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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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WP1AB2A29BL••••••2011 Porsche CAYENNE S
This build draws 3.0× more complaints than the average 2011 Porsche CAYENNE S build (4 vs 1).
4on this build
16on the model
12builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 3Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainApr 2023
I have a 2011 model Porsche Cayenne S. From the service records, I can tell the car has had two transfer cases already replaced and is in need of another. The first transfer case was replaced in mid-2016 by the dealer at about 46,000 miles. The second transfer case was replaced…
EngineJul 2017
The bolts on the camshaft controller broke inside of my engine. When this happened, I was driving southbound on the 405 freeway in los angeles, ca. The car violently jerked and then stalled on the freeway. This almost caused a major accident, but thankfully everyone was able to…
Power TrainMay 2020
Transfer case while driving started jerking while on the highway.. It has slowly gotten worse and has become dangerous to drive as I almost have got into a few accidents due to the surge in sudden jerks. To the point I will not let anyone else in the family drive it in fear of…
Power TrainMay 2018
Vehicle acts as if going over speed bump over 18mph also jerking and tugging on you as you accelerate making for hard turning in parking lots feels like front wheel is locking up also noticing safety concern wile coming to stop in traffic under about 3mph the vehicle suddenly…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN WP1AB2A29BLA46520 · decoded Nov 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.