2012 Porsche Cayenne S Technical Service Bulletins

422 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2012 Porsche Cayenne S. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10198523Apr 22, 2016Equipment. 1997 to Present - Vehicle Analysis Log Types - In an effort to prode accurate information regarding the state of the vehicle at the time fof VAL creation, a "log type" drop down menu was added at the end of the VAL creation menu.
• 10198525Mar 24, 2016Equipment, Brakes. Understanding and addressing brake squeal complaints.
• 10198515Dec 11, 2015Equipment. The Approval and Support Management Program (ASM)
• 10198524Apr 11, 2015Tires, Equipment. 2003 to Present All with tire pressure monitoring system.
• 10117407Feb 12, 2015Engine cooling. Concerns: Oil guide housing Information: Oil leak ("sweating", drops of oil) on engine in oil guide housing area We have discovered that the cause of some leaks in the specified area could not be detected and determined definitively in the dealer organisation when attempting to resolve the complaint "Oil leak"1 . As a result, some of the measures that were carried out were not always effective.
• 10055345Mar 14, 2014Fuel system, Engine. Porsche: information concerning poor vehicle drivability and/ or engine noise at low revs. The dme control unit must be re-programmed due to different quality fuel and poor vehicle drivability. Models panamera s (9700/panamera 4s(970)/panamera gts (970)/ cayenne s (92a)/cayenne gts (92a) model year: as of 2010.
• 10117466Mar 10, 2014Equipment. Concerns: Center armrest opener Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. There is a possibility that center armrest openers that do not conform to the high quality standards of Porsche AGmay have been installed on the affected vehicles. As a result, optical defects can appear on the release button of the opener for the center armrest over the service life…
• 10053563Oct 16, 2013Engine. Porsche: some vehicles may experience a pining rattling noise at 1100-1400 in the 4th-7th gears. Model cayennes (92a) model years include 2011 and up.
• 10052778Sep 12, 2013Transmission and drivetrain. Porsche: information concerning the rear- differential lock control unit re-programming. Models include cayenne (92a)/ cayenne diesel (92a)/ cayenne s (92a)/ cayenne gts (92a)/ cayenne turbo (92a)/ cayenne gts (92a)/ cayenne turbo s (92a). Model years include 2011 to 2014.
• 10051876Apr 8, 2013Engine cooling. Wc-55 replacing oil separator. Porsche. Model years of 2013 also included. *kb updated 6/28/13. Models 2011-2013 cayenne s, cayenne turbo.
• 10109331Jan 22, 2013Electrical system. Concerns: Front-end electronics control unit Rear-end electronics control unit (only for model year 2012 vehicles) Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. New data records for the front-end electronics and rear-end electronics control units are available for the affected vehicles.
• 10109349Jan 10, 2013Equipment, Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Concerns: Electronic logbook in Porsche Communication Management (PCM) 3.1 Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Implausible entries can appear in the logbook (e.g. negativemileage, double entries) on the affected vehicles due to incorrect PCM software. Earlier entries in the logbook can even be overwritten in some cases.
• 10051399Dec 17, 2012Transmission and drivetrain. Porsche: selector support from defective batch which plastic sleeve on selector lever does not conform to quality standards of porsche and was installed on certain vehicles resulting in significant amount of play on selector lever during driver and may no longer have exact locking position. Models 2013 cayenne, cayenne diesel, cayenne s hybrid, cayenne s, cayenne gts, cayenne turbo.
• 10109337Nov 26, 2012Engine cooling. Concerns: Engine-oil level Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. Engine oil consumptionmight increase during the vehicle's run-in period in some cases. As a result, it may be necessary to top up the engine oil even on vehicles with low mileage.
• 10109327Sep 5, 2012Engine cooling. Information: Frequent complaints about "torn drive belts" following repairs or after workshop campaign WB19 is carried out. If the drive belt is removed and installed during repairs, particularly during "WB19Workshop campaign - Replacing coolant regulator (47/11)", the drive belt can be damaged as a result of incorrect handling
• 10109353Aug 8, 2012Electrical system. Concerns: Front-end electronics control unit Rear-end electronics control unit (only for model year 2012 vehicles) Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. New data records for the front-end electronics and rear-end electronics control units are available for the affected vehicles.
• 10048921Aug 8, 2012Electrical system. Porsche: vehicles with rear end electronics and front end electronics control units have issues with key not able to be inserted in the ignition switch and a possibility of not switch to energy saving mode with rear end electronics due to software error and must be reprogrammed with updated data record. Models 2011-2012 cayenne, cayenne diesel, cayenne s hybrid, cayenne s, cayenne turbo.
• 10109322Jul 19, 2012Engine cooling. Concerns: Retaining clip for coolant temperature sensor in the coolant hose Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. There is a possibility that retaining clips of the wrong size were used to secure the coolant temperature sensor on the affected vehicles due to a supplier error. As a result, the retaining clip can become detached from the temperature sensor.
• 10109320Jul 19, 2012Engine cooling. Concerns: Retaining clip for coolant temperature sensor in the coolant hose Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. There is a possibility that retaining clips of the wrong size were used to secure the coolant temperature sensor on the affected vehicles due to a supplier error. As a result, the retaining clip can become detached from the temperature sensor.
• 10109295Apr 4, 2012Exterior lighting. Concerns: Headlights Information: Porsche has issued revised instructions for removing and installing the headlight as a result of the modified technical features of the headlight lock. The changes are described in an Owner's Manual Supplement.
• 10109294Apr 4, 2012Equipment, Electrical system. Concerns: Front-end electronics control unit Rear-end electronics control unit (only for model year 2012 vehicles) Information: This is to inform you of a voluntary Workshop Campaign on the above-mentioned vehicles. New data records for the front-end electronics and rear-end electronics control units are available for the affected vehicles.
• 10043969Mar 30, 2012Transmission and drivetrain. Porsche: missing offset and gradient values on the transfer case (with the all-wheel drive control unit), the offset and gradient values must be written into the new all-wheel drive control unit.

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