Porsche Cayenne Complaints (2008)

42 consumer complaints on file.

#11014093August 10, 2017
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED CLIMBING AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF OF THE FREEWAY AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A PORSCHE MECHANIC. HE LATER IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE PIPE OR TUBE THAT CONNECTS TO THE WATER/COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR CAME LOOSE SPILLING ALL OF THE COOLANT OUT, WHICH COULD OF LED TO A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHILE ON THE FREEWAY. NOT SURE WHAT THE COST IS GOING TO BE YET. MY MECHANIC SAID HE'S SEEN THIS FAILURE ON 957 CAYENNE V8S MANY TIMES. THIS IS A DANGEROUS THING TO HAVE HAPPEN ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004687July 11, 2017
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP, CAR DROVE WITH VERY LITTLE ABILITY TO SPEED UP. IT SPUTTERS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IT WON'T START RIGHT AWAY, BUILDING UP FUEL PRESSURE. I WAS DRIVING AND IT JUST BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDDLE. I SLOWED AND STOPPED, RESTARTED AND JUST HAD A VERY WEAK CAR. IT TAKES SOME TIME TO REACH 50MPH. DANGEROUS IF ON THE HWY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993665June 7, 2017
TIRES
ON JUNE 3, 2017, I HAD A WARNING LITE FOR LOW AIR PRESSURE EMIT ON MY DASHBOARD. I PULLED OVER TO THE NEXT SERVICE STATION AND APPLIED AIR TO MY TIRE. ONLY UNTIL THEN DID I NOTICE THE SEVERE CRACKING AND ROTTING OF THESE TIRES THESE TIRES HANKOOK VENTOUS S1 WERE PURCHASED ON APRIL 1, 2016 AND HAVE LESS THAN 10K MILES ON THEM. IN FACT, AFTER FURTHER REVIEW THE DRY ROT AND CRACKING IS EXPERIENCED ON ALL 4 TIRES CAUSING SEVERE SEPARATION OF THE TREAD FROM THE TIRE ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917294October 19, 2016
ENGINE
I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATING AS I WAS MERGING INTO THE HIGHWAY. I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT THE BACK. CHECK COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I STOPPED I SAW COOLANT EVERYWHERE UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE GLUE FROM THE COOLANT TUBES FAILED AND NEEDS TO INSTALL NEW COOLANT PIPES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10898245August 24, 2016
VISIBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSATION DRAIN LINE WAS PLUGGED, WHICH CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,340.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10823724February 2, 2016
ENGINE
THE DISTRIBUTOR COLLECTOR COOLANT SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE PIPES HAS FAILED. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY THE PORSCHE CORPORATE OFFICE THERE ARE NO COMPLAINTS OR RECALLS ON FILE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. ON THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED (NO OTHER SYMPTOMS), I DID NOT HIT A BUMP, IT WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN WHEN MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE AS IF IT WAS ON FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10730234June 24, 2015
SUSPENSION, ENGINE, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE LEAVING MY HOME IN MY 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO, THE CAR STARTED HESITATING AND THEN STALLED OUT WITH A PDC ERROR. AFTER TAKING IT IN TO THE LOCAL PORSCHE DEALERSHIP THEY REPORTED FINDING NOTHING. THE ISSUE WOULD OCCUR 2 MORE TIMES AND I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SPECIALIZING IN PORSCHES WHO STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE ISSUE IS REOCCURRING WITH SUPPLEMENT ERRORS SUCH AS CHASSIS AND CHECK ENGINE. MY ISSUE ISN'T UNCOMMON PLEASE SEE PROVIDED LINKS WHERE OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THEIR PDCC SYSTEM. HTTP://WWW.6SPEEDONLINE.COM/FORUMS/CAYENNE-955-957/200781-3RD-REPAIR-ATTEMPT-WARNING-CHASSIS-SYSTEM.HTML HTTP://RENNLIST.COM/FORUMS/PORSCHE-CAYENNE-FORUM/699011-PDCC-MAJOR-PROBLEMS.HTML HTTP://WWW.RENNTECH.ORG/FORUMS/TOPIC/45581-WARNING-CHASSIS-SYSTEM-ON-2008-CAYENNE-TURBO/
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717427May 19, 2015
