[Korilyn]

What was the reason for the new transmission.?

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My tranny needed replacing at 25k (2015 S). Chalk it up to shitty odds, replaced with refurbed unit under warranty. With no warranty and no extended warranty and 90k on the odo, don’t expect PCNA to touch this with a 10 foot poll. There’s really no reason they should, there’s no reason you shouldn’t try either, worst thing is they say “no”. View attachment 236229

Wow -- you were unlucky as well, although fortunate it happened under warranty. You're probably correct that they won't touch it, although I heard from someone who said that just last month a 2015 S with 114k had a goodwill transmission repair, so there is always a chance. Another person told me their 2015 S trans had catastrophic failure just after her warranty expired (I think she had 40 or 50k?) and also a goodwill repair. She promptly traded it in and received her new Macan this week. I also heard from a 2012 Cayenne owner who had a goodwill repair at 145k several months ago, although I think it was a transfer case issue. So far it hasn't been looking good for me, so I'll need to keep searching for a reasonable solution.

 

[Don16]

Wow -- you were unlucky as well, although fortunate it happened under warranty. You're probably correct that they won't touch it, although I heard from someone who said that just last month a 2015 S with 114k had a goodwill transmission repair, so there is always a chance. Another person told me their 2015 S trans had catastrophic failure just after her warranty expired (I think she had 40 or 50k?) and also a goodwill repair. She promptly traded it in and received her new Macan this week. I also heard from a 2012 Cayenne owner who had a goodwill repair at 145k several months ago, although I think it was a transfer case issue. So far it hasn't been looking good for me, so I'll need to keep searching for a reasonable solution.

You got any fault codes? If not, buy a cheap scanner autel ap200 is good and under £50

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[Korilyn]

You got any fault codes? If not, buy a cheap scanner autel ap200 is good and under £50

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Not yet. I plan to ask for the codes when I talk to my dealership this week. The mechanics I've been talking to are asking for this info as well. The manager at my dealership is trying to help and I want to give him time to do that, so I'll wait to hear from him.

 

[Don16]

Not yet. I plan to ask for the codes when I talk to my dealership this week. The mechanics I've been talking to are asking for this info as well. The manager at my dealership is trying to help and I want to give him time to do that, so I'll wait to hear from him.

Kool, any symptoms?

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[Korilyn]

Kool, any symptoms?

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Not really. I thought it might have hesitated going from reverse to drive on occasion, but that's it. Once the light went on I made an appointment a week out to have it looked at. Oddly, on the way to the dealership it started to drive rough.

 

[macanS]

What was the reason for the new transmission.?

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I noted a clunking sound with shifts between 3 and 4 and 4 and 5 gear. Brought it into the dealer and they said the problem warranted a full replacement... not sure beyond the clunking while switching gears what the actual diagnosis was.

 

[mkiv808]

Had issues with my 2015 S. Fortunately still under CPO warranty.

When the transmission warms up, but only when warm, it "clunks" downshifting into 1st gear. Sometimes 2nd gear. It's somewhat audible and you can feel it.

They're trying the valve body first.

 

[jzwu]

What's the mileage on your 2015 S?

 

[Korilyn]

*UPDATE! After weeks (or maybe months) of back-and-forth, my dealership offered to split the cost of the transmission with me. Ultimately we decided that instead of the repair, they would give me a trade on my car (KBB minus my part for the transmission) and I purchased the loaner car (2020 Macan) I'd been driving at a fairly good price from the dealership. I picked up my new car last night. This was quite the ordeal, but persistence paid off. My new car has a manufacturer warranty that expires in either 4 years or 50,000 miles. After that the CPO kicks in for 2 years, unlimited miles. I will never own another Porsche without a warranty. Lesson learned.

And for complete transparency, the new car has 3700 miles. 😘

 

[153060]

Sorry so many members were so rude to you. A $21,000 repair quote at 90,000 miles is absolutely absurd for any vehicle, though not surprising with Porsche. Our Macan has been pretty much perfect and is CPO'd until July of 2022, but it's our first and last. The image and reputation of the brand just seems like a farce to me, and the forums are filled with people who are really easily offended (as you can tell) by any sort of shared real world experience that is negative.

