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Originally Posted by chris719
They are also very good at sweeping issues under the rug and keeping them quiet via goodwill work. A good friend of mine had a Panamera Turbo and the engine blew up just outside of warranty. Camshaft adjuster bolt backed out and got sheared off, enters the engine. PCNA did a goodwill replacement of the entire engine on the condition that the owner did not talk about it online. No papers to sign or anything, rep just gave a verbal warning.
This failure ended up being incredibly common but there was not a ton of info on the forums at the time and no recall ended up being initiated for this in the US for until years later once a class action was filed.
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I wouldn't touch an Audi/VW based Porsche with a 10 foot pole. Sounds frightening!