I dropped my car off the morning of 13 December - rurumonster
I dropped my car off the morning of 13 December requesting the key fob be reprogrammed, as it had suddenly stopped working and a battery replacement did not fix the issue. I also requested a DME report, something that I need prior to selling the vehicle. Seven days later, the service department texted me saying that the key could not be reprogrammed, and that replacement electronics for the key for $997 were the only solution. Barring the fact that it should not have taken seven days to arrive at this conclusion, the fact that just the electronics for the fob cost $997 and there would likely be additional labor to conduct the programming is silly even by Porsche standards. This is particularly perplexing because the cost of the OEM part number is only $350, not $997.
On Monday, 23 December I texted saying I was coming to get the car regardless of whether or not the DME report had been run because at 10 days I was done waiting. The service department responded right away saying the DME was done and I could come get the car. I then discovered I was charged $560 for both the DME and the attempt to reprogram the key, which again seemed ridiculous considering the DME report and key procedure can be done in about as much time as taking a smoke break. The real icing on the cake was that I promptly took the car to IMA Motorwerke where they successfully reprogrammed the key that afternoon for one third the cost.
So in summary, the Porsche Tyson's Corner service department held on to my car for 10 days to unsuccessfully do what another shop was able to do in an afternoon for a fraction of the cost.
Well done.
UPDATE: Porsche Tysons Corner reached out and provided prompt resolution to my issue and gave me a full refund. Excellent way to take care of the problem and now I have a complete DME report, I appreciate the quick and ample solution to my woes. Thank you.
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