That said, good luck with the new Macan and congrats on the long warranty period!

 

[Digby]

Sorry so many members were so rude to you. A $21,000 repair quote at 90,000 miles is absolutely absurd for any vehicle, though not surprising with Porsche. Our Macan has been pretty much perfect and is CPO'd until July of 2022, but it's our first and last. The image and reputation of the brand just seems like a farce to me, and the forums are filled with people who are really easily offended (as you can tell) by any sort of shared real world experience that is negative.

What was REALLY rude here was how the OP tried to avoid disclosing the mileage on her car despite being repeatedly asked. The fact that she purposely and repeatedly tried to misrepresent the situation is the source of the objections. But she got caught.

Not sure how you determined a $21,000 repair quote at 90,000 miles is not surprising with Porsche when the reality is it’s actually a very rare situation as was explained clearly above. Porsches generally have some very expensive parts including the engines and transmissions. Anyone who would own a Porsche out of warranty and is not aware of this clearly did not do their upfront homework.

Your claim that the forum is filled with folks easily offended by negative real world experiences is absolute nonsense. Seems like you are confusing this forum with the Tesla forums where owners complaining about the cars are routinely attacked and accused of being short sellers of the stock. No car manufacturers are perfect, and owners are going to run into occasional problems. Overall the brand has a decent if not better reliability record, but there’s no question Porsches are generally expensive to acquire, maintain, and repair.

What we really find offensive here is when some people purposely try to spread misinformation.

 

[PeterVV]

What was REALLY rude here was how the OP tried to avoid disclosing the mileage on her car despite being repeatedly asked. The fact that she purposely and repeatedly tried to misrepresent the situation is the source of the objections. But she got caught.

Not sure how you determined a $21,000 repair quote at 90,000 miles is not surprising with Porsche when the reality is it’s actually a very rare situation as was explained clearly above. Porsches generally have some very expensive parts including the engines and transmissions. Anyone who would own a Porsche out of warranty and is not aware of this clearly did not do their upfront homework.

Your claim that the forum is filled with folks easily offended by negative real world experiences is absolute nonsense. Seems like you are confusing this forum with the Tesla forums where owners complaining about the cars are routinely attacked and accused of being short sellers of the stock. No car manufacturers are perfect, and owners are going to run into occasional problems. Overall the brand has a decent if not better reliability record, but there’s no question Porsches are generally expensive to acquire, maintain, and repair.

What we really find offensive here is when some people purposely try to spread misinformation.

Exactly. Thanks for taking the time to set the record straight on this. Since when is calling out someone for purposely posting misinformation considered to be rude?

 

[Korilyn]

The whole "warriors against misleading posts" gig injected some much needed humor to my situation. And if karma bites you in the a$$, I genuinely hope that you'll be treated with kindness.

 

[Susie’s Macan]

The whole "warriors against misleading posts" gig injected some much needed humor to my situation. And if karma bites you in the a$$, I genuinely hope that you'll be treated with kindness.

In my experience on forums like this pretty much always when someone gets called out for purposely posting misinformation they immediately disappear. But not the case with you. The fact that you are still here making posts like this says it all.

 

[153060]

What was REALLY rude here was how the OP tried to avoid disclosing the mileage on her car despite being repeatedly asked. The fact that she purposely and repeatedly tried to misrepresent the situation is the source of the objections. But she got caught.

Not sure how you determined a $21,000 repair quote at 90,000 miles is not surprising with Porsche when the reality is it’s actually a very rare situation as was explained clearly above. Porsches generally have some very expensive parts including the engines and transmissions. Anyone who would own a Porsche out of warranty and is not aware of this clearly did not do their upfront homework.

What was the misrepresentation? You have been so over-the-top dramatic about the mileage thing. She got "caught" did she? Dear lord... give me a break. Also, my comment about "not surprising" with Porsche was not the failure itself but the dealer quote of $21,000. I understand how you would have missed that being caught up in the scandal that was the OP's mileage.

I guess the "misinformation" you're talking about is that OP repeated someone else's information that the 2015's have known transmission issues. OP said she had no first hand knowledge and was just repeating something she'd be told. I am a relatively new member here, but a long-time member at another car forum where things like this don't result in the mudslinging I saw here in this thread. I guess I shall get used to it.

