https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Porsche Cayman. en-us Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:42:14 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-2025329 Mon, 16 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT Tail lamps are prone to hairline cracks difficult to see, when driven in rain or car wash tail lamp floods and causes electrical system to short circuit resulting in death or accident in inclement weather due to low visibility. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-2019362 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Engine stalls when stopped if not in sport mode. Electronic gauge display for oil level is confusing and shows low oil level in green, causing the user to add oil when it is full. Steering rubs and knocks when turning. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-2019363 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Engine stalls when stopped if not in sport mode. Electronic gauge display for oil level is confusing and shows low oil level in green, causing the user to add oil when it is full. Steering rubs and knocks when turning. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-2019364 Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 GMT Engine stalls when stopped if not in sport mode. Electronic gauge display for oil level is confusing and shows low oil level in green, causing the user to add oil when it is full. Steering rubs and knocks when turning. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-2012179 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Porsche dashboard leather has strunk and separated from the main dashboard. My understanding is that in the event of an accident, this could interfere with the airbag's ability to deploy correctly. A Porsche dealer has reviewed but was unable to repair it. The next step would be to replace. I've discovered this is a very common issue with Porsche vehicles from model years similar to this one. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-2012180 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 00:00:00 GMT Porsche dashboard leather has strunk and separated from the main dashboard. My understanding is that in the event of an accident, this could interfere with the airbag's ability to deploy correctly. A Porsche dealer has reviewed but was unable to repair it. The next step would be to replace. I've discovered this is a very common issue with Porsche vehicles from model years similar to this one. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1950421 Fri, 15 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMT Code P1023 Fuel Pump pressure/ quantity too low at start. Rough Start when engine is cold, high pressure fuel pump appears to be leaking. Replacement part is out of stock, unavailable. Unsafe to drive, could start a fire. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1945499 Sat, 25 Nov 2023 00:00:00 GMT On the freeway the brakes began pressing themselves, lifting the pedal had no impact on the brakes being applied. I had to shift into 3rd gear and floor it to move off the freeway safely. The wheel weights fell off the wheels the brakes were so hot I had to keep away from the wheel. The tire was damaged from the heat and the sidewalls began to form cracks. It looks like this is a BRAKE BOOSTER https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1851683 Thu, 03 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT The Cayman S model with V6, 3.4L motor, commonly referenced as a 9A1 motor had been self destructing with increasing amounts of metal slivers/chips found in the drained oil, oil filter and oil filter housing. The in-warranty Porsche dealer "installed oil" was first inspected by my shop at 27,031 mi - alarmingly metal was found, PIC attached. Metal was non magnetic, appearing to be aluminium. Subse https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1821997 Mon, 27 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMT Windshield washer hose has snapped at the hood hinge which is preventing clearing of the windsheild of debris and obscuring forward visibility. This part was replaced by the dealer in 2016 during the first annual service for reasons unknown to me and has now failed. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1812334 Thu, 12 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2015 Porsche Cayman. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the rear housing axle carriers repair under NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V679000 (Power Train). However, upon picking up the vehicle, the rear suspension was unstable and drifted all over the road while driving. The contact was able to drive to his residence. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1793560 Wed, 09 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMT TRW Automotive Inc. Airbag Control Unit (Part No. 218737-124 RI; Serial No. 11050089RI; Produced: April 20, 2015) was equipped in 2016 Porsche Cayman VIN [XXX] by Porsche (Vehicle Production Date: June 29, 2015). In 2019, TRW recalled the aforementioned ACU in NHTSA 19E-043. In 2019, in response to the TRW recall, Porsche recalled 2016 Porsche Caymans in NHTSA 19V-533 but Porsche & the NHTSA fai https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1789471 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT My door panels are delaminating around where the side curtain airbags are located. It has me concerned about driving the vehicle if I was involved in an accident. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1782361 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT I received delivery of my vehicle this morning and put about 20 miles on it when I received an engine fault error and my vehicle check engine light came on while accelerating from a stop to about 15 mph before the issue occurred. I lost responsiveness and my engine was in “limp mode”. This occurred in traffic and I had to safely exit the roadway before calling roadside assistance to get it towed https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1782362 Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 GMT I received delivery of my vehicle this morning and put about 20 miles on it when I received an engine fault error and my vehicle check engine light came on while accelerating from a stop to about 15 mph before the issue occurred. I lost responsiveness and my engine was in “limp mode”. This occurred in traffic and I had to safely exit the roadway before calling roadside assistance to get it towed https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1768952 Fri, 17 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Fuel tank is rubbing against the body causing visible rub marks on the plastic tank itself. This is caused by foam pads either being misplaced or not installed at all from the factory. Porsche themselves have a TSB on it (SB-1403), but they will not handle the fix outside of warranty. This seems like a major safety issue where a plastic component holding flammable fuel is rubbing against the metal https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#recall-21V679000-porsche-porsche-cayman-2015 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Boxster, 2013-2014 Boxster S, 2014-2015 Cayman, Cayman S, 2015 Boxster GTS, and Cayman GTS vehicles. The rear-axle carrier side sections may fracture. