{"count":90,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11746903,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y12LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I own a 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S (in service Nov 2, 2020) with a performance+ HV battery. I am currently facing a third round of module replacements.\u00a0 The service chronology and detail is set forth in the attached e-mail I sent to Porsche and the attached service reports.  The safety concern I have is that when the defective modules fail, the vehicle suddenly becomes inoperable.  The last failure incident in April 2026 resulted in the vehicle blocking in two other vehicles until it could be removed on a flatbed.  I simply do not feel safe driving a vehicle that could shut down whenever the next module failure happens.  There are 33 modules in the HV battery.\u00a0 15 have been replaced already and it is clearly an ongoing issue as the vehicle is currently in service for a third round of module replacement after the vehicle shut down only 4 months and less than 2,000 driving miles after the previous module replacement.  As a result of my increasing safety concerns, I requested Porsche replace the entire obviously defective HV battery.  As set forth in the attached response, it refused to do so, stating that the \"path forward remains continued diagnosis and repair in accordance with Porsche\u2019s technical guidelines.\"  My belief, and I know I am not the only one based on my review of Taycan message boards, is that Porsche is slow playing how it addresses what is a clear defect in many HV batteries to get to the end of the 8-year battery warranty by doing periodic piecemeal module replacements and then taking the position that post-warranty module issues are an \"aging\" problem for which Porsche is not responsible.\u00a0","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11746390,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/12/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"06/25/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y18LS","components":"STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"While driving my Porsche Taycan through a high-speed intersection, the vehicle suddenly displayed battery and chassis system error messages instructing me to pull over immediately. Before I could safely move the vehicle to the side of the road, it completely lost propulsion, speed control, and steering capability, causing the vehicle to abruptly slow to 0 mph in active traffic and leaving me stranded in the middle of the roadway. This created an immediate safety hazard, as approaching vehicles nearly collided with my car because it effectively performed an unexpected emergency stop without warning. Approximately one month earlier, the vehicle experienced the exact same failure while parked, displaying battery and chassis errors and losing power and steering functionality. The vehicle was towed to an authorized Porsche dealership, where it remained for approximately one month; however, the dealer was unable to diagnose the problem and returned the vehicle to me, stating that no fault could be found. Just two days after the vehicle was returned, the identical failure occurred again while I was driving. After restarting the vehicle multiple times at the roadside, I was eventually able to move it to a safer location, where it failed again shortly thereafter. The vehicle is currently at the Porsche dealership and is available for inspection. The dealership has indicated that the issue may be related to the high-voltage battery but has not yet identified the root cause or completed repairs. The only prior warning of this defect was the nearly identical battery and chassis system failure that occurred approximately one month before this incident.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11745976,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/08/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"06/23/2026","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"TIRES","summary":"I have had two delaminations of my tires, one in August 2023, and one just this week - June 2026.  Pictures are attached.  Both tires had more than 50% tread left, and the tread was delaminating from the sidewall.  MICHELIN PILOT SPORT 4S Max Performance Summer Tires in 285/40ZR22","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"UNKNOWN","productModel":"UNKNOWN","size":null,"manufacturer":"UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER"}]},{"odiNumber":11745252,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/29/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"06/19/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y1XLS","components":"SERVICE BRAKES,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"My 2020 Porsche Taycan 4S (VIN [XXX]) has a recurring, dangerous brake failure that remains unresolved after multiple dealer repair attempts. At low speed, the automatic emergency braking system activates on its own and begins decelerating the car. As the car slows to roughly 5 mph, the brake pedal drops, braking pressure disappears, and the vehicle keeps rolling forward. Pressing the pedal as hard as I physically can does not bring the car to a stop. On more than 5 occasions I have had to steer around the vehicle in front of me to avoid a collision. The failure is intermittent and unpredictable, which makes it especially hazardous. The problem has existed since early in my ownership. On [XXX] (16,631 miles), Porsche Livermore found multiple brake booster faults and replaced the brake booster assembly, re-bled the brakes, and recoded the PSM control unit (RO [XXX]). The dead-pedal emergency-stop failure continued. I returned on [XXX] (40,904 miles) for the same problem; the dealer recoded the PSM unit and reset the brake pedal value but classified the pedal travel as \"normal\" (RO [XXX]). I returned again in May 2026 (46,585 miles) reporting that the dead-pedal emergency-stop failure still remained. The dealer could not duplicate it and called it \"operating as designed\" (RO/Invoice [XXX]). No crash or injury has occurred only because I was able to take evasive action each time. The defect is unresolved and creates a serious risk of a crash, and I am reporting it so it is on the federal safety record. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11738439,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/15/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"05/17/2026","vin":"WP0AC2Y14LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Component/system: High-voltage (HV) battery system and power electronics. 2020 Porsche Taycan Turbo, VIN [XXX] . Vehicle available for inspection.  Safety risk: Since January 2025, the vehicle has repeatedly displayed a \"pull over and park safely\" emergency warning and shut off unexpectedly while driving at highway and surface road speeds. Sudden loss of propulsion at speed created serious collision risk.  Dealer-confirmed: Porsche Woodland Hills documented (July 2025): \"vehicle just shut off on him as he was driving \u2014 multiple occurrences.\" A second shutdown was confirmed August 2025: \"vehicle shut off while driving \u2014 high voltage battery error.\" Four or more repair visits under my ownership for this same defect.  Fault codes confirmed by authorized Porsche dealers: P0AA600 (HV Battery Voltage System Isolation Fault \u2014 highest severity), P0A4000 (Rotor Position Sensor Fault), U178800 (Front Axle Power Electronics Drive Fault), P061B00 (Torque Calculation Fault). November 2025: Porsche Downtown LA isolated all 33 battery modules, found modules 6, 19, and 32 defective \u2014 all physically replaced. Vehicle out of service 9+ weeks. Shutdown warning recurred during same visit. Porsche NA (Case #XXX) denied repurchase.  Warning lamps: \"Pull over and park safely\" warning and HV battery error appeared suddenly before each shutdown. No gradual symptoms. Recurring since January 2025.  Additional: Prior owner records show HV battery water intrusion (February 2024) requiring full battery removal and reinstallation. In July 2024, dealer cleared \"numerous inactive fault codes\" without disclosure prior to my purchase. Porsche NA has acknowledged the issue by offering goodwill compensation while refusing repurchase. Cumulative out-of-service days for this defect exceed 75 days across multiple repair visits. I request NHTSA investigate whether this defect exists across other Taycan vehicles and whether a recall is warranted. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11735150,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2026","vin":"WP0AC2Y10LS","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"The tungsten carbide coating on the PSCB (Porsche Surface Coated Brake) rotors has failed at 44,000 miles. This is not normal wear. The Taycan\u2019s regenerative braking system handles the substantial majority of deceleration under normal driving conditions, meaning the mechanical brakes on this vehicle have seen a fraction of the use they would on a comparable internal combustion vehicle at the same mileage. Coating failure under these conditions is consistent with a material or manufacturing defect. Porsche has issued Technical Service Bulletins addressing PSCB disc replacement on the 2020 Taycan, indicating this is a known issue. Porsche Cars North America was contacted twice requesting goodwill consideration and denied both requests, citing warranty expiration without addressing the vehicle\u2019s braking profile or the existence of related TSBs. The cost of OEM PSCB rotor replacement is approximately $7,500\u2013$10,000 including labor. No safety-equivalent aftermarket replacement exists for this proprietary system, leaving owners with no practical alternative to the full OEM repair cost.