Porsche 918 Spyder recalled again

The Porsche 918 Spyder – Porsche’s hypercar – is being recalled yet again, this time for correction of a wiring harness that could be damaged by a carbon fibre component.

The technology that has gone in to the creation of the current trio of hypercars – Porsche 918 Spyder, LaFerrari and McLaren P1 – is mind boggling, with performance and dynamics that seem almost to defy the laws of physics; everything at the cutting edge of what is possible in a road car.

But the downside of pushing the technology envelope – and the low run nature of such exalted automotive technology – means that however much the car makers tested their cars before they ended up with customers, things will still go wrong. And for Porsche they have, for at least the third time.

Last year, Porsche had to recall a number of 918 Spyders because of faulty rear axle longitudinal and transverse control arms, and in December 2015 918 Spyders were recalled for more chassis problems. And now there’s another recall.

Porsche has revealed that the 918 Spyder is again in the wars due to the possibility of a wiring harness being damaged by a carbon fibre component. In the UK, 47 cars are affected, and Porsche are reaching out to owners to get their cars inspected and to relocate the wiring harness out of harm’s way.

The visit to the Porsche dealers, which will take half a day, will be free of charge and will correct the problem, and all cars built after the end of April 2015 have already had the wiring loom relocated.

Its seems, even if you do spend getting on for £1 million, you still have to suffer the same problems normal car buyers face.