Bloomberg News : Porsche Readies Global Taycan EV Recall to Fix Software Issue

[ampitup]

Just checked with my dealer and they advised me that my 2021 Taycan 4S is not involved in the this recall. Was really glad to hear that.

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[Vim Schrotnock]

I checked out the following recall page:

https://recall.porsche.com/prod/pag/vinrecalllookup_V3.nsf/VIN?ReadForm&c=usa

and despite my experiencing this problem and reporting it to NHTSA and having an interview with them, my VIN is not on the recall list. I have been to the dealer and was one of the first to get the 'patch', but I don't understand how they would omit my VIN from the list. According to the interview yesterday with the Porsche NA CEO, I'm one of only 20/10,000 vehicles that have reported the problem. Hard to believe they are that efficient in tracking updates...?

 

[ampitup]

I may just be missing it - but is it proposed this recall will be for all models? I have a MY 21 4S and have had no issues whatsoever in the 3 weeks I’ve owned it - doesn’t mean I won’t but am just trying to find out if the recall applies to all models. Anyone know

If you contact your dealer and give them your Vin number they should be able to let you know if your car is part of the recalled vehicles.

 

[Doc B]

I checked out the following recall page:

https://recall.porsche.com/prod/pag/vinrecalllookup_V3.nsf/VIN?ReadForm&c=usa

and despite my experiencing this problem and reporting it to NHTSA and having an interview with them, my VIN is not on the recall list. I have been to the dealer and was one of the first to get the 'patch', but I don't understand how they would omit my VIN from the list. According to the interview yesterday with the Porsche NA CEO, I'm one of only 20/10,000 vehicles that have reported the problem. Hard to believe they are that efficient in tracking updates...?

I echo the hmmm. I haven't been counting, but I'd imagine there have been close to 20 of us on this forum alone who have reported the loss of power problem (albeit, some were due to big battery issues and others due to software up-date issues).

 

[kort]

I echo the hmmm. I haven't been counting, but I'd imagine there have been close to 20 of us on this forum alone who have reported the loss of power problem (albeit, some were due to big battery issues and others due to software up-date issues).

the head of Porsche NA stated in a CNBC interview that only 20 or so cars out of 10k were impacted by the flaw.

 

[KTC]

I checked out the following recall page:

https://recall.porsche.com/prod/pag/vinrecalllookup_V3.nsf/VIN?ReadForm&c=usa

and despite my experiencing this problem and reporting it to NHTSA and having an interview with them, my VIN is not on the recall list. I have been to the dealer and was one of the first to get the 'patch', but I don't understand how they would omit my VIN from the list. According to the interview yesterday with the Porsche NA CEO, I'm one of only 20/10,000 vehicles that have reported the problem. Hard to believe they are that efficient in tracking updates...?

SInce Porsche has not yet officially announced the recall (other than the Squawk interview, everything else was mainstream media), it's probably just not yet updated. I'm waiting until announcement, dissemination to all the local service centers, and then see if the VINs have been updated.

My dealer did mention that in the past two weeks he had a VIN that had a stop-sale order due to AMB5, and had to do that first.

 

[Torv]

Here's the official NHTSA website to check for US recalls. My VIN indicated no outstanding recalls though their database might not be updated yet.

https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls

 

[ejcintr]

SInce Porsche has not yet officially announced the recall (other than the Squawk interview, everything else was mainstream media), it's probably just not yet updated. I'm waiting until announcement, dissemination to all the local service centers, and then see if the VINs have been updated.

My dealer did mention that in the past two weeks he had a VIN that had a stop-sale order due to AMB5, and had to do that first.

The article that was posted from the UK provided the most detailed information- It indicates a recall of all 43k taycans and provides some information about the root cause of the problem -

"
A glitch in the software communications between the Taycan’s powertrain controller and the power electronics causes the car to bring up a dashboard warning urging the driver to find a safe place to stop. The vehicle cuts drive but can still be steered and braked to a halt; if travelling at around 75mph, there would be around 90 seconds to do this before the Taycan would run out of momentum, Porsche estimates. Once the vehicle is safely stopped, turned off and restarted, it will operate normally again.

The fault has occurred on 0.3 per cent of the 43,000 vehicles affected by the recall. Porsche customers are being contacted by their dealership and the patch will take around an hour to complete. The fix is being carried out in a workshop, instead of over the air, because it requires calibration of the powertrain controller. Around 4,500 cars in the UK are expected to be included in the recall.

The Taycan’s project leader for drivetrain, Klaus Rechberger, told Auto Express that there are no defined parameters that force the issue to occur. “It’s entirely sporadic,” he said. “We first identified the problem in our own testing, and we have had intensive further tests with multiple sensors on vehicles to investigate the issue. There is no set of circumstances that automatically replicates the situation.”

Rechberger said that the software problem had already been fed into the “learning process” ahead of Porsche’s next EV launch, the forthcoming pure-electric Macan, and stated that the firm’s existing hybrid models are unaffected.

Audi has already issued a similar recall for the e-tron GT and RS e-tron GT, both sister vehicles to the Taycan. But since production of these cars started later than the Porsche, the number of vehicles involved is much smaller. Audi has confirmed to Auto Express that just 58 cars in the UK have been recalled, and 46 of them have already had the fix applied.""

 

[franksc]

Porsche has not officially announced a recall. Story says they will in coming days.

Why would anyone expect the Porsche recall site to reflect a recall they haven’t announced yet?

 

[kort]

Porsche has not officially announced a recall. Story says they will in coming days.

Why would anyone expect the Porsche recall site to reflect a recall they haven’t announced yet?

the ceo of porsche NA announcing on CNBC that the recall is happening is announcement enough.

 

[Mike in CA]

To sum up, Porsche should have been more aggressive in dealing with this on their own without NTHSA involvement, but the good news is that the problem is now being dealt with.

For my part, I've experienced no problems to date and will wait until there is an official announcement and notification that my car is affected. In the meantime, I'm not going to stress about it.

 

[Administrator]

Please see recall announcement @ https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...powertrain-shutdown-loss-of-power.5623/unread

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