2004 Porsche Cayenne S

Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
48
NCAP Stars

Recalls (2)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2004-05-17 04V231000 SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER 19,175 Details
2004-02-18 04V071000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 4,099 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2018-07-30 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE No 0 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ISSUES WITH THE FUEL FILTER FLANGE SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUM…
2018-07-17 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR FILTER FLANGE OF FUEL PUMP. CALLED DEALER WHO SAID DID NOT HAVE REPAIR PARTS AND DOES NOT K…
2018-01-29 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17…
2017-12-18 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17…
2017-11-14 ENGINE No 0 PORSCHE ANNOUNCED THEIR "CAMPAIGN" (RECALL) ON NOVEMBER 14, 2017. I HAVE CALLED SEVERAL PORSCHE DEALERS SINCE THAT TIME…
2017-11-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V576000 (FUEL SYSTEM, G…
2017-10-01 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 SINCE THIS RECALL WAS INITIATED IN 2017, THERE HAS BEEN NO UPDATE OR TIMELINE FOR EXPECTED REMEDY TO THIS CAMPAIGN. (A…
2016-09-05 ENGINE No 0 CAR WAS BOUGHT AS CERTIFIED PORSCHE IN MAR 2011 WITH 66K MILES; CURRENT MILES 165K MILES; DRIVEN APPROX. FOR 100K MILES…
2016-04-06 POWER TRAIN No 0 PORSCHE HAS RECALLED THE 2011 FOR HEADLIGHT BECOMING LOOSE. I HAVE A 2004 WITH SAME PROBLEM. ANY TYPE OF VIBRATION OR B…
2016-03-14 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) No 0 WHILE DRIVING WITH BOTH OF MY CHILDREN IN THE RAIN MY ENTIRE CAR LOCKED AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPES STOPPED MY WINDOWS WOUL…
2015-08-26 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL (NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17V-576) FOR THE FUEL FLANGE ON MY VEHICLE. I PREVIOUSLY PAID OUT OF POCKE…
2015-04-08 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 WHILE DRIVING I HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE AND COMING FROM UNDER THE CENTER CONSOLE AND MY TRUCK STARTED TO SHAKE. I C…
2014-07-21 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE WITHOUT WARNING LUCKILY IT HAPPENED TO MY YOUNG SON SO HE COULD …
2014-04-26 POWER TRAIN No 0 THE PORSCHE CAYENNE IS NOTORIOUS FOR DRIVE / CARDAN SHAFT FAILURES. HAD BAD DRIVE SHAFT NOISES, AND SUBSEQUENT PREMATUR…
2013-08-23 TIRES No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TREAD WALL SEPARATED ON ALL FOUR OF THE TIRE…
2013-05-06 ENGINE No 0 COOLANT LINE/PLASTIC COOLANT HOSE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED. WITHIN SECOND…
2012-12-19 ENGINE No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED ALL THE ANTIFREEZE LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING…
2012-11-02 FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC…
2012-06-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FA…
2012-03-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 COOLANT LEVEL APPEARS LOW ALL THE SUDDEN AND PIPES R LEAKING. *TR
2011-07-08 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, AN OVERHEATI…
2011-04-05 POWER TRAIN No 0 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, A SEVERE VIBRATION OCCURRED ALONG WI…
2011-03-16 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 COOLANT PIPE START TO FAIL FOR THE MODEL YEAR 2004-2006. THE MATERIAL FOR COOLANT PIPE WAS MADE OF PLASTIC AND IT RESU…
2011-01-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 PORSCHE KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURED CAYENNE MODEL VEHICLES WITH PLASTIC COOLANT TUBES THAT DEGRADE AND FRACTURE CAUSING ENGI…
2010-12-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 WATER PUMP FAILURE. ORIGINAL PART HAS PLASTIC IMPELLER AND HIGH FAILURE RATE DEALER WII REPLACE WITH UPGRADED PART BU…
2010-12-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 ORIGINAL ENGINE COOLING TUBES DEFECTIVE, PLASTIC COMPOSITION.CAN FAIL WITHOUT INDICATION CAUSING OVERHEATED ENGINE AT…
