2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S Problems & Recalls
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2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE FIRE DAMAGES. *AS *JS
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE FUEL FILTER FLANGE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE FUEL FILTER FLANGE COULD NOT BE REPLACED WITHOUT REPLACING THE FUEL TANK AND THE FUEL LINE. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT MANUFACTURER INCUR THE REPAIR COSTS. *JS
RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FILTER FLANGE OF FUEL PUMP. CALLED DEALER WHO SAID DID NOT HAVE REPAIR PARTS AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THEY WILL GET THEM. CALLED PORSCHE U.S. AND THEY TOLD ME THE SAME THING. NO DATE FOR RECEIVING PARTS OR REPAIRING MY CAR.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V576000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER (EUROPEAN IMPORTS CENTER, 808 PARKWA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V576000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE DEALER (EUROPEAN IMPORTS CENTER, 808 PARKWA...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V576000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN NOVEMBER OF 2017. THE DEALER (CIRCLE PORSCHE, 1850 OUTER TRAFFIC...
SINCE THIS RECALL WAS INITIATED IN 2017, THERE HAS BEEN NO UPDATE OR TIMELINE FOR EXPECTED REMEDY TO THIS CAMPAIGN. (AH10). PORSCHE DEALER HAS NO INFORMATION OR ETA FOR REPAIR YET AND IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS! NOW ALMOST APRIL 2018.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V576000 (FUEL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE...
PORSCHE ANNOUNCED THEIR "CAMPAIGN" (RECALL) ON NOVEMBER 14, 2017. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL PORSCHE DEALERS SINCE THAT TIME, AND THE PARTS FOR THIS RECALL ARE NOT AVAILABLE. ONE DEALER SAYS IT COULD BE "ANOTHER COUPLE OF MONTHS" BEFORE THE PART IS AVAILABLE. THE AH10 CAMPAIGN SAYS THAT THIS SITUATION CA...
Mileage: 130,000
THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V-576) FOR THE FUEL FLANGE ON MY VEHICLE. I PREVIOUSLY PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS REPAIR AND CONTACTED BOTH MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR INFORMATION ABOUT BEING REIMBURSED AND WAS TOLD THEY NOTIFY ME ABOUT REIMBURSEMENT. I...
CAR WAS BOUGHT AS CERTIFIED PORSCHE IN MAR 2011 WITH 66K MILES; CURRENT MILES 165K MILES; DRIVEN APPROX. FOR 100K MILES IN 6 YEARS. ENGINE CLICKING NOISE WAS GETTING LOUDER AND LOUDER. TOLD BY MECHANICS THAT THE "F" CYN. WALLS ARE SCORED AND ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACE. CHECKED ON-LINE FOR THIS CO...
Mileage: 150,000
PORSCHE HAS RECALLED THE 2011 FOR HEADLIGHT BECOMING LOOSE. I HAVE A 2004 WITH SAME PROBLEM. ANY TYPE OF VIBRATION OR BUMP IT BECOMES LOOSE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. PORSCHE IS AWARE OF DRIVESHAFT CLUNKING BECAUSE OF FAULTY BUSHINGS AND WILL NOT RECALL DRIVESHAFTS IT CLUNKS WHENN YOU NEED...
Mileage: 119,000
PORSCHE HAS RECALLED THE 2011 FOR HEADLIGHT BECOMING LOOSE. I HAVE A 2004 WITH SAME PROBLEM. ANY TYPE OF VIBRATION OR BUMP IT BECOMES LOOSE SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT. PORSCHE IS AWARE OF DRIVESHAFT CLUNKING BECAUSE OF FAULTY BUSHINGS AND WILL NOT RECALL DRIVESHAFTS IT CLUNKS WHENN YOU NEED...
Mileage: 119,000
WHILE DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE RAIN MY ENTIRE CAR LOCKED AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPES STOPPED MY WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN AND MY DOORS LOCKED ON AND OFF MY ALARM SYSTEM STARTED TO GO OFF UNCONTROLLABLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING PORSCHE ISN'T BEING OF ANY HELP GIVING ME RUN AROUNDS ALSO MY CHECK...
Mileage: 152,000
WHILE DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE RAIN MY ENTIRE CAR LOCKED AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPES STOPPED MY WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN AND MY DOORS LOCKED ON AND OFF MY ALARM SYSTEM STARTED TO GO OFF UNCONTROLLABLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING PORSCHE ISN'T BEING OF ANY HELP GIVING ME RUN AROUNDS ALSO MY CHECK...
Mileage: 152,000
WHILE DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE RAIN MY ENTIRE CAR LOCKED AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPES STOPPED MY WINDOWS WOULDN'T ROLL DOWN AND MY DOORS LOCKED ON AND OFF MY ALARM SYSTEM STARTED TO GO OFF UNCONTROLLABLY EVEN WHILE DRIVING PORSCHE ISN'T BEING OF ANY HELP GIVING ME RUN AROUNDS ALSO MY CHECK...
