This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
As I was coasting to a stop at a stoplight the car shuddered and lost all power from the engine. I was able to stop the car and a red warning on the dashboard said 'drive system control fault, park vehicle safely'. I've heard from a number of other Taycan owners and they have had the same problem while driving, in some cases on the freeway and had to stop in the left hand lane. I believe this fault is very dangerous and serious. I am very concerned this could happen to me while driving at speed, and could result in an accident and/or injury to me or others. The car did reset after I turned it off and restarted, and I did not have a problem for the rest of the day. The car is currently at the dealer.
The car showed an electrical error & lost power then shut down on the freeway. Once the car came to a complete stop I was unable to get out of the vehicle because it locked me inside. This is a safety hazard and had I not take the precautions to exit the freeway I may not have survived. This needs to be investigated as from what I've ready, this has been a common issue in this vehicle. It happened first on the, 'December 16th & then again December 25th. Software and the 12V battery were replaced the first time, and the day after the car was picked up from service it happened again.
On two different occasions the car had catastrophic failures due to the 12 V battery draining for no reason. And one occasion the car had a catastrophic failure due to the main battery system having a failure. All of this happened in the first four months of ownership. All times the vehicle with stationary.
While driving, car began to shake abruptly and stopped itself. Dash flashed motor control error in red and the system control error and was complete unresponsive and undriveable. Car was towed to Porsche and they have no answers after 3 days. This was very dangerous, as the car slammed on the breaks and stopped in the middle of the road. Had it been a highway, I could have been hit.
I was trying to leave a parking spot. I put the car in drive mode & it didn't move. The vehicle showed the message: 'motor control error ' move vehicle to a safe place' and was encircled by a red light. I turned the car off and on several times thinking vehicle would reset itself. But vehicle would not move. The car would go in neutral mode, but not drive mode.
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- Cincinnati, OH, USA