2015 PORSCHE MACAN Problems & Recalls

My airbag light has remained on, uninterrupted, for over about one month now. I had the fault code read by an independent shop and they informed me that the fault was the occupant sensor for the passenger seat (BodySense front passenger seat occupancy sensor mat). They also informed me that this w...

The rear subframe of my 2015 Porsche Macan has suffered severe corrosion to the extent that it was no longer safe to operate the vehicle. This corrosion led to an unexpected failure of the subframe, causing the rear end of the vehicle to essentially collapse. As a result, significant damage occurred...

The rear subframe of my 2015 Porsche Macan has suffered severe corrosion to the extent that it was no longer safe to operate the vehicle. This corrosion led to an unexpected failure of the subframe, causing the rear end of the vehicle to essentially collapse. As a result, significant damage occurred...

Dashboard has an issue where staples have come out, I am told this may impact the air bags in an accident. Dealer recommended selling the car. This is recurring issue that is very common.

Dashboard has an issue where staples have come out, I am told this may impact the air bags in an accident. Dealer recommended selling the car. This is recurring issue that is very common.

Coolant pipe burst or started a sudden leak and lost all the coolant while driving. I had to have the vehicle towed and repaired which costed me $2750. Porsche is aware of the problem but does not have a solution, until someone is killed when the vehicle stalls while driving.

Steering wheel feels loose. able to wiggle the wheel top to bottom and side to side at leas 1/4-1/2 inch of play. According to research on the internet dues to a possible broken plastic bushing in the steering column [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S...

Steering wheel feels loose. able to wiggle the wheel top to bottom and side to side at leas 1/4-1/2 inch of play. According to research on the internet dues to a possible broken plastic bushing in the steering column [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S...

BREAKS FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING ALMOST GOT INTO NEAR FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO FRONT BREAK HOSE LEAK/SNAP (without any warning) MECHANIC HAD ANOTHER PORSHE MACAN TOWED IN WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

Transfer Case is jerky and hesitant when starting from a stop. Causes the driver to pause when they should be accelerating.

Coolant venting hose leaking. Apparently, a known problem with Porsche design but nothing has been done about it. It cost me $3,500 to get it fixed after the car stopped in the middle of highway and had to get towed to the Porsche Dealership. Someone has to do something about it!

Passenger occupancy sensor is not working so airbag will NOT deploy in an accident for the passenger

My passenger occupant detector is faulty and unable to recognize if someone is sitting in that seat, therefore the airbags will not deploy in case of an accident. There has been already a recall on this item for my car, but obviously my car was is affected and my VIN isn’t included. So I think it�...

The steering wheel column anchor pin was found shifting and had play. This caused the steering column to be loose in the vertical axis. This is considered a steering column failure and which could become impaired or unavailable during driving, posing a high risk to driver and others. I brought m...

I own a 2015 Porsche Macan turbo which I purchased new from the Chattanooga Tennessee Porsche dealer. On Tuesday, October 18 2022 while driving at normal highway speeds the engine coolant pipe failed and dumped all of my coolant onto the engine and roadway. Red warning lights came on and I pulled ov...

THE SUNROOF DRAIN HOSES RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR CRACKED (OR WERE INSTALLED CRACKED FROM MANUFACTURER), SO THE RAIN WATER CAN GET INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. WATER GET DOWN IINTO AND COLLECTED IN THE REAR RIGHT ELECTRIC COMPARETMENT, AND DAMAGED THE PARK ASSIST MODULE. AS A RESULT NO PARK ASSIST, AND...

Mileage: 63,000

THE SUNROOF DRAIN HOSES RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR CRACKED (OR WERE INSTALLED CRACKED FROM MANUFACTURER), SO THE RAIN WATER CAN GET INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. WATER GET DOWN IINTO AND COLLECTED IN THE REAR RIGHT ELECTRIC COMPARETMENT, AND DAMAGED THE PARK ASSIST MODULE. AS A RESULT NO PARK ASSIST, AND...