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11734713,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/09/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"04/29/2026","vin":"WP0AC2Y13LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"The vehicle has now gone into Turtle Mode three times in the last month. Twice to dealership without fixing issue. Turtle mode renders the car undriveable. There is no propulsion, car won\u2019t go over 20 mph","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11732488,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":true,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/06/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"04/20/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y11LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SEATS,ENGINE","summary":"There are .recalls.on the Vehicle I had been unaware of and I dropped off  my vehicle for exterior buffing while person Buffing vehicle he heard a loud explosion and when he looked the vehicle was up in flames the vehicle burned. There was a Risk of someone getting Harm , Killed and Damages to other vehicles on the property in same lot vehicle was being buffed . Police and Fireman were dispatch to location.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11728424,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/31/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"04/01/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y16LS","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"I am reporting a safety issue with my Porsche Taycan. On two separate occasions within the past month, the vehicle has experienced a sudden and complete loss of power while I was accelerating hard on the highway. In both instances, the vehicle immediately entered \u201cturtle mode,\u201d severely limiting performance to the point where there was effectively no power available to maintain speed or safely maneuver with traffic. The only way to restore normal operation was to fully stop the vehicle, turn it off, and restart it. This creates a dangerous situation, especially at highway speeds, as it exposes me and other drivers to a high risk of collision due to the sudden and unexpected loss of propulsion.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11727349,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/21/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"03/26/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y18LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I was charging at a Tesla Supercharge using the OEM Porsche converter and my car experienced a catastrophic electrical fault. The charge completed but the charger was hard to pull out and then my car had battery fault errors and said it needed immediate service. I took it to the dealer and they pulled these error codes and said severage battery componets had failed including a failed high-voltage battery controller, which is mounted on top of the HV battery and the high-voltage booster (which distributes DC voltage). Porsche is not claiming responsibility and presented me a $17k bill to replace.   I'm concerned the temp sensors went off and that this could have led to a fire so I wanted to flag to your office.       Here are the fault codes provided from Porsche: B192BF0 - High-voltage DC charger (booster) in wrong mode P33E500 - Quick battery charging (DC), Charge stn., initialization error U15AB00 - Quick battery charging (DC), Communication error between vehicle and charging station U15AE00 - Quick battery charging (DC), Charging station communication failure U15B300 - Fast battery charge (DC) \u2013 cable testing error P33F000 - High-voltage system activation, Malfunction B1A88F0 - Actuator for right charge port door \u2013 travel error U15AC00 - Signal damping log, Malfunction B200000 - Control unit \u2013 function restriction U140900 - Internal temperature measurement, Implausible signal","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11720540,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/07/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"02/25/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y19LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"While driving the vehicle, an error message (Engine Control Error) will pop up. The car will come to an immediate stop\u2026forcing the driver to shut off car and restart it.   This has happened multiple times and in one instance occurred on the highway. It almost caused a catastrophic accident as the car came to an abrupt stop in the middle lane of the highway.   I\u2019ve taken the car to the dealership multiple times and they have not been able to fix it.   I\u2019ve read many Taycan message board posts and it seems like this is a common issue amongst multiple years of Taycans.   This is a serious safety issue and a recall should be issued with a remedy for this.   Due to this, I cannot drive the car on the highway as I\u2019m scared of it happening randomly.  This is a known issue and one that should be recalled and handled appropriately by Porsche.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11712514,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/06/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"01/21/2026","vin":"WP0AC2Y16LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"The EV had a \u201cEngine Control Error\u201d and suffered engine failure on Jan 6th 2026 at 5:17pm. It happened out of nowhere without any warning at low speed.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11709797,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/07/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2026","vin":"WP0AB2Y18LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"Made a turn into a street and driving at slow pace (about 20mph) and the vehicle suddenly shuddered and came to complete stop and died in the middle of the road. I had no time to pull over. No warning. It just happened. Fortunately, no oncoming or cars behind me.   There was a red dash board warning \u201cEngine Control Error\u201d.   I turned off the vehicle and restarted.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11706605,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"12/22/2025","vin":"WP0AC2Y10LS","components":"LANE DEPARTURE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"This vehicle can not be driven on straight roads of freeways without the \"take over steering warning\" engaging.  This is problematic, this morning on icy roads driving on straight roads the warning engaged, braked and cut power and put the vehicle into a slid on icy roads.  This warning also happen frequently on freeway driving, suddenly braking and almost causing drivers behind the vehicle to react to the sudden braking putting this vehicle in jeopardy of rear end collisions or other possible accidents.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11703735,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/29/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"12/08/2025","vin":"WP0AB2Y13LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"The vehicle experiences a sudden and dangerous malfunction while driving. Without any prior warning, the vehicle begins to shake and then immediately brakes on its own, coming to an abrupt stop in the middle of traffic. Only after the vehicle has already braked and shut down does an \u201cEngine Control Error\u201d message appear on the display. There is no advance alert and no time for the driver to react or move out of traffic. This is exceptionally concerning especially as this vehicle was being used a primary mode of transportation for my 2 young toddlers who were present in the vehicle during these failures.   The vehicle was purchased directly from Porsche as a Certified Pre-Owned vehicle in June 2025, and was represented by Porsche as having passed all safety and mechanical inspections at the time of purchase. Despite this, the vehicle has continued to experience catastrophic failures.  Following the initial shutdown incident, the vehicle was towed to Porsche for service on September 2. Porsche stated that the issue had been repaired and assured that the vehicle was safe to operate.  However, on September 29, the same failure occurred again. The vehicle shook, abruptly braked in active traffic, shut itself down, and only then displayed the engine control failure message. This shows that the underlying defect was not corrected and continues to pose a serious safety hazard.  The problem is severe, unpredictable, and reproducible. It places the driver, passengers, and surrounding motorists at immediate risk because the vehicle becomes immobilized in traffic with no prior warning and no ability to pull over safely. The vehicle has been inspected by Porsche technicians, but the root cause remains unknown, and Porsche has been unable to provide a successful repair or assurance of safety.  This pattern strongly indicates a critical defect in the engine control or power-management system that renders the vehicle unsafe for public road use.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11700183,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/05/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"11/18/2025","vin":"WP0AB2Y13LS","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER","summary":"Just took the car back from the dealer after a major recalls and EV motor Failure","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11697761,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/13/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"11/05/2025","vin":"WP0AB2Y13LS","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"During my ownership, the vehicle experienced multiple dangerous failures. It suddenly lost power while driving with my 2\u2011year\u2011old child onboard, and on another occasion the steering wheel locked for several seconds on the freeway. The car has had numerous recalls, and the dealer later confirmed an EV motor failure but offered no buyback. These defects created serious safety risks and caused significant financial loss, which I believe requires NHTSA\u2019s attention.