Gripes 6mo into ownership

[craz8]

No rattles on mine.

Only real remaining gripe (which is getting more annoying by the week) is the lack of consistent brake regen while in coast mode (or when thrust regen is off).

Essentially the car randomly decided when to use the mechanical brakes vs regen when pressing the brake pedal. I know some others have this issue but not sure how wide spread this is. Very noticeable as it produces a wide range of consumption numbers over the last 20 days. When it works this thing could be a range monster when it doesn’t, not so much.

I would bring it to the dealer but a) I don’t want to give up the car in case they keep it for an unreasonable amount of time b) it’s not 100% reproducible every time.

Other than this, been loving the car

I think I saw that the recent software update documentation included a fix for this brake problem, so getting the dealer involved has a chance of solving this for you.

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[sharmitzer]

Sharing an update after my Macan has spent a week at the dealership where I asked them to look into the sounds, check the doors and address another issue where front passenger side window was not closing properly.
Of course during this time there was another “recall” software update, this time involving rear view camera.

No surprise that the dealer was not able to reproduce the sound. Even after multiple drives. They did however hear a sound from the front passenger side door, they took off the panel and put some felt etc. and they re-tested and declared the sound gone.

I insisted on a drive along with the tech. I drove the car for nearly 40 minutes through many stretches where the car would reliably make the annoying rattles. But with the tech in the car, it was quiet as a knife through butter. Drove so beautifully and smoothly. Reminded me why I bought the car in the first place. Part frustrated and part warily hopeful that the noises are somehow gone, I had to relieve the dealership of my car and take it home.

The dealer game me some talk of “traveling noise”, that the sound they heard and fixed in the door could be what I perceived to be coming from the rear driver-side door or from the roof. I want to believe that. Time will tell.

Also want to thank the community here for teaching me about the “hold” mode which then allows you to open the door and the car goes into park, like how I recall a Tesla does. This is so much better than having to reach for the P button.

 

[Station]

I own a '23 Macan GTS and I'm waiting for my 4S to be delivered in early August (Slate Grey Neo built to $111k USD so it's nicely equipped.)

My combustion Macan GTS was in the shop for routine oil change last week and they put me in a low mileage service loaner Macan 4 EV. Our dealership has about 6 Macan EV's in their service loaner fleet. My particular EV loaner only had ~930 miles on it and it honestly felt like the interior was loosening up BIG TIME... interior components were creaking, headliner would make a ticking sound, something clicking near the B pillar passenger side, and just an overall looseness from the inside of the cabin. It didn't hold a candle to the solidity of my GTS so I'm really nervous right now.

On past service visits the loaner has been combustion base Macan 4-cyl moderalty equipped with maybe 20" and Premium Plus, and these are bulletproof and they never make a peep. And they've got like 4k miles on them.

I've also driven a few NEW Macan 4 EV's that had less than 100 miles on them as I was considering options for my own build. Each one of them without a single exception had either a dash rattle, cabin squeak or some combination, and one of them had a suspension knock over an angled driveway egress situation.

I know I'm not an owner, but I've got enough time in various Macan EV's that I wanted to add my experience.

I believe that the stiffness of the Macan EV chassis/battery pack is contributing to the noises. These are seriously rigid SUVs. The ICE Macans have a little "give". They are still solid cars but they take impacts way better and so the interiors don't start to chatter back.

I don't suffer rattles and mystery noises well. I'm truly apprehensive about future ownership.

 

[shawn]

I own a '23 Macan GTS and I'm waiting for my 4S to be delivered in early August (Slate Grey Neo built to $111k USD so it's nicely equipped.)

My combustion Macan GTS was in the shop for routine oil change last week and they put me in a low mileage service loaner Macan 4 EV. Our dealership has about 6 Macan EV's in their service loaner fleet. My particular EV loaner only had ~930 miles on it and it honestly felt like the interior was loosening up BIG TIME... interior components were creaking, headliner would make a ticking sound, something clicking near the B pillar passenger side, and just an overall looseness from the inside of the cabin. It didn't hold a candle to the solidity of my GTS so I'm really nervous right now.

On past service visits the loaner has been combustion base Macan 4-cyl moderalty equipped with maybe 20" and Premium Plus, and these are bulletproof and they never make a peep. And they've got like 4k miles on them.

I've also driven a few NEW Macan 4 EV's that had less than 100 miles on them as I was considering options for my own build. Each one of them without a single exception had either a dash rattle, cabin squeak or some combination, and one of them had a suspension knock over an angled driveway egress situation.

I know I'm not an owner, but I've got enough time in various Macan EV's that I wanted to add my experience.

I believe that the stiffness of the Macan EV chassis/battery pack is contributing to the noises. These are seriously rigid SUVs. The ICE Macans have a little "give". They are still solid cars but they take impacts way better and so the interiors don't start to chatter back.

I don't suffer rattles and mystery noises well. I'm truly apprehensive about future ownership.

Strange. I have owned a Macan 4 for 8 months and have zero creaks or noises. It is super solid. Especially compared to my Tesla which had an annoying dash creak or my Volvo XC40 which had a seat squeak. I have standard interior and air suspension fyi

 

[Fun TC Driving]

No noises, no squeaks, .e.g., as solid as can be on my +3,500 mile Macan Turbo.

 

[tmrqs]

The only gripe I have with my Macan Turbo is that I don't have enough time/occasions to drive it more and go on longer road trips... it's a good looking, fast, fun, reliable and confidence inspiring car. I have exactly *zero* issue with it.

 

[Station]

Glad to hear from owners who don't have any creaks/rattles. I will say that there are many who are experiencing it on this forum and others. Not just this thread.

..but again, it will be nice to get a sample set from people with cabin noises, and without.

