Porsche Cayenne Complaints

666 consumer complaints on file.

#11234137July 23, 2019
POWER TRAIN
AT TIME OF PURCHASE, 11/5/18 MY WIFE GLENDA AND I TOOK IT INTO PORSCHE WOODLAND HILLS WHO PERFORMED CAMPAIGN AHO8 OR VERIFIED THAT THE WORK HAD BEEN DONE - REPLACING THE FAULTY FASTENING SCREWS IN CAMSHAFT CONTROLLER. ATTACHED INVOICE #C56285 DATED 11/5/18 SAYS "RECALL COMPLETED - NO CORRECTION NEEDED" UNDER CONCERN #24 (MIDDLE OF PAGE).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11233149July 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSFER CASE ISSUE. 2010 PORSCHE CAYENNE TRANSFER CASE ISSUE. I HAVE 260K MILES ON MY PORSCHE. I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE ABOUT 3 WEEKS. I TOOK TO A GERMAN CAR SPECIALIST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT, THE TRANSFER CASE WAS GOING OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST IS $5400.00. I AM A BIG FAN OF ALL THINGS PORSCHE, BUT THIS ISSUE HAS CAUSED ME TO TAKE A SECOND LOOK INTO BUYING ANOTHER ONE. THIS SHOULD BE AN ISSUE FOR RECALL BY PORSCHE. WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?? I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON TO THE HIGHWAY VIA AN ON RAMP, THE KNOCKING FROM THE TRANSFER CASE SLOWED THE VEHICLE WITH TRAFFIC COMING UP FROM BEHIND. FORTUNATELY, IT PICKED UP SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232505July 16, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DISPLAY UNIT WHICH FUNCTION THE NAVIGATION AND RADIO STOPPED WORKING AND IT KEEPS REBOOTING. AFTER DO FURTHER RESEARCH THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS. WITHOUT THE NAVIGATION WE ARE FORCED TO USE OUR PHONES WHICH IS A HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11232081July 15, 2019
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSFER CASE IN THIS CAR IS FAILING AT 53,000 MILES CAUSING UNSAFE, JERKING ACCELERATION LEADING TO TOTAL BREAKDOWN/SHUTDOWN IF NOT CORRECTED. NUMEROUS OWNERS EXPERIENCE THE SAME ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGES THE DEFECT AND IS NOW PROVIDING NEWLY DESIGNED REPAIR PARTS DESCRIBED AS PERMANENTLY SOLVING THE PROBLEM AND COVERED BY A 2-YEAR WARRANTY AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $5,500 RETAIL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11230616July 10, 2019
POWER TRAIN
DRIVE SHAFT GOES OFF UNEXPECTEDLY RESULTING IN VIOLENT SHAKING OF VEHICLE AND LOSS OF CONTROL WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222796June 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
CAR LURCHES STARTING AROUND 25 MILES PER HOUR AND CONTINUING UNTIL REACHING A CRUISING SPEED 50 OR THEREABOUTS. TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AT A GERMAN CAR REPAIR COMPANY AND ASKED THEM TO EVALUATE MY FINDINGS. THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I HEAR THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH CAYENNES AND ITS A VERY PRICEY AND IMPACTFUL PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11218352June 6, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE IN MOTION SUDDENLY SHUTTERS AND SLOWS. SOMETIMES VEHICLE WILL FAIL TO MOVE FROM STATIONARY. DEALER DIAGNOSED TRANSFERE CASE PROBLEM. INTERNET IS FULL OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. PORSCHE ADMITS DESIGN FLAW, BUT WILL NOT ASSIST. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. VEHICLE HA 60,000 MI ON ODOMETER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217457June 3, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
HYBRID DEFAULT MULTIPLE TIMES IN PAST YEARS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM? FAULT GENERATOR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217589June 3, 2019
SEAT BELTS
AUTOMATIC LOCKING RETRACTOR WAS NOT PRESENT IN SEAT BELT FOR REAR CENTER SEAT. FMVSS208 REQUIRES A SEAT BELT LOCKING FEATURE BE PRESENT TO INSTALL A CHILD'S CAR SEAT. OWNER'S MANUAL INDICATES THAT ALL REAR SEATING POSITIONS + FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAVE AN ALR - BUT IN THIS VEHICLE THE OUTBOARD REAR SEATS + FRONT PASSENGER SEAT HAD IT, BUT THE CENTER SEAT DID NOT. SEE VIDEO HERE - HTTPS://PHOTOS.APP.GOO.GL/TJRNQDZN1XZCAKKG7 THE ABSENCE OF THE ALR WAS VERIFIED BY A NATIONALLY CERTIFIED CHILD PASSENGER SAFETY INSTRUCTOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210362May 28, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
GOOGLE: CAYENNE WET FLOOR. ALL CAYENNE HAVE ISSUE WITH POOR WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEM ACCORDING TO THE WEBSITES. MY CAR WAS DRIVING FINE BEFORE I PARKED IT, THEN WHEN I TRY TO START IT, I GOT AN ERROR ON THE INFO DISPLAY IN RED: IGNITION LOCK FAULT, ABS BRAKE PROPORTIONING. NO CRANK FROM THE BATTERY, TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN PARK. SO I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND MANY OWNERS FROM AROUND THE WORLD REPORTING THIS ISSUE. THE DRAINAGE UNDER THE WINDSHIELD CAN GET BLOCKED EASILY WITH DEBRIS, AND CAUSE WATER TO OVERFLOW INSIDE THE CABIN AND OR ELECTRICAL MODULES LOCATED IN THE WINDSHIELD COWL AREA. ON THE DRIVER SIDE AS PER VIDEO, I REMOVED THE RUBBER CARPET AND FORCED LIFTED THE PERMANENT CARPET, AND FOUND POOL OF WATER UNDERNEATH, ON THE METAL FLOOR WAS A BUNCH OF WIRES CONNECTING TO THE CAR BATTERY UNDER THE DRIVER SEAT WERE ALL UNDER WATER. I STARTED EMPTYING BUT MORE WATER KEPT COMING, FOAMS, RUBBERS WERE ALL SOAKED. ACCORDING TO THE FORUMS AFTER REMOVING ALL WATER, I NEEDED TO LOCATE 3 SET OF WIRES AMONGST THE BUNCH, THESE 3 ARE JOINED BY TWISTING