2006 PORSCHE CAYENNE Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 PORSCHE CAYENNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V576000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE JACK DANIELS PORSCHE DEALER (E335 ROUTE 17 SOUTH, UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ 07458 STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE REAR HATCHBACK DOOR CLOSES ON IT'S OWN. THE HAZARD IS THAT A PERSON CAN GET HIT IN THE HEAD OR INJURED. THE PROBLEM STARTED 3 YEARS AGO BUT HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT WHERE THE HATCHBACK/TRUCK NO LONGER STAYS OPEN

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE THAT SOUNDED LIKE THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR WAS GOING TO FALL OFF. I MADE IT HOME AND CALLED THE DEALER. I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT IT WAS THE CARDON SHAFT AND IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE JOB I WAS ADVISED WAS A $2,000 JOB. I HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE TRUCK. I FINALLY HAD IT REPAIRED FOR ROUGHLY $900. VERY UNHAPPY...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PORSCHE CAYENNE. AFTER SHUTTING THE VEHICLE OFF, IT CAUGHT ON FIRE APPROXIMATELY 3.5 HOURS LATER. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DETERMINED THAT THE FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

" SOME 2003 TO 2006 MODEL YEAR PORSCHE CAYENNE VEHICLES WITH V8 ENGINES WERE EQUIPPED WITH PLASTIC COOLANT PIPES THAT CAN PREMATURELY DEGRADE OR FRACTURE. THOSE VEHICLES ARE KNOWN AS THE 'CLASS VEHICLES' AND THE INDIVIDUALS WHO OWNED OR LEASED SUCH CLASS VEHICLES ARE KNOWN AS 'CLASS MEMBERS.' PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA ("PCNA") WAS NOT FOUND LIABLE FOR ANY OF THE CLAIMS ALLEGED IN THIS LAWSUIT. THE PARTIES INSTEAD VOLUNTARILY REACHED A SETTLEMENT. UNDER THE SETTLEMENT AND SUBJECT TO PROOF, PCNA WILL PROVIDE A BENEFIT TO CLASS MEMBERS FOR PAST OR FUTURE COOLANT PIPE REPAIRS IN CLASS VEHICLES." HTTP://WWW.COOLANTPIPESETTLEMENT.COM I WAS DRIVING WHEN SUDDENLY THE "COOLANT WARNING" LIGHT CAME UP. THERE WAS A MASSIVE LEAK. THE ENGINE STARTED TO HEAT UP. THIS WAS DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE TO WORK. THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. OWNERS HAD ONLY A YEAR TO MAKE A CLAIM. I NEVER GOT THE PAPERWORK.

STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE EVIDENT ON DRIVER'S SIDE REAR WHEN STATIONARY OR EVEN NOT RUNNING AND PARKED . RESEARCH ONLINE WITH THE SEARCH CRITERIA OF "GASOLINE SMELL ON DRIVER SIDE REAR" PRODUCED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS ON THIS PHENOMENON. THE CULPRIT IS THE FUEL PUMPS/FILTERS/SEALS FOR THE TWO GASOLINE TANKS. THEY ARE MAKE FROM PLASTIC AND ARE PRONE TO CRACKS OR LEAKS FROM FULL TANKS. ONE PORSCHE PARTS SUPPLIER PUT IT THIS WAY ON THEIR DIY REPAIR PAGE "THE QUESTION IS NOT IF, BUT WHEN YOU EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM." THE SOLUTION IS TO TAKE OUT THE REAR SEATS, CUT THE CARPET, REMOVE THE SEAT BELT ANCHORS, REMOVE THE COVER UNDER THE CARPET TO ACCESS THE PUMPS AND FILTER. THIS IS A PROBLEM PORSCHE MUST KNOW ABOUT AS THEY HAVE CHANGED THE DESIGN OF THE PUMP PARTS.

