http://forums.4x4.com/ 4x4.com community forums Topic: 2003 - Porsche Cayenne Turbo - Battery problems en Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:07:17 +0000 http://forums.4x4.com/topic/2003-porsche-cayenne-turbo-battery-problems#post-68 Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:04:15 +0000 pb 68@http://forums.4x4.com/ <p>Hi,</p> <p>I'd like to share here a bad experience, because this is something that should not happen in the third millennium...</p> <p>I know, Porsche Cayenne is not really the kind of car you use to crawl rocks or go in the mud, but still, hey, it's a 4x4 and a great one on many aspects.</p> <p>The problem comes from all the electronic parts and computers it has on board. To make it simple, this car drains so much power from its battery, that if I don't drive it for at least 50 miles in a row every week, then I can't start it anymore.<br /> Not a big issue you will say, 50 miles is not much, but I happen to live 2 miles away from my office (lucky me ;-) and driving it for 2 miles just does not compensate the energy it takes to start.</p> <p>So here I am with a really nice car, that will stop working every 10 days if I don't keep it plugged to a wall socket at night...</p> <p>Last time I had to call to get the battery recharged ( I was once more stuck in a parking lot), the guy told me he had 2 calls per day for the same problem.</p> <p>I just think that given the pricetag of the beast, I'd let everyone know. It is a great car, only if you live 50 miles or more away from your job...</p> <p>I think I am selling it... :-( </p>