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11695449,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/17/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/24/2025","vin":"WP0AB2Y16LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"The contact owns a 2020 Porsche Taycan. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 24V732000 (Electrical System) after owning the vehicle for a week. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who then stated that because the vehicle had an aftermarket charger inside, the repair could not be performed unless a charger was purchased from the dealer. The dealer confirmed that the aftermarket charger would not perform as needed, and the recall repair would not be successful. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11692022,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/02/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"10/08/2025","vin":"WP0AB2Y11LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Taycan HV battery cells/modules going bad causing the car to be a brick and not drivable and dangerous. Porsche is replacing the failed cells but it can be an ongoing issues that can spread to other cells.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11674481,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"07/18/2025","vin":"WP0AC2Y13LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"I brought my vehicle in to a Porsche dealer on May 24th 2025  for a noise coming from the front right wheel area. There were some other issues but those were not safety related.  They stated the vehicle has an open recall campaign for a brake hose. That there is a risk it could break. It is now July 18th 2025 and the dealer has had the car the entire time since May 24th 2025. They are saying they can't complete the safety recall due to no parts. Porsche has issued a STOP order for dealers selling affected vehicles. Porsche has issued a STOP order for dealers to use affected vehicles as loaners. It seems I should STOP driving the car as well yet the dealer indicated it is to give it back to me unrepaired.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11657314,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/13/2025","dateComplaintFiled":"04/28/2025","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"I am writing to bring to your urgent attention a recurring and serious issue with my Porsche Taycan (VIN: [XXX] ). On multiple occasions while driving, the vehicle has suddenly lost all power and displayed the error message: \"Engine control error. Stop the car in a safe place.\"  When this occurs, the car becomes completely unresponsive and unable to move forward, posing a significant safety risk, especially when it happens in traffic. I am forced to stop, switch off the vehicle, wait for a couple of minutes, and restart it. The error message disappears after restarting, but the issue continues to recur. This has now happened three times in the past two months.  I first brought the vehicle to the dealer after the initial incident, and they recommended a software update. However, after the issue reoccurred and I returned to the dealership, they were unable to retrieve any error codes. Despite these efforts, the problem persists.  Given the severity of the issue and the risk it poses while driving, I am requesting immediate assistance and a thorough investigation into the root cause of this malfunction. This is not only a mechanical concern but a serious safety issue that requires urgent attention.  Please let me know the next steps to have this addressed properly and whether a formal case can be opened for further diagnostics and resolution.  Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11630335,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/03/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2024","vin":"WP0AB2Y10LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"While driving, shortly after a turn, the electric motor has a fatal error resulting in complete loss of power while driving.  The car has to be stopped in the middle of the road and powered down and then turned back on. This clears the fault but the problem has occurred 3 times within a month resulting in me not driving it anymore.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11627616,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"11/13/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"11/26/2024","vin":"WP0AB2Y13LS","components":"STEERING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"While driving my electric vehicle, I experienced a sudden loss of power. The car abruptly stopped, leaving tire marks on the street, and the steering wheel began shaking. At the same time, an error message appeared on the dashboard, indicating an engine failure and instructing me to pull over immediately for safety.  Fortunately, I was driving alone that day and had chosen an alternative residential route, which allowed for slower speeds and less traffic. Had this incident occurred during my usual commute, where I typically travel at least 45 mph on a heavily trafficked three-lane road, the outcome could have been catastrophic. I am certain that the sudden loss of power in such conditions would have led to a serious accident, endangering not only myself but also other road users.  The service center required a full week to duplicate the issue.  While there were no prior warnings, messages, or symptoms leading up to this event on my car after researching the incident it is clear that this same instance occurred in over 10,000 like kind vehicles under NHTSA recall number 21V-486.   This unexpected failure poses a significant safety risk, and I am deeply concerned about the potential for recurrence, especially in less forgiving traffic conditions.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11622267,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/06/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"10/28/2024","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"The car once I started, it gave us a red warning that said electrical system problem. At that point, I was unable to put the car in drive or put the car in reverse. The only thing I was able to do is put the car in neutral. The car would not move. The same issue  happened when I was driving with the car. It gave me the error message at which point I had to pull over on the shoulder.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11607758,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/10/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"08/10/2024","vin":"WP0AB2Y13LS","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"I was making a left turn after being stopped at a traffic light - just a few moments after the turn, all of a sudden I experienced violent jerking motions of the car, and lost all power in the middle of traffic, and rolled to a complete stop.  This was an exceptionally dangerous place to just have the car stop responding. I noted an error message \"Engine Control Error\" with a red ring around it in the rightmost instrument cluster. I turned on my hazard lights; other electrical functions were still working in the car (e.g. music was still playing over the audio system). I power cycled car off and then on again, and cleared the error, and the car drove normally again.  The problem did not recur despite driving about 5 miles more on the way home. I have stopped and started car and drove brief periods several times since then without issue. The state of charge was about 75%, having charged last night at home on AC to 80%. Ambient temperature outside was hot today, almost 90 degrees F, and very humid.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11601646,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/12/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2024","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Vehicle lost all power with no response from the accelerator pedal causing me to almost get killed on a two lane highway. I was able to somehow coast into the grass on the side of the highway","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11601648,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2024","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"Vehicle randomly thinks that I\u2019m about to be in a collision when nothing is in front of me. This causes the vehicle to just stop and almost causes me to have an accident.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11592599,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/05/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2024","vin":"WP0AC2Y14LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I was notified of APB6 recall and received a mailing suggesting I don't use the charger and that I should buy an aftermarket charger and would be reimbursed.  It has been over 3 months and I have contacted Porsche multiple times and they have created trouble tickets that have just expired.   I have yet to be reimbursed. [XXX]  Porsche Taycan Turbo S INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11592619,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":true,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/29/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2024","vin":"WP0AC2Y14LS","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"It was stop and go traffic.  I was distracted and the car failed to auto stop and I hit the car in front of me.  The alert did come on after the collision.  I would assume the automatic braking failed or the collision would not have occurred.    It was a low speed impact so not a major safety risk but even a minor collision can have a significant injury in susceptible subjects?  The problem has not been reproduced to my knowledge.   The component has not been inspected. The car has been evaluated by a body shop for damages and the damages are significant.  The warning light came on in an inadequate time to prevent the collision.  