Dubgw

2019 Base

Pls advise if anyone has had this “ free service”…. I didn’t investigate beforehand and got an email notice back in Dec.
Something w “software”…..

Upon driving home the car had a VERY NOTICEABLE LACK OF POWER, clearly to me below normal!!!
Sport mode helped a little but that too was WELL BELOW what it previously was !!!!

Called service mgr immediately and am awaiting his call/answer!!

Ideas??????

dbf73

Was this related to the gas mileage/class action thing?

Dubgw

No
its for 2019-2020’s
” reprogram DME Control unit—software update

issued 10/22 but I didn’t get notified until Dec

ilovemaui

I will be curious to see how your Macan responds after the reprogram.

Dubgw

I truly believe it was detrimental….
throttle seems less engaging and needs deeper
“ push”

I don’t think it’s helping anyone except emissions /lawyers!!

I vote DO NOT PERFORM!

CarGuyNVA

If it’s an emissions related recall (or really any recall for that matter), it’ll be done by the dealer anytime you take it in for anything else. You have no choice if it gets applied or not. So the only way to avoid it is never taking it into the dealer for anything.

mvmojo

Most independent service centers will also automatically perform any manufacturer recalls. They get paid fairly well by the manufacturer to do the work. Got a friend who specialized in servicing Toyotas. When they had the massive recall because the gas pedal was sticking due to it hanging up on the carpet, the fix was to grind off part of the gas pedal to give better clearance. If I remember correctly, Toyota paid for 1 hr of labor to do the fix. He said it was a 10 min job at most and he could do 5-6 per hour and did it to every Toyota that rolled on to the lot. He made a lot of money off that recall! I think you'd have to specifically tell your indie not to do any recalls w/out your say so to avoid having most of them done automatically.

CarGuyNVA

If it’s a NHTSA issued safety or emissions related recall, you have no choice. Dealer has to apply it, regardless of whether or not you tell your SA not to.

Dubgw

True…. But I voluntarily responded to a Porsche email about the “ recall” and took car in!!
there was no reason otherwise to go to dealer…

I have maintenance work done at an indie who would not know about any open recall.

I’m just saying DONT just bring car to dealer for recall as I did !

if it’s inevitable then so be it…..

RobPosha

Had mine done at the dealership and no issues!

///Bruce

There are a few such as yourself that have complained about s/w updates. From personal experience, I had a 88 BMW 525i. Manual tranny. Great! Then BMW did a s/w update. Like you, I thought something was wrong with it.

JDailey

I had the recall done two weeks ago and notice zero difference. Just my $0.02.

-James
Denver, CO
2020 Macan Base (stock/unmodified)

Tpup

I had it done and it seems to be a bit more sluggish off the line. I assumed that the ECU was cleared and I understand that it learns how you drive over time (someone told me that maybe it's bs). I run in Sport mode 90% of the time and have my foot in it. I hope it "learns"...