Cracked plastic piece under car. Need help identifying part number or name please!

[AndyLegend]

Hi lovely people!

I recently took my Taycan through Sacramento and my GPS routed me through some low flooded areas (1-2” of slow moving water). Other low sedans were driving through it fine, so I precariously went through; slowly, of course.

It seems that as slow as I went, the water getting displaced dislodged this piece of plastic undercarriage trim and it started dragging under the car. Immediately pulled over when I heard the plastic dragging and luckily found help to get the car jacked up and flip the piece back into place. When I got home, I finally got to observe the damage (pics attached). Pics are from the right rear passenger wheel.

I got under the car and compared both sides and don’t see any structural issues. Car never bottomed out or anything. No sensors or alarms went off. Car continues to perform wonderfully, I just now have this cracked plastic water diffuser or think piece of aero?

I’m looking to replace it but I can’t find it in the parts diagram. Thank you in advance for your time and help! What a great community.

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[AllanG]

If I were you, I’d just ask my Porsche parts department, that way you’d make sure you got the correct part.

 

[AndyLegend]

If I were you, I’d just ask my Porsche parts department, that way you’d make sure you got the correct part.

What a great idea. I didn’t even think to do that in my rush to get answers. Let me try that route, thank you.

 

[B_TaycanTurbo]

Hi lovely people!

I recently took my Taycan through Sacramento and my GPS routed me through some low flooded areas (1-2” of slow moving water). Other low sedans were driving through it fine, so I precariously went through; slowly, of course.

It seems that as slow as I went, the water getting displaced dislodged this piece of plastic undercarriage trim and it started dragging under the car. Immediately pulled over when I heard the plastic dragging and luckily found help to get the car jacked up and flip the piece back into place. When I got home, I finally got to observe the damage (pics attached). Pics are from the right rear passenger wheel.

I got under the car and compared both sides and don’t see any structural issues. Car never bottomed out or anything. No sensors or alarms went off. Car continues to perform wonderfully, I just now have this cracked plastic water diffuser or think piece of aero?

I’m looking to replace it but I can’t find it in the parts diagram. Thank you in advance for your time and help! What a great community.

Did you ever get this resolved? Figure out what that piece is called? I think I might have a similar issue after running over a chunk of tire on the highway. Any insight into how this worked out for you would be greatly appreciated.

 

[AndyLegend]

I did get this resolved. I got it fixed at my local dealer after sending them photos. Here’s the text from the invoice via my dealer:


#5 - MR BODYEXT: -
CLIENT APPROVED LOWER CONTROL ARM COVER REPLACEMENT
Tech: Solemnidad395(395)
Installed N10321002 :HEXAGON-HEAD BOLT Installed N10608501 :RIVET
Installed 9J1505334D :COVER
REMOVED AND REPLACED PASSENGER REAR LOWER CONTROL ARM COVER.

The labor was listed at around $200 and the part was about $70. Let me know if you have any other questions.

 

[Marmolata]

you drove your electric car, that has very low clearance through a flooded road? ?

 

[AndyLegend]

The water level probably didn’t pass the lip of the tire; it was a branch moving in the water that lodged itself and got dragged along, ripping the part out of place.

I’d imagine my car can go through that little water in lifted mode. Flooded was probably an egregious description in my original post. The concern is more around the fact that this part is secured by a zip tie.

 

[Fish Fingers]

you drove your electric car, that has very low clearance through a flooded road? ?

Not much different to driving along major roads during very wet weather, when the highway is covered in puddles.

Which most of us (certainly in the UK) do for large parts of our driving.

The Taycan should be able to drive through floods without any issues.

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