FOR SAFETY: AIRBAG FAULT AND EARNING LIGHT APPEARING APPROXIMATELY 60K MILES IN. FROM A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH, IT APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. WHEN CONTACTING BOTH PORSCHE LOCALLY AND PORSCHE CORPORATE TO AMEND, BOTH REFUSE REPAIRS BY CITING VEHICLE'S AGE (ALTHOUGH THIS IS A PREVALENT, KNOWN ISSUE). FOR PERFORMANCE FEATURES: PCM FAILURE; PCM IS THE NAVIGATION AND RADIO CONSOLE SYSTEM. AGAIN, BOTH PORSCHE LOCAL AND PORSCHE CORPORATE WERE CONTACTED AFTER DISCOVERING THROUGH A MERE GOOGLE SEARCH, WHICH WILL ILLUSTRATE THIS LARGE ISSUE WITH PORSCHE CAYENNE VEHICLES INCURRING PCM FAILURES IN DROVES. PORSCHE HAS ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH THE AIRBAG SAFETY FAILURE AND PCM FAULT IS DUE TO BAD ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, TO INCLUDE ACKNOWLEDGING THE CHOICE OF TO NOT PURSUE A RECALL OR "GOODWILL" REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 PORSCHE CAYENNE EQUIPPED WITH AN AC DELCO BATTERY, MODEL NUMBER 49-60 (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE FOUND DECEASED IN THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. THE CAUSE OF DEATH WAS DUE TO TOXIC FUMES COMING FROM THE BATTERY LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED.

2 ISSUES. LIKE OTHER 2006 PORSCHE CAYENNE'S, IN NORMAL DRIVING IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN 2014 MY CAR STARTED VIBRATING UNCONTROLLABLY. STOPPED DRIVING AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. TURNS OUR THE DRIVE TRAIN BROKE AT 74,000 MILES. WHICH SEEMS IS A SYSTEMIC PROBLEM WITH ALL 2006 CAYENNES. $2400 TO REPAIR. THEN LAST WEEK THE COOLANT WATER PIPES BROKE DRAINING ALL THE COOLANT FLUID OUT OF THE CAR WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN IN NORMAL TRAFFIC. TOWED TO THE DEALER. I SOON LEARNED THAT THERE HAD BEEN 8 CLASS ACTION LAW SUITES FILED ON THIS PROBLEM IN I BELIEVE 2010 AND PORSCHE SET ASIDE $45M WITHOUT ADMITTING GUILT TO END THE LAW SUIT AND TO FIX AFFECTED CARS; HOWEVER, YOU HAD TO HAVE IT FIXED BY THE END OF 2013. NOBODY TOLD ME OF THIS PROBLEM, ESPECIALLY MY DEALER WHERE THE CAR SITS TODAY AS I TRY TO GET EITHER THE DEALER OF PORSCHE OF NA TO SUPPORT THE COST OF THE FIX. SO FAR THEY ARE NOT WILLING. COST TO REPAIR IS $2800. CAR HAS 84 THOUSAND MILES. SEEMS STRANGE THAT NHTSA SINCE EVERY 2006 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAS BOTH OF THESE EXPENSIVE PROBLEMS. HTTP://WWW.COOLANTPIPESETTLEMENT.COM/

SOMETIME IN 2011 I NOTICED THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS (AUTOMATIC). I WAS ON A LONG DRIVE FROM FLORIDA TO MY HOME IN MARYLAND WHEN THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A THING UNTIL IT BEGAN TO HAPPEN ROUTINELY AT ALL SPEEDS. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE VALVE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,500. I MISSED THE WARRANTY PERIOD BY 60 DAYS SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE COST. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD 75,000 MILES ON IT AS I USUALLY USED MY OTHER CAR FOR MY DAILY COMMUTE. I'M LETTING THE VEHICLE SIT UNTIL I CAN AFFORD SUCH A COSTLY REPAIR. I GOT THE VEHICLE FROM A DEALER IN NY WITH ONLY 3000 MILES ON IT. I'M CERTAIN THIS WAS A DEFECT THAT PORSCHE KNEW ABOUT AND THEY SHOULD OFFER TO FOOT THE BILL FOR THE REPAIR.