 

[DanNYC]

I guess the "misinformation" you're talking about is that OP repeated someone else's information that the 2015's have known transmission issues.

If after more than 100 posts above, this is the conclusion you came to, not sure what more can be said other than it’s obvious you have not read the thread.

When it was discovered OP tried to hide the fact the car was 80% beyond warranty mileage, the fact that she purposely and repeatedly tried to keep this info from the forum shows exactly what her intentions were.

After that, IMO OP has no credibility here at all. I don’t believe for a second someone knowledgeable told her 2015 transmissions have a “known” issue. Sure a very small fraction of them may have failed before 100k miles, but there is no evidence that small fraction is any larger than any other car.

And with a mass manufactured product like the PDK, it’s hardly surprising if the few failures tend to be for the same reason.

Clear to me OP’s intention has always been to put pressure on PCNA to fix her car for free by making her experience sound as bad as can be and try to make it appear the transmissions have widespread problems.

Some here may be gullible but there are plenty of us who see the situation very clearly.

 

[Chris in Philly]

my comment about "not surprising" with Porsche was not the failure itself but the dealer quote of $21,000.

I would suggest this is more of a symptom of someone not doing their homework before buying an expensive German car. When the transmission in our X3 with 71,000 miles needed replacing, the dealer quote was $13,600 for the transmission alone, and with the other parts that were needed as well as the labor, the quote came to more than $18,000. We were able to get it rebuilt for less than $5000.

The moral of the story is the dealer is the wrong place take a high mileage car for a transmission replacement.

 

[Korilyn]

If after more than 100 posts above, this is the conclusion you came to, not sure what more can be said other than it’s obvious you have not read the thread.

When it was discovered OP tried to hide the fact the car was 80% beyond warranty mileage, the fact that she purposely and repeatedly tried to keep this info from the forum shows exactly what her intentions were.

After that, IMO OP has no credibility here at all. I don’t believe for a second someone knowledgeable told her 2015 transmissions have a “known” issue. Sure a very small fraction of them may have failed before 100k miles, but there is no evidence that small fraction is any larger than any other car.

And with a mass manufactured product like the PDK, it’s hardly surprising if the few failures tend to be for the same reason.

Clear to me OP’s intention has always been to put pressure on PCNA to fix her car for free by making her experience sound as bad as can be and try to make it appear the transmissions have widespread problems.

Some here may be gullible but there are plenty of us who see the situation very clearly.

First, I would like to thank those who provided information on the transmission repair. I placed calls to nearly all of the vendors that were recommended prior to striking a deal for a trade-in.

Next I would like to tell you how perplexing your posts (and others) have been regarding my “purposely and repeatedly” trying to hide my mileage. At the beginning of this thread I was asked by the poster about my mileage. I answered their other questions, but neglected to post my mileage in my response. After I responded someone else posted my mileage from another thread. This is when the “big conspiracy” took shape. Is that what you’re referring to when you wrote that I “purposely and repeatedly” tried to hide my mileage? When I logged back into the forum I saw the discussion confirmed the mileage that was posted. Apparently this is when I was “caught.” Is this really what you’ve been fixated on for this entire thread?

I respect your opinion (which you are entitled to) but I don’t agree with you that mileage is even relevant in this thread. A 2015 Porsche, regardless of its mileage, should not have a catastrophic transmission failure within 5 years of its purchase that renders the car totaled just “because.” I could understand if the car had been in an accident or not properly maintained, but that is not the situation here. Additionally, it is my opinion that if a Porsche customer does have the misfortune of getting a bad transmission, that Porsche should stand behind their brand, step up to the plate, and assist. I know that a warranty would have been a great solution as pointed out numerously here. And void of a warranty, I didn’t expect to have the entire cost covered but I didn’t expect to have to total the vehicle either. This is my opinion, and just like you, I am entitled to it. In the end I lost about $10,000 and it could have been significantly more had it not been for the service manager at my dealership who advocated heavily for me.

