PDK failure

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Grr_Boris

123 posts

35 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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homerdog said:
Because it's not fit for purpose, not difficult to understand, surely?
Please can you confirm the usage (mileage or duration) for each component, so that I can determine whether to buy a warranty or not?
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Thanks

craigjm

17,883 posts

199 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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anonymous said:
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Some of the failures? can you point to a wedge of failures at low mileage which suggest that its more than an isolated issue.

craigjm

17,883 posts

199 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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anonymous said:
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I thought we were talking about PDK gearboxes here. Your post seems to suggest that failure of the PDK gearboxes at low mileage is not rare

Grr_Boris

123 posts

35 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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anonymous said:
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Out of how many cars?

Charlie_1

1,002 posts

91 months

Thursday 10th June 2021
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Grr_Boris said:
homerdog said:
Because it's not fit for purpose, not difficult to understand, surely?
Please can you confirm the usage (mileage or duration) for each component, so that I can determine whether to buy a warranty or not?
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Thanks
im going to guess that you 2 are comedian's .. oh hang on having read posts again probably not. not fit for purpose , who says ? and before someone says 15k , if the car has been mistreated ie taken right around rev counter from key turn and every set off traffic lights is treated as an F1 start what is reasonable/fit for purpose ? , the point i was trying to make was people don't seem to be interested in any form of self responsibility , when I bought my car i did research and concluded it had the possibility to bite me on the arse badly so a warranty was a good idea but the tone of some of the posts on here read like im not spending on a warranty because i will just stamp my foot and scream and Porsche will have to fix it.



Roof down

301 posts

125 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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ALWAYS KEEP THE PORSCHE WARRANTY GOING NO MATTER WHAT.
Simple

Lexington59

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974 posts

64 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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"The engine could have been over-revved on a downshift, when it is not protected by the rev-limiter."

I didn't think it was possible to over rev with a PDK ?

craigjm

17,883 posts

199 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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Lexington59 said:
"The engine could have been over-revved on a downshift, when it is not protected by the rev-limiter."

I didn't think it was possible to over rev with a PDK ?
it isnt

Grr_Boris

123 posts

35 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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Charlie_1 said:
im going to guess that you 2 are comedian's .. oh hang on having read posts again probably not. not fit for purpose , who says ? and before someone says 15k , if the car has been mistreated ie taken right around rev counter from key turn and every set off traffic lights is treated as an F1 start what is reasonable/fit for purpose ? , the point i was trying to make was people don't seem to be interested in any form of self responsibility , when I bought my car i did research and concluded it had the possibility to bite me on the arse badly so a warranty was a good idea but the tone of some of the posts on here read like im not spending on a warranty because i will just stamp my foot and scream and Porsche will have to fix it.
You do realise we are taking the same side on this?

Charlie_1

1,002 posts

91 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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Grr_Boris said:
You do realise we are taking the same side on this?
Apologies one way or another i wasnt having a good day yesterday and vented without thinking

Grr_Boris

123 posts

35 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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Charlie_1 said:
Grr_Boris said:
You do realise we are taking the same side on this?
Apologies one way or another i wasnt having a good day yesterday and vented without thinking
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Charlie_1

1,002 posts

91 months

Friday 11th June 2021
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anonymous said:
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From that perspective I totally agree and yes if it hasnt been misused for want of a better phrase then at that mileage its understandable to want have a dialog with Porsche and yes I would do that but I still think there is point to making sure you are in good position.



YoungFireOldFlame

92 posts

58 months

Sunday 20th June 2021
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I'd be very angry and unimpressed even if I had a warranty. The gearbox should not be failing on a 4-year-old car. The whole point of a new car like that is hassle-free motoring. Otherwise, he might as well have bought a 10 year Boxster from a dealer like me and keep topping up the extended warranty. I expect on my now 12-year-old Boxster that it may break down and need the RAC to recover it to the dealer and that it may also need running repairs. So I may be without a car. That's the hassle/faff of owning an old car...

anonymous-user

53 months

Sunday 20th June 2021
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Newer cars certainly aren’t without problems, you can end up in the bmw Porsche assist hire car for a few weeks even for fairly mundane failures on a new one, in my experience.

GTSMarky

83 posts

74 months

Wednesday 23rd June 2021
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Yikes. Always worries me reading these types of posts.

I'd say Porsche offering to pay 80% is a good result and no doubt the replacement item will then be OPC warranty covered.

Who knows why it failed and what use it has had, but for sure the PDK is well protected by safety measures not to over rev up or down in any mode so most likely a faulty item rather than misuse..