Audi and Porsche have issued a recall for 6,692 electric sport sedans. The companies, both part of Volkswagen Group, said some cars have a “potentially suspect high-voltage battery” that can short circuit, “which can lead to thermal events and, in some cases, fires.”
Recalled models include:
- 6,499 copies of the 2022-2024 Audi e-tron GT and Audi RS e-tron GT
- 27,720 copies of the 2020-2024 Porsche Taycan
Some of these cars have been recalled for the same issue before. At that time, the companies asked owners not to charge the batteries to over 80% of their full capacity. Audi and Porsche replaced some batteries completely. For other cars, they installed battery monitoring software to study the problem.
Now that the companies have the data that the software provided, they say, “New findings show that individual cells in the modules of the [high-voltage] battery can change over the course of their lifetime.”
Dealers will install a new software package that “that will detect potential issues related to changes in battery module performance and will warn the driver before problems can develop.” If the software flags a problem, “the customer will be contacted and advised to only charge the vehicle at 80% charging capacity until the affected module can be replaced.”
By law, recall repairs are always free.
Automakers try to reach every owner with recall notices, but some always slip through the cracks. That leaves millions of Americans driving cars with safety defects eligible for free fixes. Find out if your vehicle has unaddressed recalls at our recall center.
