http://www.cayenneclassaction.com/


Anyone interested in WA state?

NY, NJ, and CA just filed a paper work with the district court.

 

Ouch!

 

You know the only ones making any real money out of this are the lawyers...

 

http://facesoflawsuitabuse.org/

 

Porsche really dropped the ball on this case;
*if* they would have implemented the new/updated aluminum coolant pipes in production @ the factory when they realized the issue with the plastic coolant pipes back in 2004-2005, they wouldn't have to face this kind of law suit. Instead, Porsche decided to keep using the cheapo plastic coolant pipes while having the updated aluminum coolant pipes on the market for sale 'til the end of 2006 production V8 models prior to their face-lifted version in 2008.

BMW E39 had a similar incident with the defective ABS module (few capacitors went bad after few years), which BMW figured out the cause of the failure around 2001 and quickly implemented on the production models unlike what Porsche has done to Cayenne V8 engines.

I understand that there is no such a company who manufactures a perfect vehicle, but the wrong intention has clearly shown in this case with Porsche kept on using the plastic coolant pipes while having the aluminum ones as for sale & not implementing this aluminum parts from the factory. Obviously, guaranteed that Porsche Cayenne owners must purchase the aluminum kit from them + possible charges for the labor fees if the owners decided to have the dealer to perform the repair job.
Plus the ignition needs to be replaced due to the fact it's located right underneath those plastic coolant pipes.
Plus there is a great potential of having the transmission seal going bad due to this as well.

I think the class action participants are seeking for the proper treatment from the manufacturer Porsche, not just trying to leech $$$ off from them.

Wouldn't be nice if we all do the right things to each other? No need to have the laws and rules.

 

Interesting. Our Cayenne experienced something similar, but ours resulting in the explosion of our water pump and few other parts. Luckily alex was able to clean it up and we got it in before the block started to corrode.

 

My 2005 Audi A4 has a plastic impeller on the water pump which is all but guaranteed to fail, and cost money to replace. Around 1k in fact!!!

Just saying.... Talk to any tech, at any manufacture. They will tell you of a multitude of known issues within any model variant. Its not a perfect system (Unless its a top gear Toyota Hilux) Repairs and updates take time to research, model new parts, Test new parts, begin manufacturing new parts, ship info to dealers, ship parts, new torque settings, new technical guidelines and times to repair before everything can be repaired.

IMO, it just seems like so much more work effort and pain to get a couple grand back. The lesson here might better be, you can't afford to drive that model of car???

Of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinion and point of view. Best of luck I guess.

 

$1k is cheap IMHO, paid $900 for the 40k mileage service recently, which wasn't a surprise.


Like I've said, there is not a single car manufacturer who can manufacture a perfect vehicle, but the fact is that Porsche had the upgraded aluminum parts available for sale (+ installation offers w/ a fee) but didn't implement this at the factory. I doubt Porsche would have this product for sale and offering to have it installed w/o having the detailed instructions for their dealer service techs.

You basically don't know how the class action law suit works, might want to read about it.
In fact, I'm planning to have the coolant pipes replaced next month, that's when my factory warranty runs out. Thought about replacing them prior to it, but it doesn't really make sense whether I have $$$ to burn or not, the fact is,,, I already paid extra money to purchase a vehicle with the factory warranty.


A split second thought, not sure why those Lexus or Toyota owners cry about the stuck accelerator issue as well, why don't they just pay out $$$ up front to have them fixed under the preventative maintenance mind. I guess many of them don't have enough $$$ to own & maintain their car?

$.02

 

PCST Your 100% Correct sir. Shoddy engineering firm that they are, they need to be taught a lesson. Implementing changes on that factory floor and engine assembly procedures should have and could have been done more easily and rapidly to meet the your personal expectations.

Was probably Oktoberfest, and they were all out partying. So irresponsible of them.

 

I don't care who makes money off from this deal, but the sure thing is that we, as consumers, should make enough noises to voice out our concerns.

Porsche recently offered an additional 5yrs & 100k miles warranty on Cayenne ignition coils, due to the notoriously failure rate.
Guess why & how Porsche decided to take that path?

 

hahaha, come to think of it, mine was built on 10/2006

 

Haha, Never buy an October build date German car!!! The electrical wiring crews must really like to party!

 

Sorry to hear that.
BTW, are you still riding on the plastic coolant pipes or aluminum?

 

Alex did the upgrade while he was in there fixing everything.

 

We need such suit on all maserati's. Almost every owner has an issue with their coupes or gs's.