2014 Porsche Cayman problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Fuel/Propulsion System (2) · Power Train (1) · Engine And Engine Cooling (1)
Safety recalls (4)
Power Train:axle Assembly 2021-09-01 · campaign 21V679000 · 4,934 vehicles
Defect: 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.
Risk: A carrier fracture may cause a loss of control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will replace the rear-axle carrier side sections, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed January 6, 2022. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AMB7.
Child Seat 2019-12-11 · campaign 19V875000 · 15,501 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2014 Cayman and Cayman S, 2014-2016 911 GT3, 2016 911 GT3 RS and 911 R, 2018 911 GT3 and 911 GT2 RS and 2019 911 GT3 RS, 911 GT3, and 911 GT2 RS vehicles. The Child Restraint System (CRS) instructions within the Owner's Manual may not provide enough specificity for proper installation. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 225, "Child Restraint Anchorag
Risk: Improper CRS installation increases the risk of an injury to the occupant in the event of a crash.
Fix: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will provide a an Owner's Manual supplement with proper CRS installation instructions, free of charge. The recall began February 7, 2020. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKC0.
Latches/Locks/Linkages:hood:latch 2014-11-04 · campaign 14V698000 · 1,382 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Porsche 911, Boxster, and Cayman vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation.
Risk: A failure of the hood latching mechanism may cause the hood to suddenly open during vehicle operation and will severely impede the driver's ability to see out the front windshield, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.
Fix: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock on the front hood, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AE04.
Seats 2013-10-17 · campaign 13V502000 · 81 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014 Boxster, Boxster S, Cayman, Cayman S and 911 Carrera (S, Cabriolet, S Cabriolet, 4, 4S, 4 Cabriolet, 4s Cabriolet) vehicles manufactured September 2, 2013, through September 23, 2013. In the affected vehicles, the passenger seats may be equipped with defective wiring harnesses resulting in intermittent contact with the harness plug.
Risk: The intermittent plug may cause the passenger seat frontal and knee airbags may be deactivated. In the event of a crash necessitating airbag deployment, this may increase the risk of injury to the front passenger.
Fix: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger seat free of charge. The recall began on December 11, 2013. Owners may contact Porsche at 1-770-290-3500. Porsche's recall number is AD04.
Service bulletins (441)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Power Train 2026-09-22 · No. 28-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
manufacturer's certificate for overview of approved porsche c40 engine oils. note that this bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which c40 engine oils are allocated.
Power Train 2026-09-22 · No. 27-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
manufacturer's certificate for overview of approved porsche c20 engine oils. note that the bulletin covers all models back to model year 1984, for which c20 engine oils are allocated.
Power Train 2026-09-22 · No. 26-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
manufacturer's certificate for overview of approved porsche c30 engine oils. note that the bulletin includes all models back to model year 1984, for which c30 engine oils are allocated.
Power Train 2026-09-22 · No. 25-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
manufacturer's certificate for overview of approved porsche a40 engine oils. note that this bulletin covers all vehicles from model year 1997 to 2020, for which a40 engine oils are assigned. model years 1997-2001 are not available for selection in the system.
Wheels 2026-09-14 · SPTL2609 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
special tools and equipment information for alignment machines - q3 2026 software spec update available
Electrical System 2026-09-01 · No. 12-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
technical information for damage to nano plug contacts due to utilization of incorrect measuring equipment
Showing the 6 most recent of 441 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-04-20 · Unknown Or Other“rear axel carrier side section fractured in half. this can lead to loss of control of the vehicle when driving. recall was issued for some models/years with specific batches, but mine was not included even though it’s the same issue. …”
2023-12-15 · Fuel/Propulsion System“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.…”
2021-09-17 · Fuel/Propulsion System“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 h…”
2018-07-18 · Air Bags · 31,000 mi“door panel is warping away from the door frame at the window. this appears to be where the side curtain airbag deploys from.…”
2018-03-09 · Engine · 16,200 mi“ignition coil failure on cylinder #3 due to no heat shield between coil & catalyst which is situated just below the coil. this resulted in sudden loss of power and misfires of #3 cylinder. mechanic states this problem will happen again until a proper heat shield is installed between the coil & the catalyst. i was in traffic at the time on a free…”
2014-06-03 · Engine And Engine Cooling · 7,200 mi“a small rock came through the front air inlet on drivers side of the car striking the front ac condenser. this caused a loss of freon that both entered the cabin through the system vents and spewed ac oil into the left front of the car, left front tire, etc. this presented a hazard from inhalation of freon gas sucked into the hvac system as well as…”
2013-11-29 · Power Train · 100 mi“after stopping at a stop light i intended to shift into first gear but when starting to move, the car was actually in reverse gear and almost hit the car behind me. this happened to me multiple times in different a few occasions. i am well trained with manual transmission and my previous 300,000 miles of driving were on similar cars with manual tr…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.