2010-11-09 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 THE PORSCHE CAYENNE (AND OTHER PORSCHE MODELS) HAVE A COOLANT LEAK PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE'S "LOW COOLANT LEVEL" LIGHT CAME…
2010-03-12 ENGINE No 0 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REIMBURSEMENT FOR VEHICLE FIRE DAMAGES. *AS *JS
2009-09-13 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS (LEFT, RIGHT AND HIGH MOUNTED) REMAIN LIT AT ALL TIMES, AS DOES THE REAR RIGHT AND LEFT FOG LIGHT…
2009-02-04 TIRES No 0 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S WITH 15,000 MILES HAD FLAT TIRE. DEFECTIVE COLLAPSIBLE SPARE TIRE PROVIDED BY PORSCHE FAILED T…
2009-01-30 VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER No 0 **UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION** CAYENNE S ACCELERATED UNCONTROLLABLY WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 60 MPH, I EN…
2007-03-16 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT No 0 CAR WAS DRIVING NORMAL. PARKED IN GARAGE AND 2 HOURS LATER TOOK BACK OUT FOR SHORT DRIVE. REACHING 25 MPH, CAR BEGIN …
2007-03-01 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 1 TAIL GATE FAILS TO REMAIN OPEN IN COLD WEATHER. IT FELL, STRIKING THE BACK OF A PERSON. THE WEATHER WAS BELOW 32 DEGR…
2007-01-29 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL Yes 1 TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE AT 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER STOPPED AB…
2006-06-03 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CENTER SUPPORT BEARING No 0 SEVERE VIBRATION/NOISE IN MAIN REAR DRIVE SHAFT. FAILURE OF RUBBER BUSHING COMPONENT ON CENTER SUPPORT BEARING CAUSES …
2005-10-23 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) No 0 WHEN MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY OR SIMILAR HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES JUST DIE IN RESPONSE WHEN YOU HIT THE GAS PE…
2005-09-20 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DT: THE AIR BAG AND THE CHECK LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT SERVICE T…
2004-12-22 POWER TRAIN No 0 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REP…
2004-12-14 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 PORSCHE-04 CAYENNE ON OCCASIONS STALLS ON TURNING AND TOUCHING BRAKE AND TWICE ON THE FREEWAY GOING STRAIGHT BUT BRAKIN…
2004-12-09 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 I OWN A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S AND FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE CAR HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN A…
2004-12-09 POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE No 0 MAIN DRIVE SHAFT CENTER BEARING FAULTY, FAILURE WITHOUT NOTICE, CAUSING SEVERE VIBRATION IN DRIVE TRAIN. DEALER WILL RE…
2004-11-27 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE PERFORMS AS IF IT WILL STALL WHILE ACCELERATING IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER …
2004-06-22 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) No 0 DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL AT SLOW SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WILL FEEL AS IF THE…
2004-03-01 TIRES No 0 AFTER 7500 MILES, TIRES ARE BALD. PORSCHE REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMS THIS AS A NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. OTHER INDEPENDENT/LISCE…
2003-11-25 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK No 0 THIS VEHICLE IS A PORSCHE CAYENNE WHICH IS NOT ON YOUR LIST OF VEHICLE MAKE. THIS VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED WITH DEFECTIVE …
2003-11-22 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 0 VEHICLE FAILED ON AT LEAST THREE OCCASIONS TO INITIATE ABS STEERING TO STAY IN LANE ON SNOW PACKED ROAD ON DOWNHILL GRA…
2003-11-04 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) No 0 VEHICLE HESITATES 1 - 2 SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ATTE…
2003-05-18 LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH No 0 I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH 3 OF THE 4 DOORS NOT OPERATING CORRECTLY. MY RIGHT REAR DOOR DOES NOT OPEN AT TIMES FROM THE …