Another Transfer Box bites the dust

[Ti Rich]

So the car is in for it's 2nd service today (34K, almost 4 years old) and I just got the call to say the transfer box needs replacement. It was jerking a little when coming out of a junction. Almost like it was raising it's rear leg! When cold the front wheels would jerk too.

Lucky for me I do have a Porsche warranty so it's not going to cost me at all beyond the normal service cost.

On the plus side, I do have a nice 718 Boxster S on the drive. Just a pity I can't drive it due to lockdown...................

[mb8388]

Sorry to hear your news

General question: Does anyone know what % of Macans have been affected by this issue?

TIA

[PSEE]

There are several threads, and one in particular, discussing this type of failure in the other Macan forum!

[Madelvic]

So the car is in for it's 2nd service today (34K, almost 4 years old) and I just got the call to say the transfer box needs replacement. It was jerking a little when coming out of a junction. Almost like it was raising it's rear leg! When cold the front wheels would jerk too.

Lucky for me I do have a Porsche warranty so it's not going to cost me at all beyond the normal service cost.

On the plus side, I do have a nice 718 Boxster S on the drive. Just a pity I can't drive it due to lockdown...................

Sorry to hear that. Any idea how long the repair will take?

[Ti Rich]

The box is coming tomorrow and it takes about 3 hours to fit.

[BigPhil]

Mine was in for 2 days, mainly waiting for the new box. My TB went at 35K, seems from reading previous post that's the commonest mileage, 30-40k.

[Roadrunner996]

My car is in for the 4 year service next Monday (currently on 27000 miles) . I've noticed a slight judder when the box is changing up in town traffic , will be interesting to see whether the OPC mentions anything after a test drive (if they do one !!) . I'm covered by the warranty so no problem really.

[AndyC160]

I remember reading on here that the transfer box is covered by a 7 year warranty in the uk. Is this correct?

[JurassicMacan]

I remember reading on here that the transfer box is covered by a 7 year warranty in the uk. Is this correct?

If you check your VIN data sheet it will show you. It should be 7 years.

[AndyC160]

I remember reading on here that the transfer box is covered by a 7 year warranty in the uk. Is this correct?

If you check your VIN data sheet it will show you. It should be 7 years.

I got the car just under a year old from OPC. Not sure if I got a VIN data sheet...what does it look like?!