please help! Panamera won't start
#16
Hubbard, Something seems to be very wrong. OK, they say the problem is due to a wire melting....They want to change the wire....What is keeping the new wire from melting? Have they figured out why the wire is melting? Could something maybe happen when they did the recall? Maybe they pinched the wire and it was grounded or something. Wires just don't decide to start melting all of a sudden. I sure hope they correct the origin of the over heating. Not sure what to tell you about the converter. It is a shame you have to go through this. Good luck.
#17
Burning Brakes
wires melting indicate too much current - and since it's not getting to your starter it points to a short somewhere - they could have pinched the cable in question and put a tear/hole in the sheathing
be interesting to hear the results
be interesting to hear the results
#18
Hey @Whee6.....I have a 2011 Panamera 4S (love it!). This exact thing happened to me as well......always at home, and always in the morning.
I would jump start the car and it would fire up fine and work all day.....then not start the next morning.
-I would unlock, the seat would slide to position, etc. I would turn the key and the dash would light up with all warnings of things not working.
Called my Franchise Porsche dealership, they had no idea.
Had it towed to my local Porsche Independent and they stated it was a bad relay switch, or, 955.611.205.00.D "Switch for Starting Circuit" on my RO.
$248 for the part and $130 for the labor......the Panamera fires up and no more problems whatsoever.
*They kept the car for a few hours after installing the new relay to ensure all the other warnings that were showing with the bad switch did not appear.....they did not and car runs like a champ!!
Good Luck & hope this may help you!
Kenny
I would jump start the car and it would fire up fine and work all day.....then not start the next morning.
-I would unlock, the seat would slide to position, etc. I would turn the key and the dash would light up with all warnings of things not working.
Called my Franchise Porsche dealership, they had no idea.
Had it towed to my local Porsche Independent and they stated it was a bad relay switch, or, 955.611.205.00.D "Switch for Starting Circuit" on my RO.
$248 for the part and $130 for the labor......the Panamera fires up and no more problems whatsoever.
*They kept the car for a few hours after installing the new relay to ensure all the other warnings that were showing with the bad switch did not appear.....they did not and car runs like a champ!!
Good Luck & hope this may help you!
Kenny
#19
Hey @hubbard316 ....I have a 2011 Panamera 4S (love it!). This exact thing happened to me as well......always at home, and always in the morning.
I would jump start the car and it would fire up fine and work all day.....then not start the next morning.
-I would unlock, the seat would slide to position, etc. I would turn the key and the dash would light up with all warnings of things not working.
Called my Franchise Porsche dealership, they had no idea.
Had it towed to my local Porsche Independent and they stated it was a bad relay switch, or, 955.611.205.00.D "Switch for Starting Circuit" on my RO.
$248 for the part and $130 for the labor......the Panamera fires up and no more problems whatsoever.
*They kept the car for a few hours after installing the new relay to ensure all the other warnings that were showing with the bad switch did not appear.....they did not and car runs like a champ!!
Good Luck & hope this may help you!
Kenny
I would jump start the car and it would fire up fine and work all day.....then not start the next morning.
-I would unlock, the seat would slide to position, etc. I would turn the key and the dash would light up with all warnings of things not working.
Called my Franchise Porsche dealership, they had no idea.
Had it towed to my local Porsche Independent and they stated it was a bad relay switch, or, 955.611.205.00.D "Switch for Starting Circuit" on my RO.
$248 for the part and $130 for the labor......the Panamera fires up and no more problems whatsoever.
*They kept the car for a few hours after installing the new relay to ensure all the other warnings that were showing with the bad switch did not appear.....they did not and car runs like a champ!!
Good Luck & hope this may help you!
Kenny
#20
Hey @clorigo .....I have a 2011 Panamera 4S (love it!). This exact thing happened to me as well......always at home, and always in the morning.
I would jump start the car and it would fire up fine and work all day.....then not start the next morning.
-I would unlock, the seat would slide to position, etc. I would turn the key and the dash would light up with all warnings of things not working.
Called my Franchise Porsche dealership, they had no idea.
Had it towed to my local Porsche Independent and they stated it was a bad relay switch, or, 955.611.205.00.D "Switch for Starting Circuit" on my RO.
$248 for the part and $130 for the labor......the Panamera fires up and no more problems whatsoever.
*They kept the car for a few hours after installing the new relay to ensure all the other warnings that were showing with the bad switch did not appear.....they did not and car runs like a champ!!
Good Luck & hope this may help you!
Kenny
I would jump start the car and it would fire up fine and work all day.....then not start the next morning.
-I would unlock, the seat would slide to position, etc. I would turn the key and the dash would light up with all warnings of things not working.
Called my Franchise Porsche dealership, they had no idea.
Had it towed to my local Porsche Independent and they stated it was a bad relay switch, or, 955.611.205.00.D "Switch for Starting Circuit" on my RO.
$248 for the part and $130 for the labor......the Panamera fires up and no more problems whatsoever.
*They kept the car for a few hours after installing the new relay to ensure all the other warnings that were showing with the bad switch did not appear.....they did not and car runs like a champ!!
Good Luck & hope this may help you!
Kenny