There were no other warning lamps","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11586725,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/21/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"05/03/2024","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I discharged the battery to 7% then recharged to 100% using my home charger.  When I got into the car, I had an error message stating: 'electrical system error park vehicle in a safe place'.  The message disappeared later that day and I was able to drive the car to the dealer.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11582465,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/08/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"04/11/2024","vin":"WP0AC2Y1XLS","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"On three separate occasions over the past year, my car's emergency collision avoidance system was triggered, (an alarm sounded, a red symbol was on my dash, and the brakes locked), erroneously.   No accident occurred, but in the second case below, it caused the car behind me to lock up their brakes and just avoid hitting me...thankfully they were very alert. The first two occasions happened two months apart, but at the same time of day and at the same location.    On both occasions, I had driven down a street at approximately 7:30  in the morning.   I slowed to make a left turn and then came to a complete stop because traffic was coming in the opposite direction.    There was also a car facing me in the alternate lane of the road that I was turning into.   Once all oncoming traffic had passed, I pressed the accelerator to make a left turn and turned and moved forward just a few feet when the emergency collision avoidance system was triggered and the car's brakes locked.   Within a few moments, the system released and I was able to drive on.   Both situations were identical in location and the traffic situation was as I just noted in both cases. The most recent occasion that the system was triggered happened this week.  I was in a right turn lane with a car in front of me and one or several cars behind me.    I had come to a stop behind the car in front of me who was waiting to make a right turn onto the road.  Our turn signal was red.   Once the turn signal turned green, the car in front of me moved forward and made the right turn.   I accelerated and went about 25 feet and was about to join the road when the collision avoidance system activated, (an alarm sounded, a red symbol was on my dash, and the brakes locked).   The car behind me skidded to a stop, luckily without hitting me, and then my car's system released and allowed me to drive on.     This must be happening to other users.   If so, Porsche should be made aware and they should fix this.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11564207,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/05/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"01/08/2024","vin":"WP0AC2Y10LS","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"There is obviously a design flaw in the fan cooling system for the main high voltage 93.4 kw battery.  The cooling vents allow small gravel to enter the intake ports powered by fans to cool the battery. (this is a major issue for areas of the country where gravel is used for winter road maintenance.  This issues arises every snow season)  Gravel gets into the ports and can possibly jamb the fan propeller blades thus not being able to cool the battery properly.   I have a work order at the dealership to clean out the cooling ducts.  when the gravel enters these ducts they make a grinding sound when the fans engage.  The dealership reported this to the manufacturer, and the response from the manufacturer was it is not their issue.  The service dealership said additional screening over the intake ports can not be done because information from the manufacturer states this would impede the necessary airflow to cool the batteries. To further bring attention to this design issue, the high voltage 93.4 kw battery failed, July 19, 2023 at 17,551 miles.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11563037,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"01/02/2024","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2024","vin":"WP0AC2Y14LS","components":"UNKNOWN OR OTHER,BACK OVER PREVENTION","summary":"The rear view camera on all Taycan models and years are unsafe and unusable as they are so wide angled that you can not reliably use them as it is almost impossible to see anything.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11560785,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/18/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"12/18/2023","vin":"WP0AC2Y17LS","components":"SUSPENSION,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE","summary":"My car fail to start or move after a charge, have to get it tow to dealer,   My rear strut making a popping noise dying the summer n winter the noise limited   There a puddle of water on my passenger rear left side floor","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11549340,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/06/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"10/11/2023","vin":"WP0AC2Y17LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"The contact owns a 2020 Porsche Taycan. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost electrical power and stalled. The contact stated that he was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the failure recurred while driving. The contact stated that while making a right turn, the instrument cluster became inoperable. The contact was able to reboot the vehicle and the instrument cluster became operable. An unknown message was displayed.  The service warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the battery had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle remained at the dealer for additional diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered to partially cover the repair. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 10,482.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11549218,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/19/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"10/10/2023","vin":"WP0AC2Y17LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"Porsche Taycan has been plagued with recurrent electrical issues despite 2 factory recall messages and reported fixes.  The car screen and gauges all blacked out while driving despite reportedly fixing this electrical problem.  Further a serious brake issue occurred (pedal going all the way down making harsh sound) within 2 years. If that\u2019s not enough the car had an \u201cserious electrical system\u201d error message with yellow battery \u201crequires service\u201d and been in the shop for 4months and they apparently cannot fix it.  These are all major safety issues for a brand new car within the first 2 years of purchase.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11547254,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/07/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/29/2023","vin":"WP0AB2Y11LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"The car was suddenly stalled at road multiple times, showing red warning \"Engine control error. Park vehicle in a safe place\" . Porsche is unable to solve such major safety issue of its electric car for past two years.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11546706,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/18/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"09/26/2023","vin":"WP0AC2Y16LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"I was driving 30 mph in drive mode on westheimer rd when the car suddenly emergency braked and lost all power i went from 30 to 0 in about a second. Yes the car is available for inspection on request. The car had 180 miles of battery power. The car behind me slammed their brakes on and nearly slammed into the rear of the car. The red warning light came on \"Electrical System Error park vehicle in a safe place\". There was absolutely no warning before this occurred. I am afraid for my life with this car i nearly got into an accident at 30 mph let alone if i was on the highway i could have easily died. This problem has been reported with thousands of porsche taycans. The car has been at the porsche dealership for a week so far where they are reporting electrical faults in the car.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11536851,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/19/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"08/07/2023","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"TIRES","summary":"On March 30, 2023 I had my winter tires and wheels changed out for my summer tires and wheels Goodyear Eagle F1 Asymmetric 3 in sizes 265/35ZR21 101Y XLand 305/30ZR21 104Y XL.  At the time, I had about 25,000 miles on the car, and perhaps 15,000 miles on the summer tires.  The tire inspection report from Porsche indicated that I had acceptable tread depth on all tires, and no unusual treadwear.  Around the end of June I started seeing a very slow pressure decrease in my left rear tire, from about 41psi to 38 psi over a few weeks.  On July 18,  I experienced a severe drop in pressure to 22 psi and I filled the tire with air to 45psi and used the tire sealant to drive the car to the Porsche dealer, and arrived with 29psi.  At no point during the time I had the summer tires on did I ever do anything unusual, or hit any road hazards.  Porsche provided me the attached video showing severe cracking between the sidewall and tread around the entire diameter of the drivers side rear, and cracking around part of the diameter of the passenger rear.  They claimed this was due to 'misalignment' of the rear tires.  The alignment report (attached) shows the drivers rear was within specification, and the passenger rear was 0.2 degrees out of camber (-1.8 deg vs spec of -1.6 deg).  There was still 4mm of tread on the tire, and no unusual tread wear was noted on any tires.  I have replaced all 4 tires, and am very concerned that the same thing may happen, and I could have a catastrophic failure at high speed.  