2019 Porsche Cayenne problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Electrical System (5) · Vehicle Speed Control (4) · Service Brakes (4)
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Safety recalls (6)
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2025-12-19 · campaign 25V896000 · 172,107 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019-2025 Cayenne, Cayenne E-Hybrid, 2020-2025 911, Taycan, 2024-2025 Panamera, and 2025 Panamera E-Hybrid vehicles. The rearview camera image may not display when the vehicle is placed in reverse. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rear Visibility."
Risk: A rearview image that does not display properly reduces the driver's view behind the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Dealers will update the driver assistance software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed February 13, 2026. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is ASB2. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning January 19, 2026.
Service Brakes 2019-10-16 · campaign 19V735000 · 44,128 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2017 Panamera 4, Panamera Turbo, Panamera Turbo Executive, 2017-2018 Panamera, Panamera 4S Executive, Panamera 4S, 2018 Panamera Turbo S Hybrid, Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Hybrid, Panamera 4 Executive, 2019 Cayenne Hybrid, 2019-2020 Cayenne, Cayenne S, Cayenne Turbo, 2020 Cayenne Coupe, Cayenne Turbo Coupe, and Cayenne S Coupe vehicles. The instrument
Risk: If the driver is not alerted when brake pads are worn out, the vehicle may not respond as expected when braking, increasing the risk of crash.
Fix: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will reprogram the instrument cluster, free of charge. The recall is began December 13, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKB8. Note: This recall supersedes recall 19V115 and includes vehicles that were previously remedied under that campaign.
Back Over Prevention: Sensing System: Camera 2019-02-21 · campaign 19V111000 · 98 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 Cayenne and Cayenne S vehicles. A software failure may cause the rearview camera image display to be delayed in responding. As such, these vehicles fail to comply to Federal Motor Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 111, "Rearview Mirrors."
Risk: A rearview camera display that does not function as designed can reduce the driver's view of what is behind the car, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the related software, free of charge. The recall began April 19, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA0.
Suspension:front:shock Absorber 2019-02-20 · campaign 19V112000 · 1 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling one 2019 Cayenne Turbo vehicle. The affected vehicle has shock absorber forks that may allow the shock absorbers to loosen.
Risk: Loose shock absorbers may impair vehicle steering, increasing the risk of crash.
Fix: Porsche will notify the owner, and a dealers will replace the shock absorber forks, free of charge. The recall began April 19, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA2.
Service Brakes 2019-02-20 · campaign 19V115000 · 14,110 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2018 Panamera 4 Executive, Panamera 4S Sport Turismo, Panamera 4 Hybrid, Panamera 4 Hybrid Executive, Panamera 4 Hybrid Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Executive, Panamera Turbo S Hybrid, Panamera 4 Sport Turismo and Panamera Turbo S Hybrid Sport Turismo vehicles, 2017-2018 Panamera, Panamera 4, Panamera Turbo Executive, Panamera 4S, Panamera Turbo and Panamera 4S Executive vehicles and 2019 Caye
Risk: If the driver is not alerted when brake pads are worn out, the driver may lose control of the vehicle while attempting to brake, increasing the risk of crash.
Fix: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will update the instrument cluster software, free of charge. The recall began April 19, 2019. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AKA1/AKA0.
Seat Belts:rear/Other 2018-10-24 · campaign 18V751000 · 415 vehicles
Defect: Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain 2019 Porsche Cayenne vehicles. The passenger side rear seat belt buckle may break under load, such as in the event of a crash. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 209, "Seat Belt Assemblies."
Risk: If the seat belt buckle breaks in the event of a crash, the occupant will not be properly restrained, increasing their risk of injury.
Fix: Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger rear seat belt buckle, free of charge. The recall began November 30, 2018. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AJ09.
Service bulletins (832)
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.
Visibility/Wiper 2026-09-24 · No. 96-26 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
symptom-based workshop manual for noises from front wiper blade
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
Showing the 6 most recent of 832 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-10-27 · Back Over Prevention · 80,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 porsche cayenne. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v896000 (back over prevention). the contact stated that the cameras including the front and rear cameras were inoperable. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for the recall repair; however, three attempts to complete the driver assistance software…”
2026-10-22 · Lane Departure: Blind Spot Detection“porsche has released a recall campaign but after taking my vehicle to a porsche dealership to fix the recall, they informed me that they have not been given a remedy to the recall.…”
2026-10-16 · Unknown Or Other“the ac evaporator failed at only 50,000 miles which is a manufacturer defect, as this part is not designed to fail and should withstand the life of the vehicle. when i wrote to porsche regarding the failure, they tried to indicate or even suggest that this is normal wear and tear and the price of vehicle ownership. that is not a valid statement! th…”
2026-09-30 · Wheels“perelli scorpion verde tires started showing sidewall degradation and pitting in 2003 or earlier – the earliest photos we have are dated 2003. the tires had to be replaced due to the degradation and we requested the tire shop to look into a warranty claim. the tire shop changed hands and we went through four managers and weren’t able to get a cl…”
2026-09-23 · Engine“the waste gate arm has broken on my 2019 cayenne. this is a widely known issue with porsches. feels like this needs a recall. it is absurd to me that the dealers want to replace the whole turbo unit at $7-9k when a simple weld can fix. i am 6 months out of the 7 year warranty but under the 70k mileage. i am pushing the dealer to work this out…”
2026-09-21 · Unknown Or Other“complaint regarding a battery-monitoring/sensor issue, 2019 porsche cayenne and porsche’s subsequent handling of the related repair. on may 22, 2023, at approximately 27,625 miles, my 2019 porsche cayenne was serviced by fox valley porsche under repair order 103905. while driving a “battery charging warning.” showed, i was very scared. dealer diag…”
2026-08-26 · Back Over Prevention · 46,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 porsche cayenne. the contact stated that while reversing, the rear-view camera displayed an unknown red warning message. the vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the contact was unsure if the vehicle was inspected. the dealer had not provided a diagnostic test information. the contact was informed that parts were unavailable…”
2026-07-22 · Back Over Prevention · 105,000 mi“the contact owns a 2019 porsche cayenne. the contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse(r), the back-over prevention camera failed to provide a rear-view image. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 25v896000 (back over prevention); and associated the failure with the recall. the local dealer was contacted; however, …”
2026-07-15 · Air Bags“the dashboard is peeling up and is unsafe due to airbag being underneath the leather dash. if airbag was to blow it would not function correctly due to dashboard leather peeling. could potentially injur passenger or not deploy at all. …”
2026-06-28 · Service Brakes“2019 porsche cayenne turbo (ea825 4.0l v8, vin [xxx]). vacuum-actuated water pump seal failure caused coolant infiltration of the vacuum system on two separate occasions during the cpo warranty period. the vacuum system on this engine supplies the brake servo (brake booster) — a safety-critical connection documented in porsche and audi's own engine…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.