Mileage: 152,000
WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND COMING FROM UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN PROCEEDED ON BUT ONCE THE TRUCK GOT OVER 20MPH THE KNOCKING NOISE STARTED AGAIN . *TR
Mileage: 134,390
WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND COMING FROM UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN PROCEEDED ON BUT ONCE THE TRUCK GOT OVER 20MPH THE KNOCKING NOISE STARTED AGAIN . *TR
Mileage: 134,390
WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND COMING FROM UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP THEN PROCEEDED ON BUT ONCE THE TRUCK GOT OVER 20MPH THE KNOCKING NOISE STARTED AGAIN . *TR
Mileage: 134,390
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WITHOUT WARNING LUCKILY IT HAPPENED TO MY YOUNG SON SO HE COULD GET OUT AND GET IN FROM OTHER DOOR TO DRIVE TO DEALER. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE NEW DOOR LOCK, ACCORDING TO DEALER SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO FEW CARS.IN THE PAST. MY CONCERN I...
Mileage: 105,000
DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WITHOUT WARNING LUCKILY IT HAPPENED TO MY YOUNG SON SO HE COULD GET OUT AND GET IN FROM OTHER DOOR TO DRIVE TO DEALER. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE NEW DOOR LOCK, ACCORDING TO DEALER SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO FEW CARS.IN THE PAST. MY CONCERN I...
Mileage: 105,000
THE PORSCHE CAYENNE IS NOTORIOUS FOR DRIVE / CARDAN SHAFT FAILURES. HAD BAD DRIVE SHAFT NOISES, AND SUBSEQUENT PREMATURE FAILURE, IT WAS A WORN CENTER SUPPORT DAMPENER AND A FAULTY CENTER SUPPORT BEARING. I EXPERIENCED BANGING, BUMPING, GRINDING NOISES FROM MY PORSCHE CAYENNE AND WAS UNAWARE AT THE...
Mileage: 98,490
THE PORSCHE CAYENNE IS NOTORIOUS FOR DRIVE / CARDAN SHAFT FAILURES. HAD BAD DRIVE SHAFT NOISES, AND SUBSEQUENT PREMATURE FAILURE, IT WAS A WORN CENTER SUPPORT DAMPENER AND A FAULTY CENTER SUPPORT BEARING. I EXPERIENCED BANGING, BUMPING, GRINDING NOISES FROM MY PORSCHE CAYENNE AND WAS UNAWARE AT THE...
Mileage: 98,490
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WALL SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR OF THE TIRES. THE TIRES WERE INSPECTED BUT WERE NOT DIAGNOSED. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,000....
Mileage: 129,000
COOLANT LINE/PLASTIC COOLANT HOSE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING AND THE TEMP. GAGE RAPIDLY BEGAN TO RISE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. I TOWED THE CAR T...
Mileage: 57,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED ALL THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN . THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO STATED THERE WAS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE PLASTIC PIPES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIF...
Mileage: 120,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN UNRELATED REPAIR. THE TECHNICIAN SMELLED AN ODOR OF FUEL OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND DETECTED THAT A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKED ONTO THE GROUND CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 91,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WHEN CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT ONCE AND JOLTED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TIME VEHICLE'S SPEED WAS...
Mileage: 94,000
COOLANT LEVEL APPEARS LOW ALL THE SUDDEN AND PIPES R LEAKING. *TR
Mileage: 71,000
PORSCHE KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURED CAYENNE MODEL VEHICLES WITH PLASTIC COOLANT TUBES THAT DEGRADE AND FRACTURE CAUSING ENGINE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO THE ENGINE, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE. PORSCHE HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS DEFECT AND FAILED TO MAKE CONSUMERS AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL FAILURE...
Mileage: 85,416
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN OVERHEATING INDICATOR LIGHT BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE ENGINE COOLANT WAS ADDED TO THE VEHICLE. WHILE ADD...
Mileage: 54,500
COOLANT PIPE START TO FAIL FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2004-2006. THE MATERIAL FOR COOLANT PIPE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT RESULTED IN A DISINTEGRATION OF PIPE OVERTIME DUE TO TEMPERATURE CHANGES. PORSCHE TECHNICIANS IDENTIFIED THIS ISSUE AND PORSCHE ENGINEERS ALSO IDENTIFIED THIS ISSUE. THEY CAME UP WITH...
Mileage: 98,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURRED ALONG WITH A SIMULTANEOUS BANGING SOUND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED...
Mileage: 50,800
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURRED ALONG WITH A SIMULTANEOUS BANGING SOUND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THEY INFORMED...
