2017+ Common Issues
#16
Instructor
I noticed another message and it's fixed now. Temperatures have been hovering above and below freezing so I decided to pour some hot water around the area and after a few minutes of driving, the Spoiler button lit up and I was able to close it.
Lesson learned, I'll keep it down in the winter.
Do you think the issue was ice build up???
Lesson learned, I'll keep it down in the winter.
Do you think the issue was ice build up???
#17
Proud owner of a 2017 Panamera 4 and absolutely loving this car. By far the best car I have ever driven. Can have S class comfort if I want it even on 21 in wheels (Air suspension) or have it lowered and unleash the beast on the road. Tech is also amazing, zero complaints from me about the interior. The fingerprint thing is overblown, half the time I dont even touch any of the buttons. But wanted to get a thread going about issues people have encountered to see if we can learn from each other.
1. Fuel door cap doesn’t always catch. Sometimes have to push it a couple times to open and close
2. PDK at slow speeds can be a little clunky. Its the 15-30 mph range when in traffic it doesn’t enjoy. When pushed to its capability its the best transmission ive experienced
3. Center vent has a little mind of its own or maybe I haven’t quite configured it yet. Trying to get it to stay open but it defaults to being shut
Feel free to comment on these or other issues. Having it tinted with felt this weekend so will let you all know how that goes
also, my Porsche salesperson says that the air conditioning vents can permanently be set so that every time you start the car, it goes to the same position you had it in previously. also, the auto stop/start can permanently be shut off. will verify with him soon
#18
Advanced
Congrats on this fabulously driving car!
regarding the charging and fuel caps, there is a Porsche service action on this so your dealer should take care of this for free.
I also read somewhere in this thread that the clunkiness of the PDK could be solved with a software update. Also on the PDK there is a Porsche service action, but i don't know if that solves that issue.
I'm having these service actions done soon, so I will know then. I asked the dealer but didn't get a confirming answer.
I have a question... when you make a sharp turn slowly with steering wheel almost completely to it's left or right stops, on a flat road, e.g. when parking, I notice a very clear "clunk" of the front wheels, as if they tilt on the turn and fall into place with a clunk.
Anybody notice this? Is it normal because of the wide wheels? Or is it some other noise in the steering servos or suspension that's completely normal?
Cheers
regarding the charging and fuel caps, there is a Porsche service action on this so your dealer should take care of this for free.
I also read somewhere in this thread that the clunkiness of the PDK could be solved with a software update. Also on the PDK there is a Porsche service action, but i don't know if that solves that issue.
I'm having these service actions done soon, so I will know then. I asked the dealer but didn't get a confirming answer.
I have a question... when you make a sharp turn slowly with steering wheel almost completely to it's left or right stops, on a flat road, e.g. when parking, I notice a very clear "clunk" of the front wheels, as if they tilt on the turn and fall into place with a clunk.
Anybody notice this? Is it normal because of the wide wheels? Or is it some other noise in the steering servos or suspension that's completely normal?
Cheers
#19
Congrats on this fabulously driving car!
regarding the charging and fuel caps, there is a Porsche service action on this so your dealer should take care of this for free.
I also read somewhere in this thread that the clunkiness of the PDK could be solved with a software update. Also on the PDK there is a Porsche service action, but i don't know if that solves that issue.
I'm having these service actions done soon, so I will know then. I asked the dealer but didn't get a confirming answer.
I have a question... when you make a sharp turn slowly with steering wheel almost completely to it's left or right stops, on a flat road, e.g. when parking, I notice a very clear "clunk" of the front wheels, as if they tilt on the turn and fall into place with a clunk.
Anybody notice this? Is it normal because of the wide wheels? Or is it some other noise in the steering servos or suspension that's completely normal?
Cheers
regarding the charging and fuel caps, there is a Porsche service action on this so your dealer should take care of this for free.
I also read somewhere in this thread that the clunkiness of the PDK could be solved with a software update. Also on the PDK there is a Porsche service action, but i don't know if that solves that issue.
I'm having these service actions done soon, so I will know then. I asked the dealer but didn't get a confirming answer.
I have a question... when you make a sharp turn slowly with steering wheel almost completely to it's left or right stops, on a flat road, e.g. when parking, I notice a very clear "clunk" of the front wheels, as if they tilt on the turn and fall into place with a clunk.
Anybody notice this? Is it normal because of the wide wheels? Or is it some other noise in the steering servos or suspension that's completely normal?
Cheers
wait until your tires are fully warmed up and you will see that "problem" go away. happens on all cars, even Toyota Camrys, and is totally natural
#20
Congrats on this fabulously driving car!
regarding the charging and fuel caps, there is a Porsche service action on this so your dealer should take care of this for free.
I also read somewhere in this thread that the clunkiness of the PDK could be solved with a software update. Also on the PDK there is a Porsche service action, but i don't know if that solves that issue.
I'm having these service actions done soon, so I will know then. I asked the dealer but didn't get a confirming answer.
I have a question... when you make a sharp turn slowly with steering wheel almost completely to it's left or right stops, on a flat road, e.g. when parking, I notice a very clear "clunk" of the front wheels, as if they tilt on the turn and fall into place with a clunk.
Anybody notice this? Is it normal because of the wide wheels? Or is it some other noise in the steering servos or suspension that's completely normal?
