Porsche AG has issued a recall for its first all-electric production vehicle, the Taycan and Taycan Cross Turismo variants from model year 2020 to model year 2021 for an issue that cannot be rectified in an over-the-air software update.
The Stuttgart-based sports car manufacturer says it is reviewing and updating software for the power electronics and the engine control unit on more than 43,000 Vehicles after reports of sudden power losses.
“With the affected vehicles, there is a possibility that in certain instances a shutdown of the power train, resulting in loss of motive power, may be triggered incorrectly and sporadically. A software update will be installed in the workshop,” Porsche says.
It is understood the issue has already been remedied in the ongoing series of production vehicles.
“Owners of the affected vehicles can continue to use them and will be contacted directly by their respective Porsche partner,” Porsche says.
“A workshop appointment will be made as soon as possible, at no charge, and the software update will take about an hour.”
Porsche Cars Australia has been contacted about the recall and we are waiting for a response.
The recall follows reports of Taycans switching to emergency mode in the US, investigated by its National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in May after receiving nine complaints.
Porsche says about 3400 of the Taycans subjected to the recall are in Germany, but it doesn’t specify other countries which might be affected.
