Porsche Macan S 2018

• Recall 237333 [USA]: An improperly tightened seat belt anchor can detach during a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2016-2020 macan s, 2017-2020 macan, 2017 panamera turbo, 2018 and 2020 macan turbo and panamera 4, 2018 macan sport edition, panamera 4 e-hybrid, and 2019 panamera 4 sport turismo vehicles. The screw that attaches the lower seat belt anchor to the seat frame on the outboard rear seats may not have been tightened properly.
  dealers will replace and tighten the lower rear outboard seat belt anchor screws, free of charge. Owner notification letters are expected to be mailed august 24, 2023. Owners may contact porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is apa9.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 231631 [USA]: Improperly adjusted headlights may not illuminate the road properly, or cause a glare to oncoming drivers, which can increase the risk of a crash.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2003-2020 porsche macan, cayenne, panamera, and cayman s, 2001-2004 boxster, boxster s, 2004 boxster 50 jahre spyder 550 vehicles. Please see the recall report for a complete list of all affected models and model years. The caps that cover the low-beam headlight horizontal adjustment screws are missing, which can allow the headlights to be improperly adjusted. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard number 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
  dealers will inspect the headlights for sealing caps and install missing caps as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed october 28, 2022. Owners may contact porsche's customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is anb4.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Nhtsa.Gov.

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• Recall 198660 [USA]: The air bag will not deploy during a crash if a front passenger is undetected, increasing the risk of injury.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2017-2018 macan, macan turbo kits, macan gts, 2015-2018 macan s, and macan turbo vehicles. The front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat may degrade and fail to detect a passenger in the front seat.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the sensor mat and seat cushion, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed october 25, 2021. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ama2.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 179685 [USA]: Fuel leakage in the presence of an ignition source may increase the risk of a fire.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2015-2018 macan vehicles. The fuel pump service cover may contact the flow nozzle on the filter flange of the fuel pump, potentially causing cracks and a fuel leak.
  porsche will rework or replace and apply a protective film to the fuel pump flange. In addition, the fuel pump flange will be inspected and replaced if cracks are present. The recall began april 10, 2020. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ala2.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 136753 [USA]: If the ski bag detaches during a crash, it can increase the risk of injury.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2017 porsche cayenne turbo s, cayenne turbo, cayenne plug-in hybrid, cayenne gts, cayenne plug-in hybrid platinum edition, macan turbo and macan gts vehicles, 2017-2018 cayenne s, macan, cayenne platinum edition and macan s vehicles and 2018 cayenne vehicles equipped with the optional ski bag. The ski bag fastening strap may have been sewn with incorrect thread, possibly resulting in the strap seams tearing and the ski bag being unsecured in the event of a crash.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the ski bags, free of charge. The recall began january 10, 2019. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is aj12.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall 129109 [USA]: Failure of the control unit may increase the risk of a crash.
  Porsche cars north america, inc. (porsche) is recalling certain 2018 porsche macan s and macan vehicles. These vehicles have a control unit that may fail and prevent safety-related functions such as driver display alerts and possibly impair drivability and post-crash functions.
  porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the affected control unit, free of charge. The recall began july 27, 2018. Owners may contact porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is aj05.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

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• Recall R/2020/046 [UK]: Bottom side of fuel pump servi ce cover may get into contact with connection pipe of the fuel pump
  The fuel pump connection pipe may come into contact with the fuel pump service cover and become damaged
  re-work the bottom of the service cover

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• Recall 2021113 [Canada]: Airbag
  Issue: on certain vehicles, the front passenger seat occupant sensor mat could stop working over time. This could cause the airbag system to turn off the passenger-front airbag even when a passenger is seated. Note: the airbag warning light or passenger airbag off light will turn on if the sensor mat stops working. Safety risk: an airbag that is turned off could increase the risk of injury to a passenger in a crash. Corrective actions: porsche will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the front passenger seat cushion and occupant sensor mat.

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• Recall 2020054 [Canada]: Fuel supply
  Issue: over time, small cracks could develop in the fuel pump outlet. If this happens, there could be a fuel odour or fuel leak under the rear seat area. Safety risk: a fuel leak can create the risk of a fire. Corrective actions: porsche will notify owners by mail and instruct you to take your vehicle to a dealer to replace the fuel pump service cover. The fuel filter flanges will be inspected, and replaced if any cracks are found.

