2011 Porsche PANAMERA

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

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Quick Summary

The 2011 Porsche PANAMERA has 50 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 0.6x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is engine problems (44% of all complaints), specifically: tl* the contact owns a 2011 porsche panamera. while driving approximately 50 mph, the engine stalled without warning. the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an authorized dealer. the technician stated that one of the engine bolts dislodged into the engine which caused severe damage. the engi.

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

0.6x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

ENGINE

22 complaints

44%

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE BOLTS DISLODGED INTO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE ENGI
• I WAS DRIVING APPROX. AT 55 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES FELT LIKE HAVING NO POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAK. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO RE
• CAMSHAFT ADJUSTER BOLT PIN BROKE OFF AND CAMSHAFT CAME A PART. INCIDENT HAPPENED WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOOK A PART THE ENGINE AND FOUND A BUNCH OF METAL IN THE OIL PAN. THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE ON

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE BOLTS DISLODGED INTO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE ENGI”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

6 complaints

12%

• THE HORN ON MY 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA STOPPED WORKING. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I NEEDED TO USE IT TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON PORSCHE'S WITH HEADLIGHT WASHERS. THE WASHER SYSTEM APPARENTLY LEAKS BEHIND THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE THE HORNS SIT. APPEARS TO
• I WAS DRIVING APPROX. AT 55 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES FELT LIKE HAVING NO POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAK. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REP
• EARLIER THIS YEAR, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 55 MPH, MY 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA'S ENGINE LOST POWER AND POWER STEERING,. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED BY NUMEROUS

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“THE HORN ON MY 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA STOPPED WORKING. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I NEEDED TO USE IT TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON PORSCHE'S WITH HEADLIGHT WASHERS. THE WASHER SYSTEM APPARENTLY LEAKS BEHIND THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE THE HORNS SIT. APPEARS TO ”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

6 complaints

12%

• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING 35 -40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 10 MPH. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO DIAGNO
• THE CAM SHAFT ADJUSTER BOLTS WERE BROKEN AND ARE TEARING APART WITH IN THE ENGINE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP AND NOT START BACK AGAIN, THIS IS ALSO GIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, START STOP MODE DEACTIVATED, PSM FAILURE ERRORS, THERE IS A RECALL IN CHINA FROM PORSCHE ABOUT THE SAME ERRORS AND SAME
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE CEMENT PARKING DIVIDER. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE VEHICLE UNINTENTIONALLY ROLLED FORWARD AND BECAME ATTACHED TO THE CEMENT DIVIDER, WHICH DAMAGED THE UNDERCARRI

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING 35 -40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 10 MPH. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO DIAGNO”

— NHTSA complaint filing

OTHER

3 complaints

• 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INABILITY TO ACCESS A SPECIFIC SERVICE BULLETIN. *SMD
• THE AC/HEATER BLOWER WAS BLOWING WEAK MAKING A SCREECHING NOISE AND NOT BLOWING WELL. PORSCHE CHECKERED IT OUT AND GENERATED A REPORT STATING I NEEDED A NEW BLOWER. AFTER OBTAINING MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALER WATER WAS LEAKING INSIDE OF MY CAR ( DOES SO WHILE STATIONARY AND DRIVING, ON RAINY DAYS OR
• My 2011 Porsche Panamera 4 has water coming through the AC vents. I noticed that the passenger rugs are wet and possibly shorting out my electrical modules.

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INABILITY TO ACCESS A SPECIFIC SERVICE BULLETIN. *SMD”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS

3 complaints

• I WAS DRIVING APPROX. AT 55 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES FELT LIKE HAVING NO POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAK. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REP
• EARLIER THIS YEAR, I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 55 MPH, MY 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA'S ENGINE LOST POWER AND POWER STEERING,. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REPORTED BY NUMEROUS
• THE CAM SHAFT ADJUSTER BOLTS WERE BROKEN AND ARE TEARING APART WITH IN THE ENGINE AND CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP AND NOT START BACK AGAIN, THIS IS ALSO GIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, START STOP MODE DEACTIVATED, PSM FAILURE ERRORS, THERE IS A RECALL IN CHINA FROM PORSCHE ABOUT THE SAME ERRORS AND SAME

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“I WAS DRIVING APPROX. AT 55 MPH, ENGINE LOST POWER, LOST POWER STEERING, BRAKES FELT LIKE HAVING NO POWER AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO BRAKE. ELECTRONIC SYSTEM SEEMED TO HAVE POWER, BATTERY WAS NOT DEAD BUT ENGINE WAS DEAD RESULTING IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BREAK. A SIMILAR PROBLEM WAS ALSO REP”

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

OTHER(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 50 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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ENGINE: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ONE OF THE ENGINE BOLTS DISLODGED INTO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED SEVERE DAMAGE. THE ENGI
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: THE HORN ON MY 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA STOPPED WORKING. I DID NOT KNOW UNTIL I NEEDED TO USE IT TO AVOID A POTENTIAL ACCIDENT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE PROBLEM IS VERY COMMON ON PORSCHE'S WITH HEADLIGHT WASHERS. THE WASHER SYSTEM APPARENTLY LEAKS BEHIND THE HEADLIGHTS WHERE THE HORNS SIT. APPEARS TO
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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TRANSMISSION: TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. WHILE DRIVING 35 -40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SPEED DROPPED TO 10 MPH. THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED WARNING LIGHT AND THE TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER, WHO DIAGNO
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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OTHER: 2011 PORSCHE PANAMERA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INABILITY TO ACCESS A SPECIFIC SERVICE BULLETIN. *SMD
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)