Gripes 6mo into ownership

[sharmitzer]

Hi all… been driving my turbo since October. I have some gripes… thought I’d share to see if there are any similar experiences.

1. Swipe to open frunk feature is hit or miss. Often requires multiple swipes and prayers.
2. Pressing the main volume control button does not “pause” media playing via CarPlay but simply mutes the speakers
3. Doors are not “soft close”… require a bit of a forceful push for them to close. I often find myself having to do it again.
4. Rattles… sunroof makes noise when going over rough roads. Also beginning to hear a sound from either under drivers seat or the passenger seat/door behind the driver
5. The park/drive rocker is a bit too stiff… its happened multiple times that I thought it was in park, but it was still in drive

Curious to hear if others share any of these gripes. And if there are already known solutions to any of these.
Overall really liking the turbo, but these above items are coming between absolute unquestionable love and “hey, it’s a great car” kind of vibe

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[4RS-1959]

Mine has a lot of rattles as well from doors, center console and sunroof. Will schedule service shortly to see if they can be sorted. Sadly the most rattles of any new vehicle I’ve ever purchased.

 

[daveo4EV]

Hi all… been driving my turbo since October. I have some gripes… thought I’d share to see if there are any similar experiences.

1. Swipe to open frunk feature is hit or miss. Often requires multiple swipes and prayers.
2. Pressing the main volume control button does not “pause” media playing via CarPlay but simply mutes the speakers
3. Doors are not “soft close”… require a bit of a forceful push for them to close. I often find myself having to do it again.
4. Rattles… sunroof makes noise when going over rough roads. Also beginning to hear a sound from either under drivers seat or the passenger seat/door behind the driver
5. The park/drive rocker is a bit too stiff… its happened multiple times that I thought it was in park, but it was still in drive

Curious to hear if others share any of these gripes. And if there are already known solutions to any of these.
Overall really liking the turbo, but these above items are coming between absolute unquestionable love and “hey, it’s a great car” kind of vibe

all this seems not too bad - but maybe I"m more tolerant than you.

 

[Fun TC Driving]

Re above “ The park/drive rocker is a bit too stiff… its happened multiple times that I thought it was in park, but it was still in drive,” I always check the driver’s IP to see the “P” lit up in blue to double check, now my habitual last glance.

 

[KombuchaBioleather]

I have the same gripe about #2. Had the same issue w/ my Acura MDX. Should be automatically paused when the volume is off.

 

[ColdCase]

Pressing the main volume control button does not “pause” media playing via CarPlay but simply mutes the speakers

Not limited to a carplay feature, same thing happens when playing media from USB stick. Probably any source.

Music does seem to pause for Porsche nav instructions, or other random events

 

[PSPJames]

I agree with #3 and #4. I feel like I have to slam the door or else it doesn't close. This car has a lot of rattles, which I find quite sad and frustrating at this price point. Right now I'm tacking the two front doors and the sunroof. Dealer appointments are six weeks out (which is another concern of mine). Still love the car, but pretty discouraged with the build quality.

 

[Awaz]

Fortunately, no rattles that some are experiencing. Should refer to their dealerships to sort this out, as this shouldn't happen.
Door closes with a sold thud, good feeling, and 'P' button always works, first attempt : )

 

[4RS-1959]

Had my car just a month but I had issues with doors not closing and after some searching found owners with same issues and they recommended performing reset on each window which seemed to help mine.

 

[SteveInKirkland]

I've experienced the problem with "park not engaging after I think I've pushed the button". I'm up to a count of 2 or 3 times that the car has lurched forward after I thought it was in park and it was not in park.

 

[Fun TC Driving]

For those who have experienced the lurching forward after you thought it had successfully engaged in park, did it ever do when after you visually confirmed that the blue light on your driver’s IP for the letter “P” was lit?

 

[adamjay79]

I agree with the truck issue. Other than that, flawless thus far.

 

[LarryW]

The roof rattle seems to be a common complaint. My 4S has a creak or rattle which sounds like it is coming from the overheard console. I have an appt. at my local dealership in a couple weeks to see if they can localize and fix it. There is a thread about this issue as well.
https://www.macanevowners.com/forum/threads/new-4s-roof-rattle.18568/

 

[MFitz]

Hi all… been driving my turbo since October. I have some gripes… thought I’d share to see if there are any similar experiences.

1. Swipe to open frunk feature is hit or miss. Often requires multiple swipes and prayers.
2. Pressing the main volume control button does not “pause” media playing via CarPlay but simply mutes the speakers
3. Doors are not “soft close”… require a bit of a forceful push for them to close. I often find myself having to do it again.
4. Rattles… sunroof makes noise when going over rough roads. Also beginning to hear a sound from either under drivers seat or the passenger seat/door behind the driver
5. The park/drive rocker is a bit too stiff… its happened multiple times that I thought it was in park, but it was still in drive

Curious to hear if others share any of these gripes. And if there are already known solutions to any of these.
Overall really liking the turbo, but these above items are coming between absolute unquestionable love and “hey, it’s a great car” kind of vibe

My experience with hand gestures on cars is they are all a bit hit and miss. Maybe just my experience. I tend to go to the key rather than bother.
No door problems. Was not expecting soft close since it was not on the spec and my doors seem to close well. Maybe needs some tweaking at the dealer.
Rattles. - Not acceptable and I do think the dealer should address rattles. Others have had them fixed.
My rocker seems fine, maybe I just have adjusted to the pressure needed to engage

 

[Lybaek]

My Macan Turbo EV is driving fantastic.
Besides the closing of doors I do not have problems.

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