Mileage: 50,800
WATER PUMP FAILURE. ORIGINAL PART HAS PLASTIC IMPELLER AND HIGH FAILURE RATE DEALER WII REPLACE WITH UPGRADED PART BUT NO REEMBURSEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 32,419
ORIGINAL ENGINE COOLING TUBES DEFECTIVE, PLASTIC COMPOSITION.CAN FAIL WITHOUT INDICATION CAUSING OVERHEATED ENGINE AT ANY TIME. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE UPGRADED TO METAL. NO RECALL AND MAKER WILL NOT REEMBURSE DAMAGE OR REPAIR. *TR
Mileage: 32,492
MAIN DRIVE SHAFT CENTER BEARING FAULTY, FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION IN DRIVE TRAIN. DEALER WILL REPLACE WITH UPGRADE PART WITH NO REIMBURSEMENT FROM MAKER. *TR
Mileage: 32,419
THE PORSCHE CAYENNE (AND OTHER PORSCHE MODELS) HAVE A COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE'S "LOW COOLANT LEVEL" LIGHT CAME ON. I CHECKED THE COOLANT LEVEL AND FOUND IT TO BE SEVERELY LOW. THE PORSCHE DEALER SERVICE (AND ON-LINE FORUMS) REPORT THAT PORSCHE CAYENNE ENGINES ARE ENCOUNTERING A COOLANT LEAK...
Mileage: 77,000
**UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION** CAYENNE S ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I TRIED LIFTING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO LUCK, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR S...
Mileage: 77,059
**UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION** CAYENNE S ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I TRIED LIFTING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO LUCK, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR S...
Mileage: 77,059
**UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION** CAYENNE S ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I TRIED LIFTING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO LUCK, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR S...
Mileage: 77,059
**UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION** CAYENNE S ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I TRIED LIFTING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO LUCK, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR S...
Mileage: 77,059
**UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION** CAYENNE S ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I TRIED LIFTING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO LUCK, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR S...
Mileage: 77,059
**UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION** CAYENNE S ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH, I ENCOUNTERED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, HOWEVER THE CAR BEGAN ACCELERATING. I TRIED LIFTING THE PEDAL WITH MY FOOT, NO LUCK, APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE CAR S...
Mileage: 77,059
THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS (LEFT, RIGHT AND HIGH MOUNTED) REMAIN LIT AT ALL TIMES, AS DOES THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT FOG LIGHTS. TURNING LIGHTS ON OR OFF HAS NO EFFECT. DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS NO EFFECT. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED RANDOMLY AND INCONSISTENTLY AND WHEN THE CAR HAS BEEN UNOCCUPIED AN...
Mileage: 75,000
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S WITH 15,000 MILES HAD FLAT TIRE. DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE SPARE TIRE PROVIDED BY PORSCHE FAILED TO INFLATE AFTER REPEATED ATTEMPTS BY PORSCHE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND COULD NOT BE USED. COLLAPSIBLE SPARE IS VREDESTEIN SPACEMASTER 195/75-18 106P , DOT: DVVB4103.. , E4 021...
Mileage: 15,000
CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL. PARKED IN GARAGE AND 2 HOURS LATER TOOK BACK OUT FOR SHORT DRIVE. REACHING 25 MPH, CAR BEGIN SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND THAN AS ACCELERATED FURTHER STOPPED SHAKING. PULLED OVER, THAN ACCELERATED AGAIN SLOWLY, CAR BEGIN SHAKING AT APPROX 50 MPH. SLOWED AGAIN. AND CAR CONTINUED ...
Mileage: 60,000
TAIL GATE FAILS TO REMAIN OPEN IN COLD WEATHER. IT FELL, STRIKING THE BACK OF A PERSON. THE WEATHER WAS BELOW 32 DEGREES F AND THERE WAS NO SNOW OR ICE ON THE TAIL GATE. APPEARS THAT SPRINGS/HYDRAULIC DEVICES FAIL IN COLD WEATHER. *JB
Mileage: 59,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND SHE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND NECK INJURIES , BUMPS AND BRUISES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPIT...
Mileage: 28,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND SHE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND NECK INJURIES , BUMPS AND BRUISES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPIT...
Mileage: 28,000
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND SHE REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST AND NECK INJURIES , BUMPS AND BRUISES, AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPIT...
Mileage: 28,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PERFORMS AS IF IT WILL STALL WHILE ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER ACTUALLY STALLED, BUT HESITATES DURING ACCELERATION. THE HESITATION OCCURS MOSTLY WHEN VEHICLE IS MAKING TURNS. THIS IS A RECURRING INCIDENT WHICH OCCURS DAILY.