In the greater scheme of things, having your Porsche break down is not exactly a problem that would warrant much sympathy. I came to this forum for advice on how to proceed and I have treated each person respectfully throughout this thread, in spite of the inflammatory and negative comments that were interspersed between the helpful ones. I suspect the comments here could just be from kids messing around. Or, it could be just one kid with multiple accounts since many of the posts have the same content and tone that is reminiscent of one who’s unsupervised on the internet.

The problem with my car is resolved. I was asked me to post the resolution and that’s what I did for those who genuinely wanted to know the outcome. If the continuation of negative comments here are from kids just messing around, I ask that you stick to Snapchat. If you are actually adults challenging strangers to arguments on the internet for sport, then I truly feel sorry for you because this can’t be your finest moment or the best representation of who you are as a person in IRL. Peace out.

 

[Wolverine]

First, I would like to thank those who provided information on the transmission repair. I placed calls to nearly all of the vendors that were recommended prior to striking a deal for a trade-in.

Next I would like to tell you how perplexing your posts (and others) have been regarding my “purposely and repeatedly” trying to hide my mileage. At the beginning of this thread I was asked by the poster about my mileage. I answered their other questions, but neglected to post my mileage in my response. After I responded someone else posted my mileage from another thread. This is when the “big conspiracy” took shape. Is that what you’re referring to when you wrote that I “purposely and repeatedly” tried to hide my mileage? When I logged back into the forum I saw the discussion confirmed the mileage that was posted. Apparently this is when I was “caught.” Is this really what you’ve been fixated on for this entire thread?

I respect your opinion (which you are entitled to) but I don’t agree with you that mileage is even relevant in this thread. A 2015 Porsche, regardless of its mileage, should not have a catastrophic transmission failure within 5 years of its purchase that renders the car totaled just “because.” I could understand if the car had been in an accident or not properly maintained, but that is not the situation here. Additionally, it is my opinion that if a Porsche customer does have the misfortune of getting a bad transmission, that Porsche should stand behind their brand, step up to the plate, and assist. I know that a warranty would have been a great solution as pointed out numerously here. And void of a warranty, I didn’t expect to have the entire cost covered but I didn’t expect to have to total the vehicle either. This is my opinion, and just like you, I am entitled to it. In the end I lost about $10,000 and it could have been significantly more had it not been for the service manager at my dealership who advocated heavily for me.

In the greater scheme of things, having your Porsche break down is not exactly a problem that would warrant much sympathy. I came to this forum for advice on how to proceed and I have treated each person respectfully throughout this thread, in spite of the inflammatory and negative comments that were interspersed between the helpful ones. I suspect the comments here could just be from kids messing around. Or, it could be just one kid with multiple accounts since many of the posts have the same content and tone that is reminiscent of one who’s unsupervised on the internet.

The problem with my car is resolved. I was asked me to post the resolution and that’s what I did for those who genuinely wanted to know the outcome. If the continuation of negative comments here are from kids just messing around, I ask that you stick to Snapchat. If you are actually adults challenging strangers to arguments on the internet for sport, then I truly feel sorry for you because this can’t be your finest moment or the best representation of who you are as a person in IRL. Peace out.

All anyone needs to do here to understand the situation here is to read my post #9 above.

Sorry, but you are not fooling anyone. OK, I take that back, looks like you may have fooled a couple of forum members.

To try to deflect from the fact you purposely attempted to mislead this forum and somehow tell us we are the bad actors is about as misguided as it gets.

To suggest I’m just some kid here fooling around is nothing less than insulting, and I can’t believe the mods have not thrown you off this forum by now. I have been an active member of this forum for more than a year with more than 200 posts.

Your suggestion that a Porsche, regardless of its mileage, should not have a transmission failure in the first five years simply shows how little you know about the subject, and is a ridiculous position. Go to any transmission shop and they will show you examples of cars from every manufacturer with transmission failures before five years has passed. Of course this accounts for a very low percentage of the cars manufactured, but it happens every day.

And that’s not the issue anyway. The issue is you purposely and repeatedly attempted to misguide this forum. You cannot rewrite history. As Dannyc said your intentions here have long been crystal clear.

 

[jzwu]

Come on, let’s stop this and move on. The nation is going to have a new president and we’re still here arguing about a transmission failure, albeit a Porsche one.