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• Recall 2019192 [Canada]: Label
  Issue: certain wheels were made without a marking that is required by canadian regulations. Safety risk: this small error does not affect safety. Corrective actions: this is not a recall. The company has made changes to include the required marking on all new parts.

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• Recall 2018661 [Canada]: Accessories
  On certain vehicles equipped with an optional ski bag, the fastening strap for the ski bag may have been sewn with incorrect thread. This could cause the strap seams to tear in the event of crash, which would increase the risk of injury to the passengers. Correction: dealers will replace the affected ski bags. Note: 72 of the affected ski bags may have been sold as an accessory part through porsche dealers.

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• Desiccated air bag inflator rupture investigation # EA21002

  From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.Nhtsa.Gov/sites/nhtsa.Gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.Pdf.Consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substance that traps and holds moisture) in us vehicles are under recall. These "non-desiccated" inflators either have been or are required to be replaced.In some cases, the remedy part for these recalled inflators was, or will be, an inflator using either propellant 2004 or 2004l that does contain a desiccant. None of these "desiccated" remedy parts (which were installed in older model year vehicles) are currently under recall for a degradation concern. Certain subsets of desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004 for use as original equipment, however, have been recalled for a degradation concern. All takata inflators produced with propellant 2004l contain desiccant, and none of these desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l are under recall for a degradation concern. There have been no reported field ruptures in any non-recalled desiccated psan inflators.It is understood that desiccants fully saturate at some threshold, at which point any additional moisture will not be captured. This means the degradation process observed in non-desiccated inflators using propellant 2004 may also occur in non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004, assuming additional moisture enters the inflator and high temperature cycling occurs. Based on available information, desiccant saturation can occur within the first five years in the worst environments, and the time required for full saturation is affected by multiple factors. While no present safety risk has been identified, further work is needed to evaluate the future risk of non-recalled desiccated inflators using propellant 2004.Three entities -- takata (now known as tk global), the independent testing coalition, and exponent -- have been studying the long-term behavior of takata desiccated psan inflators using propellant 2004l (as well as 2004) in the presence of moisture and temperature cycling. The research efforts, which include development of predictive modeling techniques and field sample analysis, are ongoing. To date, none of the researchers have identified field evidence showing that propellant 2004l is undergoing a degradation process that leads to aggressive deployment and potential rupture. However, the time in service of such inflators remains short compared to that of the inflators using propellant 2004. Further study is needed to assess the long-term safety of desiccated inflators using propellant 2004l.The office of defects investigation is opening this investigation to examine whether a safety defect related to propellant degradation exists in non-recalled desiccated psan frontal inflators manufactured by takata. This investigation will require extensive information on takata production processes and surveys of inflators in the field. Lists of recall actions that may have used desiccated psan inflators as remedy parts, as well as the makes and models originally manufactured with them, is available with the downloadable version of this document (see nhtsa.Gov/recalls?Nhtsaid=ea21002 -- note this information is subject to change/revision as the investigation proceeds). This investigation does not supersede ea15-001, which remains open.
  

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Front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat recall has not been remedy by my porsche dealership within a reasonable amount of time. I have made several attempts, calls, emails, and subsequently reached out to porsche customer services and porsche usa --- all advising someone will reach out and it will be rectified. Subsequently, all i received was a letter with regards to the recall april 30, 2021 however they have been aware long prior about the situation. Even when it went in for service, they detected and service department forgot to mention/address to the representative i work with at the dealership. It is unreasonable for porsche to expect me to continually not have a passenger in my front seat when this vehicle is my main means of transportation.

The front stabilizer bar broke in half. Car has only 800 miles on it. Dealership has never seen this before and claims defective stabilizer bar. Being fixed under warranty. Car was in motion when this occurred. This was on a city street.

The front stabilizer bar broke in half. Car has only 800 miles on it. Dealership has never seen this before and claims defective stabilizer bar. Being fixed under warranty. Car was in motion when this occurred. This was on a city street.