Porsche is unwilling to do anything other than pay for the drivers tire.  I don't see how I can be assured that the exact same thing won't happen in the future, since there was no testing or observation that Porsche did that indicated any kind of problem.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."},{"type":"Tire","productYear":"9999","productMake":"GOODYEAR","productModel":"EAGLE F1 ASYMMETIRC","size":"265/35ZR21 101Y XL","manufacturer":"Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company"}]},{"odiNumber":11529278,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"06/28/2023","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Main HV Battery failure, \"Electrical System Error\" displayed, fortunately this occurred when pulling into the garage. Vehicle would not go into drive or reverse,  vehicle had to be towed to the dealership.  This could have ended very differently if on the highway.    HV Battery Module and 12v battery replaced.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11512843,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/21/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"03/20/2023","vin":"WP0AB2Y11LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"The contact owns a 2020 Porsche Taycan. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the power steering failure, and multiple warning lights were illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle started to decelerate independently and failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The contact was able to park in a nearby driveway. The contact was able to restart the vehicle within 10 minutes and drove to her residence. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the gateway control unit to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 15,000.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11509850,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/08/2023","dateComplaintFiled":"03/02/2023","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"I was driving in the fast/lane of the freeway, and suddenly the car flashed red \"Electrical System Error\" \"Park Vehicle in Safe Place\". The car immediately started to decellerate on its own and I didn't have time to go over to the right so had to move into the left shoulder of the freeway. I was stuck in the middle of the freeway, with cars driving fast coming around a bend of the freeway behind me having to swerve out of the way. Cops finally came to give me cover from behind.  Dealership still trying to figure out what the issue is.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11497123,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"12/12/2022","vin":"WP0AB2Y19LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Car displayed the following message:  Electrical system error Park vehicle in a safe place","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11489430,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/14/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"10/16/2022","vin":"WP0AB2Y11LS","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"My Taycan suddenly lost power while driving on the road on 10/14/2022","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11487891,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/01/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"10/04/2022","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"EQUIPMENT","summary":"Porsche Mobile Charger overheats, rated for 9.6kw but due to safety concerns Porsche adjusted default rate to 4.8kw. Rate can be reset to 9.6 each charge session increasing risk of fire.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."},{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"9999","productMake":"TBD","productModel":"TBD","manufacturer":"ODI Demo Co"}]},{"odiNumber":11472345,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/09/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"07/05/2022","vin":"WP0AC2Y12LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"It appears that the vehicle 12volt system battery has failed and I am unable to move the vehicle .  I have tried to charge the 12volt battery but the car remains undrivable.  I had the car towed to the dealership and they have said that the car needs a new 12Volt battery but it is on backorder and that they continue to work with the factory to resolve the issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11471268,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/27/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"06/27/2022","vin":"WP0AC2Y14LS","components":"STEERING,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"In the center of the lane on a straight highway, vehicle will suddenly brake without warning. There are no vehicles ahead. A warning light comes on the dash and says \u201cDriver Control Required,\u201d yet both my hands are on the steering wheel.   The feeling is that of a brake check performed by the electronic sensors of the car, and not at the driver\u2019s command.  Had there been a car following behind me, he could have hit me in the rear.  Dealer is aware of the complaint but says, \u201csystem is working as designed.\u201d Manufacturer responds by directing me back to the dealership.  Yet the problem persists.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11465879,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/16/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2022","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"After the most recent recalls were repaired (all software) on my vehicle the brakes in the car were terrible.  Soft /dead pedal feel.  I almost rear ended other cars multiple times wen braking at slow speeds.  Occasionally the pedal would go all the way to the floor when slowing to 3-5mph -  This was consistent over multiple days after I got the car back from recall updates.    Also , the first inc of brake pedal travel did not slow teh car at all.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11462128,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/23/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"04/25/2022","vin":"WP0AB2Y12LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I got an \u201cElectrical System Error. Park vehicle in a safe place\u201d while I was on the freeway. I had to exit the freeway and shut down the vehicle and the error went away. I am hesitant to drive the vehicle, I am in the process of having the vehicle flat bedded to my dealer.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11461091,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"04/18/2022","vin":"WP0AB2Y1XLS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Suddenly my vehicle showed  \"electrical system error\", then it can't move, no matter forward or reverse, luckily it was parked in my garage, I can't image if it was on highway when your vehicle suddenly lost power.  I don't remember how many times my Taycan was recalled in past 1 year, but it looks Porsche still haven't figure it out, maybe it's still a prototype.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11457865,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/17/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/22/2022","vin":"WP0AB2Y17LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"My Taycan 4S has now on two occasions, while I\u2019m driving, on the freeway, during the daytime, had all the instrument cluster displays go blank for 20-30 sec then reboot\u2026 Very disconcerting at best... dealer tells me this is NORMAL!, hard to believe its normal....  for me it's a safety issue.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11456466,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"02/01/2022","dateComplaintFiled":"03/13/2022","vin":"wp0ab2y11ls","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"car failed on the street noting \"electrical system error\". it was not able to shift into drive or reverse and immovable rendering it inoperable and left me stranded on the street.  I had the car  towed to the dealer the next day.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11450684,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/22/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"02/06/2022","vin":"WP0AB2Y15LS","components":"FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"HV battery failure. No warning.  Vehicle could not be put in gear or moved. Vehicle has been at Porsche Conshohocken since 12/23/2021. No resolution as of 02/04/2022.  Vehicle has been out of service 47 days.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11438189,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/22/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"10/26/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y11LS","components":"BACK OVER PREVENTION","summary":"The backup camera is highly distorted and it is difficult to see what is in the distance (more than 10 ft) from the rear of the car. I have had multiple incidents where I almost hit someone who was walking up the street past my driveway entrance. The other problem is when you turn the backup camera turns, and there is no frame of reference left so it is extremely distorted and hard to figure out where things are at.  I have a Mercedes GLS450 and the backup cameras clearly show the street at the end of our driveway. I've attached comparison views of the street from our garage using the Porsche and Mercedes cameras. This backup camera is hazardous to the safety of anyone walking across the backup path of this car, and this issue needs to be addressed immediately. There is just no excuse to have such a poor quality camera on any car. By the way this car cost $50,000 more than my Mercedes!!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11435775,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/05/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"10/06/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y1XLS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"While driving the car suddenly lost power and displayed \"electrical malfunction\" please park in safe place.  