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2004 Porsche CAYENNE S Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	758968
Internal NHTSA #	10303704
Manufacurer	PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
Brand	PORSCHE
Model	CAYENNE S
Model Year	2004
File date	30/01/09
Component	EXTERIOR LIGHTING
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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!
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	77059
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WESTPORT, MA
VIN pattern	WP1AB29P24LXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	60
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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2004 Porsche CAYENNE S Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2004 Porsche CAYENNE S Exterior Lighting Problems, Complaints and Defects

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