30 complaints reported

2020 Porsche Taycan Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
30
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

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May 2021

At approximately 3:40 PM on 5/24/2021 I was travelling W bound on the 10 freeway. The vehicle experienced full power loss. Fortunately I was in the L most lane and could pull to the side. Had I been in the center lanes I would've had serious safety issues. Vehicle is being towed to Beverly Hiss Posrche. I took a photo of the error message and can share it if needed. This was a particularly traumatic experience as the vehicle has been in the repair shop for 35+ days since purchase in November with electrical issues. It was returned on 5/17/2021 after a second control module was replaced.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN, Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2021
May 2021

Car displayed the following message: "Electrical System Error" and simultaneously lost all drive train power and mobility. Would not restart.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN, Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2021
May 2021

As per the recently announced investigation on 5/21/21 into the 12 volt battery issue that rendered the car unable to drive, I had the same issue arise today (5/22/21) where an electrical error made the car inoperable and unable to power on any systems. In order to get the car on flat bed tow truck, they had to charge back the 12 volt battery to get car into neutral.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN, Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Incident: May 2021
Apr 2021

My husband and I were driving our car last night and our car suddenly displayed an error code and shutdown. This has happenned a few weeks ago andbthe dealer could not find the issue. We took a picture of the error code, pulled over and restarted the car. This is very concerning because it doesnt give you more than a few secs after the error code that the car just dies. Again we were in a position to pull over on the freeway but if we had been in the middle lane this could have been a very different outcome. We have contacted the dealer to troubleshoot again.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN, Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Incident: Apr 2021
Apr 2020

I WAS TRYING TO LEAVE A PARKING SPOT. I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE MODE & IT DIDN'T MOVE. THE VEHICLE SHOWED THE MESSAGE: 'MOTOR CONTROL ERROR ' MOVE VEHICLE TO A SAFE PLACE' AND WAS ENCIRCLED BY A RED LIGHT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES THINKING VEHICLE WOULD RESET ITSELF. BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. THE CAR WOULD GO IN NEUTRAL MODE, BUT NOT DRIVE MODE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2020 PORSCHE TAYCAN, Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Incident: Feb 2020

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The 2020 Porsche Taycan has 30 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.