Mileage: 63,000

THE SUNROOF DRAIN HOSES RIGHT SIDE FRONT AND REAR CRACKED (OR WERE INSTALLED CRACKED FROM MANUFACTURER), SO THE RAIN WATER CAN GET INSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE. WATER GET DOWN IINTO AND COLLECTED IN THE REAR RIGHT ELECTRIC COMPARETMENT, AND DAMAGED THE PARK ASSIST MODULE. AS A RESULT NO PARK ASSIST, AND...

Mileage: 63,000

VEHICLE WILL NOT UNLOCK USING ELECTRONIC KEY. THIS HAPPENS FROM TIME TO TIME AND LASTS FOR MONTHS. THE BATTERY IN THE KEY IS CHANGED, BUT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. THE PORSCHE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO REPAIR. THIS IS ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. ALTHOUGH A METAL KEY IS AVAILABLE T...

SHUDDER FROM A STOP WHEN ACCELERATING. TRANSFER CASE FAILURE. ONTARIO CANADA, NO COVERAGE IN CANADA BUT COVERAGE IN THE USA? THIS SHOULD BE WORLDWIDE.

Mileage: 89,026

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AS NEW AND CURRENTLY HAS 32,000 MILES AS OF 09.08.2020 WITH NO HISTORY OF ACCIDENT. SURPRISINGLY, I FOUND OIL LEAKS FROM TIMING CHAIN COVER AND OILS ARE LEAKING DOWN DUE TO USING DEFECTIVE ALUMINUM BOLT, WHICH GETS BROWN OFF AND CAUSES THE LEAK. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND M...

Mileage: 32,000

TRANSFER CASE STARTED LURCHING AND CAUSING ERRATIC MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE AT LOW SPEEDS.

Mileage: 98,000

THERE WAS A VIBRATION ON THE CAR EVERY TIME I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP, SEEMS TO ALWAYS HAPPEN BETWEEN 27MPH TO AROUND 30MPH. IT WAS VIBRATING MORE OR LESS DEPENDING ON THE ACCELERATION TYPE, FAST ACCELERATION WILL SHAKE A LITTLE MORE. THE VIBRATION WAS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL WAS...

Mileage: 66,000

I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON PUBLIC ONLINE FORUMS TO ATTEMP TO TRACE THE ROOT OF AN AGGRESSIVE OIL LEAK THAT COMES FROM A DEFECTIVE DESIGN IN THE BOLTS HOLDING THERE TIMING CHAIN HOUSING. IT APPEARS THE BOLTS WERE OVER TIGHTENED BY THE ROBOTS FROM THE FACTORY CAUSING HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM...

BOTH HEADLIGHT LENS ASSEMBLIES HAVE SMALL, YET VISIBLE CRACKS IN THE INTERIOR LENS SURFACE. THE LIGHTS ARE AS-BUILT AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A COLLISION. THE CRACKS WERE DISCOVERED AS THE LIGHTS CAME IN WHEN I UNLOCKED MY CAR IN THE EVENING.

Mileage: 44,000

TRANSFER CASE MAKING VEHICLE SLUGGISH IN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL. I SPOKE WITH PORSCHE OF DELAWARE AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WITH THE TRANSFER CASE.

Mileage: 38,500

ABRUPT BRAKE FLUID LEAK. LOST PRESSURE IN SYSTEM AND LEAKAGE AT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 PORSCHE MACAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V289000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND 17V133000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS IN MAY OF 2017. THE DEALER (PORSCHE OF HAWAII, 730 ALA MOANA BLVD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 PORSCHE MACAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V289000 (FUEL SYSTEM) AND 17V133000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATIONS IN MAY OF 2017. THE DEALER (PORSCHE OF HAWAII, 730 ALA MOANA BLVD...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 PORSCHE MACAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BEIGE COLOR ON THE DASHBOARD CREATED A GLARE ON THE WINDSHIELD DUE TO THE SUN. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT'S VISION WOULD BECOME IMPAIRED DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...

Mileage: 20