2.5
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 59,375 miles
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The contact owns a 2006 Porsche Cayenne. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 19V446000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to rockville Audi (1190 rockville pike, rockville, md 20852, 888 478-1189) who stated that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. The VIN was unknown.
- North Potomac, MD, USA
Transmission selector guir working vehicle now starts in gear and can drive away while you have selector in park
- Kaawa, HI, USA
In 2013 I had the rear differential replaced for 1600 now I am experiencing vibration at initial takeoff took it to the dealer was told it is the rear driveshaft that needs to replaced again and the cost is $2400. Per the web there has been a lot of complaints for this same problem why hasn't there been a recall" what is the process to get a recall for this problem"
- St. Louis, MO, USA
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...
- Centereach, NY, USA
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. www.coolantpipesettlement.com/
- Alexandria, VA, USA
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.
- Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
The contact owns a 2006 Porsche Cayenne. While having the vehicle serviced by an authorized dealer for routine maintenance, the contact was told that the ignition switch was not generating the correct amount of voltages. Due to the ignition failure, the vehicle was not using the proper amount of fuel. The contact was also told this was a known failure. The vehicle was repaired. The contact also stated the entire digital dashboard display system failed and no longer displayed any readings. The vehicle was also experiencing a final failure in which a valve body in the transmission failed, causing the vehicle intermittently surge forward. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was told all the failures were known problems yet the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 104,000 and the current mileage was 104,250. The VIN was unavailable.
- Bridgeton, NJ, USA
- Davie, FL, USA