 

[SteveInKirkland]

Glad to hear from owners who don't have any creaks/rattles. I will say that there are many who are experiencing it on this forum and others. Not just this thread.

..but again, it will be nice to get a sample set from people with cabin noises, and without.

No noises, no squeaks, .+5,000 mile Macan 4.

My only concern is that my battery seems to run hot in the summer, and it is probably a baseless concern. Even my concerns about the 12v battery dying while I am away from the car have mostly (not entirely) gone away after I was away from the car for 4 weeks.

 

[craz8]

The passenger seatbelt banging is one annoyance.

The seat cooling is quite loud above the lowest setting, but you likely don’t need it at that level for long, it gets cold fast

The hvac blowers are loud at high levels too.

Everything else is quiet at 1500 miles.

I did need to reset the front windows for some wind noise a few weeks ago.

 

[ColdCase]

Glad to hear from owners who don't have any creaks/rattles. I will say that there are many who are experiencing it on this forum and others. Not just this thread.

..but again, it will be nice to get a sample set from people with cabin noises, and without.

there are some here with legitimate complaints but those many reporting noises you refer to are likely Tesla marketing BOTs, like the one pedal driving complaints.

My 4s has zero cabin noise, and it has not been babied over the last 4 months and 4000 miles. I have to slide the passenger buckle up a few inches now and then, and avoid putting soft drink cans in the door pockets or loose items in the cargo area, however.....

Once I got over some of the Porsche way learning curve, I've not had a complaint. Well... I still haven't got the hang of reliably opening the tailgate with a foot gesture. The doors have broken in nicely as well as the charge flap. And those windshield chips I thought were the result of soft glass turned out to be something that easily cleaned off with automobile glass cleaner and elbow grease.

 

[SergeyIndy]

I own a '23 Macan GTS and I'm waiting for my 4S to be delivered in early August (Slate Grey Neo built to $111k USD so it's nicely equipped.)

My combustion Macan GTS was in the shop for routine oil change last week and they put me in a low mileage service loaner Macan 4 EV. Our dealership has about 6 Macan EV's in their service loaner fleet. My particular EV loaner only had ~930 miles on it and it honestly felt like the interior was loosening up BIG TIME... interior components were creaking, headliner would make a ticking sound, something clicking near the B pillar passenger side, and just an overall looseness from the inside of the cabin. It didn't hold a candle to the solidity of my GTS so I'm really nervous right now.

On past service visits the loaner has been combustion base Macan 4-cyl moderalty equipped with maybe 20" and Premium Plus, and these are bulletproof and they never make a peep. And they've got like 4k miles on them.

I've also driven a few NEW Macan 4 EV's that had less than 100 miles on them as I was considering options for my own build. Each one of them without a single exception had either a dash rattle, cabin squeak or some combination, and one of them had a suspension knock over an angled driveway egress situation.

I know I'm not an owner, but I've got enough time in various Macan EV's that I wanted to add my experience.

I believe that the stiffness of the Macan EV chassis/battery pack is contributing to the noises. These are seriously rigid SUVs. The ICE Macans have a little "give". They are still solid cars but they take impacts way better and so the interiors don't start to chatter back.

I don't suffer rattles and mystery noises well. I'm truly apprehensive about future ownership.

Same experience for me. I have driven now 4 Macan EV loaners in difference configs and disappointment does not describe it for fit/finish and harshness of ride that is anything but sporty. I made my last trip yesterday in a Macan EV RWD with 21 inch tires and it drove just like the others, like a van with no sportiness to it and very harsh ride at highway speeds. You all keep testing, I will keep waiting until they get it right.

Also, experienced an unusual error, yes 95F outside, fast charged for 10 min from 15% to 50% at 264kW speed, HV temp went up to 130F, why...what about the cooling system, then came home, plugged into left AC port and got error of fast charging not possible, visit workshop showing only 8Amp accepted, an hour later decided to switch ports and the right port accepted full possible 39Amp on my 48Amp home charger.

Also, own Macan ICE and Taycan and both are solid and a grade above.

 

[CandianPorsche83]

I can report that there were no rattles/noises initially when i received my car earlier this year but they have now seem to have creeped in as time has gone on. Several weeks ago, I started to hear for the first time a rattle coming from the driver side door. Started out faint but started to get louder (could be that because i noticed it the rattle was heightened). I applied foam in specific areas of the door as suggested by this forum and that did the trick and the silence was back. Happy camper. Yesterday I started hearing for the first time a rattle on the passenger side now. Will apply foam on that side too and hopefully it goes away as well.

 

[CandianPorsche83]

I still haven't got the hang of reliably opening the tailgate with a foot gesture.

What i do is a casual kick in and out then tell myself to wait and be patient. Its hard to describe but once you get the right method locked down it works like 99% of the time. What i found originally was that i was actively seeking some sensor with feet so that didn't work and in addition i was either kicking too slow or kicking too fast. Its a joy now that it works. My wife hates it currently because she cant get it to work so she just presses the button.

 

[SergeyIndy]

I can report that there were no rattles/noises initially when i received my car earlier this year but they have now seem to have creeped in as time has gone on. Several weeks ago, I started to hear for the first time a rattle coming from the driver side door. Started out faint but started to get louder (could be that because i noticed it the rattle was heightened). I applied foam in specific areas of the door as suggested by this forum and that did the trick and the silence was back. Happy camper. Yesterday I started hearing for the first time a rattle on the passenger side now. Will apply foam on that side too and hopefully it goes away as well.

Keeping foaming things up. I find it absolutely unacceptable on a Porsche.

 

[CandianPorsche83]

Keeping foaming things up. I find it absolutely unacceptable on a Porsche.

Agreed. Not acceptable but i'm trying to zen out like @Fun TC Driving haha

I will mention it when i bring in my car for service next month though

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