Macan 4 Electric - Very Disappointed

[JonoNZ]

It would be nice to know build dates of vehicles with these problems too.

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[bayfarmbz]

The car is still in the service department going on 6 weeks. Hoping to hear something this week Porsche.

 

[RunningOnSolar]

@bayfarmbz: Luckily, haven’t had these issues so far, but the dealer did make several changes to my car when I went in for a different issue (a sticky hatch). One was to reset the TPMS and another to update the software. I was told this was to make the vehicle’s systems work better together. BTW: The hatch issue is still waiting resolution, but I believe the issue may finally be understood and resolved with an updated part. My dealer has been attentive and yours should be next level attentive.

Having confidence in your car is a must. Be sure to understand the lemon law in California. In Ohio, the law applies both to multiple instances of the same failure and to a certain number of unrelated failures. I wish you best of luck resolving these issues in whatever form that takes including buy back If necessary.

 

[Pingechoreply]

Phantom braking on Auto Pilot in a Tesla MY (and owner of the company) was a big reason we switched vehicles- very scary on a freeway in rush hour. That said, the inability of your car to be fixed suggests it is a lemon. We had a Range Rover diesel that developed unfixable emissions issues, and found the CA lemon law helped greatly when JLR tried to slow roll a resolution. Not sure about OR. A sit down with the dealership manager might resolve this, although the dealer is getting paid for "fixing" it, so perhaps a call to Porsche USA? Check the lemon law regs- I have heard that it is typical for there to need three attempts to fix the same problem, but same in CA meant any emissions issue, not just a particular subset. Good luck!

 

[themacnut]

Phantom braking and every warning happened again. Going back to dealer tomorrow.

Put me on the disappointed list.

Based on the errors you shared, it’s some kind of software or sensor failure. “Phantom braking“ I would define as emergency braking due to the sensor failure. Safety feature I guess, but scary I’m sure.

Hope they find the root cause and get it corrected. I. Sure that was very unnerving the first time, let alone the second.

 

[Goldtrom]

The errors persisted overnight. Car stuttered and randomly braked multiple times on way to the dealer. Probably should have had it towed.

Car was great for the one week it worked.

I’ll update here if they figure anything out.

 

[bayfarmbz]

two words:

"Lemon Law" - and move on.

You were right...Porsche is buying the car back. Could not repair the problem.

 

[bayfarmbz]

Based on the errors you shared, it’s some kind of software or sensor failure. “Phantom braking“ I would define as emergency braking due to the sensor failure. Safety feature I guess, but scary I’m sure.

Hope they find the root cause and get it corrected. I. Sure that was very unnerving the first time, let alone the second.

Porsche is buying the car back!

 

[bayfarmbz]

sad to see, but i completely understand.
the couple times my emergency braking came on, i really didn't like it, and it was not necessitated.
so that happening at speed could be really dangerous.

Porsche has re-purchased the car!!

 

[bayfarmbz]

This emergency braking assistance (EBA) issue seems to be an across-brands issue since EBA/AEB became a requirement in all new cars sold from May 2022 (EU). I have driven 3 different brand cars since that date and experienced unexpected/unnecessary automatic brake-slamming in all 3 - fortunately without repercussions. It’s a scary event because until you realize what’s just happened and know how to immediately react to mobilize the car again, you’re in a potentially unsafe place. The first time it happened to me, I was convinced someone had driven into the back of my vehicle. So it would be good to rehearse how to get going again after EBA by reading the relevant pages of the manual.

Porsche has re-purchased the car

 

[Awaz]

@bayfarmbz
I hope you didn't lose any money on Porsche buying back.
Are they giving you a new one?

 

[bayfarmbz]

@bayfarmbz: Luckily, haven’t had these issues so far, but the dealer did make several changes to my car when I went in for a different issue (a sticky hatch). One was to reset the TPMS and another to update the software. I was told this was to make the vehicle’s systems work better together. BTW: The hatch issue is still waiting resolution, but I believe the issue may finally be understood and resolved with an updated part. My dealer has been attentive and yours should be next level attentive.

Having confidence in your car is a must. Be sure to understand the lemon law in California. In Ohio, the law applies both to multiple instances of the same failure and to a certain number of unrelated failures. I wish you best of luck resolving these issues in whatever form that takes including buy back If necessary.

Porsche is doing a buy back. Car could not be fixed

 

[bayfarmbz]

@bayfarmbz: Luckily, haven’t had these issues so far, but the dealer did make several changes to my car when I went in for a different issue (a sticky hatch). One was to reset the TPMS and another to update the software. I was told this was to make the vehicle’s systems work better together. BTW: The hatch issue is still waiting resolution, but I believe the issue may finally be understood and resolved with an updated part. My dealer has been attentive and yours should be next level attentive.

Having confidence in your car is a must. Be sure to understand the lemon law in California. In Ohio, the law applies both to multiple instances of the same failure and to a certain number of unrelated failures. I wish you best of luck resolving these issues in whatever form that takes including buy back If necessary.

Porsche is doing a buy back.

 

[bayfarmbz]

This emergency braking assistance (EBA) issue seems to be an across-brands issue since EBA/AEB became a requirement in all new cars sold from May 2022 (EU). I have driven 3 different brand cars since that date and experienced unexpected/unnecessary automatic brake-slamming in all 3 - fortunately without repercussions. It’s a scary event because until you realize what’s just happened and know how to immediately react to mobilize the car again, you’re in a potentially unsafe place. The first time it happened to me, I was convinced someone had driven into the back of my vehicle. So it would be good to rehearse how to get going again after EBA by reading the relevant pages of the manual.

Porsche is doing a buy back.

 

[tmrqs]

You were right...Porsche is buying the car back. Could not repair the problem.

Porsche is buying the car back!

Porsche has re-purchased the car!!

Porsche has re-purchased the car

Porsche is doing a buy back. Car could not be fixed

Porsche is doing a buy back.

Porsche is doing a buy back.

Wait, I may have missed the update: did Porsche buy the car back?

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