Hi All I am new on the site and was looking for some help

My 2006 Porsche Cayenne Turbo has stopped working it has a new fully charged battery.

But the warning light STEERING FAULTY comes on in the dash and car wont turn over,
I have read up several forums and it all points to the steering column needing replacing can any body shed some light on this problem
or has any one had similar experience

Thanks John

 

I had that problem few months ago with my 04 CTT. I pulled in Costco to fill up the gas and got that same message. Had to call the tow truck and took it to the dealer. My Indy can't do it b/c he can't program the key with new column.

ALX5

 

yes it appears its quite a common problem and to make matters worse no prior warning.

were did you get the new column from and how much was it ?
look like that's what i need to do the get it coded to the car
hope you get sorted

 

I took to the dealer and had it fixed there. It was about $3500.

 

This is absurd. How could a mechanical steering fault render the Cayenne un-drivable?

 

well unfortunately its a common fault on this model,mine is still off the road after 3 months, Porsche want around $5,000 Aus dollars to fit new column.
should be a recall, have emailed Porsche direct but no reply as expected , so will have to save up and go from there, a second hand unit cannot be fitted as it cant be coded to the car,

Buyers Beware this is happening a lot around the world on early Cayenne

 

mine is still off the road tried to contact Porsche in Germany direct but no reply This should be a recall scenario,
mine will cost around $5,000 Aus dollars to fix cant use a second hand unit as they cant be coded

not happy

buyer's beware this is a huge problem in many countries

 

This seems crazy. What model years are effected and is it only the cars with the Kessy system that don't use an actual key in the ignition switch? When it fails, does it always occur when the vehicle goes to be restarted, or could it fail underway?

 

This is not only limited to kessy vehicles. The fault can occur at any time. This is a common problem across the VW/AUDI/ PORSCHE line and also a problem on MERCEDES.

 

I drove my car ( 2004 Porsche cayenne Turbo 130 kms) to work, parked it up went to start with key several hours later, there was a clunking around column
and then car shut down and the words steering Fault came up on dash,
This is a factory problem and is happening more and more often.
expensive fix

come on Porsche sort this out

 

So what actually fails - is it a mechanical failure where something actually breaks, or an electronic one where the key stops communicating with the column. Why does a new steering column resolve it? Seems like Porsche isn't correcting issues on their own anymore without some outside influence (M96/M97 IMS bearing lawsuit, guy with the lemon 991 that posted quite a few YouTube videos after trying to get resolution the normal way, etc). Someone that has had this failure and documented it through Porsche channels might need to step up for the benefit of the rest of us.

 

Its appears that its an electrical fault inside the steering column
there is a small board with lots of components and this is the problem, but you cant buy just that part it has to be a complete column which over here in Australia is $4,000 plus fitting and coding .
if some one knows how to get in touch with Porsche let me know .
I have sent an email but no reply.
were ever this happens & there is no warning car is stuck there,
with the hassle of removing centre console cover to get car into neutral to be able to move it onto a tow truck

 

The steering column is nightmare. I hope your Porsche dealer treats you right. Hopefully the Porsche gods have mercy on you.

 

Three hall sensors on the lower right side in this picture.
White/clear plastic arm slides based on the lock position. Magnets (polar specific) trigger the start/stop via the on board hall sensors.
Bent/broken arm can affect magnet positions causing the motor to over or under extend or retract causing a 288 steering column fault.
On board relays can also fail. Reversing voltage isnsupplied thru CAN HI and CAN LOW. Voltage variances on these two wires along with an error sent via the data wire can trigger a fault.

 

^^^ Very informative! Thanks for the post. Did you rebuild your control board?