Body Problems of Porsche Cayenne

Porsche Cayenne owners have reported 9 problems related to body (under the structure category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Porsche Cayenne based on all problems reported for the Cayenne.

1 Body problem of the 2013 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 01/01/2026

The leather dash has "shrunk" so badly and is so distorted that there is no way the passenger airbag would properly inflate in an accident. Porsche tells me that this defect is "cosmetic" and of no consequence to vehicle safety. I do not agree with this position and feel that Porsche should be liable for this defect.

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2 Body problem of the 2008 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 07/08/2020

Porsche Cayenne have water drain design issue. When raining or wash the car, the water drain clog will make water flood the inside of the vehicles, and damage the wires under the driver's side and passenger side. This is a common issue, Porsche know this, but not fix it.

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3 Body problem of the 2014 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 10/29/2019

The edges of the metal part that ensures closure of the trunk is very sharp. Finger was sliced on this metal part.

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4 Body problem of the 2005 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 09/09/2019

Tl-the contact owns a 2005 Porsche Cayenne and stated that all four doors of the vehicle, the latches failed to open front outside and inside of the vehicle. The contact called Porsche orlando dealer, (9590 us-17, maitland, FL 32751, (407) 680-0785) and was informed that there will be a fee for each doors. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer and was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number: 5557958. The approximate failure mileage was 162,160. The VIN was not available. Aw.

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5 Body problem of the 2017 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 11/22/2017

Acc/ pas unavailable warning: approximately eight months ago while driving on a city street in sarasota, FL the pas system was activated and abruptly stopped my vehicle without reason. On two separate occasions the "acc/pas is unavailable" warning has appeared on my instrument panel. On the first occasion, a vehicle to my left was attempting to merge into my lane of traffic while we were approaching an intersection on a city street. I attempted to honk my horn (which failed making an audible sound) and swerved to prevent this impending collision. The driver of the vehicle in front of me also witnessed what was occurring and slammed on their breaks. My pas system failed to alert and apply pressure and/or stop the breaks as this safety feature is designed. Despite my efforts to break quickly the vehicle in front of me and I collided. The first driver that merged into my lane fled the scene. There was no damage to the vehicle in front of me and the Porsche had moderate front end damage. A police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to our insurance company's auto repair express program at a collision center of their choice. It was then sent to our local Porsche service department for inspection and reinstallation and calibration of the pas cameras and operations. On the second occasion approximately 10 days after having the vehicle back from the body shop and inspections, I was sitting at red traffic light on a city street. The light changed green, cars behind me started honking. The car in front of me began to proceed through the light before breaking abruptly. Again the "acc/pas is unavailable" warning appeared on the instrument panel prior to this and my breaks did not respond to my applied pressure. I had not yet accelerated.

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6 Body problem of the 2013 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 04/01/2016

The contact owns a 2013 Porsche Cayenne. While driving 35 mph, the vehicle veered to the right. The contact had to steer the vehicle in excess to keep the vehicle in position. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the subframe had shifted and needed to be unbolted and shifted back into the proper position. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000. The VIN was unavailable.

7 Body problem of the 2014 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 11/19/2015

On 11/19/2015 at approx 7:20am while driving the panoramic sunroof emploded on it's own, nothing hit it from the outside or inside. There were no cars around me on the road nor was there any visible sound of anything hitting us it was just a loud boom as the sunroof shattered in an upward pattern as if it were under pressure, also causing damage to the paint/body on roof of car from the glass debris. Dealership refusing warranty because they do not know what caused it.

8 Body problem of the 2016 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 08/29/2015

-driver side wind noise: dealer tried to fix the problem but failed and now they are not willing to fix the problem. Wind noise is so loud that I can not hear approaching emergency vehicle -windshield wipers are not completely attached to the windshield leaving streaks (lose contact). I can see the bottom half when it rains.

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9 Body problem of the 2005 Porsche Cayenne

Failure Date: 08/14/2014

In a parking lot traveling at 7 mph approx, applied the brakes and the psm (stability management) lights and buzzers came on. Lost all brakes on the car and could not stop. Pumped the brakes and still no stopping capability. Had to hit a pole to avoid pedestrians and other cars. Dealer diagnosed the cause as a yaw sensor failure which they say controlled the abs. Mechanical brakes systems were operational after crash. Crash damage was not extensive, at approx 8-10 mph.


Other Common Structure related problems of Porsche Cayenne

Problem Category Number of Problems
Body problems
9
Structure problems
3
Tailgate problems
2
Hatchback/liftgate Support Device problems
1


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