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#recall-21V679000-porsche-porsche-cayman-2014 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 00:00:00 GMT Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Boxster, 2013-2014 Boxster S, 2014-2015 Cayman, Cayman S, 2015 Boxster GTS, and Cayman GTS vehicles. The rear-axle carrier side sections may fracture. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1765577 Sun, 29 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT The vacuum pump (Porsche part number 9A1-110-090-02) cover retaining screws vibrated out causing the cover to damage the fuel lines and causing an engine oil leak. The fuel and oil were ignited by the exhaust or stray spark cause by the vacuum covers rotation and hitting other metal objects. This vacuum pump provides vacuum to the brake booster and during the event drastically reduces the ability https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1765585 Sun, 29 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT The vacuum pump retaining screws vibrated out, causing an oil leak and reduced functionality of the braking system. This is the second 2011 Porsche Cayman S that I have owned to have this problem. The first cause a fire and I received minor burns from the incident. Fortunately this time no fire was caused and the vehicle is repairable. Please see NHTSA tracking number 11430927. I also spoke with a https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#recall-21V200000-porsche-porsche-cayman-2021 Wed, 24 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#recall-21V157000-porsche-porsche-cayman-2021 Wed, 10 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2021 Porsche Taycan Turbo, Taycan Turbo S, Taycan, Taycan 4S, 911 Turbo S Coupe, Cayman, Cayman T, Cayman S, Cayman GT4, 911 Carrera Coupe, 911 Carrera S Coupe, 911 Carrera 4S Coupe, 911 Carrera 4S Targa, 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 911 Carrera S Cabriolet, 911 Carrera 4S Targa Heritage Design Edition, 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet, 911 Turbo C https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1731832 Sun, 07 Mar 2021 00:00:00 GMT FAILURE OF THE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM. SYSTEM REPORTS A NONI-RESETTABLE TPMS MALFUNCTION. PORSCHE TECHNICAL BULLETIN TI 4432 COMPLAINT. DEALER STATES NO SOLUTION FROM PORSCHE NORTH AMERICA https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1707165 Tue, 17 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT THE VARIABLE VALVE TIMING ADJUSTER SPROCKET BOLTS HAVE A TENDENCY TO SHEAR UNDER HIGH LOAD. THIS IS A DOCUMENTED ISSUE THAT WAS ALSO COMMON IN SEVERAL OTHER PORSCHE MODELS OF SIMILAR PRODUCTION YEAR RANGES. THE VALVETRAIN LOSES TIMING, RESULTING IN A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE WHICH DISABLES A VEHICLE. MY VEHICLE SUSTAINED SUCH A FAILURE AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY WENT INTO "LIMP MODE." ALL THE VALV https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1679913 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT PORSCHE HAS IDENTIFIED A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FAULTY AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT SERIAL NUMBER 11050089RI EQUIPPED IN THE 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN IN JUNE 2015 BY PORSCHE AG MERE DAYS BEFORE THE PRODUCTION DATE BRACKET START OF JULY 8, 2015 FOR MANUFACTURER RECALL AKB4. THE 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN WAS ORDERED AS A CUSTOM SPECIFICATION 2015 PORSCHE CAYMAN IN EARLY 2015 HOWEVER, WHILE WAITING FOR THE CAR, THE OWNER https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1679914 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT PORSCHE HAS IDENTIFIED A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FAULTY AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT SERIAL NUMBER 11050089RI EQUIPPED IN THE 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN IN JUNE 2015 BY PORSCHE AG MERE DAYS BEFORE THE PRODUCTION DATE BRACKET START OF JULY 8, 2015 FOR MANUFACTURER RECALL AKB4. THE 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN WAS ORDERED AS A CUSTOM SPECIFICATION 2015 PORSCHE CAYMAN IN EARLY 2015 HOWEVER, WHILE WAITING FOR THE CAR, THE OWNER https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1679915 Mon, 27 Jul 2020 00:00:00 GMT PORSCHE HAS IDENTIFIED A PREVIOUSLY UNREPORTED FAULTY AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT SERIAL NUMBER 11050089RI EQUIPPED IN THE 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN IN JUNE 2015 BY PORSCHE AG MERE DAYS BEFORE THE PRODUCTION DATE BRACKET START OF JULY 8, 2015 FOR MANUFACTURER RECALL AKB4. THE 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN WAS ORDERED AS A CUSTOM SPECIFICATION 2015 PORSCHE CAYMAN IN EARLY 2015 HOWEVER, WHILE WAITING FOR THE CAR, THE OWNER https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1671912 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN HAS AN ERROR CODE 'C11005 ? AIRBAG TRIGGERING UNIT, FAULTY' AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED BUT THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN PORSCHE'S RECALL (AKB4) CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. PORSCHE HAS NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE RECALL POPULATION OF 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN CARS AFFECTED BY MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER AKB4 (TRANSPORT CANADA RECALL 2019353 & NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V-533) AND SHO https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1671913 Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN HAS AN ERROR CODE 'C11005 ? AIRBAG TRIGGERING UNIT, FAULTY' AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED BUT THIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN PORSCHE'S RECALL (AKB4) CONCERNING THIS ISSUE. PORSCHE HAS NOT CORRECTLY IDENTIFIED THE RECALL POPULATION OF 2016 PORSCHE CAYMAN CARS AFFECTED BY MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER AKB4 (TRANSPORT CANADA RECALL 2019353 & NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 19V-533) AND SHO https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman https://plaincars.com/make/porsche-cayman#complaint-1665522 Wed, 27 May 2020 00:00:00 GMT THE LINKAGE FOR THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION HAS A HIGH FAILURE RATE. IT HAS SEPARATED TWICE NOW, EACH TIME FAILING IN ABOUT 5,000 TO 7,000 MILES REQUIRING BEING TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. VERY DANGEROUS IF THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC AND YOUR LINKAGE FAILS WHILE SHIFTING AND YOU ARE NOW NOT IN ANY GEAR. *BF *TR CONSUMER STATED WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND HI