Taycan battery may repeat Bolt battery disaster

[Dee]

Hmmmm, let me think about new things to trigger you.

https://insideevs.com/news/399288/porsche-taycan-burns-down-florida/

That has nothing to do with the battery but a faulty charger.
Five years ago, after that not a single Taycan burnt down while charging.

https://www.gizmochina.com/2022/09/...catches-fire-in-china-driver-burned-to-death/

That was an accident.
The other China incident was a short circuit of the front motor, car burnt down to the ground, no casualties.
So this has nothing to do with an issue of the battery.
It was an effect, not a cause.
The third issue in China I can't find, probably fake, like all China stuff.

Another one from our own forum:
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...-taycan-love-story-burnt-to-the-ground.22058/

Also an accident, it had nothing to do with an issue of the battery.

https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10092672?lang=en

Still no issues, just an precaution to reduce a possible risk, like I said earlier and again.
What more do you want to discuss?

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[chun]

Hmmmm, let me think about new things to trigger you.

https://insideevs.com/news/399288/porsche-taycan-burns-down-florida/

That has nothing to do with the battery but a faulty charger.
Five years ago, after that not a single Taycan burnt down while charging.

https://www.gizmochina.com/2022/09/...catches-fire-in-china-driver-burned-to-death/

That was an accident.
The other China incident was a short circuit of the front motor, car burnt down to the ground, no casualties.
So this has nothing to do with an issue of the battery.
It was a effect, not a cause.
The third issue in China I can't find, probably fake, like all China stuff.

Another one from our own forum:
https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/t...-taycan-love-story-burnt-to-the-ground.22058/

Also an accident, it had nothing to do with an issue of the battery.

https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10092672?lang=en

Still no issues, just an precaution to reduce a possible risk, like I said earlier and again.
What more do you want to discuss?

Since it’s only precautions, I suggest that you ignore any inquiries from porsche to replace battery modules in your car because they are only doing it as a precaution, not because it is necessary as the modules had manufacturing issues.

again, until your car burns on fire, possibly taking 2-3 family members in flame with it, clearly, there is no problem sold logic. Keep following it.

 

[Vercingetorix]

I am just waiting for that fire. Not only do park inside, I charge inside. I don’t use PPF and I don’t ceramic coat either. I have the small battery. I am a textbook contrarian. And I and my cars will burn because of it.

 

[Dee]

Since it’s only precautions, I suggest that you ignore any inquiries from porsche to replace battery modules in your car because they are only doing it as a precaution, not because it is necessary as the modules had manufacturing issues.

Like I said, my modules were checked and they are fine, no issues.
What else is there you don't understand?

again, until your car burns on fire, possibly taking 2-3 family members in flame with it, clearly, there is no problem sold logic. Keep following it.

Wow, even more drama...
People burn in cars cuz they are trapped, that's after a serious accident not cuz of the battery starts to short circuit all of a sudden.

It's great that Porsche wants to reduce the risk of the battery catching fire.
That's just good logic to me.
What would happen if 1000+ batteries caught fire?
It's just great to carry out a recall imho.
Just to be sure there are no faulty modules, just a precaution to avoid getting into a possible disaster of thousands of electric Porsches burning down due to ignoring a possible issue discovered by the battery manufacturer.
Remember, it's still no issue but It can be one, a big one.

Are we done now?

 

[007]

I am just waiting for that fire. Not only do park inside, I charge inside. I don’t use PPF and I don’t ceramic coat either. I have the small battery. I am a textbook contrarian. And I and my cars will burn because of it.

No PPF!!! ?

 

[Jhenson29]

The Taycan has experienced an extremely small number of fire incidents compared to other electric cars, and these cases are absolutely negligible relative to the total number of units sold.

IDK. According to this poll, nearly 30% of all Taycans are either sometimes, usually, or always on fire.

Seems pretty sciencey to me.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/how-often-is-your-taycan-on-fire.17292/

And this is from almost 18 months ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if the number of Taycans on fire has exceeded 100% by now.

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OTOH, the only good argument that I have against this is that if Porsche really thought the fires were likely, they’d be capitalizing on it. We’d see Porsche Design marshmallows with little Porsche crests for $200/bag.

No marshmallows.

Therefore no fire.

QED

 

[tonysmart]

IDK. According to this poll, nearly 30% of all Taycans are either sometimes, usually, or always on fire.

Seems pretty sciencey to me.

https://www.taycanforum.com/forum/threads/how-often-is-your-taycan-on-fire.17292/

And this is from almost 18 months ago. I wouldn’t be surprised if the number of Taycans on fire has exceeded 100% by now.

