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Replace free of charge

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

45,000 miles and both cats shot....rattling bigtime on my 2003 C4S.......Jim Ellis in Atlanta replaced free of charge on warranty - CPO, even though not really covered unless CEL light is on when at the dealer.......great service advisor Ryan Hodge took care of it......2,000 worth of work covered.....happy camper as I thought I was on the hook for it...

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Leading evidence: 'Replace free of charge' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace free of charge' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace right cat

Performed · outcome unconfirmed

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed

I had my right cat replaced Thursday.

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Run computer

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Explicit resolution reports before identified causes, performed actions and suggestions. Within each level, matching component labels precede direct query mentions and inherited thread context; successful versus unsuccessful discussion counts, owner confirmations and independent discussion support determine order. This is not a probability of success.

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

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Suggestion · Original poster

If the CEL light is on, no question they will cover........if the CEL light is not on when you bring it in to dealer, they MAY ask you if it ever came on.....be pro-active and tell them the CEL light has come on and there is a rattle when you schedule.....otherwise it becomes a negotiation, etc....I was denied warranty coverage at another dealer, until I got my story straight about the CEL light going in......then the emissions warranty is intact.......they will run a computer check to see if there are any fault codes registered for the CEL, but if you tell them it came on, they aren't going to press the point...hope that helps in saving somebody some money, as the cats are expensive.....

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Replace free of charge

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

45,000 miles and both cats shot....rattling bigtime on my 2003 C4S.......Jim Ellis in Atlanta replaced free of charge on warranty - CPO, even though not really covered unless CEL light is on when at the dealer.......great service advisor Ryan Hodge took care of it......2,000 worth of work covered.....happy camper as I thought I was on the hook for it...

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Replace right cat

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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Discussions
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Discussions that performed work without a confirmed outcome
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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Performed · outcome unconfirmed

I had my right cat replaced Thursday.

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Run computer

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0 original-poster resolution reports. Counts can overlap; they are not unique people or a success rate.

0 discussions have direct query context; 0 report a fix in that context. Other evidence may inherit the discussion’s subject.

Suggestion · Original poster

If the CEL light is on, no question they will cover........if the CEL light is not on when you bring it in to dealer, they MAY ask you if it ever came on.....be pro-active and tell them the CEL light has come on and there is a rattle when you schedule.....otherwise it becomes a negotiation, etc....I was denied warranty coverage at another dealer, until I got my story straight about the CEL light going in......then the emissions warranty is intact.......they will run a computer check to see if there are any fault codes registered for the CEL, but if you tell them it came on, they aren't going to press the point...hope that helps in saving somebody some money, as the cats are expensive.....

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

45,000 miles and both cats shot....rattling bigtime on my 2003 C4S.......Jim Ellis in Atlanta replaced free of charge on warranty - CPO, even though not really covered unless CEL light is on when at the dealer.......great service advisor Ryan Hodge took care of it......2,000 worth of work covered.....happy camper as I thought I was on the hook for it...

POST 3Original post

Had the same problem on my 02 c4s with around 24,000 miles. Made the PSE sound like crap.

POST 4Original post

Finished a run at a DE event Saturday. While idling afterwards, I noticed a new and different sound on my '02 Targa, which has about 30K miles. Sounded like an exhaust rattle from the left side. There was a Porsche tech there who took a quick look at it, but couldn't find anything loose. Next day on my way back to the track, my first ever CEL came on. Pretty sure I need a new cat, so I have an appointment scheduled Monday. My understanding is that it should be covered by the 7 year/70K mile emissions equipment warranty if, in fact, it is the catalytic converter. That's what I'm hoping for, anyway.

POST 5Original post

According to Brad, it should be covered by the 8 year/80K mile emissions equipment warranty.

POST 6Original post

Thanks, I'm hoping it is the cat; much cheaper than paying for something else as I'm out of regular warranty!

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

If the CEL light is on, no question they will cover........if the CEL light is not on when you bring it in to dealer, they MAY ask you if it ever came on.....be pro-active and tell them the CEL light has come on and there is a rattle when you schedule.....otherwise it becomes a negotiation, etc....I was denied warranty coverage at another dealer, until I got my story straight about the CEL light going in......then the emissions warranty is intact.......they will run a computer check to see if there are any fault codes registered for the CEL, but if you tell them it came on, they aren't going to press the point...hope that helps in saving somebody some money, as the cats are expensive.....

POST 8Original post

I had my right cat replaced Thursday. 100% covered by Warranty. The CEL was illuminated when I took the car to the dealer.

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