Porsche Cayenne owners have reported 1 problem related to transmission gear indicator (under the power train 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.
**uncontrolled acceleration** Cayenne s accelerated uncontrollably while driving. While driving at approx 60 mph, I encountered traffic ahead and took my foot off the accelerator, however the car began accelerating. I tried lifting the pedal with my foot, no luck, applied the brakes and the car slowed, however, when I removed my foot from the brake, the Cayenne continued to accelerate. The cruise control had not been activated and was off. I kept pressing the gas pedal and releasing it at least a dozen times and finally the Cayenne stopped accelerating on its own, only to lose any control to accelerate. I coasted into a parking lot and stopped the car. Turned it off and restarted - I was able to drive, however acceleration was very slow and gear indicator on the dash cluster displayed a black 'd' in an orange square. This is a symbol that does not exist in the owners manual. The car shifted through gears normally. The rapid uncontrolled acceleration repeated itself and I was able to pull into another parking lot, slowing and stopping the car thanksto massive 14" front brakes with 6 piston calipers and 13"+ rear brakes with 4 piston calipers. I turned the car off for a few minutes and restarted. Gear selection indicator appeared normal and I was able to drive off, however acceleration was still veryslow. Drove home with the rapid acceleration repeating itself again and then stopping after a few miles. The only reason this did not cause a crash is the massive braking power of the Cayenne and astute driving. I ran diagnostic software when I made it home and there was an "accelerator module" failure reported. The tail lights, alarm, central locking, and the ability to open the tailgate at all have also failed - "rear lighting control module" failure. So while driving, my tail lights failed, car accelerated uncontrollably and failed to accelerate in a safe normal manner. This is a major safety issue and should be promptly addressed!.
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