Panamera 4 E-hybrid Owners Thread
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Has anyone tracked down what is the loud whining/whirring noise you hear after the car has been heat soaking in bright sunlight for some hours. It takes quite a long time to stop. You can feel the vibration through the steering wheel of whatever it is. Someone has suggested it is a powerful cooling fan for the high voltage inverter. Any thoughts? I got it yesterday as it is currently very hot in the south of France, with completely cloudless blue skies.
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Interested in this too. I had assumed it was a hybrid battery driven AC compressor since the car starts in E mode and then tries to cool the car interior. Seems a bit aggressive though to put vibration through the steering wheel - at least it seems normal for these hybrids. Anybody solve the mystery?
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My 2018 Panamera ST E hybrid frequently has either a "Engine fault" message displayed when starting the car or during driving. It could be the engine fault light comes on or a message saying that "Engine control fault - Driving permitted - Visit workshop". I took the car the dealership and they said it is a known issue with Porsche E hybrid model. They said the brake pedal must be depressed until ready message is present on dash during starting, otherwise the engine fault light may come on.
Do any of you have the same issue?
Do any of you have the same issue?
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My 2018 Panamera ST E hybrid frequently has either a "Engine fault" message displayed when starting the car or during driving. It could be the engine fault light comes on or a message saying that "Engine control fault - Driving permitted - Visit workshop". I took the car the dealership and they said it is a known issue with Porsche E hybrid model. They said the brake pedal must be depressed until ready message is present on dash during starting, otherwise the engine fault light may come on.
Do any of you have the same issue?
Do any of you have the same issue?
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I've seen the "Electrical Fault" version of this message recently. After checking the 12V battery I noticed it was reading 11.5V in the display, after charging overnight the level was back above 12V and the error message went away. Not sure why this happened, I suspect not using the car for a week and messing around loading a bunch of music files on to the jukebox. Anyway, I now keep a battery tender connected if not using the car for a few days. Will monitor.
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Hi JLPeninsula, I've had this happen to me twice without reason, once at the dealer when I left it for service, and once at home after sitting for a few days just before COVID locked things down for us in Ontario Canada. Unfortunately this isn't something that could easily be reproduced.
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I'm just reentering the Panamera e-hybrid search for my wife and this thread has been a huge help! What's the best place the group has found to shop for a privately owned e-hybrid? I'm going to start searching the classifieds section but figured I would start with the audience here.
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It is a frustrating problem to deal with. The dealer had my car for about 1 week trying to figure it out to no avail. I did speak with the service manager, Gunther, who is pretty well respected. His best advice was that when leaving your vehicle to always lock it because it is the car's signal to shut as many things down as possible. When I think back to when my battery died, it is possible that I didn't lock the door and when parked in the garage it was intermittently trying to pair with my phone or not completely turned off. Gunther straight up told me that it could be very hard to figure out despite checking the logs on the vehicle. Sorry to hear about your troubles.
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I'm just reentering the Panamera e-hybrid search for my wife and this thread has been a huge help! What's the best place the group has found to shop for a privately owned e-hybrid? I'm going to start searching the classifieds section but figured I would start with the audience here.
Wilson
PS It's called Auto Tempest.
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Thinking about the dying/low voltage 12V service batteries, it seems to me as this appears to be an inherent weakness, since the car is capable of sending all sorts of signals to the Car Connect App, should it not send a "Service Battery Low" warning, just like my iPad Pro does when the Apple Pencil battery is low? Since my Panamera has not been used for at least two weeks, I probably ought to go and put its service battery on charge, which means taking the car's fitted cover off. When I am at my house in the south of France, my Three Wheeler Morgan is the daily transport.
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It is a frustrating problem to deal with. The dealer had my car for about 1 week trying to figure it out to no avail. I did speak with the service manager, Gunther, who is pretty well respected. His best advice was that when leaving your vehicle to always lock it because it is the car's signal to shut as many things down as possible. When I think back to when my battery died, it is possible that I didn't lock the door and when parked in the garage it was intermittently trying to pair with my phone or not completely turned off. Gunther straight up told me that it could be very hard to figure out despite checking the logs on the vehicle. Sorry to hear about your troubles.
Can't wait for their report.
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I'm just reentering the Panamera e-hybrid search for my wife and this thread has been a huge help! What's the best place the group has found to shop for a privately owned e-hybrid? I'm going to start searching the classifieds section but figured I would start with the audience here.
I used CarGurus and vinanalytics extensively. I think I liked CarGuru because if I recall it listed when the vehicle was first listed and pricing history which was helpful since I was looking to buy off a dealer lot. Perhaps Wilson’s site is more helpful as an aggregator. VinAnalytics is one of the most valuable tools out there.
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