Mileage: 6,000
SEVERE VIBRATION/NOISE IN MAIN REAR DRIVE SHAFT. FAILURE OF RUBBER BUSHING COMPONENT ON CENTER SUPPORT BEARING CAUSES SEVERE INSTABILITY OF DRIVE SHAFT. POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF DRIVE TRAIN COMPONENT AT SPEED. FIRST FAILURE AT 72000 MILES. DEALER ADMITS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF FAI...
Mileage: 72,000
WHEN MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY OR SIMILAR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES JUST DIE IN RESPONSE WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED TO MATCH OTHER TRAFFIC. THIS CAUSES OTHER TO TAKE AVOIDANCE ACTION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ON ONE OCCASION A SEMI NEARLY REAR ENDED ME. *NM
Mileage: 500
PORSCHE-04 CAYENNE ON OCCASIONS STALLS ON TURNING AND TOUCHING BRAKE AND TWICE ON THE FREEWAY GOING STRAIGHT BUT BRAKING AND PUSHING ON THROTTLE NO POWER FOR A FEW SECONDS. *JB
Mileage: 8,200
DT: THE AIR BAG AND THE CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE CAR UNTIL 10/17/2005. CALLED PORSCHE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD HELP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND HE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR.*AK ...
Mileage: 19,000
DT: THE AIR BAG AND THE CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SERVICE THE CAR UNTIL 10/17/2005. CALLED PORSCHE CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND THEY SAID THEY COULD HELP. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THIS WAS A SAFETY HAZARD, AND HE DID NOT WANT TO DRIVE THE CAR.*AK ...
Mileage: 19,000
DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL FEEL AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO JERK, AND MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY WHETHER IT IS WARMER OR COLD...
Mileage: 2,003
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE AL...
Mileage: 8,047
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE AL...
Mileage: 8,047
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE AL...
Mileage: 8,047
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE AL...
Mileage: 8,047
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE AL...
Mileage: 8,047
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE AL...
Mileage: 8,047
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE AL...
Mileage: 8,047
VEHICLE HESITATES 1 - 2 SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. *AK
I OWN A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S AND FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE CAR HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE PORSCHE DEALERSHIP (MCKENNA IN NORWALK, CA) AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT. M...
AFTER 7500 MILES, TIRES ARE BALD. PORSCHE REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS THIS AS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OTHER INDEPENDENT/LISCENSED MECHANICS ALL CONCUR THAT THE TIRES ARE BALD AT 7500 MILES. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RECTIFY WITH PCNA, REGIONAL REP AND SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATE THAT BALD TIRES AT 7500 MILES...
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 3 OF THE 4 DOORS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. MY RIGHT REAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AT TIMES FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND PORSHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. ON 2 OF THE OTHER DOORS, SOMETIMES THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES REMAIN IN TH...
Mileage: 25
I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 3 OF THE 4 DOORS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. MY RIGHT REAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AT TIMES FROM THE INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES FOR REPAIR AND PORSHE HAS BEEN UNABLE TO FIX IT. ON 2 OF THE OTHER DOORS, SOMETIMES THE OUTER DOOR HANDLES REMAIN IN TH...
Mileage: 25
VEHICLE FAILED ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS TO INITIATE ABS STEERING TO STAY IN LANE ON SNOW PACKED ROAD ON DOWNHILL GRADE. BRAKES INITIALLY GRABBED AND FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WOULD NOT REACT TO DRIVER INPUT TO OBTAIN STEERING CONTROL DURING PROLONGED SLIDE. VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED AS SOLD WITHOUT MODIFICAT...
Mileage: 1,600
THIS VEHICLE IS A PORSCHE CAYENNE WHICH IS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF VEHICLE MAKE. THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND WIRING PROBLEMS. FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SERVICE CO, THOROUGHBRED MOTORCARS, AND DISTRIBUTOR, PORSCHE CARS OF NORTH AMERICA HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS OR CORRECT DEFECT...
Mileage: 1
THIS VEHICLE IS A PORSCHE CAYENNE WHICH IS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF VEHICLE MAKE. THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND WIRING PROBLEMS. FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SERVICE CO, THOROUGHBRED MOTORCARS, AND DISTRIBUTOR, PORSCHE CARS OF NORTH AMERICA HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS OR CORRECT DEFECT...
Mileage: 1
THIS VEHICLE IS A PORSCHE CAYENNE WHICH IS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF VEHICLE MAKE. THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH DEFECTIVE BRAKES AND WIRING PROBLEMS. FACTORY AUTHORIZED DEALER AND SERVICE CO, THOROUGHBRED MOTORCARS, AND DISTRIBUTOR, PORSCHE CARS OF NORTH AMERICA HAVE FAILED TO ADDRESS OR CORRECT DEFECT...
Mileage: 1