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Car is a 2017 S with ~35,000km on it. Had it since new and no issues up until now. Full stock except SOUL sport cats and SOUL catback exhaust (first track day since I had them installed - don't think this matters).
I was driving on the track (Mosport) and in the middle of a right hand turn I felt something like a clutch slip from the PDK and then immediately after a PSM warning came on the dash that said "driving permitted". I immediately backed off and put my flashers on and was going to limp back to the pits.
However, a few seconds after the first PSM warning, another one came on for engine control fault (I think - it flashed very quickly). Another second later there was a red warning this time about oil pressure being too low. These warnings just kept dinging over and over and I couldn't even read them properly. I immediately just coasted the car to a full stop alongside the track and turned it off.
The session got flagged and I had to be rescued by a tow truck. After letting the car sit on the side of the track for a couple mins, I tried to turn it back on before the tow truck came. It sounded terrible. Like how you start a lawnmower that's been sitting for a while and it barely chugs alive and sounds like it's going to immediately die out and turn off. Like that. Revs bouncing all over the place like massive misfires and sounded like it was just going to stall out. I turned it off right away after hearing how bad it sounded.
I was still able to get the car into neutral so I could be tugged back to the paddock via my tow hook. From the paddock area, I let it sit for a while and then once again tried to turn it on. Same thing and I immediately turned it off. From there I called 1800-PORSCHE and got a flatbed to the dealership. It just arrived there yesterday evening and they're hoping they can squeeze in some time to look at it today.
I've previously driven the car on track a bunch and never had any issues.
I'm just glad it's under warranty. Has anyone else had a major issue like this? I've seen people mention getting some of these warnings but they could still drive the car and they would sometimes reset. This was just a massive failure with tons of warnings going off all at once. Visually everything looks fine when you look under the car. Doesn't seem like anything burst and no fluids leaking.
I was driving on the track (Mosport) and in the middle of a right hand turn I felt something like a clutch slip from the PDK and then immediately after a PSM warning came on the dash that said "driving permitted". I immediately backed off and put my flashers on and was going to limp back to the pits.
However, a few seconds after the first PSM warning, another one came on for engine control fault (I think - it flashed very quickly). Another second later there was a red warning this time about oil pressure being too low. These warnings just kept dinging over and over and I couldn't even read them properly. I immediately just coasted the car to a full stop alongside the track and turned it off.
The session got flagged and I had to be rescued by a tow truck. After letting the car sit on the side of the track for a couple mins, I tried to turn it back on before the tow truck came. It sounded terrible. Like how you start a lawnmower that's been sitting for a while and it barely chugs alive and sounds like it's going to immediately die out and turn off. Like that. Revs bouncing all over the place like massive misfires and sounded like it was just going to stall out. I turned it off right away after hearing how bad it sounded.
I was still able to get the car into neutral so I could be tugged back to the paddock via my tow hook. From the paddock area, I let it sit for a while and then once again tried to turn it on. Same thing and I immediately turned it off. From there I called 1800-PORSCHE and got a flatbed to the dealership. It just arrived there yesterday evening and they're hoping they can squeeze in some time to look at it today.
I've previously driven the car on track a bunch and never had any issues.
I'm just glad it's under warranty. Has anyone else had a major issue like this? I've seen people mention getting some of these warnings but they could still drive the car and they would sometimes reset. This was just a massive failure with tons of warnings going off all at once. Visually everything looks fine when you look under the car. Doesn't seem like anything burst and no fluids leaking.
