2011 Porsche Panamera

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 ME OUT OF WARRANTY AND A CAR AS THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A COMPLETE ENGINE REPLACEMENT WHICH COST MORE THAN THE CAR IS WORTH. EVEN IN OTHER COUNTRIES, NAMELY CHINA, RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM, YET HERE IN THE U.S., THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS COMPANY AS VW, THE PARENT COMPANY, WAS RECENTLY SUED FOR LYING ON MECHANICAL STATISTICS (I.E. EMISSION REPORTS). I AM HOPING THAT YOU WILL ASSIST ME IN MAKING A COMPELLING CASE AND ASSURE THAT PORSCHE ANSWERS FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND REFUSAL TO HELP ITS CUSTOMERS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD, THE SPEED REDUCED, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMSHAFT AND BOLTS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 41,000.

EARLIER THIS YEAR, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 55 MPH, MY 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA'S ENGINE LOST POWER AND POWER STEERING,. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED BY NUMEROUS DRIVERS WITHIN A THREE YEAR PERIOD ON THIS MODEL CAR (WEB SEARCH). WHEN I ASKED IF PORSCHE WAS AWARE OF A SIMILAR ISSUE, PORSCHE REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER.

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. AT 55 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES FELT LIKE HAVING NO POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAK. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER ON JULY 12, 2012 ON THIS MODEL CAR (WEB SEARCH). PORSCHES HAS CHECKED MY CAR AND THEY REPORT THAT THERE IS NO ERROR CODE AND IT MEETS THEIR SPECIFICATION. WHEN I ASKED IF PORSCHE WAS AWARE OF A SIMILAR ISSUE, PORSCHE REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER. WHEN I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION TO A TECHNICAL REP IN GERMANY OR PORSCHE QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE, IT WAS REFUSED BY PORSCHE. WHEN I ASKED IF PORSCHE HAS DONE A FAULT SIMULATION SPECIFIC TO MY PROBLEM, THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING CAN BE CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE THREATENING. I WOULD LIKE AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DEFECT.

"TAKATA RECALL" CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER BOLT PIN BROKE OFF AND CAMSHAFT CAME A PART. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON FREEWAY. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK A PART THE ENGINE AND FOUND A BUNCH OF METAL IN THE OIL PAN. THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON CARS IMPORTED INTO CHINA BUT THAT DID NOT COVER MY CAR. PORSCHE KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSING TO FIXED. THE COST OF THE NEW ENGINE IS $25000. THE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED IN UNITED STATES BY PORSCHE. ITS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH THOUSANDS OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER DRIVERS. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED ON NOVEMBER 1 2015 CAR BROKE DOWN NOVEMBER 3 2015

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING 35 -40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 10 MPH. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAM SHAFT ADJUSTER DETACHED AND MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ENGINE BLOCK, RESULTING IN A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SEE A LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER BOLT PIN BROKE OFF AND CAMSHAFT CAME A PART. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK A PART THE ENGINE AND FOUND A BUNCH OF METAL IN THE OIL PAN. THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON CARS IMPORTED INTO CHINA BUT THAT DID NOT COVER MY CAR. HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET WITH SOME HELP FROM THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY.

THE HORN ON MY 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA STOPPED WORKING. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I NEEDED TO USE IT TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON PORSCHE'S WITH HEADLIGHT WASHERS. THE WASHER SYSTEM APPARENTLY LEAKS BEHIND THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE THE HORNS SIT. APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM KNOWN BY PORSCHE THAT, IF TRUE, IS UNQUESTIONABLY A DESIGN DEFECT AND A SAFETY CONCERN. REPAIR REQUIRED ACTUALLY REPLACING THE HORNS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROX. AT 55 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES FELT LIKE HAVING NO POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAK. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED BY ANOTHER DRIVER ON JULY 12, 2012 ON THIS MODEL CAR (WEB SEARCH). PORSCHES HAS CHECKED MY CAR AND THEY REPORT THAT THERE IS NO ERROR CODE AND IT MEETS THEIR SPECIFICATION. WHEN I ASKED IF PORSCHE WAS AWARE OF A SIMILAR ISSUE, PORSCHE REFUSED TO PROVIDE AN ANSWER. WHEN I REQUESTED TO HAVE THE CONTACT INFORMATION TO A TECHNICAL REP IN GERMANY OR PORSCHE QUALITY REPRESENTATIVE, IT WAS REFUSED BY PORSCHE. WHEN I ASKED IF PORSCHE HAS DONE A FAULT SIMULATION SPECIFIC TO MY PROBLEM, THEY REFUSED TO ANSWER. LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING CAN BE CATASTROPHIC AND LIFE THREATENING. I WOULD LIKE AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION INTO THIS DEFECT. *TR