I was powerless and stranded in the middle of a 3 lane road. Car was towed to Porsche and they have had the car for 2 days- with no solution in site.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11433960,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"09/21/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Conditions were clear and dry, with an ambient temperature of approximately 86 degrees F. Time of day was approximately 11:41am, Pacific. I was entering the 73 South onramp from Newport Coast Dr. (Newport Beach, CA 92657), somewhere between 60-70mph in Sport Plus mode, under heavy acceleration (but not full throttle). With no other symptoms or indications, the vehicle suddenly lost motive power and presented the error message \u201cElectrical System Error Park Vehicle in Safe Place.\u201d  At that point, the throttle became completely unresponsive and the AC compressor shut off, though other vehicle systems appeared to work normally. I was able to pull over to the shoulder safely, however sudden and complete loss of motive power is very clearly a safety risk when on a highway.    In this case, as in the first time this happened, I shut the vehicle off and attempted to restart several times immediately following the initial error message, but the vehicle would not restart. I let the vehicle sit for approximately 10-15 minutes with the power off. At that point, the vehicle was able to be restarted and driven.    This is the 3rd time I\u2019ve received such an error and the 3rd time I\u2019ve had the vehicle brought in for service for the same issue since August 2nd.   Porsche Cars North America is apparently aware of the issue and has updated my vehicle software and replaced a voltage converter approximately one month ago. Unfortunately, the vehicle seems to still be exhibiting the problem.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11431810,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/25/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"09/05/2021","vin":"wp0ac2y19ls","components":"VISIBILITY/WIPER","summary":"The backup camera is highly distorted and it is difficult to see what is in the distance (more than 30 ft) from the rear of the car.  I have had two incidents where I almost hit someone who was walking up the street past my driveway entrance.  I need to look in the opposite direction for oncoming cars and I rely on the backup camera to see if anyone is walking towards the driveway entrance as I'm backing up.  The resolution on the camera is absolutely terrible and highly distorted.  We have a Ford F150 pickup and a Mercedes 350 GLE and the backup cameras clearly show the street at the end of our driveway.  I've attached comparison views of the street from our garage using the Porsche and Mercedes cameras.  This backup camera is hazardous to the safety of anyone walking across the backup path of this car, and this issue needs to be addressed immediately.  There is just no excuse to have such a poor quality camera on any car.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11426921,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/28/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/29/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y13LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Engine light came on while driving \"Engine Control Error\" Park Vehicle in a safe place.  As I was attempting to pull into a safe place the car died on the road resulting in a near accident","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11426902,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/26/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/28/2021","vin":"Wp0ab2y11ls","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"1st error \u201cparking brake bit available, vehicle coils roll away\u201d - cleared after restart. It then occurred again after cad was parked together with \u201cmotor control error - driving possible, service required\u201d but car could not be driven and had to be towed","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11424613,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/09/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y15LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"My car suddenly popped up this error message \"Engine Control Error\". I could still steer and use the brakes, but the accelerator would not work. I had to coast to a stop, put in park, and restart.  I called the dealer and they said this will be part of a recall but they had no fix yet. I'm not sure if this part of the battery power-loss recall or not.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11424618,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/10/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/13/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y1XLS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Sudden power loss while driving. Pulled over to the side and the car shut down with the message \"Engine Control Error\"","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11424296,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/11/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/11/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y18LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"sudden electrical failure.  Two times the car has had sudden unexpected power loss.  In particular the forward motion of the stopped suddenly, fortunately i was at low speed <20 mph.  Both times electrical error message was noted on the driver's center screen.  I was able to turn the car off and then attempted several times to turn it back on, eventually the car started.  In my opinion there are no precipitating factors. Also fortunately there were no other cars behind me, otherwise i am sure an accident would have happened.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11424015,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"07/04/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"07/08/2021","vin":"wp0ab2y11ls","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Sudden and unexpected complete loss of power while vehicle was at highway speed. Could not accelerate. Red warning light appeared stating Engine Control Error. Car glided to a complete stop and I attempted to pull over to the shoulder of the highway. Brought the vehicle to the dealer and they stated there was a recent service bulletin to update software.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11421593,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/20/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/21/2021","vin":"Wp0ab2y19Ls","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"Complete battery failure.  Luckily occurred in a safe location and while parked.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11421575,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/17/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/20/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"April 27 I tried a launch control and a few seconds into it I got \"All wheel drive error. \" Engine performance limited.\"  The car slowed and would only drive a maximum of 20mph.  It cycled through several screens, one said \"Visit workshop\".  I tried to attached movie and photo, no luck. I let car sit turned off for about 10 minutes, drove it again, no errors. Tried launch control again, no errors. I have a .mov that shows the errors (My son was in the passenger seat so I had him record the errors).  I cannot attach an .mov here.  I took it into dealer, they said Porsche didn't have a fix for this but they said not to worry about it.  It is dangerous to have the car only go 20mph at some random time!","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11420845,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/30/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/14/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y12LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Total electrical shutdown of the drivability of the car. The car in driving traffic came to a sudden stop and doors were lock and would not start until we tried 3 times. A truck behind us had to come to a quick sudden stop to avoid hitting us in the rear of the car! The car was taken to Porsche South bay for understanding the cause of the problem the manufacture was alerted ,Porsche customer care and a case filed. Porsche Service was suppose to report their findings to Customer Care in reference to case file number. They asked me to also bring in the Porsche charging  unit to be re-flashed on software in the unit. I have had the car in multiple times for PCM related issues and software updates, during the most recent update they had to replace the entire PCM with a new one. The car was running fine then, then this issue happened. Porsche is continually having issues with this car all related to the PCM, it appear that the car is unsafe and my wife refuses to be in the car. I asked Porsche if they were aware of this problem and they said yes. I asked Porsche for them to look at this car as a Lemon law car, they call this a Buy Back Program.  I am still waiting to be told what is next. Porsche is saying the car is safe and has had no accidents, but they know that this car could cause an accident when shutting down with no notice. How is that considered safe? No message appeared till after the car shutdown.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11420734,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/12/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/13/2021","vin":"wp0ac2y13ls","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"Car completely shut down in an intersection, lost all power and would not move, error read: Motor control error stop vehicle in a safe place. prior to shutting down the vehicle jerked and slammed on the brakes in a busy intersection.