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Smoke coming from under driver's seat

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YOUR RESEARCHSmoke coming from under driver's seat

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Repair ' loosely

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Obviously she jumped straight out but was understandably very shaken and it's now sitting in a garage waiting to be taken back to where it was bought so they can send it back to the garage that 'repaired' the seat - I use the word 'repaired' loosely.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat
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Adjust properly

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Suggestion · Original poster

I think the seat wouldn't adjust properly, it was the latest in a line of problems, so it went in to the garage, they waited for whatever part it was they needed and my daughter got the car back thinking it was fine.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat
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Leading evidence: 'Repair ' loosely' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'latest in a line of problems' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Adjust properly' (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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Repair ' the seat - i

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Performed · outcome unconfirmed · Original poster

Obviously she jumped straight out but was understandably very shaken and it's now sitting in a garage waiting to be taken back to where it was bought so they can send it back to the garage that 'repaired' the seat - I use the word 'repaired' loosely.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat

Use word '

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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 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

Obviously she jumped straight out but was understandably very shaken and it's now sitting in a garage waiting to be taken back to where it was bought so they can send it back to the garage that 'repaired' the seat - I use the word 'repaired' loosely.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat

Adjust properly

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No successful repair reported for this finding.

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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.

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

Suggestion · Original poster

I think the seat wouldn't adjust properly, it was the latest in a line of problems, so it went in to the garage, they waited for whatever part it was they needed and my daughter got the car back thinking it was fine.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat

latest in a line of problems

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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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Suspected cause · Original poster

I think the seat wouldn't adjust properly, it was the latest in a line of problems, so it went in to the garage, they waited for whatever part it was they needed and my daughter got the car back thinking it was fine.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat
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Adjust properly

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Discussions that contain suggestions
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Suggestion · Original poster

I think the seat wouldn't adjust properly, it was the latest in a line of problems, so it went in to the garage, they waited for whatever part it was they needed and my daughter got the car back thinking it was fine.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat

Repair ' loosely

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
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Unsuccessful attempts
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Discussions
Read evidence and context
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

Obviously she jumped straight out but was understandably very shaken and it's now sitting in a garage waiting to be taken back to where it was bought so they can send it back to the garage that 'repaired' the seat - I use the word 'repaired' loosely.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat

Repair ' the seat - i

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Reported fixes
0
Unsuccessful attempts
1
Discussions
Read evidence and context
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

Obviously she jumped straight out but was understandably very shaken and it's now sitting in a garage waiting to be taken back to where it was bought so they can send it back to the garage that 'repaired' the seat - I use the word 'repaired' loosely.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat

Repair of the seat and come back unsafe like this

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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Discussions that contain suggestions
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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

I'm very angry and worried as I don't understand how it can be taken to a garage for repair of the seat and come back unsafe like this!

Smoke coming from under driver's seat

Use word '

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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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

Obviously she jumped straight out but was understandably very shaken and it's now sitting in a garage waiting to be taken back to where it was bought so they can send it back to the garage that 'repaired' the seat - I use the word 'repaired' loosely.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat
Reported and suspected causes (1)

These are separate views of the same evidence. Frequency alone does not establish a fix, and these counts must not be added together.

latest in a line of problems

No successful repair reported for this finding.

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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.

Suspected cause · Original poster

I think the seat wouldn't adjust properly, it was the latest in a line of problems, so it went in to the garage, they waited for whatever part it was they needed and my daughter got the car back thinking it was fine.

Smoke coming from under driver's seat
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi, I'm extremely worried. My daughter has had a number of problems with her Porsche 996 Carrera (non-Turbo) since she had it in January (not sure what year it is, but it's about 10 years old). Today's has been the most worrying. She had a problem with the driver's seat so the car went to a garage that the Porsche garage use . She got it back last week and today she left work, drove a few yards down the road and noticed smoke coming from the driver's seat! Obviously she jumped straight out but was understandably very shaken and it's now sitting in a garage waiting to be taken back to where it was bought so they can send it back to the garage that 'repaired' the seat - I use the word 'repaired' loosely. [ ] Does anyone know what this could be? I'm very angry and worried as I don't understand how it can be taken to a garage for repair of the seat and come back unsafe like this!

POST 2Original post

Sorry to hear of the problem, which I have never heard of before. What was it about the seat that needed repairing? It sounds like the wiring under the seat has been damaged. It depends on what equipment the car has, but it could be for a seat motor, heating element, or possibly the telephone module, if it has one. If it is smoking, it should be fairly obvious, and easy enough to find.

POST 3 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi and thankyou for your reply. I think the seat wouldn't adjust properly, it was the latest in a line of problems, so it went in to the garage, they waited for whatever part it was they needed and my daughter got the car back thinking it was fine. The worry was the smoke. As I say, the car had a few problems including the seat, all in all the garage had it for 4 weeks while they made repairs to the engine too, as the warning light came on.

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