porsche cayenne 2005 Complaints

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

1) the visit workshop light appeared on my new 2005 porsche 911 carrera s. 2) on november 30, 2004 the vehicle was running fine with the workshop light on. the vehicle then suddenly lost engine power at 65 mph durring acceleration on the nj turnpike. the loss of engine power caused several tractor-trailers to nearly colide with my vehicle, and with others, while i proceeded twords the sholder area. the vehicle was then able to run enough on the sholder at 15 to 30 mph to a safe exit off the turnpike. 3) the vehicle is at the ray catena porsche service area in edison new jersey, and it has not been looked at, to diagnose the failure.*ak

Reported in: EAST BRUNSWICK NJ || Crash: N || VIN #: WP0AB29945S

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

while driving at approximately 70 mph, the engine failed. the owner contacted the dealership, and had the vehicle towed to the dealership. the owner was told that there was a crack in the engine. the owner also contacted the manufacturer, but was unsuccessful in getting any assistance. *ak *sc *jb

Reported in: ANAHEIM CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P65L

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

consumer request for porsche cars of north america to repurchase his 2005 porsche cayenne.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer has experienced numerous mechanical problems with his vehicle such as engine stalling, a replacement air bag module, battery failure, fuel tank sender calibration. *jb

Reported in: LOS ANGELES CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P35L

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

consumer request for porsche cars of north america to repurchase his 2005 porsche cayenne.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer has experienced numerous mechanical problems with his vehicle such as engine stalling, a replacement air bag module, battery failure, fuel tank sender calibration. *jb

Reported in: LOS ANGELES CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P35L

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

consumer request for porsche cars of north america to repurchase his 2005 porsche cayenne.***no answer required***. *mr the consumer has experienced numerous mechanical problems with his vehicle such as engine stalling, a replacement air bag module, battery failure, fuel tank sender calibration. *jb

Reported in: LOS ANGELES CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P35L

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

vehicle hesitation - three occasions - first while trying to cross a divided highway...car hesitated, left me in the east bound lane , oncoming car just missed my wife and i; second while crossing a two land highway - car hesitated while i was in west bound lane, attempting to head east bound .. no accident; third time in drive way. took car to dealer after first incident - nothing showed on car computer so nothing was done; after second and third incident i took car to dealer and is now replacing the six coils (?) after my very concerned complaint. car is still with dealer. can i trust the repair or will i be less lucky the next time???*jb

Reported in: CAZENOVIA NY || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P85L

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

tl*the contact owns a 2006 porsche cayenne. the engine light illuminated while driving. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who discovered that one of the wires in the storage compartment was ripped. the contact was charged $770 for wires that he stated were bare wires on one side of the non-insulated storage compartment. the purchase date and powertrain were unknown. the current and failure mileages were 48,388. the ground wire to the shut off valve had shorted out. updated 08/15/07. *jb

Reported in: FT. LAUDERDALE FL || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P15L

AIR BAGS

metal, heat-conductive porsche emblem on steering wheel (atop airbag) caused severe burn/brand on driver's forearm when airbag deployed. other manufacturers use plastic emblem to avoid burning drivers.

Reported in: LA CRESCENTA CA || Crash: Y || VIN #: WP1AA29P65L

STRUCTURE

metal, heat-conductive porsche emblem on steering wheel (atop airbag) caused severe burn/brand on driver's forearm when airbag deployed. other manufacturers use plastic emblem to avoid burning drivers.

Reported in: LA CRESCENTA CA || Crash: Y || VIN #: WP1AA29P65L

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

tl*the contact owns a 2005 porsche cayenne. the contact stated that the engine light was illuminated then the vehicle started to lunge forward when the contact tried to accelerate, and it became difficult to shift gears. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised him that there was a misfire on the engine and one of its components needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they are currently waiting for a response. the failure mileage was approximately 47,000. updated 05/04/11 *bf updated 05/11/11

Reported in: SAN DIEGO CA || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P65L

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

tl*the contact owns a 2005 porsche cayenne. the contact stated while driving at low and high speeds the vehicle lunged forward. he also heard a loud noise in the engine. the vehicle was inspected by a dealer who advised him that the ignition coil and cylinder number 5 needed to be replaced. the ignition coil was repaired; however, immediately after leaving the dealer the failure recurred. the dealer was contacted and advised him to bring the vehicle back. the failure mileage was approximately 66,000. the vin was unavailable.

Reported in: UPPER MARLBORO MD || Crash: N || VIN #:

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

coolant pipe failure.

Reported in: BROOKLYN NY || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AC29PX5L

POWER TRAIN

tl* the contact owns a 2005 porsche cayenne. the contact was driving 35-40 mph when the vehicle lunged forward while shifting hard. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer confirmed that the valve body needed to be replaced. the manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 60,000 and the current mileage was 68,000 .

Reported in: ORANGE CT || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P45L

POWER TRAIN

since i have had the vehicle i have had to replace the drive shaft 3 times. porsche replaced it once under warranty and the other two times i had to pay in excess of $900.00 to have it replaced. i have been told by porsche that it has a defiective rubber seal and when the seal fails so does he drive shaft. this is a common defect and is know by porsche at the dealers and the manufacturer. they have acknowledged the defect to me. my concern is if the drive shaft totally fails and breaks, not just flexing and hitting the floor, it could cause an accident by making the vehicle go out of control.

Reported in: ALLENTOWN PA || Crash: N || VIN #:

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

tl* the contact owns a 2005 porsche cayenne. the contact stated that when driving 90 mph the vehicle would shake. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection and the contact was told that there was not enough fuel traveling through the fuel lines and the accelerator pedal needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified but provided no assistance. the failure mileage was 113,000.

Reported in: AURORA CO || Crash: N || VIN #: WP1AA29P85L