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A few months ago, I was driving my 2023 Volkswagen ID.4<\/a> when seemingly out of nowhere my driver side door made several unusual clicking noises and then popped open. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cThat\u2019s not good,\u201d I thought, as I quickly shut the door while also attempting to keep my hands on the wheel. And apparently, I wasn\u2019t the only one experiencing this problem. Hundreds of other VW owners were also struggling to keep their doors closed while driving. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The issue culminated this week with VW halting production of the all-electric ID.4 at its factory in Chattanooga, Tenn., as it scrambles to find a fix for the faulty electronic door mechanism. According to the recall, water was seeping into the door and shorting out the electronics, causing the circuitry to issue a faulty \u201copen command.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n The issue culminated this week with VW halting production of the all-electric ID.4<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n As a fix, VW said it would replace the door handles at no cost to the owners, and would issue a software update to improve the \u201cdoor parameters.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Earlier this week, VW recalled nearly 100,000 ID.4 vehicles<\/a>, as well as issued a stop-sale order for the electric crossover. Starting September 23rd, around 200 workers at the Tennessee factory will be furloughed as a result of the production pause, a spokesperson for the company said. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cWhile we address the issue, we are focused on doing right by our employees, dealers and consumers through this disruption,\u201d said VW spokesperson Mark Gilles in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n And it comes as a pretty bad time for the German company<\/a>, which is struggling to stay competitive in the face of the looming threat from China. Earlier this month, VW signaled it could close several factories in Europe for the first time ever in a bid to cut 10 billion euros from its balance sheets. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Like most other automakers, VW has walked back from its EVs-only strategy in recent months, saying it will rely more on plug-in hybrids<\/a> to achieve its climate goals. But Gilles said that the stop-production order shouldn\u2019t be misconstrued as an abandonment of the company\u2019s EV commitments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n