2011 Porsche Panamera S Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2011 Porsche Panamera S, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Engine1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
I RECEIVED AN "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" LETTER FROM PORSCHE WITH A CLAIM # 01043235 ON JANUARY 12TH, 2018 FOR THE REPLACING OF FASTENING SCREWS FOR CAMSHAFT CONTROLLERS. THE NHTSA RECALL NUMBER IS 17V-368, THE ADJUSTING COMPANY FOR PORSCHE IS PCNA CAMSHAFT CONTROLLER/ADJUSTER AND THEIR CONTROL # 3415411996 AND THEIR PHONE # 1-877-919-6430. I VISITED GAUDIN PORSCHE 6800 REDWOOD ST LAS VEGAS NV 89118, 702-383-6060 SOON AFTER RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE AND SPOKE WITH PAUL THE SERVICE ADVISER AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY PORSCHE REPLACEMENT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE YET AS THEY HAD NOT BEEN CREATED. SEVERAL MONTHS PASSED SO I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FOLLOW UP AND ADVISED THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. IN THE INTERIM I MAINTAINED CONTACT WITH PORSCHE AND THEIR CLAIMS ADJUSTING AGENCY PCNA AND WAS ADVISED THAT MY RECALL WOULD BE HONORED BY ANY PORSCHE DEALERSHIP IN THE COUNTRY AND THAT ALL PREVIOUS DOCUMENTED EXPENSES RELATED TO PREVIOUS CAMSHAFT REPAIRS WOULD BE REIMBURSED. I SUBMITTED $6117.89 OF MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES. I CONTACTED GAUDIN PORSCHE AGAIN TODAY 3/29/2018 TO ADVISE PAUL THE SERVICE ADVISER I WOULD BE TOWING MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE RECALL WORK COMPLETED AND TO GET NEW TIRES! PAUL STATED THAT POSSIBLY MY RECALL WORK WOULD NOT BE HONORED SINCE I HAD SIMILAR WORK COMPLETED ON MY PORSCHE 3/09/2016. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH MY RECALL LETTER AND SPOKE WITH JIMMY THE GENERAL MANAGER, PAUL THE SERVICE ADVISER, TOBY THE SERVICE MANAGER AND A FIELD REP FROM PORSCHE. ALL OF THESE GENTLEMAN TRIED TO INFORM ME THAT MY RECALL WOULD NOT BE HONORED AND MY CLAIM WAS DENIED. MY COMPLAINT IS AGAINST PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC ONE PORSCHE DRIVE ATLANTA, GA 30354 AND GAUDIN PORSCHE FOR DENYING ME THE RECALL SERVICE THAT MY RECALL LETTER STATES I'M ENTITLED TO. I WANT MY RECALL REPAIRS FIXED AND MY CLAIM FOR $6117.89 AS THE RECALL LETTER PROMISED!
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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