2011 Porsche Panamera Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V368000 (ENGINE). THE DEALER (PORSCHE OF DESTIN, 808 AIRPORT RD, DESTIN, FL 32541) STATED THAT PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V368000 (ENGINE); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (PORSCHE OF NASHVILLE, 1580 MALLORY LN, BRENTWOOD, TN 37027) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CAM INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (WALTERS PORSCHE 8423 INDIANA AVENUE, RIVERSIDE, CA 92504) WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN TOOL WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM IF THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V368000 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,800.

CAMSHAFT BOLTS FRACTURED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND WAS GETTING AN OIL CHANGE AT A PORSCHE MECHANIC. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN FATALITIES AND FURTHER ENGINE DAMAGE HAD I BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THIS DEFECT WAS RECALLED ON THIS MODEL IN CHINA DUE TO IT BEING A SAFETY ISSUE. PORSCHE MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS DEFECT IN THE US, AS IT IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE. THIS IS CAN BE A DEVASTATING HAZARD THAT CAN COST LIVES. IT MUST BE ATTENDED TO !!!! *TR

THE ENGINE OF MY PORSCHE PANAMERA WENT INTO A TOTAL FAILURE BECAUSE OF FAULTY DESIGN/PARTS BY THE MANUFACTURER (I.E. SCREWS BROKE INSIDE THE CAMSHAFT/BLOCK). AFTER DOING RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH PORSCHE PANAMERA, EVEN THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP (PORSCHE OF ORLANDO) TOLD ME THIS. DUE TO THIS ISSUE, THE CAR, WHILE MY SON WAS DRIVING, ESSENTIALLY STOPPED WORKING AND QUICKLY DECELERATED FROM 70 MPH TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. LUCKILY, THE SEMI THAT WAS BEHIND HIM MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION WHICH, IF SUCH A COLLISION WERE TO HAPPEN, COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED MY SON. PORSCHE ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS AND A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH WILL DISPLAY MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE'S ENGINE BUT PORSCHE IS NEGLIGENT BY REFUSING TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLES SUSCEPTIBLE TO THIS PROBLEM. NOT ONLY IS THIS A HAZARD, PORSCHE REFUSES TO ISSUE REPARATIONS TO OWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM LEAVING PEOPLE LIKE M...