Porsche Taycan recall lawsuit
Taycan owners have sued Porsche over charging cables that allegedly get 'hot to the touch' at the port, prompting a recall of the Mobile Charger Plus and Mobile Charger Connect units. (autoblog.com)
The complaint names plaintiffs Paul Herdtner and John Holby and was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. (carcomplaints.com)) Plaintiffs allege Porsche cut the chargers’ maximum current roughly in half — from about 40 amps down to ~20 amps — after discovering overheating, which they say doubled advertised home charging times. (carcomplaints.com)) Porsche and Audi previously launched a safety campaign and recall related to portable 220–240V chargers in December 2023 that covered more than 134,000 BEVs and PHEVs in North America. (consumerreports.org)) Porsche records show an earlier service campaign (WMP2) and a 2022 bulletin that included a software modification to reduce default charging capacity to address overheating, and a NHTSA technical bulletin notes remedial software availability and staged repairs through mid‑2024. (porsche.oemdtc.com)) Court filings detail timeline entries: Herdtner bought a 2020 Taycan 4S and a Mobile Charger Connect in June 2021, Holby bought a 2021 Taycan Turbo and a Mobile Charger Plus in May 2021, and Herdtner accepted a reimbursement check from Porsche in August 2024 after purchasing a third‑party charger. (carcomplaints.com)) Porsche has defended its actions in filings and dealer bulletins, attributing many overheating incidents to substandard home outlets and noting it notified owners and adjusted charger settings and warnings in 2022; Porsche also argued aspects of the plaintiffs’ claims “make no sense” in court papers. (carcomplaints.com))
