are they? several of my problems are not only NOT being worked on but are considered "normal".

yep, my F150 is great. the CT and F150 are both the same year, we have about the same miles on each (i drive the schit out of my F150 while my wife babies her CT), and the F150 has had nothing but oil changes (then again the CT gets an oil change every 6 to 8 months just by adding the necessary oil it eats) while the CT has been in multiple times and maybe 1/2 of the issues have been fixed.

 

Ben...thanks for sharing about the Service Memo.

My company has owned about 8 Ford Super Duty pickups in the past 6 years. About half are/were V10 Tritons and the other half are/were diesels. Other than a very common problem with the 2004+ diesels, these trucks have been bulletproof. Basically nothing but oil changes & tires.

Contrast that with 3 of my parents mercedes & my 996TT, which have all been in the shop multiple times for more than scheduled maintenance.

Looks like the Americans are starting to get things right, while the krauts are slackin off.

 

I just drove my gf's new Cayenne Turbo from the dealership (we just picked it up), and it is very comfortable (PASM). The car feels a lot heavier and it feels a lot faster. The only problem with this brand new beast is that the headlight has condensation sadly. My car has 20k miles and there is no condensation from the first time I bought it. Another problem, navigation did not seem to work, it says "ERROR". I guess I will look into it some other time However, we do not get the vibration problem with both my CS and her CT. Very happy with both cars

 

i just had the condensation tsb performed on our CT last week (though i'm waiting for porsche to get a fix for it in my CGT!). i think there is a tsb for that nav as well. then again, there is a tsb for most everything on these things. and, we've had the vibration problem since early on.

 

Ben: thanks I will look into that!

 

Ben, what I meant was that bad design issues with those manufacturers never get fixed until the change the design some years later. P are addressing them during the model life and freely fitting them to existing cars, the others would never even admit there was a problem.

 

Even though my Cayenne is just starting to get all these issues addressed, I can not recommend it to anyone...The amount of problems, some serious, is just unacceptable.

The hesitation problem has been maddening, owning the Cayenne has been more aggravation than it is worth, although it is a great vehicle in so many ways.

Just for me, life is too short to be constantly annoyed by my car...

Every other Porsche I have owned has been fantastic, this one is just not ready for prime time...

 

Porsche does not admit there is a problem either. It has taken 4 times in the shop to get my lag problem 'fixed' and even though it is much better, the tranny is the worst I have ever had on any vehicle I have owned...by far!

The software is a mess....sorry guys

 

wow do I feel lucky. No problems. The TSB's are addressed each time I visit the dealer and says things are adjusted that I didn't even know needed adjusting. As for the whole lag thing, I either switch to manual mode or take off PSM and the car drives like a GT-3 (OK, that's over the top but really, it is a winner IMHO). Dakkar to Paris here I come!

 

Have both 2001 996TT and 2004 CT love them both. No major issues.

 

RMS