7.8

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
5,750 miles

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2020 Porsche Cayenne engine problems

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2020 Porsche Cayenne Owner Comments

problem #2

Jan 092022

Cayenne

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I applied the gas pedal & the pedal seemed to stick. The vehicle kept accelerating after I took my foot off that pedal to apply brake. Car would slow when brake applied but immediately accelerated and kept increasing (speed was well over 90 mph & climbing ) when brake was released. This happened 3 times before the -??stuck-??pedal released. Another driver (retired mechanic) had driven the car and had similar experience a week prior and mentioned their experience. I didn-??t realize how serious the incident could be. I called dealership but first available service appointment (scheduled) is Feb. 23,2022

- Trussville, AL, USA

problem #1

Apr 262021

Cayenne

  • 11,500 miles
My Porsche 2020 S has breaking issues when in sport mode. When the car downshifts from 3rd to 2nd gear, and 2nd to 1st gear, this is a sudden jolt forward or "lurging" that occurs every time. This is a safety risk in bumper to bumper traffic as the car can suddenly jump forward a few feet more than intended by normal breaking. Even when driving and breaking explicitly to compensate for this transmission / breaking defect, the lurging issue cannot be avoided. The only way to avoid this issue is to (a) break hard from 3rd to 1st gear (so from a fairly high speed down to 0, which lends additional breaking safety risks in non-ideal weather conditions such as breaking downhill or on wet / icy roads), or (B) to not drive the car in one of the two driving modes offered. The manufacturer's service department claims there is no issue, but some quick google searches show this issue is experienced widely and well documented, and a software fix has been rolled out overseas that isn't available in North America

- Austin, TX, USA

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