Quick News About Porsche Problems

There's a lot of news out there, but not all of it matters.

We try to boil down it to the most important bits and pieces -- the recalls, service bulletins, and lawsuits that can help you solve you car problems. Interested in getting these quick story bits as an email? Signup over at CarComplaints.com.

  1. An investigation will look into 10 complaints of total loss of power while driving the 2020-2021 Porsche Taycan.

    The luxury EV is equipped with two batteries, an 800-volt for the heavy lifting and a 12-volt auxillary battery. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants to know if a loss of charge in the 12V battery can deactivate the car's entire electrical system. A sudden loss of power is a killer for any vehicle, but feels particularly bad in a car that relies solely on electricity.

    keep reading article "Porsche's EV Under Investgation for Sudden and Complete Power Loss"

  5. Porsche appears to have sent out a software update to their infotainment systems that causes them to constantly reboot.

    That's annoying enough on its own, but according to a new lawsuit the never-ending reboots also do fun things like drain the car's battery and spin the infotainment's harddrive into a death spiral. Oh and just for good measure each reboot produces a loud static POP to drive home the point that failure is inevtiable.…

    keep reading article "Sirius Infotainment Update is Causing Constant Porsche Infotainment Reboots"

  7. A frontal crash test uncovered a dangerous design flaw in the 2017-2019 718 Boxster and 718 Cayman.

    Porsche engineers say a crossmember from the luggage compartment bracket could detach, penetrate the bulkhead wall, and start a fuel leak. Fuel leaks bring fires. Fires bring sadness. Don’t be sad. If your car was built before 02/15/2019, Porsche will reinforce the crossmemebers as part of a recall.

    keep reading article "Design Flaw Found in 718 Boxster and Cayman in Frontal Crash Test"

  10. Porsche is recalling the 2017-2018 Panamera because software problems are disabling the electric power steering.

    Owners say the problem can be momentary or intermittent. Either way there’s no steering around it – a sudden loss of power steering while driving is less than ideal.

    Porsche didn't provide details about why the software fails, but Panamera dealers will update the power steering control units with updated software.

    keep reading article "Software Problems Are Disabling the Panamera’s Electronic Power Steering"

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