At ~27,000 miles vehicle check engine light came on. Notification on dashboard stated 'driving permitted'. Vehicle was sluggish to start over the next 2 days. Took vehicle to dealer and they identified a fuel pump leak. They replaced the fuel pump and i picked up the vehicle a few days later. Problem occurred again. Took vehicle back to dealer. They kept the car for over 40 days (i still do not have it) and it is being filed under lemon law. The dealer had to replace and test drive the fuel pumps multiple times since the second one also leaked and the replacements leaked as well per the repair order. Porsche is claiming this issue is 'fixed' now but i do not trust it since per the recall it is a design issue and before the recalls are even taking place which is april 2020. The proposed recall fix on consumer report does not seem to address my situation since the failures occurred at the dealer even on multiple replacement parts. The risk is not only a sluggish start due to low fuel pressure but there is a fire hazard from these leaks. Secondly there is a steering column knock and vibration coming from the steering column and/or frame and/or front axle every-time i turn the vehicle right or left while going up or down a hill or over a speed bump <10mph. This has been present since day 1 of owning the vehicle and has gotten louder over time and more apparent as i can feel the issue under the drivers seat from the rubbing/vibration or whatever is causing the noise. I can also feel a vibration in the steering wheel when this happens too. Dealer has refused to fix it claiming 'unable to replicate the condition' 4 times now over the course of 2 years. I re-created the condition february 17th 2020 with the service advisor and have it documented in the repair order. This is also still not fixed.

At ~27,000 miles vehicle check engine light came on. Notification on dashboard stated 'driving permitted'. Vehicle was sluggish to start over the next 2 days. Took vehicle to dealer and they identified a fuel pump leak. They replaced the fuel pump and i picked up the vehicle a few days later. Problem occurred again. Took vehicle back to dealer. They kept the car for over 40 days (i still do not have it) and it is being filed under lemon law. The dealer had to replace and test drive the fuel pumps multiple times since the second one also leaked and the replacements leaked as well per the repair order. Porsche is claiming this issue is 'fixed' now but i do not trust it since per the recall it is a design issue and before the recalls are even taking place which is april 2020. The proposed recall fix on consumer report does not seem to address my situation since the failures occurred at the dealer even on multiple replacement parts. The risk is not only a sluggish start due to low fuel pressure but there is a fire hazard from these leaks. Secondly there is a steering column knock and vibration coming from the steering column and/or frame and/or front axle every-time i turn the vehicle right or left while going up or down a hill or over a speed bump <10mph. This has been present since day 1 of owning the vehicle and has gotten louder over time and more apparent as i can feel the issue under the drivers seat from the rubbing/vibration or whatever is causing the noise. I can also feel a vibration in the steering wheel when this happens too. Dealer has refused to fix it claiming 'unable to replicate the condition' 4 times now over the course of 2 years. I re-created the condition february 17th 2020 with the service advisor and have it documented in the repair order. This is also still not fixed.

2018 porsche macan. Consumer writes in regards to dim lighting setting being a safety hazard. *ld the consumer stated the headlights appeared to be pointing in a downward position. *j's

When turning at slow speeds rubbing rubber sound occurs. Dealer was finally going to pull the steering wheel. I traded it and i'm sure they never found or fixed the problem.

I purchased this porsche macan basic model from a porsche dealership in destin in oct 2018 with 4,000 miles, certified pre owned. The brake pedal has too much pedal travel. I have to push the brake pedal down to far before i feel the brakes engage. I don't feel safe driving this car. It has become a safety issue. On mar 29, 2019 i'm going to take it into the dealership for the 3rd time for the same problem. I've went online and did a google search for this problem and there's several forums with this same base model macan with the same pedal travel issue. Although this car is not the 440 hp turbo model macan, it has 250 hp and it needs to have better brakes than it has. That is why i'm writing this to bring this to your attention incase no one has done this yet. I'm not saying that the brakes don't work, i'm saying there's too much pedal travel before they engage and it's scary when i push on the brakes and they travel too far before they engage.

Common OBD-II Error Codes

• P1388 [1] Variable Cam Timing Overretarded (Bank #1)