23 July 2008

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2003 - Porsche Cayenne Turbo - Battery problems

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  • Started 3 months ago by pb
  1. pb
    Member

    Hi,

    I'd like to share here a bad experience, because this is something that should not happen in the third millennium...

    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.

    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.
    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.

    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...

    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.

    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...

    I think I am selling it... :-(

    Posted 3 months ago #

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