2012 Porsche Cayenne Seats Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 7%of 27 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 51,200miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the seats of the 2012 Porsche Cayenne, 7% of the 27 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 51,200 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“I recently purchased Porsche Cayenne s 2012 and I'm happy about the SUV but the comfort entry feature does not work all the time so I took it to the dealer and dealer also acknowledged the problem but didn't offer any solution. It works some time and it doesn't other times. When you set your position and save the position when you unlock the door with the same key it supposed save all your preferences like seat,side mirrors and others but it doesn't work mostly...! I checked in forums and most of them do complain or they just got used to it. …”
NHTSA complaint #10449465, filed 2012-02, 1,400 miles“Power drivers seat moved fore/aft and up/down while driving on highway on 10.22.2019 on its own. Moving driver away from contact with either brake or gas pedal and a unnaturally long reach to steering wheel. Driver engaged buttons to move seat forward, pulled off to safe location and shut down/restarted car. Problem continued upon restart”
NHTSA complaint #11270126, filed 2019-10, 101,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 11030809Mar 9, 2026Parts information for Parts Withdrawal - Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Part numbers 9J1881256AJ, 9J1881256AK, 9J1881256AL, 9J1881256AM, 9J1881256AN are affected. The cars…
- 11029201Feb 27, 2026Parts information for parts withdrawal for Repair Set for Seat Occupied Sensor. Parts involved are 95C881256F and 95C881256H. The cars affected are ones that use the part numbers…
Seats: other model years
Other parts of the 2012 Porsche Cayenne
12 complaintsOther or unknown
7 complaintsEngine
4 complaintsElectrical system
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsElectronic stability control
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2012 Porsche Cayenne
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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