2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE Complaints

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.

A START IGNITION WON'T START AND I HAVE TO PLUG THE KEY IN ORDER TO STARTED THE VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL, HIGH PRESSURE, AND PRESSURE PUMPS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY A DEALER DUE TO THE COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ENGINE RUNNING INCREASINGLY ROUGH ON ACCELERATION. MECHANIC FOUND DRIVESHAFT FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE AXIAL PLAY FROM CENTER DRIVESHAFT SUPPORT BEARING. DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. MORE THAN 50 SIMILAR FAILURES ARE DOCUMENTED ON GOTACLASSACTION.COM. I'VE ATTACHED COMPLAINT TO PORSCHE, THEIR RESPONSE AND REPAIR INVOICE. *TT*JB CONSUMER STATED PARTS WAS ORDERED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE AIR SUSPENSION TANK WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PORSCHE OF SOUTH SHORE (185 W SUNRISE HWY, FREEPORT, NY) WHERE THE FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000.

I PURCHASED A 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE ON 3/14/18. HERE WE ARE 3 MONTHS LATER AND I NOTICED A STRONG GAS SMELL COMING FROM THE DRIVER REAR TIRE. I USED GOOGLE TO DIAGNOSE MY CONCERNS AND FOUND THIS: SEPTEMBER 25, 2017 ' PORSCHE IS RECALLING MORE THAN 50,000 CAYENNE SUVS BECAUSE THE FUEL PUMP FILTER FLANGES COULD LEAK GAS AND AT THE LEAST CREATE AN ODOR OF FUEL, AND AT THE MOST CREATE A FIRE HAZARD IF FUEL HITS A HOT IGNITION SOURCE. THE RECALLED GAS-POWERED VEHICLES INCLUDE THE 2003-2006 CAYENNE S AND CAYENNE TURBO, 2004-2006 CAYENNE AND 2006 CAYENNE S "TITANIUM" EDITION VEHICLES. SO, I TOOK MY CAR TO GET DIAGNOSED AT DEAN MCREARY PORSCHE IN MOBILE, AL AND WAS ADVISED THAT I HAVE A FLANGE AND SEALING RING LEAK AND THAT IT WOULD BE 1124.00 TO REPAIR. I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS DESCRIBED IN THIS RECALL. THIS IS A HAZARD. SOMEONE COULD DIE. I THEN CALLED PORSCHE NORTH AMERICAN AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL IS VIN SPECIFIC AND I DO NOT QUALIFY. THIS MAKES NO SENSE AND THEY SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIRS. PORSCHE IS CONSTANTLY MAKING CARS THAT ARE UNSAFE AND WHEN A PROBLEMS OCCURS, THEY DO NOT WANT TO FIX IT.

THE CAR CUT OUT AS I WAS CROSSING A INTERSECTION WHILE IN MOTION LEAVING THE CAR DISABLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, LUCKILY OTHER DRIVERS SAW THE PROBLEM AND WENT AROUND ME. ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING THE IGNITION LOCK FAULT. I TURNED IT OFF AND AFTER 2 MINUTES IT RESTARTED. THE NEXT DAY THE CAR WOULD NOT START, THE IGNITION LOCK FAULT CAME ON, AND THEN ALL OF THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER AND WAS LOCKED IN PARK. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE IN FEB 2017 WHEN A CORRODED WIRES WERE FOUND IN A MAIN BUNDLE OF WIRES IN THE DRIVERS FOOTWELL. THERE WAS NO WATER ON THAT AREA AND NOR HAS THERE BEEN ANY WATER ON THE CAR OR THE FOOTWELL. I HAVE HAD WEATHERTECH MATS IN PLACE HTE WHOLE TIME TO PREVENT THAT. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT IT COULD GO DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION NOT JUST A STARTING ISSUE. I HAVE REVIEWED TECHNICAL BULLETIN NHTSA 10056337 WHICH DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY EXPLANATION FOR IMPLYING THAT THE LACK OF FEEDBACK HAS LEAD TO THE FACTORY NOT KNOWING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. PORSCHE NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM THE IMPROPERLY SPLICED WIRES AND THE BUNDLE NEED TO BE RETROFITTED IN A WAY TO PROTECT THEM FROM ONGOING CORROSION THAT IN MY CASE HAPPENED HAPPENED TWICE THE SECOND TIME ON 6,000 MILES AFTER THE LAST IN A CAR THAT IS KEPT IN A GARAGE.

COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR BOLTED TO THE BACK OF ENGINE BLOCK HAS A GLUED -IN PIPE THAT CONNECTS TO A HOSE. THE GLUED-IN PIPE IS LEAKING AND HALF WAY PUSHED OUT OF THE DISTRIBUTOR. THE IMMINENT FAILURE OF THIS PART COULD HAVE CAUSED IMMEDIATE OVERHEAT AND FIRE DUE TO CATASTROPHIC COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE. THE REPAIR IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE. PORSCHE HAS A NEW PART THAT HAS THE PIPE THREADED IN INSTEAD OF GLUED. PORSCHE SHOULD RECALL THIS AND PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AND SAFETY ISSUE. IMAGINE 8 GALLONS OF HOT COOLANT DISCHARGING ALL OVER, SAY A MOTORCYCLIST GOING 70 MPH. THIS ISSUE WAS NOTICED WHILE DOING OTHER COOLANT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE THAT WAS ALSO NECESSITATED BY POOR DESIGN OF THE VEHICLE.

MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT AND VERY LOW MILES (70K+) SINCE I WORK MOSTLY FROM HOME. I SUDDENLY STARTED TO HEAR A BAD NOISE COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR AND COULD FEEL THE CAR SHAKING WHENEVER STARTED TO ACCELERATE. TOOK TO A PORSCHE SPECIALIZED MECHANIC THAT TOLD ME IT IS A RECURRING ISSUE ON THE CAYENNE. LONG STORE SHORT, SPENT TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE.

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.