There are two reasons I am keeping my 2021 4S. One, I love to drive it (I have all the suspension goodies and rear wheel steer). Two, it depreciated so fast I feel obligated to run it into the ground.
Thanks. Not easy to find. For those interested:
Go here: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls
Under "Safety Issues and Recalls" click on "Equipment"
Under "Check your equipment safety" click on "Search by NHTSA ID"
Enter "23V841000"
Click "GO"
Thank-you for documenting the history of this issue. I sent a letter about this to the President of Porsche NA in September 2022. I could not believe their response was to remotely de-rate the amperage without fixing the problem. This was clearly an issue subject to a formal recall but they...
A review of cars.com shows the used price of a 2021 4S with low mileage and comparable options to mine indicates about 30% depreciation from 2021 list pricing. Not very comforting.
There seems to be a misunderstanding. The manufacturer is certainly free to charge an annual fee for features that are enabled by uploading a bit of software code.
My point is that paying such for such "subscription" features is unwise on the part of the buyer. When we all agree not to buy such...
Selling built in capabilities as "extra" will only stop if we tell the company we will never buy it. It is absurd to pay extra for a couple lines of computer code that enable features already built into the original purchase price.
I confirm some of Chrisk's Taycan issues. I waited until late 2020 to order a 2021 trying to avoid "early adopter" problems.
The big message in this thread is that Porsche is not living up to its customers' expectations as to quality. While I have no rattles after nine months of use, I do...