Arrrrggghhhhhh.....Wet Mode, PTU failed and replaced.....Same issue returns, Wet Mode is back | FerrariChat

Arrrrggghhhhhh.....Wet Mode, PTU failed and replaced.....Same issue returns, Wet Mode is back

Discussion in 'FF/Lusso' started by gilly6993, Oct 18, 2019.

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  1. gilly6993

    gilly6993 Formula 3

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    #1 gilly6993, Oct 18, 2019
    Just bummed and speechless.....PTU just replaced in the summer and same issue/ warnings have returned....Interstate was also put in so not a battery issue.....car was at the dealer for almost 2 months and now headed back at some point. I’ll try to wait until after Thanksgiving as it won’t be as painful to be without it an extended period of time....not saying it’s the PTU again but something is obviously not right....


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  2. Surfah

    Surfah F1 Rookie

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    #2 Surfah, Oct 18, 2019
    Time to lemon that POS. You definitely meet the 30 day out of commission criteria.
     
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  3. 96redLT4

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    #3 96redLT4, Oct 18, 2019
    What is the PTU and how old is your car?
     
  4. 2006m5

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    #4 2006m5, Oct 18, 2019
    I feel for you my friend.
     
  5. gilly6993

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    #5 gilly6993, Oct 19, 2019
    Power Transfer Unit. Known problem on the FF and now Lusso.

    I now have a warranty until 2021 so I’ll let them sort this issue out over the winter....just frustrating


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  6. 96redLT4

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    #6 96redLT4, Oct 19, 2019
     
  7. Motob

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    #7 Motob, Oct 19, 2019
    Why would a bad PTU cause the car to go into wet mode? What errors were stored in the ECU?
     
  8. IPO1

    IPO1 F1 Rookie

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    #8 IPO1, Oct 19, 2019
    What year and model is it?

    If newer lemon that damn car. No need to have a car in service for 30 days and say " well let it sort itself out over the winter".

    No way.
     
  9. gilly6993

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    #9 gilly6993, Oct 20, 2019
    2017 Lusso and well beyond any lemon law claim....The Wet Mode/ failure warning could be many different things. Most often it’s a battery issue, sometimes PTU....both are brand new....


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  10. gh0st0

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    #10 gh0st0, Oct 20, 2019
    We need to pin something in this forum with the ff/ptu issues
     
  11. IloveGT

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    #11 IloveGT, Oct 22, 2019
    Lemon law can apply up to 4 years of purchase. Yes you can lemon it
     
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  12. gilly6993

    gilly6993 Formula 3

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    #12 gilly6993, Oct 24, 2019
    I'm in Mass so as I said the lemon law does not apply....every state is different....
     
  13. Jaguar36

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    #13 Jaguar36, Oct 24, 2019
    It seems unlikley that its another PTU failure. It is pretty unheard of for a PTU to fail that quickly, there have only been about 10 reported failures between the FF and Lusso and they typically show up after 4-5 years.

    If its the same issue coming back again is it possible the PTU wasn't faulty to begin with and was just a case of the dealer throwing parts at an unknown issue?
     
  14. ttforcefed

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    #14 ttforcefed, Oct 24, 2019
    wtfff...good news is PTU might bot be as bad as we thought.
    there is a wire or cable that can get twisted and cramped. it was causing wet mode errors on my 2012 ff and someone elses car here. cld it be they replaced PTU and never noticed the cramped cable???
     
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  15. IloveGT

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    #15 IloveGT, Oct 24, 2019
    How about the recourse of the federal lemon law?
     
  16. ttforcefed

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    #16 ttforcefed, Oct 24, 2019
    If confirm its not the wire first. If thats all it is and u have a new ptu u are golden.
     
  17. 2006m5

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    #17 2006m5, Oct 26, 2019
    what sucks is you just can't take it off and make rwd.
    on some r8 and gallardo you could take off the front gear box and disconnect
    and you would have rwd .
     
  18. andyrichter

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    #18 andyrichter, Oct 27, 2019
    There is one known RWD conversion, but no details on the shop that did it.

     
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  19. CrazyMD

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    #19 CrazyMD, Oct 27, 2019
    Starting to think this is not a ptu issue and more of a software or possible bent cable issue


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  20. ttforcefed

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    #20 ttforcefed, Nov 2, 2019
    from my service record:
    "REPLACE CRUSHED VAC HOSES UNDER INTAKE MANIFOLD, REPLACE SECONDARY AIR HOSES."
     
  21. Beezer

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    #21 Beezer, Jul 7, 2021
    What wire was it?
     
  22. ttforcefed

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    #22 ttforcefed, Jul 8, 2021
    dont know - i posted what was on the service record.
     

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