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I'M WRITING THIS COMPLAINT TO YOUR AGENCY AND URGING YOU TO INVESTIGATE 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNES THE SAFETY QUALITY OF CARDAN DRIVE SHAFT. ON MAY 9, 2015, IN THE EVENING, I WAS DRIVING MY CAYENNE HEADING HOME AT THE SPEED OF LESS THAN 55 MILES PER HOUR AS I JUST GOT ON THE HIGHWAY. I SUDDENLY HEARD A LOUD NOISE AS AN EXPLOSION FROM THE UNDERNEATH OF MY CAR. THEN, I HEARD THE METAL GRINDING NOISE. I WAS SO SCARED. I DIDNT KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO MY CAR. THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVING FINE, AND THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD THAT MY CAR WAS IN TROUBLE. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, SO I REDUCED MY SPEED TO LESS THAN 30 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND GOT OFF THE NEXT EXIT. I STOPPED BY AT THE NEAREST GAS STATION. I WAS CHECKING THE UNDERNEATH OF MY SUV. I THOUGHT PERHAPS, THE MUFFLER WAS FALLING OFF. WELL, NOTHING WAS FALLING OFF MY CAR. SO, I DROVE IT VERY SLOWLY TO HOME BECAUSE AS THE CAR CLIMBING THE HILL, THE METAL GRINDING NOISE WAS GETTING LOUDER. NEXT DAY, I HAD AN AUTO MECHANIC TO CHECK MY CAR, AND HE TOLD ME THAT THE CENTER BEARING TO THE DRIVE SHAFT WAS LOOSENING. HE TOLD ME THAT I CANNOT DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE IN ANY MINUTE THE BEARING COULD BE SNAPPED. HE ADVISED ME TO TOW MY CAR TO A PORSCHE DEALER'S SERVICES SHOP. AND, I DID IT. AT A PORSCHE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CARDAN DRIVE SHAFT WAS BROKEN. I COULDNT BELIEVE THAT MY CAR ONLY HAD 51,871 MILES, AND THE CENTER BEARING WAS BROKEN ON THE HIGHWAY SUDDENLY. PER INTERNET RESEARCH, THE AVERAGE DRIVE SHIFT COULD BE LAST FOR 160,000 MILES. I REALLY DIDNT EXPECT THIS KIND OF POOR SAFETY QUALITY FROM A PORSCHE CAYENNE. IF YOU SEARCH THE CENTER BEARING ISSUE OF PORSCHE CAYENNE ON THE INTERNET, YOU CAN FIND A LOT OF SIMILAR STORIES POSTED ONLINE. PORSCHE CAYENNE HAS A POWERFUL ENGINE. HOWEVER, FROM MY INCIDENT, I BELIEVE THE CENTER BEARING IS THE WEAKEST LINK OF THE SUV.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651059October 29, 2014
ENGINE
UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION A COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR PIPE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND SPRAYED/LEAKED COOLANT ALL OVER THE ENGINE BAY AND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE WHERE A PRESSED IN PIPE FITTING CAME LOOSE FROM THE ENGINE CASTING. REPAIR REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE AT A COST IN EXCESS OF $3.500. ALL THE COOLANT WAS LOST FROM THE ENGINE AND LUCKILY I WAS ON A SIDE STREET AND NOT THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10630271September 3, 2014
ENGINE
IN 2010, I BOUGHT A '08 CAYENNE TURBO AT 40K MILES. PRIOR TO DELIVERY, I HAD PORSCHE DEALERSHIP RUN A SYSTEM CHECK TO CONFIRM THE VEHICLE WAS MECHANICALLY SOLID & FREE OF DEFECTS. SUBSEQUENTLY, THEY PERFORMED A REPAIR ON THE COOLANT PIPES (STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY) AND ASSURED ME IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION TO PURCHASE. 105K MILES: CAYENNE'S STARTER WAS MAKING NOISES AND NOT FUNCTIONING 100% OF TIME, SO I BROUGHT VEHICLE TO THE SAME PORSCHE DEALERSHIP WHO HAD BEEN SERVICING IT SINCE 2010. THE STARTER WAS IMMERSED IN COOLANT. I WAS INFORMED THAT MY (PREVIOUSLY "REPAIRED") COOLANT PIPES HAD A LEAK & REQUIRED REPAIR. I REVIEWED MY PREVIOUS INVOICE FROM ORIGINAL "REPAIR" UNDER WARRANTY AT 40K MILES & IT APPEARED TO BE THE SAME ISSUE, SAME PART #S, ETC. I RECEIVED ANOTHER CALL A FEW DAYS LATER INFORMING ME THAT MY CAYENNE NOW HAD A SECOND COOLANT LEAK AT THE CROSSOVER PIPE TOWARD THE BACK OF THE ENGINE NEAR FIREWALL (REQUIRED REMOVAL OF THE ENGINE IN ORDER TO REPAIR). THE SERVICE GUY & PORSCHE TECH TOLD ME THE SECOND LEAK OCCURRED BECAUSE THE "FIRST" REPAIR (ACTUALLY THE SECOND, IF YOU CONSIDER IT WAS ALREADY REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY AT 40K MILES) THEN PROPERLY PRESSURIZED MY COOLANT SYSTEM, CAUSING THE NEXT LEAK, REQUIRING THE "NEXT" REPAIR. APPARENTLY THE INITIAL REPAIR DONE AT 40K MILES WAS ONLY ENOUGH TO HOLD OUT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. PORSCHE MADE THE REPAIRS & REPLACED PLASTIC PIPES WITH ALUMINUM ONES THIS TIME, ON MY DOLLAR. I HAD TO PAY FOR TWO COOLANT REPAIRS, + A NEW STARTER, SOLENOID, & BATTERY, ALL COLLATERAL DAMAGE DUE TO THE PIPE LEAKS. '03-'06 CAYENNES HAVE WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED COOLANT PIPE DEFECTS RESULTING IN A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST PCNA (SEE: CAYENNECLASSACTION.COM). '08S + ARE SURE TO FOLLOW. I CONFIRMED DUPLICATE PART #S/LABOR FOR WARRANTY REPAIR (NO COST) AND THIS REPAIR ($$$). $5,000.00+ REPAIR. NOT A TYPO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10608435July 6, 2014
