigated. These are failing on these cars and compa... |
| Feb 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | My vehicle has been smoking inside cab and through vent system. After troubleshooting, discovered t... |
| Sep 12, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | On starting the car the system monitoring safety features shows first a fault detected in the ABS, t... |
| Jul 22, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When I switch the key to turn on the car it does turn on and it says starting system error on the da... |
| Jul 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The screen which is for the radio and back up camera has started to "flicker" This looks to be a c... |
| Dec 12, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | The frame and track of the sun roof has developed a crack. It is available for inspection upon requ... |
| Dec 8, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | -the failed part is available for inspection -fire hazard, shock hazard and toxic fume hazard - Audi... |
| Apr 4, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | CLOCK SPRING BROKE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND RECALL FOR PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. SY... |
| Mar 16, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,AIR BAGS | I HAVE A 2015 VW GOLF SPORTWAGEN WITH ABOUT 47K MILES. 9 MONTHS AGO I HAD MY CLOCK SPRING GO BAD IN ... |
| Jul 9, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | VW INSTALLED A RADIO SPEC FOR ANOTHER MODEL CAR IN MY VEHICLE THE REPLACEMENT PART IS A NEW PART NUM... |
| Jan 2, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INFORMATION SCREEN / RADIO, STOP WORKING PROPERLY BACK UP BACK UP CMERA SCREEN DOESN'T WORK. |
| Jan 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | When I turn on the ignition it says on the screen Starting system fault please service the vehicle. |
| Dec 26, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AS A CERTIFIED VEHICLE AFTER RECEIVING THE EMISSIONS FIX. AFTER LESS THAN 1... |
| Aug 7, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | THE PUSH START BUTTON NOT WORKING NEED PRESS MULTIPLE TIME JUST TO START THE CAR ALSO APPLY WHEN I N... |