2011 Porsche Cayenne problems
The 2011 Porsche Cayenne has 37 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (32%) concerns engine. Next are drivetrain & axles (30%) and air bags (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 37 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 65,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 6 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 5 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 0 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 65,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 1 complaint mentions a crash. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2011 ranks 13th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the Porsche Cayenne with enough data (5 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
My vehicle has camshaft and crankshaft correlation problems due to the well-known problem with its screws and other things. I reported it to Porsche and they told me that it has already been repaired but I don't understand how to fail again and deny help for its repair.
Transfer case issue is resulting in a jerky vehicle. This is part of the transmission system and over time will cause wear in front and rear differentials of an AWD vehicle.
The car stopped while being driven in traffic on a busy suburban road. The car would not restart. Right before the car suddenly stopped the psm light came on. This was the only thing that occurred prior to the sudden stop. The car was pushed out of the road and flat bedded to paul miller porsche in parsippany, n.j. The service technician(s) found that at least one aluminum bolt from the cam shaft adjuster had sheared off and fell through the engine causing complete engine failure.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 porsche cayenne. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 17v368000 (engine). The part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Porsche of silver spring in silver spring, maryland was made aware of the recall and stated that there was no remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue.
The contact owns a 2011 Porsche Cayenne. The contact noticed that the smoke light stop functioning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the fuse for the smoke light was replaced. On another occasion, the contact noticed that the passenger-side headlight to the vehicle stop functioning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the light bulb was replaced but the failure reoccurred, and the passenger side headlight light bulb was replaced. On another occasion, the air condition stops functioning.