Consumer Complaint Detail

PORSCHE / CAYENNE / 2006

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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006080361 Incident Date: Sep, 24 2006
Consumer's City: ZEPHYR COVE Consumer's State: NV
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Model Name: CAYENNE Model Year: 2006
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WP1AA29P66L Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 27 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jun, 24 2006
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle runs inefficiently when cold and smoke has been noted from the exhaust pipe when vehicle is driven. it will turn over, but not catch. dealership was told by porsche to use a lower octane fuel (87) to remedy the problem. this contradicts the information in the owner's manual which states only premium unleaded fuel 91 or higher should be used. if the vehicle is taken into a lower altitude area, the fuel should revert to premium. this is a brand new car and it does not start when the engine is turned over, leading me to believe there is a manufacturing defect in the design of the engine. my husband owns a 2004 cayenne s, which has a 4.5 v-8 instead of the 3.2 liter v-6 and it starts immediately, even when cold. *nm