Is this what I think it is? Electrical system error

[JDog]

Follow up to my issue (red electrical error alert)…After 3 weeks at dealer for diagnostics, they are ordering and replacing high voltage battery.

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[Bresdo1962]

So last week after getting back from a vacay for 10 days I charged my car to 85%...pulled out the plug which in hindsight might of taken it out before the white light flash...got in the car and of course get the Red alert...park in a safe place and exit the vehicle in case of fire. Came here to read up...tried the lock it up for an hour, no good, did a day no good, so called roadside assistance. Which by the way they are all clueless..

So today for some reason I decided to try and charge the card to 95%. Did so then clicked the green button waited for the white flash permission to pull the plug. Got in the car and it worked perfectly...no alerts at all. Took it for a test and works great.

So do you think I should still get it checked out or you think I am good to go back to normal?

 

[whitex]

So last week after getting back from a vacay for 10 days I charged my car to 85%...pulled out the plug which in hindsight might of taken it out before the white light flash...got in the car and of course get the Red alert...park in a safe place and exit the vehicle in case of fire. Came here to read up...tried the lock it up for an hour, no good, did a day no good, so called roadside assistance. Which by the way they are all clueless..

So today for some reason I decided to try and charge the card to 95%. Did so then clicked the green button waited for the white flash permission to pull the plug. Got in the car and it worked perfectly...no alerts at all. Took it for a test and works great.

So do you think I should still get it checked out or you think I am good to go back to normal?

Doesn't your car lock the J1172 connector from pulling it out until it's ready, or did you force it? I thought that was the main reason why Porsche added a separate button, rather than just use the one on the J1772 handle, which is particularly bad design as it does allow unplugging even under load, which in turn can damage the pins or even the onboard charger.

 

[RoseyPSU]

Follow up to my issue (red electrical error alert)…After 3 weeks at dealer for diagnostics, they are ordering and replacing high voltage battery.

Welcome to club. Did they give you a timeline?

 

[JDog]

So last week after getting back from a vacay for 10 days I charged my car to 85%...pulled out the plug which in hindsight might of taken it out before the white light flash...got in the car and of course get the Red alert...park in a safe place and exit the vehicle in case of fire. Came here to read up...tried the lock it up for an hour, no good, did a day no good, so called roadside assistance. Which by the way they are all clueless..

So today for some reason I decided to try and charge the card to 95%. Did so then clicked the green button waited for the white flash permission to pull the plug. Got in the car and it worked perfectly...no alerts at all. Took it for a test and works great.

So do you think I should still get it checked out or you think I am good to go back to normal?

You can take the “hope and pray” approach that it is an isolated event (as rarely seems to be the case for those that have experienced and posted about this issue). I tried this at first but error kept occurring with enough frequency that car was extremely unreliable, and had to be addressed.

 

[JDog]

Welcome to club. Did they give you a timeline?

Another 2-3 weeks probably. I am trading the Taycan in for a new Cayenne S coupe. I really enjoyed it but hasn’t been very reliable over 2 years of ownership.

 

[Bresdo1962]

Been a week and all good so far for me...no more errors

 

[magnitude]

in hindsight might of taken it out before the white light flash

Sorry, pet peeve: "might have" or "might've", but not "might of".

Red alert...park in a safe place and exit the vehicle in case of fire

Sounds bad!

Got in the car and it worked perfectly...no alerts at all. Took it for a test and works great.

So do you think I should still get it checked out or you think I am good to go back to normal?

Get it checked. Issues may be masked for a while. And even if improbable, this is still a giant battery pack filled with a gargantuan amount of energy. You don't want that energy ending up as anything else than transformed into kinetic energy on the road. "Worst" case the dealer tells you that everything's fine and you made a superfluous trip. If there is an issue, you'll be glad it was caught in advance.

 

[whitex]

You don't want that energy ending up as anything else than transformed into kinetic energy on the road.

Hmm.... since you like to nitpick "pet peeves", your statement above suggests you are advising against the use of a heaters (HVAC, seats, steering wheel), any lights (external or internal), internal screens, audio, and any other form of energy consumption by Taycan subsystems which do not result in kinetic energy. I guess making generalized absolute statements is not one of your pet peeves?

 

[magnitude]

Hmm.... since you like to nitpick "pet peeves", your statement above suggests you are advising against the use of a heaters (HVAC, seats, steering wheel), any lights (external or internal), internal screens, audio, and any other form of energy consumption by Taycan subsystems which do not result in kinetic energy. I guess making generalized absolute statements is not one of your pet peeves?

You, and everyone else, know what the statement was about, and that I meant the majority of the energy under normal operation. (Lest you now come up with something like "what if I want to use the Taycan to heat my garage for a few days"...)

 

[whitex]

You, and everyone else, know what the statement was about, and that I meant the majority of the energy under normal operation. (Lest you now come up with something like "what if I want to use the Taycan to heat my garage for a few days"...)

So just like you, me, and everyone else knew that when @Bresdo1962 wrote "might of", he meant "might have"? I just thought you like nitpicking. ?‍

 

[Bresdo1962]

If the dealership was near me I would take it in to be checked. But since I am in Hawaii on Kauai to be specific there is no dealer here. Have to get the car sent there on a barge. Funny I called Porsche Roadside and they butchered it up. Got calls from Tow companies on other islands. Had to explain the process to about 6 different people and they are all idiots to be honest. That is when I got the idea to charge to 95% and see what happens and so far so good.

 

[magnitude]

Ah, I understand. That does make things indeed more complicated than if there was a Porsche dealer somewhat nearby, on the same landmass at least... Glad the problem seems transient so far.

 

[Mr Bill]

I had the same, recurring issue, until finally I also started losing power while driving and the car had to be towed. Dealer replaced a defective coolant pump. After picking it up the car drove fine for about an hour and then the red alert came up again. After a few days of these warnings it's now back at the dealer, will report on their findings.

 

[Blingrhino]

Mine also.broke down and stopped while driving 4 times within 3 months, Red electrical error.
With dealer for the last two weeks but they dont know so have "ticketed " an assistance from Germany.

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