AND WRAPPED WITH ELECTRICAL TAPE/GAUGE FROM THE FACTORY. THESE WIRES SINCE EXPOSED ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION. 1 SET OF WIRE COMPLETELY SNAPPED, APPARENTLY 1 WIRE IS FOR ABS BRAKE, AND THE OTHER IS FOR IGNITION KEY LOCK THAT RENDERS THE CAR IMMOBILIZED. I FOLLOWED THE VIDEO DESCRIBING THE STEPS TO FIX THIS ISSUE MYSELF, AND BIG BOLD LETTERS ON VIDEOS TO DO NOT BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AS THEY WILL CHARGE THOUSANDS, IF MODULES NEED REPLACING, RUST AN OWNER RECORDED A VIDEO ONLINE OF HIS CAYENNE DASH STOP WORKING, ALL LIGHTS BLINKING WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. LUCKILY MINE MALFUNCTIONED WHILE PARKED AT HOME, NOT DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY. I HAVE 2 CAYENNE, A 2005 AND 2008 THAT MY WIFE DRIVES. I NEED TO FOLLOW FORUM INSTRUCTION IN CLEANING THE DRAINAGE AND REMOVING THE GROMMET THAT CAN BE BLOCKED AND CAUSE WATER NOT TO DRAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11210129May 27, 2019
POWER TRAIN
RUMBLING NOISES IN DRIVETRAIN, TRANSFER CASE BAD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209176May 22, 2019
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VIBRATION FROM VEHICLE CAUSES EAR DAMAGE TO OCCUPANTS, WHETHER VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR MOVING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#11209077May 21, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, STEERING
PARKED VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN OFF GOT A RED ALERT STEERING FAULTY,EVERYTHING LOCKED UP INCLUDING TRANSMISSION AND WINDOW SWITCHES..HAD TO BE FLAT BEDDED TO A PORSCHE DEALERSHIP TOOK A WEEK FOR THEM TO FIGURE OUT,HAD TO REPLACE STEERING COLUMN.CONCERN IS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF DRIVING AT THE TIME..GOT NO ANSWER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11208042May 16, 2019
VISIBILITY/WIPER
THIS IS A PORSCHE CAYANNE 2008. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY STOP WORKING. THIS ISSUE CAN HAPPEN IF THE CAR IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY, STREET OR HIGHWAY DRIVING. IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE. THE WIPERS CAN STOP OPERATION FOR A VARIABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. AT TIMES I HAVE TO TURN OFF THE CAR TO GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN. SOMETIMES THEY WILL REMAIN INOPERABLE FROM SECONDS TO 15-20 MINUTES, AND RESTART ON THEIR OWN. AT TIMES IF I AM DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL CUT OFF AND NOT RESTART OR RESTART AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, PREVENTING PROPER VISIBILITY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11207286May 13, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE IS A STRONG SMELL OF GAS THAT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING THE AUTOMOBILE. THIS HAPPENS DURING SLOW MOTION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON BOTH HIGHWAY AND LOCAL ROADS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203979April 26, 2019
POWER TRAIN
I GOT THE CAYENNE FROM 2012 IN 01/17/2017 TREE DAYS AFTER BUYING THE SUV TRANSFER CASE WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY, WHEN SHIFTING TO 3RD GEAR NOISE AND LOST OF POWER THIS AT 39,273 MILES REPAIR WAS DONE NOW ONLY 20,000 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED PORSCHE DEALER TO CHECK ON WARRANTY THERE IS NONE AND THEY ALSO LET ME KNOW THAT THIS WOULD BE 3RD TIME THAT TC HAS BEEN CHANGE AND THAT THEY WOULD CHARGE 4,775.00 TO REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11203506April 24, 2019
ENGINE, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE SPUTTERS AND CATCHES. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A HIGHWAY OR SHOULD YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID A COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW AND CURRENTLY ONLY HAS 23,600 MILES ON IT. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN TO A CAR WITH VERY LOW MILEAGE. THIS ISSUE HAPPENS WHILE TURNING, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, WHILE IN REVERSE, AND WHILE ON A CITY STREET. I TOOK THE CAR TO PORSCHE AND THEY IDENTIFIED THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSFER CASE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE HAPPENED ON 100S OF PORSCHES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11197365April 19, 2019
ENGINE
AT 52361 MILEAGE, FOUND OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FRONT ENGINE COVER IS LEAKING AND WILL NEED TO BE RESEALED. ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REMOVED AND ALIGNMENT WILL BE NECESSARY DUE TO DISRUPTION OF SUB FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193919April 4, 2019
POWER TRAIN
TRANSFER CASE IN THE REAR JERKING LOSS OF POWER AND NOISES IN THE GEARS 2-4
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11193119April 1, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE HAS ONLY 60K MILES ON IT, WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ON A 3 GEAR STARTS MAKING NOISES AND DOES A LOT OF JERKING, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP ITS A TRANSFER CASE ISSUE AND A REPAIR WILL COST $5000, THAT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, MAYBE ITS TIME FOR PORSCHE TO ACCEPT THAT RESPONSIBILLITIES AND FIX IT OR SHALL WE WAIT FOR THIS PROBLEM TO BECOME A FATAL FOR SOMEBODY?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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