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OTOH, the only good argument that I have against this is that if Porsche really thought the fires were likely, they’d be capitalizing on it. We’d see Porsche Design marshmallows with little Porsche crests for $200/bag.

No marshmallows.

Therefore no fire.

QED

I can t stop laughing!
it looks pretty sciencey to me as well.

You just made my day !
#genius

 

[SergeyIndy]

I honestly love my Taycan. Yet, right now it sits bricked in the garage. The 12v died while sitting in a 45 degree garage, about eight days after driving it last. That led me back here, as I haven't been on the boards for a while. Digging into all this is disheartening. Thanks to everyone here for sharing information and perspectives. Subscribed.

Welcome to the forum but this is not the right thread to find your answer.
This is a known issue but not considered common occurrence with the temp and days not driven.
We have a lot of resources on the forum to help you with this but the quick solution is to watch this video.

 

[AyTifosi]

Welcome to the forum but this is not the right thread to find your answer.
This is a known issue but not considered common occurrence with the temp and days not driven.
We have a lot of resources on the forum to help you with this but the quick solution is to watch this video.

Right right. I wasn't looking for an answer here. I was joining the thread and expressing general appreciation for everyone who participates as it is incredibly helpful resource, even the debates.

And, thanks for the YouTube video! I ordered a booster to jump the car - be here Monday, so I hope to be back to running and just generally worrying about the big batteries.

 

[rb33gl]

damage done - this is never going away - this is going to get messy…

This says more about the litigious culture in the US. This side of the pond, we don't get so worked up by lawyers only smelling fat fees...

 

[Dee]

This says more about the litigious culture in the US. This side of the pond, we don't get so worked up by lawyers only smelling fat fees...

I was even surprised Daveo4EV says something dramatic like that...??‍

 

[silverstar335]

I have a 2023 Taycan CT and never received an official letter from Porsche regarding ARB6 or ARB7. I did receive the recall letter about the brake hoses, already addressed by a local dealership earlier this month.

My question is, has a Taycan owner in the US received an official letter from Porsche that they cannot park their car inside/next to a building and that they must charge their car to 80%. I am only asking in the context of ARB6 or ARB7, NOT any previous recall campaigns.

 

[chun]

I have a 2023 Taycan CT and never received an official letter from Porsche regarding ARB6 or ARB7. I did receive the recall letter about the break hoses, already addressed by a local dealership earlier this month.

My question is, has a Taycan owner in the US received an official letter from Porsche that they cannot park their car inside/next to a building and that they must charge their car to 80%. I am only asking in the context of ARB6 or ARB7, NOT any previous recall campaigns.

The notice of charging the car only to 80% is global for all recalled cars. The recall notice letter, mentioning the 80% limit is attached as extra document on the NHTSA website to the recall entry.

The notice to not charge indoors or park near buildings is only for countries with less regulations: uk, switzerland, indoensia, south africa, india, etc.

 

[silverstar335]

Thank you!

I checked http://nhtsa.gov/ and I see that my vehicle is part of the ARB6 recall campaign but never received the letter, interesting.

When I asked the local dealership if I need to charge my vehicle to only 80%, their response was that according to the information they have (as of January) my vin does not have that restriction, very interesting!

Obviously there is some disconnect in communication/messaging!

This is the official NHTSA document:
https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2024/RCLRPT-24V732-8320.PDF

Around 550 (2%) affected vehicles based on what they captured as an official estimate out of 27,527 for ARB6/ARB7.

 

[chun]

Thank you!

I checked http://nhtsa.gov/ and I see that my vehicle is part of the ARB6 recall campaign but never received the letter, interesting.

When I asked the local dealership if I need to charge my vehicle to only 80%, their response was that according to the information they have (as of January) my vin does not have that restriction, very interesting!

Obviously there is some disconnect in communication/messaging!

As mentioned above, at least in europe, all cars produced from 2019-2024 are included in ALL battery recalls, and ALL come with 80% charging limitation.
While communication may differ, based on regulations and legislation in specific countries/states/etc.; it's highly unlikely that the advice from a technical point of view would be different.

The risk is all the same in all countries, and if it's big enough for porsche to take the reputation hit just to avoid paying collateral damage in the case of fire in some countries with less regulations, it is likely a big enough risk.

Porsche is rolling out notification to owners in groups, as to not overwhelm service shops/dealers that are capable of working on batteries, as they refuse to do whole battery replacements as of yet.

I would just make an appointment for the recall directly on the website, if I were you, and they will reach back.

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