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Macan360
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Post by Macan360 »

2018 GTS 29,000 miles. No symptoms , Still on original.

Spoke to dealer yesterday about this concern. They said total lottery as to if and when it will fail. They know cars with over 100,000 miles still on original and others that have failed within the first 3,000 miles.

Is driving style or use type the reason for failure? How come they never failed during testing?

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2018 Macan Diesel S 21500 miles no issues.
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Post by pmg »

Macan360 wrote: Wed Aug 25, 2021 4:05 pm 2018 GTS 29,000 miles. No symptoms , Still on original.

Spoke to dealer yesterday about this concern. They said total lottery as to if and when it will fail. They know cars with over 100,000 miles still on original and others that have failed within the first 3,000 miles.

Is driving style or use type the reason for failure? How come they never failed during testing?
As the reason for the original failures was water intrusion through the breather into the box oil, I suspect a factor might be the degree of driving on very wet roads
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NeilH
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2015 Macan S Diesel
1st at about 18 k Porsche warranty
2 nd problem just stated 48k not in warranty - about to contact porsche
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If the transfer box is a real issue why are people still buying porsche macans?
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I am hoping they have sorted the issue with the gen 3!!!

I've heard from mechanics that the pano since 2019 refresh is less problematic.

Also that the coated brakes last 'forever' (pads and discs) compared to standard and are worth having. The two guys I spoke to had never had to replace either on a macan.
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gasgas1 wrote: Sun Sep 05, 2021 9:46 am If the transfer box is a real issue why are people still buying porsche macans?
Why would the possibility, expectation even, of one mechanical issue put you off? If that were the case you'd never buy any car at all!

Plus, have seen it happen with Gen 2, never mind 3?
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Post by SteveTTT »

2017 Macan S diesel. 38,500 miles. Owned from new. No issues yet, but the car has always had slight tyre slip when pulling away on loose surfaces, almost like an LSD locking up.
Current: 2017 Macan S D, 991.2 C2S

Previous Porsches: 964 C2 Cabrio, 986 Boxster S, 996.2 C2, 996 Turbo, 997.2 C4S Cabrio, 996.2 C4S, 991.1 C2S Cabrio
gkasus
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Post by gkasus »

Macan SD, bought new (Oct 2015). Done 37000 miles as of to-date. Not noticed any symptoms of transfer box issues yet. My Indie told me they didn't feel the symptoms when they test drove the car after service a couple of weeks ago.
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Post by bennachie »

Mine is in today for investigation..................
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