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE SUDDEN FELT A STRONG COOLANT SMELL, SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE HOME. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE COUPLING PIPE THAT INSERTS INTO THE WATER DISTRIBUTOR WAS COMING OUT. THE GLUE THAT HELD THE PIPE IN PLACE FAILED AND THE PIPE WAS 60% OUT! I STOPPED IN TIME BEFORE THE PIPE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT AND SUDDEN LOSS OF COOLANT OCCURRED, THE PIPE WAS LITERALLY FINGER TIGHT, NOTHING HELD IT IN PLACE ANYMORE. PORSCHE QUOTES $3500 TO REPAIR!!!! THIS NEEDS TO BE A SERVICE ACTION CLEAR AS DAY. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588252May 14, 2014
ENGINE
WE FOUND A HUGE LEAK IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, A PORSHE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED THAT ON THE COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR BEHIND THE ENGINE THERE IS A COUPLER WHICH WAS GLUED ONTO THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE GLUE DETACHED AND THE COOLANT PIPE BLEW OUT CAUSING THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO LOSE COOLANT. I BELIEVE THAT IT IS A PURE DESIGN ISSUE AND PORSCHE DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON IT. IT WAS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX THAT PROBLEM DUE TO BAD DESIGN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585641April 30, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PORSCE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT BECAME DETACHED APPROXIMATELY SIX TO EIGHT INCHES FROM THE LIGHT SOCKET. THE HEADLIGHT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583235April 17, 2014
ENGINE
THE CAR SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A HUGE LEAK IN COOLANT. AFTER DIAGNOSE, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT ON THE COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR BEHIND THE ENGINE THERE IS A COUPLER WHICH WAS GLUED ONTO THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE GLUE WILL BREAK DOWN OVER A FEW YEARS AND THE COOLANT PIPE BE BLOWN OUT CAUSING THE ENTIRE ENGINE TO LOSE COOLANT, WHICH IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. THIS IS A PURE DESIGN ISSUE AND PORSCHE DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON. THE MOST RIDICULOUS THING IS THAT IN ORDER TO FIX IT, THE ENTIRE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION HAS TO COME OUT, WHICH WILL COST MOST THAN 5000 TO 6000 DOLLARS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10547588October 11, 2013
ENGINE
SUDDEN AND TOTAL COOLANT LOSS WHEN COOLANT DISTRIBUTION HOUSING PIPE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY RESULTING IN DISABLED VEHICLE. PART # 948-106-061-06 DISTRIBUTOR TUBE FAILURE AT BOTTOM CONNECTION. REQUIRED TO REMOVE ENGINE AND REPLACE COOLANT DISTRIBUTION HOUSING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10510020April 30, 2013
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED MY 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO AS A SECOND OWNER BUT BEFORE THE PURCHASE WAS COMPLETED THE COOLANT HOSE RUPTURE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE REPAIR WAS AT A COST WELL NORTH OF $2000 AT THE MOTOR WERKS PORSCHE OF BARRINGTON. I ALSO HAVE A 2002 PORSCHE 996 TURBO WHICH JUST RECENTLY RUPTURED THE COOLANT HOSE. THE COST IS ONCE AGAIN RIGHT AROUND TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS. I'M JUST FED UP THAT THIS EPOXY FAILURE WITHIN THE COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH HAS AFFECTED SO MANY PORSCHE OWNERS. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS ISSUE IS NOT FIXED EVEN IN THEIR LATER MODELS BUT VERY HAPPY TO FIND OUT THAT MAYBE SOMETHING WILL ARISE WITH THESE COMPLAINTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502550March 12, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HAVE EXPERIENCED ONGOING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MIRROR PROBLEMS, WITH MY 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE, WHERE THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS MOVED ON THEIR OWN WHILE DRIVING AND PARKING. FIRST EXPERIENCED THIS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MIRROR PROBLEM ON (3/23/09) AT 12,391 MILES, AS THIS CAR WAS TAKEN TO SAME DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT (INSKIP PENSKE PORSCHE IN WARWICK, RI (12) SEPARATE TIMES FOR UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS AT REPAIR. THE REPAIR INVOICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FOLLOWING VISITS: 3-23-09 = 12,391 / 3-31-09 = 12,592 / 4-2-09 = 12,992 / 9-13-10 = 25,668 / 