Cheers
regarding the charging and fuel caps, there is a Porsche service action on this so your dealer should take care of this for free.
I also read somewhere in this thread that the clunkiness of the PDK could be solved with a software update. Also on the PDK there is a Porsche service action, but i don't know if that solves that issue.
I'm having these service actions done soon, so I will know then. I asked the dealer but didn't get a confirming answer.
I have a question... when you make a sharp turn slowly with steering wheel almost completely to it's left or right stops, on a flat road, e.g. when parking, I notice a very clear "clunk" of the front wheels, as if they tilt on the turn and fall into place with a clunk.
Anybody notice this? Is it normal because of the wide wheels? Or is it some other noise in the steering servos or suspension that's completely normal?
Cheers
Made worse with wide tyres, and worse still in cold.
Its normal, don't worry about it.
#21
Rennlist Member
is that black?
also, my Porsche salesperson says that the air conditioning vents can permanently be set so that every time you start the car, it goes to the same position you had it in previously. also, the auto stop/start can permanently be shut off. will verify with him soon
also, my Porsche salesperson says that the air conditioning vents can permanently be set so that every time you start the car, it goes to the same position you had it in previously. also, the auto stop/start can permanently be shut off. will verify with him soon
#22
Advanced
Thanks SillyGoose and K777!
That takes away a concern I had.
But from what I read on Wikipedia it means that Porsche does not have the Ackermann setup to prevent this problem.
That takes away a concern I had.
But from what I read on Wikipedia it means that Porsche does not have the Ackermann setup to prevent this problem.
#23
Pro
#24
So Porsche could probably get rid of any slippage, but then the geometry would suffer for handling at other speeds/turns etc. (due to the width of the tyres)
As an exaggerated example, if you had tyres on each side that are 3ft wide each, the outside edge couldn't possibly speed up so much as to match the slower speed of the inside edge - so the wider the tyre the more likely it is to the slipping
I first experienced it on a BMW 640d I had.
For sure some expert type will be able to explain it better than my layman terms.
#25
Advanced
I want to share an experience about this Ackermann effect I noticed with my summer tyres this winter and posted about here.
After switching to winter tyres with new rims this effect completely vanished. No more clunk sound and feel at front wheels when turning sharply at slow speed or going through a small rain gutter in front of the entrance of my garage.
Now I switched back to my summer wheels and it is back, even though temperatures are now higher.
I now wonder if it's a problem with the rims more than the tyres and Ackermann effect, since this effect was not there at all with the winter set. It really feels like the wheels are loose.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
#26
Hi,
I want to share an experience about this Ackermann effect I noticed with my summer tyres this winter and posted about here.
After switching to winter tyres with new rims this effect completely vanished. No more clunk sound and feel at front wheels when turning sharply at slow speed or going through a small rain gutter in front of the entrance of my garage.
Now I switched back to my summer wheels and it is back, even though temperatures are now higher.
I now wonder if it's a problem with the rims more than the tyres and Ackermann effect, since this effect was not there at all with the winter set. It really feels like the wheels are loose.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
I want to share an experience about this Ackermann effect I noticed with my summer tyres this winter and posted about here.
After switching to winter tyres with new rims this effect completely vanished. No more clunk sound and feel at front wheels when turning sharply at slow speed or going through a small rain gutter in front of the entrance of my garage.
Now I switched back to my summer wheels and it is back, even though temperatures are now higher.
I now wonder if it's a problem with the rims more than the tyres and Ackermann effect, since this effect was not there at all with the winter set. It really feels like the wheels are loose.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Its also worse with more worn tyres as less sideways movement in the rubber that's left.
#27
Burning Brakes
Hi,
I want to share an experience about this Ackermann effect I noticed with my summer tyres this winter and posted about here.
After switching to winter tyres with new rims this effect completely vanished. No more clunk sound and feel at front wheels when turning sharply at slow speed or going through a small rain gutter in front of the entrance of my garage.
Now I switched back to my summer wheels and it is back, even though temperatures are now higher.
I now wonder if it's a problem with the rims more than the tyres and Ackermann effect, since this effect was not there at all with the winter set. It really feels like the wheels are loose.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
I want to share an experience about this Ackermann effect I noticed with my summer tyres this winter and posted about here.
After switching to winter tyres with new rims this effect completely vanished. No more clunk sound and feel at front wheels when turning sharply at slow speed or going through a small rain gutter in front of the entrance of my garage.
Now I switched back to my summer wheels and it is back, even though temperatures are now higher.
I now wonder if it's a problem with the rims more than the tyres and Ackermann effect, since this effect was not there at all with the winter set. It really feels like the wheels are loose.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
#28
Advanced
I could indeed understand that the winner tyres are softer and with more profile, but the difference is just staggering in that case. The sound is metallic clunk and you really feel it well.
#29
Burning Brakes
I get the clunk with my summer tires. I escaped winter without snow tires this year because I got my car at the end of the season, but I'll be able to compare come November...
#30
Instructor
I'm in Atlanta and have all seasons. I haven't had the clunk with them. I plan on changing to summers soon and if I do get the clunk it wouldn't surprise me given the fact that I had that clunk on my previous 970 panamera. The tires are wide. Hence the clunk when the wheel is at full lock and the tires are cold. This has been an issue from the very beginning of Panamera production.