BIGWORM

Yes they did. Both times. Full refund.

1st 2020 992 S PDK leak. Cant fix, during covid. Instant buy back
2nd 2020 992 S, 162K spec. Left dealer with PDK paddles that didnt work. Berm stereo speaker rattling bad. Then I heard the clicking. I went to 4-5 different dealerships. Most said they heard it and it was NOT normal. Only to come back and tell me HQ told them, its normal. When asked why some do it and not others. Crickets from both of them.

My 2nd buy back for clicking was not hard. I explained my first 992, not even 2 months old, had to go back due to them not having a PDK to replace mine with. And that I bought an even more expensive 992 that left the lot with PDK shifters not plugged in, speakers rattling, a honking like sound in the exhaust and the clicking. I went back and forth a few emails. But I simply said I did not pay 162K+ to hear clicking. Now in this 2nd buy back, the dealer bought this one back from me. Not Porsche. But Porsche and the dealer all worked together with me. I got a FULL REFUND. My down and every payment, including the tax.

This was during the time when car prices where surging fast! So the dealer only took it back to sell it again at a higher price that I paid. Which is exactly what they did!!!

Denny Swift

I’ve listened to every video posted and I hear NOTHING. Maybe my old ears can’t hear what you hear, but I hear zero clicking in any of the clips

BIGWORM

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Bbwt8Zfz85s

Crank up your speakers. If you listen closely you will hear a cricket like fluttery sound at the beginning. Once you hear it, it will annoy you for life. Its much louder in person.

aggie57

And:

https://youtube.com/shorts/lSKX23yq-jU

Crazy this is still happening on new cars, 3 years later.

Tkim

Heard it after a few months on my 21 S. I'm sure it was there from the beginning but maybe i was distracted from the sensory overload. Once you hear it, you can't unhear it.
Got my 23 GTS and no chirping yet.

Tobeit

If I listen carefully I can hear it...but I would never thought anything about it w/o this thread. Our engines make all kinds of mechanical noises to start with that I never hear on other cars...and I got used to log it under "that's normal".

Tupper

My car made the same sound. Ultimately, nothing is wrong with the car. This is just how it sounds. I would surmise that Bigworm's buyback occurred not because the dealer felt that the car had something wrong with it, but because the dealer knew that if they bought it back, they could still resell it at a profit due to the crazy sports car prices at that time. I am willing to bet that they did exactly that with Bigworm's car. It's just a matter of selling that car to somebody who isn't bothered by the sound.

In my case, yes I heard the sound, but to me it wasn't a big deal--if threads like this had never been started, I may very well have just chalked it up to "that's just another mechanical sound that this car makes" and not given it another thought. Also, bear in mind I drove my car top down majority of the time, so I could hear EVERYTHING.

Different strokes for different folks

justince

Seems like every 9a2 evo has this and it’s normal. I’ve yet to find a raw audio clip for a car that doesn’t have it, regardless of what people may claim.

It ain’t pretty but it is what it is :shrug:

Fullyield

My Toyota Tacoma V6 sounds the same. The high pressure fuel pump has a rhythmic thump and the direct injectors click.

lloydbraun

Thanks for the info, may consider this. Just disappointed it may come to this, but happy that I'd be able to get a full refund.

dudeoverthere

pretty sure mine does this and i didn't notice it until a couple thousand miles. slow speeds, nears walls, and with the windows down. figure it's just another one of the fun mechanical noises the car makes which i appreciate. would actually rather hear little mechanical noises over exhaust.

i'll add that the noises the car makes on cool down bring me joy. i like to putter around the garage listening to the pops and pings after a nice drive.

Fullyield

which is sad because we all miss BIGWORM in the. RL threads. Where you been?

BIGWORM

Ah thank you kind sir.

I went back to BMW and got a M3 sedan. I’m actually on my 2nd one now. I’ll be back here someday though. I still poke in here from time to time. Hope all is well for you and the other members.

jolivierdowney

Good afternoon and happy Memorial Day. New to this forum and currently ownership is 2023 Turbo S less than 500 miles and I have the same issue of this chirping and its unbearable additionally there is a trim panel loose that needs replacement. The experience is frankly bad to say the least. Will read the thread entirely to figure out what to do.

mrmichaelsankey

Chirping….. techs still say it’s the fuel pumps and it’s a “feature” of the car.

trim panel, which one? My passenger door around the handle area still rattles occasionally although Porsche didn’t want to fix it (they couldn’t hear it so I shoved some foam around it).