9-28-2010 = 26,186 / 12-16-10 = 28,179 / 8-24-11 = 38,186 / 9-13-11 = 38,664 / 9-30-11 = 39,249 / 12-19-12 = 47,715 / 1-24-13 = 47,973 / 3-7-13 = 48,199. PURCHASED THE CAR BRAND NEW ON (2/4/08) WITH ONLY 24 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT WAS REPLACED AT LEAST 10 SEPARATE TIMES, AS THIS CAR MAY HAVE HAD SOFTWARE VIRUS & OR AN ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE. THE DEALERSHIP SEEMS NOT TO NOT KNOW HOW TO PROPERLY PROGRAM THIS CAR, AS THEY CLAIMED THAT THE CAR WAS READY TO BE PICKED UP ON (3/7/13) AFTER BEING IN THEIR SHOP FOR 37 DAYS SINCE THE 11TH VISIT BEGINNING ON (1/24/13). LESS THAN 12 MILES LATER, I HAD TO RETURN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER FOR THE 12TH TIME ON (3/7/13), BECAUSE THE SPARE KEY WHICH THEY HAD PROGRAMMED WE SUSPECT MAY HAVE HAD OLD SOFTWARE WHICH CORRUPTED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THIS PROBLEM AGAIN CAUSED THE MIRRORS TO MOVE IN ALL KIND OF DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS, THUS CAUSING A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHEN DRIVING OR OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THEY FINALLY ORDERED ANOTHER COMPUTER REPLACEMENT & 2 NEW KEYS WHICH THEY PROGRAMMED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT FURTHER PROBLEMS. PRIOR TO THIS 12TH REPAIR, I CAME CLOSE TO BEING INVOLVED IN AT LEAST 4 NEAR MIS ACCIDENTS, AS CARS WERE NOT VISIBLE IN MY BLIND SPOT, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE MIRRORS MOVE ON THEIR OWN. HAVE GONE THROUGH TWO ARBITRATIONS. UPDATED 03/15/13*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501801March 5, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
S10 DIRECT REPLY LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM REGARDING HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS SAFETY PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND BRAKES. THE CONSUMER STATED HE FILED TWO SEPARATE ARBITRATION AGAINST THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THE FIRST ARBITRATION CASE WAS SETTLED IN 2009, WITH THE EXPECTATION ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE, CURRENT, PAST AND PRESENT WOULD BE PROPERLY IDENTIFIED AND RESOLVED. SINCE THE INITIAL ARBITRATION CASE, THE CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER 11 TIMES FOR THE SAME ELECTRICAL/SOFTWARE PROBLEM. THE ON-GOING PROBLEM UNCONTROLLABLY AFFECTED THE PROPER POSITIONING OF THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS AND THE OVERALL SAFETY ASPECT WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ONBOARD COMPUTER CONTROL MODULE SEVEN TIMES, AS THEIR FIELD TECHNICAL EXPERT SUSPECTED THERE WAS AN UNIDENTIFIABLE ELECTRICAL SHORTAGE OR A COMPUTER RELATED SOFTWARE VIRUS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA HOW TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10475265September 13, 2012
POWER TRAIN
WITHIN MINUTES OF DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL, I HEARD A GRINDING SOUND FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAYENNE, THEN A SQUEALING, AND THE CAR BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY DURING ACCELERATION. THIS HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND WAS FRIGHTENING BECAUSE I WAS CROSSING A BRIDGE IN MORNING TRAFFIC. THE SERVICE MAN AT THE PORSCHE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES AND THAT MY DRIVE SHAFT HAD COME APART. I AM A VERY CAREFUL DRIVER AND MY CAR HAS LOW MILES. I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THIS IS SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF HOW QUICKLY THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355537September 14, 2010
TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE TIRE PRESSURE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITH A FALSE LOW PRESSURE ALERT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND FOUR WHEEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES AND THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TIRE PRESSURE STICKER INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THE TIRE PRESSURE SETTING SHOULD BE IGNORED. THE FAILURE PERSISTED WITH NO RESOLUTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000. UPDATED 12/20/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TPMS HAS NEVER FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. ON MANY OCCASIONS, BUT ONLY DURING HOT WEATHER, IT ISSUED FALSE LOW TIRE PRESSURE WARNINGS ON THE DASH. UPDATED 12/27/10
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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