[HT99]

Nice!
Anyone have a ‘no-hassle’ TC replacement in MA?

VolcanoGTS is having a difficult time getting his replaced after going to 3 dealers.
I need mine replaced but don’t want to deal with incompetent SA’s.

Any suggestions?


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[parvo99]

What are the dealerships saying? Are they not able to reproduce the symptoms? I was worried that they would give me a hard time also, because the vibration was pretty subtle most of the time, and I was wondering if there was really an issue or if I was just being paranoid, but it seems they have a pretty fool proof way of diagnosing by unplugging the transfer case control unit.

 

[HT99]

I haven’t been to the dealer yet. Some members have had no issue with TC replacement and some have. I hoping to find a member in MA that has not had any pushback so I could take mine in for a hassle free replacement.


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[Rob MC]

I agree. A recall should be when a product is known to be defective when lives are at risk. You never know when the transfer system will totally fail when driving a high performance vehicle

 

[gradyex]

The service date when the transfer case was 1st replaced was 03/01/18. Must of got one of the left over original designs instead of the revised one. Right now the problem really shows up at slow speeds when turning the wheel left or right especially if I am backing up. The car starts to "shutter" but accelerating in forward gear is still fine. My factory warranty is up in April so I plan on bringing it to the dealer soon for inspection. If it is the TC again I will make sure it has the newer part number.

Just made an appointment for March 23rd to replace my transfer case a second time. Took car to dealer at with 21k miles and they confirmed that its the transfer case. The part has been ordered. This time I will get the revised one.

 

[hisnhersmacan]

My 2016. macan S displayed a surging sensation at all speed. Took it to the dealer......long and behold, within a day, my SA inforned me the transfer case is faulty, and will be replaced under warranty. I was fairly shocked at 34k miles? I hope they'll replace it with a redesigned version.

 

[arnieosp]

I am about to join the transfer case brigade. I went to the dealer (Beaverton Porsche in OR) today to replace two cracked exterior door handles under warranty. I asked the SA to check the transfer case, because I felt subtle symptoms a few times. They checked it and told me that my TC needs to be replaced. They ordered the part, once they have it I will go back to get it replaced. 2018 Macan S with 24K miles.

 

[Hokie]

I am about to join the transfer case brigade. I went to the dealer (Beaverton Porsche in OR) today to replace two cracked exterior door handles under warranty. I asked the SA to check the transfer case, because I felt subtle symptoms a few times. They checked it and told me that my TC needs to be replaced. They ordered the part, once they have it I will go back to get it replaced. 2018 Macan S with 24K miles.

I went to my dealer and told the SA I shudder to think of replacing the TC on my GTS. He replaced me under warranty. Wife happy.?

 

[Marc]

My 2016 Macan S Diesel, 41'000Km will receive a new TC next Monday under my 2+2 year warranty. Car felt like driving over very fine ripples; nothing to be alarmed of but nevertheless... Brought the Macan for its regular service and mentioned this to the garage owner who after a short test drive offered a TC replacement without hesitation.

 

[arnieosp]

I am about to join the transfer case brigade. I went to the dealer (Beaverton Porsche in OR) today to replace two cracked exterior door handles under warranty. I asked the SA to check the transfer case, because I felt subtle symptoms a few times. They checked it and told me that my TC needs to be replaced. They ordered the part, once they have it I will go back to get it replaced. 2018 Macan S with 24K miles.

Got the TC replaced yesterday.

 

[CarGuy07]

What are some symptoms of a bad transfer case? And how do we know if our car is subject to it or not? Curious if there’s a VIN association somehow.

 

[arnieosp]

What are some symptoms of a bad transfer case? And how do we know if our car is subject to it or not? Curious if there’s a VIN association somehow.

Just scan through this thread, there is plenty of info here.

 

[wwahl]

What are some symptoms of a bad transfer case? And how do we know if our car is subject to it or not? Curious if there’s a VIN association somehow.

There appears to be a direct correlation of the problem and the end of your warranty. Extend the warranty and sleep better or depend upon 'good will' if this happens after the warranty runs out. Probably no owner will have this problem, but then what is 'probably'?

 

[Andrewbbq]

During my last porsche service visit I brought up the question of transfer case issues w/ my service tech who is very knowledgeable. According to him, the turbo transfer cases are a completely different from the S and GTS variants. I’m curious if any turbo owners have had their transfer cases replaced and if so at what mileage.

 

[Teddis]

Yup, 17,000 KM
2016 Turbo


2016 Macan T

 

[wwahl]

During my last porsche service visit I brought up the question of transfer case issues w/ my service tech who is very knowledgeable. According to him, the turbo transfer cases are a completely different from the S and GTS variants. I’m curious if any turbo owners have had their transfer cases replaced and if so at what mileage.

This is the first I have heard that there is a different transfer case for turbos. What is the case here?

 

[lefizzet]

A member that's in a Macan facebook group I'm a part of just posted that his refreshed (2019) Macan S is in for transfer case replacement. Has anyone heard of any other refreshed Macans needing transfer cases replaced?

I know they implemented the new cases in March of 2018 going forward.

 

[wwahl]

A member that's in a Macan facebook group I'm a part of just posted that his refreshed (2019) Macan S is in for transfer case replacement. Has anyone heard of any other refreshed Macans needing transfer cases replaced?

I know they implemented the new cases in March of 2018 going forward.

This would be the first one I have heard about since the March 2018 change.

 

[dnagrl]

For the people counting this, I had mine done on my 2016 S last summer (right before factory warranty expired) at about 20K miles. Agree with the end of warranty comment for timing and purchased an extended warranty in the prior year (which had a significant discount since purchased a year before the factory warranty expired, and is transferrable). I had understood the new builds had a different transfer case starting in 2018. Why can't Porsche figure this out?

 

[meoconnor]

I also had my transfer case replaced last August 2019 (54K miles) on my 2015 S CPO, I purchase in May 2015 with 2300 miles on it. The problem existed since I purchased the car. It took until last August to get a Service Tech to test drive and they finally confirmed. CPO will be expiring in May 2020 so very happy. Since the replacement the car is running smooth. Had the vibration acceleration around 25-30 miles was not all the time. Should have been a recall because they can disconnect and test.