diff --git a/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-2-suspension-failure.mdwn b/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-2-suspension-failure.mdwn index a346f725..a419b744 100644 --- a/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-2-suspension-failure.mdwn +++ b/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-2-suspension-failure.mdwn @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ possible with it, because the car does not feel trustworthy anymore. While being on the Swiss highway, this suspension failed and I brought the car to the nearest Porsche Center, [Porsche -OZS](https://dealer.porsche.com/ch/obererzuerichsee/de-CH). +Center OZS](https://dealer.porsche.com/ch/obererzuerichsee/de-CH). After checking the error the Porsche Center claimed on 2023-02-03 that the problem has been solved. So far, so good, 2 days for fixing the air suspension is quite OK. The Porsche Center told me that a control diff --git a/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-4-rattling-squeaking.mdwn b/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-4-rattling-squeaking.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f253f9d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-4-rattling-squeaking.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,63 @@ +[[!meta title="Nico's Porsche Taycan Experience - Rattling"]] + +## Introduction + +This article is part of the series of +[Nico's Porsche Taycan Experience](/blog/nico-porsche-taycan-experience/). + +## This is strange + +There is no better title than this one. It's simply strange what you +are going to be reading. + +Various parts of the car started rattling or making noises over +time. And when I say over time, this is all within the first year of +driving it. + +For me, no car that I was ever driving did have such issues and +especially not to this extend. + +For a Porsche, which is supposedly a higher quality car, I find it +rather surprising. No, strike that. I find it unacceptable. + +## Rattling 1: doors + +Some time in 2023, I do not have the exact dates anymore, first one +front door then the second front door started to rattle. Like loose +plastic. + +The [Porsche Center +OZS](https://dealer.porsche.com/ch/obererzuerichsee/de-CH) +had a look at it and stated that "noise issues are not covered by +warranty, added noise insulation into the doors and fixed it at my +cost. + +That's just strange and ridiculous, but at least they fixed +it within one try. + +## Rattling 2: headrest + +At a similar time, the passenger seat headrest started to rattle as +well. That one however was covered by warranty. Not sure why, maybe +it's a more common thing to fail. + +## Squeaking windows + +This one is also curious. In humid weather, the front windows started +to squeak, when opening or closing. But not just a little, but +surprisingly loud. The Porsche Center OZS replaced the guide rails on +warranty and the windows became silent. For about half a year, after +which the same sound started again. That time other guide rails were +replaced. As the car has been in repair for 2 months and I'm not in +the same country as of writing this article, I cannot say whether this +has been fixed or not. + +## Review + +None of these issues are crucial, but all of them are showing a +surprisingly low build quality of the car. Not once in my lifetime did +I have a car, however old or cheap it was, that made so many +unexpected sounds. And not only that, reappearing really makes me +wonder why the quality is so low. + +[[!tag porsche car]] diff --git a/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience.mdwn b/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience.mdwn index 734c0cc4..022b33ce 100644 --- a/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience.mdwn +++ b/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience.mdwn @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ articles you will be able to read about first hand experience what to expect when driving such a car. The articles will be published in the next weeks, part by part and -when finished, this paragraph will vanished. +when finished, this paragraph will vanish. ## Preface @@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ repair](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-2-suspension-failure). And it turns out that [replacing the battery in the key is somewhat confusing](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-key-battery-replacement). However is everything bad when it comes to the Porsche Taycan? -How [does it actually drive, if it drives?](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-3-driving) +How [does it actually drive, if it +drives?](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-3-driving) +Unfortunately, the driving cannot be enjoyed so much, if there are +[quite some rattling and squeaking noises](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-4-rattling-squeaking). More to come soon... @@ -48,6 +51,7 @@ For easier access: * [Part 2 - The suspension failure](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-2-suspension-failure) * [Part 3 - driving](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-3-driving) +* [Part 4 - rattling and squeaking](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-part-4-rattling-squeaking) * [The key battery replacement](/blog/nicos-porsche-taycan-experience-key-battery-replacement)