Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Porsche Cayman GT4, Cayman GTS 4.0, 718 Spyder, and Boxster GTS 4.0 vehicles. The engine connecting rods may crack and loosen.
Engine & cooling
Porsche Cayman Engine problems by year
5 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Porsche Cayman's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Engine recalls
Latest Cayman engine complaints
Ignition coil failure on cylinder #3 due to no heat shield between coil & catalyst which is situated just below the coil. This resulted in sudden loss of power and misfires of #3 cylinder. Mechanic states this problem will happen again until a proper heat shield is installed between the coil & the catalyst. I was in traffic at the time on a freeway at a speed of 65 mph.
While on a public freeway, I heard a loud snap and the shifter cables broke in an attempt to shift into 4th gear, leaving the vehicle stuck in 3rd gear. Vehicle was in a gradual acceleration at the time of failure entering the freeway. This resulted in an unsafe condition, as initially it was not apparent what happened and the engine over reved causing unintended acceleration. Eventually it became apparent that the vehicle was stuck in gear. Speed control was impaired, and vehicle was in an unsafe, diminished...
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control configuration. This also cause loss of steering control for a moment as the tail of the car swept out. Fortunately there was minimal traffic which allowed the situation to be handled. Had the traffic been heavier this may not have been the case. This also made for an unsafe situation trying to slow the car down and move off the freeway. Vehicle is a manual transmission, so eventually reduced throttle and use of the clutch enabled a safe outcome. Replacement of the shifter cables was required to restore vehicle to operational condition ( after tow to a repair location). Upon searching forums, this is an issue with the design of the shift cables. A plastic sheath can move out of alignment causing metal on metal wear of the cable until it snaps.
A small rock came through the front air inlet on drivers side of the car striking the front ac condenser. This caused a loss of freon that both entered the cabin through the system vents and spewed ac oil into the left front of the car, left front tire, etc. This presented a hazard from inhalation of freon gas sucked into the hvac system as well as the possibility of oil contaminating the front tire or brake assembly no protection (grill,screen, etc) is provided from the factory. The front condensers are highly...
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susceptible to damage. There are at least 10 other reports of this happening online from other 2013 to 2014 boxster and cayman models. My vehicle is a 2014 cayman s, manual transmission. Porsche was unwilling to assist in repairing the vehicle. Cost to repair $1200. *Tr
I own a 2007 porsche cayman s and I just want to complain about what I believe is a dangerous design flaw. The muffler sticks out even so minimally (almost an inch) that I have been burned three different times at exact same area on my lower leg when after driving the car, I go to open my back trunk to retrieve stuff. I've told myself that I'll remember the next time but since this is something that you won't expect from a car, of course, I don't think about it. I have pictures of the burned areas (1 1/2...
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inchlong and x 3/4 cm wide) in my leg if you want to see them. The latest incident was just last week, 09/04, and the burn is still raw. I sent an email to porsche of no america and this is what they advised me to do. "The best department to speak with in regards to this matter would be the service or parts department at your local authorized porsche dealer as they can advise if any amendments or changes can be recommended for this specific concern as they are porsche's technical support " I've forwarded my complaint to ruznak porsche. *Tr
Intermediate shaft broke. Ims failure. Result is whole engine replacement. *Tr
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data