Taycan EVs may see brake lines crack, while Defenders and Discoverys could suffer from a fire-risk-y oil leak
- Porsche is recalling 3,205 Taycans in Canada over cracking front brake hoses and a possible brake failure
- Meanwhile, Land Rover is recalling some 147 model-year-2024 SUVs for an oil leak that poses a fire risk
- In Canada, some three Jaguar F-Paces are also covered by a recall campaign for that latter defect
It’s not just mainstream manufacturers that issue recalls on their models—sometimes premium marques have to fix defects with their products, too. The most recent examples come from Porsche and Land Rover, which have issued warnings regarding some of their vehicles’ brakes failing or leaking oil to the point of a fire risk, respectively. We’ll start with the wider recall, of Porsche’s new Taycan EV.
It seems some 3,205 examples of the Taycan and all its variants are covered by this first campaign in Canada; another 31,689 are being recalled in the U.S., too. More specifically, the automaker says the defect could be found on model year 2020 through 2024 Taycan and Taycan Turbo EVs; and 2021 through 2024 Taycan Cross Turismo and Taycan Cross Turismo Turbo EVs.
That defect relates to the front brake hoses compressing and bending in particular ways so that the inner fabric lining in the lines cracks over time, gradually allowing brake fluid to leak out. “If this happens, you may experience a change in brake pedal feel and travel,” warns Transport Canada. If enough fluid leaks out, “this can cause reduced braking.”
Drivers may become aware of the problem via a warning message on the dashboard, something along the lines of “Brake Fluid Low” or “PSM Failure.” The fix is, quite simply, to install new brake hoses that bend more easily—the dealer will do this swap for free, of course. Transport Canada calls this recall 2024-353, and Porsche’s ID for it is ARB0.
On to Land Rover and Jaguar: in Canada, only brand-new 2024-model-year SUVs are affected, here, specifically some 147 examples of the Defender, Discovery, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Velar; along with three, yes, three unfortunate Jaguar F-Pace SUVs. In the U.S., it’s more like 1,995 Land Rovers and 133 Jaguars.
Some of those models have been fitted with a faulty engine oil filter housing made from the wrong sort of plastic, and as a result the housing may slowly split over time and leak oil into the engine bay or onto the road. Get some on a hot engine part and there’s a very real fire risk. This isn’t some hypothetical: Jaguar-Land Rover has received eight complaints Stateside tied to the issue, as well as reports of a handful of fires.
The repair involves replacing the oil filter housing, filter, and O-rings; as with the Porsche recall, your dealer will do this for you at no cost. The Jaguar recall is Transport Canada number 2024-351 or Jaguar code H506; and the Land Rover recall is Transport Canada 2024-352, or Land Rover internal-code N908.
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