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2011 Porsche CAYENNE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1310329
Internal NHTSA #	10897068
Manufacurer	Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Brand	PORSCHE
Model	CAYENNE
Model Year	2011
File date	17/06/16
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	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. The only way to repair the car was to replace the engine. The car was purchase brand new on june 15, 2011. The car had been special ordered several months prior to the delivery date. After this incident, i researched this issue. It appears that porsche cayennes and panameras manufactured during the same time period our car was made were recalled in china for this exact same issue-aluminum camshaft adjuster bolts shearing off into the engine and causing total engine failure. This car was out of the porsche 4 year/50k warranty period. I notified porsche north america of this incident and they refused to replace the engine. The car was covered under our geico mechanical breakdown insurance. Geico sent out inspectors to examine the car and deemed it a total loss. We surrendered the car to geico and were paid what they deemed the car was worth. The last time we saw the car was at paul miller porsche in parsipanny, n. J. On july 26th when we emptied it of our personal belongings. Luckily no one was hurt in this incident. Obviously a car suddenly stopping while being driven is huge danger. Had this occurred on a highway or in faster traffic the results could have been catastrophic.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	99800
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Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	WARREN, NJ
VIN pattern	WP1AB2A22BLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	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	25
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2011 Porsche CAYENNE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2011 Porsche CAYENNE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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