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11419735,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/05/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/05/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y16LS","components":"POWER TRAIN","summary":"My complaint is that the car will not move. I get in the car to drive and the car displays the following message, \u201c Electrical System Error. Stop vehicle in a safe place.\u201d This has happened on numerous occasions(at least 7) since I received the car on February 10, 2021. Mind you I work from home so I don\u2019t drive it but once a week. I am quite fortunate that thus far it has only happened in my garage. I took the car to the local Porsche dealership for a software update but that was not the solution. It occurred again after the update. I thought maybe it had something to do with the car charger because it usually occurred a couple days after charging the car but I haven\u2019t charged it in over 2 weeks.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11419721,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"06/04/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"06/04/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y17LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"My husband and I were driving our car last night and our car suddenly displayed an error code and shutdown.  This has happenned a few weeks ago andbthe dealer could not find the issue. We took a picture of the error code, pulled over and restarted  the car.  This is very concerning because it doesnt give you  more than a few secs after the error code that the car just dies.  Again we were in a position to pull over on the freeway but if we had been in the middle lane this could have been a very different outcome. We have contacted the dealer to troubleshoot again.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418935,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/27/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/28/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y15LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"While driving normally on a highway, the car suddenly reported \"Electrical System Error, Stop vehicle in a safe place\", which is followed by a complete loss of power, even pressed on acceleration pedal.  I immediately pulled over to the side of the highway, the car slowed down quickly and stopped.  The car was unable to restart ever since.  After 1-2 hours, the vehicle's power was completely lost.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418705,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/09/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"Was driving on freeway at 70mph and car suddenly lost power ....we were in furthest lane and had to attempt to get the car to safety on a busy LA freeway by crossing 4 lanes   Extremely scary as had my children in the car...  My family now refuse to get in the car for safety concerns   Thankfully traffic wasn't at its peak as if it was i dread to think what would of happened","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418793,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/15/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/27/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y13LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES","summary":"My 2020 Taycan Turbo was purchased brand new by myself July 07/ 2020, and has had a tremendous amount of  problems and issues. All are documented and have photos as proof. The car is available for whomever wishes to inspect it. One of the more recent issues was the car - without warning - while I was driving,  not functioning and I wasn't able to turn the wheel, use the gas pedal, the brake or anything. Nothing in the car was operable. After it coasted ( I was almost rear ended but luckily the other driver veered off the road to avoid a collision.) the brakes decided to work. A red light came on which reads \" Engine Control Error, Park vehicle in a safe place \" , along with photos of 2 cars with exclamation points on them. Also illuminated was a photo which shows a photos of a drive train and 4 wheels. After turning the car on and off several times, the car decided it would operate. I drove it to the dealership. More comments and issues to be added. - Numerous - Have photos of All","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418593,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/20/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I had just entered Interstate 15 about a mile from my home.  I was in middle lane going approximately 65 mph, error message \"engine computer failure, please pull over to safe place and call for service\" appeared on screen and car lost all motive power.  I was able to pull over to side of road, shut car off and then restart car.  I was then able to drive home.  Had car towed to dealer next day.  They said they needed to update two software modules to latest version which \"should\" fix the problem.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418692,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/26/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/26/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y18LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"As I was driving on the freeway at approximately 50 mph, the car lost power and would not accelerate. A warning appeared on the dashboard reading: \u201c Engine control error \u2014 park vehicle in a safe place\u201c.  There was no roadway shoulder, but fortunately I was coasting downhill and was able to exit the freeway onto an exit ramp, where I parked the car on the shoulder.    I called Porsche roadside assistance and waited over 45 minutes for a tow truck. It had still not arrived when I was able to restart the vehicle and resume driving.  I took it to the dealer where I bought the car, and they said they would check it out. They did not indicate that any other Taycans had been returned to them with this issue, although I have read numerous news accounts describing this problem in recent weeks.  Had this power failure occurred under different circumstances, I and other drivers would have been at risk of serious injury or death.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418476,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/25/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/25/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y16LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ENGINE","summary":"The safety risk of having the car\u2019s motor completely lose power on the road/highway is high, as you are then left powerless.   We have not reproduced this issue ourselves.   Our local Porsche dealer has looked at it and said it was a \u201cone off\u201d type of malfunction and could not find any issue with the car when we brought it in.   The car shut off while driving and gave a \u201cMotor control error.\u201d The car\u2019s interior electronics stayed on, but the car had no drive power at all.   There were no warning signs or problems prior to this issue occurring","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418367,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE","summary":"- Parking Assist has failed several times with message \"ParkAssist not available. Continued driving possible, Service necessary\"  - Forward collision warning (aka Warning And Break Assist) has disabled itself several times for no apparent reason with message \"WBA Limited, See owners manual\". The sensors and windshield was clean so nothing was obstructing the system.  - Headline Control error while driving with message \"Headline control error. Temporary condition, Continued driving possible\".  ParkAssist and Forward collision unavailability has been reported to Porsche dealer but they were unable to diagnose or fix it. It seems the car does not record any error codes for the dealer to debug. There was a pending software updated at the time which was installed but the issues happen even after the updated. The issues started from first days of ownership and happen intermittently and stopping and restarting the car always fixes them which probably suggest they are software bugs.   After the software update I have experienced an additional issue - Central computer (aka PCM) which controls everything in this car has frozen and restarted which leaves the driver with no ability to control any of the car's settings or systems.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418405,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/24/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/24/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y14LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"At approximately 3:40 PM on 5/24/2021 I was travelling W bound on the 10 freeway. The vehicle experienced full power loss. Fortunately I was in the L most lane and could pull to the side. Had I been in the center lanes I would've had serious safety issues. Vehicle is being towed to Beverly Hiss Posrche.  I took a photo of the error message and can share it if needed. This was a particularly traumatic experience as the vehicle has been in the repair shop for 35+ days since purchase in November with electrical issues. It was returned on 5/17/2021 after a second control module was replaced.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418245,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/23/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/23/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y17LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"While driving at approximately 40mph, a red message suddenly appeared in the dashboard saying \u201cEngine Control Error- Park vehicle in a Safe Place\u201d. Simultaneously, the car became unresponsive - for example, pressing the gas pedal had no effect. I was able to brake and drift to the side of the road, but the car kind of bumpily ground to halt, feeling almost as if I had a flat tire (which I did not). Once I shut off the car and restarted, it ran again but had that issue occurred at a high speed or on a busier roadway, a serious accident was possible. I just recently had the car serviced to do a major upgrade the software and have seen others posting in forums about this serious issue. I never had this issue prior to the software update and have driven the car over 5000 miles.