Hi folks- I searched but found nothing relevant ("seat tear", "leather tear").

On the passenger's side seat, the plastic base of the seat, where it pivots, has cut into the side of the seat back, facing the door. Have others seen this? I've got 9200 mi and just noticed it. Sorry, the pic is blurry, but you get the idea.

It seems to cut in when bending the seat back over...as in getting my kid into the back.

The driver's side has a scuff, but is not cut in...yet. No one sits back there.

What advice do you folks have? What expectations should I have with the dealer? It's under warranty, and seems to me to be a design problem.

Thanks,

J

 

Here are sharper pix. Any advice folks?

Thx!
J

 

Hmmm, can't say I've seen that before.

Looks like a residual burr on the plastic molded cover that is responsible for the cut you see.

Don't know what the dealer can do, except file away the burr and round out the edge a bit. But the damage has been done already. I don't think there's anything that can be done for the cut material except maybe apply some sort of color matching tape to cover up the tear.

Let us know what they say and do for you.

 

Take it to the dealer and have them fix the cause of the tear. Then have them bring in their leather repair guy. A good leather guy should be able to repair this so you won't even know it was damaged.

 

I agree.

 

Wow that's weird. I never adjust my sites (only once has someone ever been in the back seats LOL) so I've never noticed this. Keep us posted and GL.

 

Thanks for the advice, folks!

I stopped by Paul Miller Porsche this morning and met with Aaron, the service advisor. He's a good guy.

He took a look at the seat and agreed it was a problem, but was unsure if it was a defect or what. We looked at other seats, but the only ones available were full leather or sport seats (hard plastic), and did not have vinyl sides. They don't have the problem. He showed it to one of the mechanics. He thought it was a defect in design and had not seen it before. They are reaching out to Porsche and sending on the pictures in the post.

Mind you, I put my son back there, maybe 1-2x/week for 36 weeks. We're talking maybe 100 rotations in total.

Anyone one else with standard power seats who put things in the back on occasion?

More to come...

J

 

I don't know if they'll be able to repair the torn vinyl. I doubt they'll replace the seat for you, but you can always ask. Like I said before they'll likely repair it with color matched tape. Using just an adhesive to join the torn vinyl will not hold up as the condition that caused it (the pinching action) will cause it to open up again whenever you swing the seat back forward again. The tape will at least protect it.

But who knows, maybe they'll replace the seat for you. I've never heard of them doing that for just a little tear. Please let us know what they decide to do for you.

Good luck.

 

I had small tear in the back vinyl of one of my Cayenne front seats. A vinyl/leather repair guy was able to repair it for <$100 and it looks absolutely perfect. I mean undetecable. I would not hesitate to have this small tear repaired once you have a "reason" that it happened in the first place.

 

Update: The Porsche rep said that this problem had not been identified before. He recommended having the local leather expert come to examine the seat and do a repair. He will also see whether any modification is needed in the seat. They will then monitor whether the repair solves the problem. If not, further follow-up will occur.

J

 

Apologies for reviving an old thread, but I came across it when Google searching today. I noticed the exact same tear on my passenger seat today when putting my son into the back seat! Anyone else besides the Jakeman have this problem and have it resolved?

Jakeman - If you are still around, what was the final outcome of your situation?

 

Here's what they did. They used a heat gun to warm the dark silver plastic covers that protect the seat hinge and then bent it very slightly so that it does not rub against the seat when the seat back is pushed forward. The plastic pieces look fine, but are not as flush (which was the goal). The leather guy did a repair to the seat side and it looks great (meaning no visible signs). Note that these are not full leather seats so the repair was to vinyl.

J

 

Good to know, thanks! I have an appointment at my dealer next week and have this on my list for them. Hopefully they will take care of it all. They are great.