Yes there are several others reporting bad sway bar links:

Front End Clunk

When driving over an uneven surface there seems to be an audible clunk on the drivers side, only in deep potholes, not in the passenger side (as best as I can tell). Is this a known issue? Has anyone successfully diagnosed it? I plan on bringing it up at the 60 day mark.

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Clunk/rattle coming from trunk

I just got new ID4 and there is annoying sound something like a clunk/rattle coming from truck. I went to dealer removed all interior side covers nothing found. They thought maybe sound is coming from shock absorber, they swapped right to left and vice versa. but sound stayed again right side...

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Just got ours back yesterday from having them replaced (2021 with 19k miles). My wife seems to enjoy driving rapidly over the curb into our driveway, which undoubtedly hastened their demise.

 

Probably not helping your tires, either!

 

I have 28k on mine and we certainly don't have pristine roads here on Long Island and we don't have that issue on our FE.

 

Yup. Just came back from the dealer. 2023 ID4 AWD Pro S. The loud rattle started last Friday. Fortunately, our local dealer (Wellesley VW in MA) was courteous enough to let us bring it in last minute for a safe check and diagnosis (hard to find any appointments in less than 2 weeks). Went for a road test with a tech (it was very easy to reproduce) then they pull it up and confirmed a bad sway bar on the driver side. Side note: I feel bad for these VW dealers with the slew of ID 4 recalls. I try to thank them and treat them as nice as possible (not their fault).

 

My 2023 awd has been noisy from day 1. The dealer said that the noise was coming from the cargo tray being set in the lower position. Yes, vw dealers are that stupid. Because of the noisy suspension and the dealer denying the noise, I have talked multiple people into staying away from id.4.

 

Yes, vw dealers are that stupid.

Some of our members have had very good experiences with VW dealers. There are some good ones out there.

 

Just took our 2023 AWD Pro S in for the sunshade recall and the clunking noise we’ve been hearing all winter…. You guess it, the drivers side sway bar, add me to the list!

 

I just had my front stabilizer links replaced a second time when in for 40k service. First replacement was at 20k service, they've been rattling for a couple months. I guess they wear out between 15-20k miles. I should plan on replacing them every couple years 😣

 

Are they still under warranty at 40K? Can't remember how long we have. If not, what's the cost?

 

Took our 2023 Pro in for 10k inspections (at 11.4k mileage). The clunking started about 2 months ago and they did find that "both front sway bar links have excessive play" so new conn links were installed. No other issues and I declined sched the door handle recall.

 

I started hearing the noise a few months back after going in for the battery cell recall. Planned to wait until the 20K check to ask about it. Got another "electrical system" warning light last week and drove directly to the dealer. They finally checked it out today. Needs another cell replaced in the battery and told me the noise was due to "one of the front sway bar links on the suspension" being loose. Googled that and found this chat. Mine's a 2022 Pro S AWD at about 19K Miles.

 

-- and told me the noise was due to "one of the front sway bar links on the suspension" being loose. Googled that and found this chat. Mine's a 2022 Pro S AWD at about 19K Miles.

Yeah the original sway bar links are cheap crap. Been like that for years. Not sure if they've realized the issue and use better parts now.

 

I've kept dealing with the noise issue (had posted in one of the earlier threads referenced in second post), hopefully dealer's third time will be the charm. First they tried to replace the sway bar links, it was better at first but eventually came back. Then they replaced the anti roll bar coupling link, also seemed better at first but came back. This third time they spoke to their outside engineer and replaced the front left upper strut mount and bearing. Thankfully these have all been under warranty, but really hoping this has finally been resolved! Picking up tomorrow and will update if it's not gone...

 

My vehicle is same as yours (2023 AWD Pro 5000kms) and making the same noise. Have an appointment next week to isolation and hopefully fix the problem.

 

23’ AWD Pro had the sway bar in front drivers side replaced at 6K miles, started rattling again at 10K and have to go back in, the noise is so familiar I’m sure it’s the sway bar. I drive minimally and very cautiously. This is ridiculous, I love the car, but at what point after 3 recalls and two sway bars do I start to consider this thing a lemon?

 

Last visit it was drivers side, today they replaced the sway bar link on passenger side.

 

23 ID.4 Pro, 12k. The clunk sound when driving on uneven road started a couple of week back. I too believe it is bad sway bars, I have an appointment next week.

 

2023 Pro AWD. Sway bar links. First noticed the noise around 19,000 miles. Finally got them fixed today (25,000). Note the tech said "wore" loose, not "were" loose. Hopefully the replacement parts will last longer than the originals. A $20 part: 2023 Volkswagen ID.4 Link. Stabilizer. ALL WHEEL DRIVE. ID.4. Q4 e-tron. Q4 e-tron Sportback - 1EA411315C - Genuine Volkswagen Part

 

Wanted to add my name to the list of people who had to get new sway bar links today. It probably started around 20K but I decided to live with it until close to the end of the warranty. (We have 3/36 bumper to bumper, right?) In any event, I have about 27K on the clock today with my new links.

Maybe someone will make some stronger aftermarket ones someday. I’ll buy em.

 

I just told the dealership to replace mine today. I'm at about 66k, been making noise since 50k.

 

My front driver side sway bar was replaced at around 11k.

 

Well this may be a record, front passenger side sway bar links broken at 3000miles. Apparently no parts yet for ID. Buzz Anyone has a sense if the ID.4 links would work for the Buzz?

 

Wanted to add my 2023 RWD ID.4 to this list. Front passenger link was replaced at around 13 000km. Just before hitting 30 000km, the clunking sound came back (this time seems to be from front driver’s side). Will bring it in to be fixed again.

 

Going in again for the same replacement, 10k miles after the first ones (which were at 24k). I'm guessing these are now out of warranty... It's been an excellent winter for potholes. I wonder if this can be done at home? I'll try to chat up the mechanic on the upcoming service to see what's involved.

 

Our 2021 ID.4 Pro S RWD is getting them replaced. We are at 109,000 and have been hearing the noise for a while. I guess I can't complain too much compared to others' experience with these needing to be replaced sooner. Mine though are not under warranty.

 

Please let us know how much it costs, I’d like to have an idea of what to expect.

 

The parts (2 sway bars and nuts) were $158.00 total. I'll report back when they arrive and are installed.

 

Labor to replace was $288.36. (Original diagnosis was $174.95.)

 

We just replaced ours, at 50K miles. We live on a steep gravel road in the mountains, no wonder.

 

I've got this rattle on a 2025 Buzz 1st Edition. Very VW not to have implemented a fix on a new vehicle.

EDIT: Turns out it was the top strut mount that rattled on the Buzz, so ... still bad but at least it's different.

 

Still waiting on the parts to come in...they are evidently on back order according to my dealership.