Climate Control Issue - Passenger Footwell Vent & Dash Center Vent

[macanchan]

Well, I really do miss my car. I got to see a glimpse of it when they said it was ready for pick up. It spent 4 weeks locked up sitting in a parking lot and 2 days unlocked and they said it was fixed. The AC issue was not fixed. I did mention this and they decided to put the car in privacy mode.

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[Colin the Best]

yesterday I had to leave the car at the dealership because the heating doesn't work,...and when it works some air vents emit cold air anyway...in addition, I noticed that the loss of range when I turn on the fans to heat is the same as when I turn on the air conditioning,...it's not normal!! Last news, when I turn off the car and get off the seat, the car turns back on automatically,... just close the door and it turns off again... even they said it's not normal! They gave me a Panamera as a replacement,...nice, but I would never go back to ICE cars!! I'll wait for news and then I'll tell you...

 

[macanchan]

on to week 6, a total of 8 weeks diagnosing the AC system, PCNA just gave them direction (apparently 30 minutes ago) to check the ac flaps. wait.. shouldn't of this been done as step one?!

 

[macanchan]

yesterday I had to leave the car at the dealership because the heating doesn't work,...and when it works some air vents emit cold air anyway...in addition, I noticed that the loss of range when I turn on the fans to heat is the same as when I turn on the air conditioning,...it's not normal!! Last news, when I turn off the car and get off the seat, the car turns back on automatically,... just close the door and it turns off again... even they said it's not normal! They gave me a Panamera as a replacement,...nice, but I would never go back to ICE cars!! I'll wait for news and then I'll tell you...

I hope your dealer is faster than the one I go to!

the Panamera sounds like a fun car to drive! I currently have a loaner 2025 base cayenne and the throttle lag is horrible. At first, I thought the car was great because I had a slow 4 cylinder macan loaner. Even in sport model the pedal lag is very annoying. decent power but not a nice driving SUV. I really miss my macan electric.

I feel like Porsche is intentionally making EV service/troubleshooting difficult...

 

[Colin the Best]

I picked up my Macan Turbo yesterday and finally the hot air and air conditioning work very well, the range absorption is different between fans and air conditioning and the car no longer turns on by itself! What did they do? It seems there were many small and some large updates to download in the software but, in my opinion, they were jobs that were supposed to be done during delivery from new and that were not done because they were late. Not very precise Porsche, but happy to have my car again...

 

[PrudentOcean]

I picked up my Macan Turbo yesterday and finally the hot air and air conditioning work very well, the range absorption is different between fans and air conditioning and the car no longer turns on by itself! What did they do? It seems there were many small and some large updates to download in the software but, in my opinion, they were jobs that were supposed to be done during delivery from new and that were not done because they were late. Not very precise Porsche, but happy to have my car again...

Agreed that the dealer probably dropped the ball by doing an incomplete pre-delivery preparation. I hope they make it up to you somehow.

 

[macanchan]

Still no fix for my AC control. Spoke with PCNA rep and they put in the buyback request.

 

[Colin the Best]

New year and old problem; we are once again with the air from the fans coming out cold in alternating phases and a practically identical autonomy drain between fans and A/C....I will have to leave the car at the dealership again; I'm sorry to verify that the problems suffered with the Taycan (at least in my case) are the same with the Macan too....I keep repeating that for me the problem is the internal pressure sensors (as on the Taycan) but as long as Porsche doesn't emit the recall is not resolved.

 

[macanchan]

I got another email from PCNA, they said another 15-20 business days to review my case for repurchase.

I really do miss the car and want to place an order for another one. at least the next one will be a 2025. Im torn between ordering another fully loaded turbo or lesser optioned Macan 4S.

 

[macanchan]

After a long 9 week wait, they finally fixed the car and was able to drive it home. Turns out the actuator / flapper was loose. Not sure why it took 9 weeks to resolve but I’m glad to be back in my macan turbo!

I got another email from PCNA, they said another 15-20 business days to review my case for repurchase.

I really do miss the car and want to place an order for another one. at least the next one will be a 2025. Im torn between ordering another fully loaded turbo or lesser optioned Macan 4S.

 

[macanchan]

It seems this problem is back... The AC at the passenger side footwell keeps blowing. This time I can control the fan speed and temperature, but it absolutely does not turn OFF or redirect. The Front and upper directions work, and the footwell speed adjusts but it just wont close (again).

Pretty annoying but not worth taking back to the dealer just yet... Ill take in during my first service.

 

[themacnut]

Frustrating I’m sure. Hope they get things sorted for you soon.

 

[macanchan]

Sorry, I forgot to update this thread. I did eventually take it back again. Whatever was loose the first time they ended up replacing and it fixed the issue. It did take some time to get the part, etc.

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