My factory heater is still working!

[Raphie]

Seems to be the exception nowadays, so thought I would share

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[TaycanCook]

MY2022, 6122 miles, put on about 600 miles this winter. During the warmer months I frequent the DCFC stations. I have a down quilt in the car for longer trips just in case.

 

[TaycanCook]

Those who have had it fail, do you run a charging timer? If so, is it set for daily departure.

 

[Fish Fingers]

Those who have had it fail, do you run a charging timer? If so, is it set for daily departure.

Yes to daily timer with set departure, but not Preheat.

I do that adhoc as needed.

 

[Raphie]

Interesting, nearly 1 out of 4. Keep the votes coming for statistical better significance.

 

[Genau]

Those of us with model year 2020 Taycans will skew the results. We've seen three winters already, and the issue became a thing in 2022.

Update: heater failed a week after I posted this. Apparently I jinxed it!

 

[Raphie]

After 71 voters this is “better” than expected. 22.5%, by nowhere a good performance, but better than the “more than half” sort of sentiment I was getting from the other topics.

 

[Vfr750Rouge]

No heater issues BUT! in South Florida, I am pretty sure it has kicked ON no more than a couple times....So statistically not sure it counts!

 

[Raphie]

just add it to the total, as long as the percentage keeps hovering around 22-25% it’s in line with expectations. Normally if you have 30+ representative samples from a targeted population you should not see a lot of change after that.

 

[Dee]

After 71 voters this is “better” than expected. 22.5%, by nowhere a good performance, but better than the “more than half” sort of sentiment I was getting from the other topics.

Well, problems always appear on internet, not the trouble-free ones...
So yeah, good poll.

 

[Raphie]

Please don’t forget to vote if you haven’t already done so.

 

[Genau]

Those of us with model year 2020 Taycans will skew the results. We've seen three winters already, and the issue became a thing in 2022.

Oops, my 2020 Taycan just had the heater fail for the first time. I updated my vote.

 

[WasserGKuehlt]

Mine's brand new (produced Nov '22), ~2k miles with plenty of those below freezing/parked for hours in the cold (garaged at night, though). Daily timer with preheating enabled, and I'll admit I'm relieved every time I open the door and feel the warmth in the cockpit.

 

[whitex]

Maybe the low percentage it's because Porsche was sending most of the Tayans to warm climates? When I was looking for allocations for over a year, most of them seem to have gone to Calfornia, Arizona, Texas -all places where heaters don't operate much. There was some going to the east coast, but definitely less than to the warm states.

 

[WRC_1S]

MY22 7400 miles since July 2022. I live in NE England so pretty cold winters. Daily driver and my heaters are still
Working. Had a weird 24hrs late December where the heaters weren’t blowing hot air then it seemed to fix its self. No issues since.

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