Engine complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2008 Porsche Cayenne has 14 NHTSA engine complaints and 0 engine-related recalls.
14
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2020 | ENGINE | COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR BARB CAME UNGLUED CAUSING LOSS OF COOLANT ON HIGHWAY. CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE H... |
| Jun 28, 2020 | ENGINE | ENGINE ROUGH IDLING WHICH DEALER CANNOT DIAGNOSE |
| Mar 19, 2020 | ENGINE | ON THE BACKSIDE OF THIS V8 ENGINE THERE IS A COOLANT DISTRIBUTION TUBE THAT HAS COOLANT BARB PRESSED... |
| Jun 12, 2018 | ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 PORSCHE CAYENNE S. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WARNING INDI... |
| Jan 22, 2018 | ENGINE | COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR BOLTED TO THE BACK OF ENGINE BLOCK HAS A GLUED -IN PIPE THAT CONNECTS TO A HOSE.... |
| Oct 17, 2016 | ENGINE | I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. ACCELERATING AS I WAS MERGING INTO THE HIGHWAY. I SAW SMOKE COMING OUT... |
| Aug 8, 2016 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY MY TEMP GAUGE STARTED CLIMBING AND THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. I IMM... |
| Jan 18, 2016 | ENGINE | THE DISTRIBUTOR COLLECTOR COOLANT SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE PIPES HAS FAILED. HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN INFOR... |
| Oct 24, 2014 | ENGINE | UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION A COOLANT DISTRIBUTOR PIPE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND SPRAYED/LEAKED COO... |
| Jun 22, 2014 | ENGINE | WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE SUDDEN FELT A STRONG COOLANT SMELL, SLOWED DOWN IMMEDIATELY AND DROVE HOME... |
| May 4, 2014 | ENGINE | WE FOUND A HUGE LEAK IN THE COOLANT SYSTEM WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED, A PORSHE TECHNICIAN IDENTIFIED... |
| Apr 6, 2014 | ENGINE | THE CAR SUDDENLY DEVELOPED A HUGE LEAK IN COOLANT. AFTER DIAGNOSE, IT WAS IDENTIFIED THAT ON THE CO... |
| Oct 6, 2013 | ENGINE | SUDDEN AND TOTAL COOLANT LOSS WHEN COOLANT DISTRIBUTION HOUSING PIPE CAME APART WHILE DRIVING ON A P... |
| Oct 5, 2013 | ENGINE | IN 2010, I BOUGHT A '08 CAYENNE TURBO AT 40K MILES. PRIOR TO DELIVERY, I HAD PORSCHE DEALERSHIP RUN ... |