Porsche Panamera Engine Problems
46 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 9 model years.
Complaints by Year
Worst year: 2011. Best year: 2023.
Owner Reports
A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.
The contact owned a 2018 Porsche Panamera. The contact stated that when he was parking the vehicle, as he had shifted from reverse (R) to drive (D) to straighten the vehicle in the parking spot, the vehicle had inadvertently accelerated ...
I WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY TO TURN LEFT INTO THE STREET OF MY SUBDIVISION , BUT THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT TURN AND THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED , I HIT THE RAKES NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE CAR KEPT GOING STRAIT HITTING THE...
The contact owns a 2018 Porsche Panamera. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 MPH, the message "Engine Overheating - Park Vehicle" in red letters was displayed on the instrument cluster. The contact pulled over and tur...
This vehicle has an engine which has rocker arms that are known to fail. The manufacturer has not issued a recall to fix this issue which can result in a catastrophic engine failure. They have acknowledged the rocker arms in pre 2018 mod...
On [XXX], I experienced the failure associated with the AH08 recall while driving on the highway. I promptly scheduled an appointment at Porsche Greensboro (Foreign Cars Italia) for December 31, 2024, at 8:00 AM (Confirmation Code: [XXX...
A message appeared on the dashboard indicating a "Critical Electrical Failure" and "Park Safely" when I turned the key to start the car. This car is a plug-in e-hybrid (my 3rd of this model) and I always assumed that in case of a major f...
The contact owns a 2015 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle shut off with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The “Hybrid System Failure - Park Safely” message was displayed. The ...
The contact owns a 2014 Porsche Panamera. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact heard a knocking sound and the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to coast the vehicle off the road. The vehicle was ...
2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. CONSUMER LETTER WRITES IN REGARD TO SLOW RESPONSE OF INTAKE CAMSHAFT. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE.
The contact owns a 2020 Porsche Panamera. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started losing motive power, jerked, and the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was later taken to the loca...
Coolant warning light on - seeing leak Coolant warning light for coolant level comes on. Seeing a leak at a hose. Leaking at coolant bypass hose under intake. Coolant pipes in thermostat housing are coming loose at the epoxy joint. ...
Every time I drive the vehicle for any distance or speed when I park I can smell fuel. The odor is very strong when I park in the garage. The Odor will last a few hours then go away. But if I have not drove the vehicle that day no odor w...