general problems of the 2006 Porsche Cayenne

The contact owns a 2006 Porsche Cayenne. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started to overheat. The contact stated that she was able to navigate the vehicle off the road. The contact then stated that the coolant had drained from the vehicle. The coolant warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the coolant pipes detached, and the radiator hose needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned that the radiator hose was previously replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

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.

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. . Read more...

2006 Porsche Cayenne. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle plastic coolant pipes defect. The consumer stated the engine had to be torn apart, to replace the plastic coolant tube at a cost of $ 2,625. 67. The consumer stated Porsche new about the defect since 2011.

The dealer sold the vehicle knowing coolant pipes were not updated. Just had the vehicle serviced in April had to pay for maintenance that should have been done before purchase. Then 1 June the warning light came on "check coolant level low". Then the warning light came on "engine too hot". I was forced to pay for repairs when the mechanic received a bulletin from Porsche about the problem. Contacted Porsche and they stated the dealer brumos Porsche should not have sold the car without updating the coolant pipes. I still had to pay over $2,000 dollars.

Was driving at normal speed, car sends a low coolant message pulled over and coolant spill all over the ground. My 9 month old son was in the car!!!!.

The coolant pipes failed on a recent road trip due to the pipes cracking. I lost all of my coolant and overheated my engine. This seems to be a common theme amongst 2004-2006 Cayenne models as there is currently a class action lawsuit pending.