2004 Porsche Cayenne V6 from UK and Ireland - Comments

Non stop problems since owning the car, which has only been 2 months. The AC does not work properly in the front if the rear is on and vice versa, even cheap cars don't do this. The Battery/Generator comes on at least twice a week, it has been back 3 times for this, the last time, the car was scratched whilst in their care - they have put this right. The window wipers screech, and again the car has been back 3 times for this. Love the car, but am very disappointed in the faults. Altogether in 8 weeks of having it, it has been back to Porsche for 17 days, and needs to go back again!

Love the look of the car.

Handles very well, thinks it's a car.

I have purchased a Porsche Cayenne V6 3.2, This has to be the worse car I have owned! The battery generator light keeps switching on, the rear glass (trunk) window won't close, The Central London dealership had gave me false promises and lies from the moment I placed my order regarding delivery times etc, I don't care about the heavy loss of money, this heap is going...

I work for Porsche as an apprentice tech and would like to help.

1) The rear hatch is a 5 min fix book it in

2) I'm sure if you ask your dealer they will do their best to help with any problems.

The Cayenne is full of new technology to the company and teething problems have occured, It is however the best on road 4x4 available and I'm sure if you persevere you will not regret it.

You are not seriously suggesting that someone paying $50K USD or more for a luxury SUV should be a beta tester, are you?

If Porsche or any car manufacturer can't get it right the first time the car/SUV should not be released. PERIOD.

Porche should not released the car if it is in beta stage. See sale of goods and services act.

All European manufacturers today treat their customers as beta testers.

Even executives of the BMW Car Club of America, BMW's biggest supporter in the states, recommend its members not buy a first year model BMW, something they had never said before.

If you work for Porsche and you promise better services I suggest that you stand for what you write and help with solving these problems. Like providing your email for example.

I have never owned a Porsche, but my girlfriend has a 928 in her garage and I have driven it quite a few times. We got engaged recently and were out shopping for an SUV/crossover. We test drove the Cayenne S for two hours and were terribly disappointed. The performance was adequate, nothing to write home about, but still above that of your standard SUV. The interior SUCKS!! I couldn't get over just how primitive this top-of-the-line SUV's was. It looked like something out of the 80's. We bought an Infiniti FX 35, saved a bunch of money and have everything we want for that vehicle. I really love Porsche, but this was outrageous, can anyone relate to what I'm saying?

I just bought a cayenne not up to 4 months

1. I was driving to work and the car started misfiring and slowing down to about 50mph, took it to the garage spent £420 for 6 misfiring ignition coil that cost £26.69 each.

2. the day I picked it up she came up with a battery generator light which was OK before I took it in.

3. I was told it the alternator that gone so it will cost me another £1200 + which I'm not convinced about because I did 200 miles with starting and stopping the engine before taking it back in.I'm sure the battery would have died if the alternator is gone.

Can someone that's got the same problem or solution advice before spending more money please.........

I bought a Porsche Cayenne Turbo 2005 model just under a year ago and have had nothing but problems.

First of all the turbo wasn't firing and I wasn't getting the power that I was expecting. I had it fixed.

Next thing went was the alternator, which they had told me was the water pump that needed changing.

Next was the air compressor, which I still haven't had fixed because I don't get to use it that often.

Other thing is the headlight connection keeps on disconnecting and my headlight go off if I happen to drive over a bump.

Now I'm getting a message that my air suspension is faulty and need to take it to the workshop.

Can anything else go wrong with this thing. I'm sure it can.

Did I mention that the rear panel of the front drivers seat came apart and was sitting against the back seat which had to be re-glued into place.

Also other bits and pieces of the interior is starting to fall apart, such as the front ashtray, the rear centre console cover and some of the timber trims are starting to come unstuck.

I had a Honda Civic for more than 7 years and had not one problem whatsoever. What is going on with Porsche, and why can't they get it right. When I bought this car, I trusted that the german engineering wouldn't let me down. They've been in this business for donkey's years and they are still making such flagrant mistakes. We are paying big money for a car that we have nothing more than constant disappointment.

It's crazy, I am reading this, and I am like wow I should put a for sale sign on my Cayenne LOL. My alternator recently went off, I get the error messages for the tail lights off and on as you guys do, and my air compressor is working 50% of the time LOL. Seems like it's all same parts that are not working LOL... very disappointed in the Porsche...

Nothing but problems as well... 2004 Cayenne S. Let me see, seat motors inoperable, had to replace drive shaft, numerous problems with brake lights; had to replace electronic console (speedometer, rpm gauge, etc), check engine light on to find out I had to repair $700 in "hoses". Back door won't go up all the way, the Cayenne wording on back door broke partially off... too many things in only 14 months of ownership. Definitely the WORST vehicle I have ever owned. I will NEVER buy a Porsche again because of this one car. IT SUCKS!!!