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418125,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"03/13/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y11LS","components":"VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL","summary":"After a software \u201cupgrade\u201d the speed control features were stated to be \u201cunavailable\u201d however the car still was in cruise and accelerator was depressed without indicating that to me as the driver.  Car accelerated unintentionally on highway and emergency action had to be taken to avoid accident.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418132,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/28/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y15LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"My car on two separate occasions lost power and took several seconds to recover while fighting it. It would suddenly state \"Drive Attention Required\" and seemed to hit the brakes hard and ignore my inputs. This occurred twice within a week roughly 3 weeks ago. This could have easily caused an accident as the car begins to slow quickly. The issue was not reproduced by the dealer and they claim it was related to a faulty software update (but they never reproduced or had any diagnostics on the issue so I'm not sure how they could claim that). It has not happened after the third reinstall of the software update but it also didn't happen except those two times when the software was apparently faulty so I still believe it could happen at any time. When the software was in a faulty state (which was common with the update and many had the same issues) the car's self driving tech was also semi functional and easy to have the car drive itself without knowing. The car would say \"Driver's assistance inactive on the screen\" but then drive itself at some unknown speed. I have a video of this. This is super dangerous.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418142,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y17LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"Car displayed the following message: \"Electrical System Error\" and simultaneously lost all drive train power and mobility.  Would not restart.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418153,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/22/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/22/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y18LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"As per the recently announced investigation on 5/21/21 into the 12 volt battery issue that rendered the car unable to drive, I had the same issue arise today (5/22/21) where an electrical error made the car inoperable and unable to power on any systems. In order to get the car on flat bed tow truck, they had to charge back the 12 volt battery to get car into neutral.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11418106,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/08/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/21/2021","vin":"WP0AB2Y18LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"While driving in a particularly curved section of highway 1 the vehicle lost all power and control. I had to wrestle the vehicle to the side of the road and narrowly avoided a cliff face off into the ocean. My entire family was in the car and could have been killed.   This was after Porsche was unable to fix safety systems like my active cruise control and lane keep assist which were bugging out and trying to take over control of the car.   I towed it to Porsche who attempted to address the problem and claimed it was fixed with a patch. There is no way to validate the work. Porsche did not communicate during the issue and offered little in the way of resolution.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11415110,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"04/30/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/04/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"AS I WAS COASTING TO A STOP AT A STOPLIGHT THE CAR SHUDDERED AND LOST ALL POWER FROM THE ENGINE.  I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR AND A RED WARNING ON THE DASHBOARD SAID 'DRIVE SYSTEM CONTROL FAULT, PARK VEHICLE SAFELY'.  I'VE HEARD FROM A NUMBER OF OTHER TAYCAN OWNERS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING, IN SOME CASES ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO STOP IN THE LEFT HAND LANE.  I BELIEVE THIS FAULT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS.  I AM VERY CONCERNED THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ME WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT AND/OR INJURY TO ME OR OTHERS.  THE CAR DID RESET AFTER I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED, AND I DID NOT HAVE A PROBLEM FOR THE REST OF THE DAY.  THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11414731,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"05/01/2021","dateComplaintFiled":"05/01/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y12LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM","summary":"WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT C. 55MPH IN MODERATE TRAFFIC, THE CAR LOST ALL MOTOR POWER AND STARED TO COAST TO A STANDSTILL. AN ERROR WAS ON THE DISPLAY SAYING 'DRIVE SYSTEM CONTROL FAULT - PARK VEHICLE SAFELY. I MANAGED TO GET TO A SLIP ROAD OFF THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR JUDDERED TO A HALT FROM AROUND 15MPH UNTIL COMPLETE STOP. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE THE THROTTLE AT ANY TIME. I POWERED OFF THE CAR USING THE POWER BUTTON ON THE DASHBOARD, THEN IMMEDIATELY SWITCHED IT BACK ON. ONCE BACK ON, THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THIS HAS BEEN REPORTED ON PORSCHE TAYCAN FORUMS HTTPS://WWW.TAYCANFORUM.COM/FORUM/THREADS/MOTOR-CONTROL-ERROR-AND-SYSTEM-ERROR.3114/","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11386164,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/18/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"01/02/2021","vin":"WP0AC2Y17LS","components":"POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"THE CAR SHOWED AN ELECTRICAL ERROR & LOST POWER THEN SHUT DOWN ON THE FREEWAY.  ONCE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP I WAS UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT LOCKED ME INSIDE.  THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND HAD I NOT TAKE THE PRECAUTIONS TO EXIT THE FREEWAY I MAY NOT HAVE SURVIVED.   THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED AS FROM WHAT I'VE READY, THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE IN THIS VEHICLE. IT HAPPENED FIRST ON THE ,'DECEMBER 16TH & THEN AGAIN DECEMBER 25TH.  SOFTWARE AND THE 12V BATTERY WERE REPLACED THE FIRST TIME, AND THE DAY AFTER THE CAR WAS PICKED UP FROM SERVICE IT HAPPENED AGAIN.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11383427,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/14/2020","vin":"WP0AC2Y10LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS THE CAR HAD CATASTROPHIC FAILURES DUE TO THE 12 V BATTERY DRAINING FOR NO REASON. AND ONE OCCASION THE CAR HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE DUE TO THE MAIN BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING A FAILURE. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED IN THE FIRST FOUR MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. ALL TIMES THE VEHICLE WITH STATIONARY.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11377875,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/02/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2020","vin":"WP0AC2Y1XLS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM","summary":"I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING SPOT.  I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE MODE & IT DIDN'T MOVE.  THE VEHICLE SHOWED THE MESSAGE: 'MOTOR CONTROL ERROR ' MOVE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE' AND WAS ENCIRCLED BY A RED LIGHT.  I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THINKING VEHICLE WOULD RESET ITSELF.  BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE.  THE CAR WOULD GO IN NEUTRAL MODE, BUT NOT DRIVE MODE.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11377898,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"12/01/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"12/04/2020","vin":"WP0AC2Y19LS","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE","summary":"WHILE DRIVING, CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE ABRUPTLY AND STOPPED ITSELF. DASH FLASHED MOTOR CONTROL ERROR IN RED AND THE SYSTEM CONTROL ERROR AND WAS COMPLETE UNRESPONSIVE AND UNDRIVEABLE. CAR WAS TOWED TO PORSCHE AND THEY HAVE NO ANSWERS AFTER 3 DAYS.  THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS, AS THE CAR SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD IT BEEN A HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]},{"odiNumber":11364083,"manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc.","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"10/08/2020","dateComplaintFiled":"10/13/2020","vin":"WP0AB2Y19LS","components":"ENGINE","summary":"TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING OUT OF HIS DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GOSSETT PORSCHE (1875 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BY EMAIL HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,090.","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2020","productMake":"PORSCHE","productModel":"TAYCAN","manufacturer":"Porsche Cars North America, Inc."}]}]}