Porsche recalls Taycan EV globally after cars suddenly shut down
Porsche recalls almost all Taycan and Tayan Cross Turismo around the world, after identifying a fault that can see that electric vehicles lose unexpectedly. About 43,000 cars are affected, Porsche has confirmed today, although those who are currently manufactured or on dealers have already been corrected.
The model year 2020 and 2021 Taycan and TyyCan Cross Turismo cars are affected. “In the case of affected vehicles, it is possible that, in some cases, a closure of the powertrain, resulting in a loss of motor power can be triggered incorrectly and sporadically,” Porsche said. “A software update will be installed in the workshop.”
This is not Tacan’s first reminder that Porsche saw. In the United States, the 2021 Tyahan Turbo s have already seen two NHTSA reminders – one in March of this year and another in May – for non-tight suspension components and a problem with the forged front leak arms. Both could lead to an increased risk of crash, Porsche and security regulation.
Like other recent cars, the TaCan has a certain degree of update on the air update plan (OTA), where Porsche can press the new software and the firmware to the wireless vehicle . Unfortunately for owners in the hope of an easy solution this time, this particular problem will not support the OTA hotfix. Instead, Porsche dealers will have to install it with physical access to EV.
“The question has already been corrected in the current series,” Porsche said today. “Owners of affected vehicles can continue to use them and will be contacted directly by their responsible Porsche partner. A workshop appointment that will be free should take place as soon as possible and the software update takes an hour. “
In May 2021, the NHTTSA Fault Office (ODI) opened a Survey of Tayan 2020 and 2021 Tayan in the United States, after nine owners’ complaints on sudden and unexpected power loss.
“The TaCan is an 800 volts battery with a 12V auxiliary battery. Load loss in the 12V battery can disable the entire electrical system and prevent the vehicle from operating,” said NHTSA. “All the Complaints allege that the loss of motor energy has occurred without warning and error messages on a battery fault displayed during or after locking the vehicle. Six complaints allege an inability to restart the vehicle once they lose the power of motivation. “
It is unclear if this particular reminder of Porsche is to deal with the same problem as NHTSA is currently studying. NHTSA has yet to include this new reminder of its database.