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Published 12 Mar 2004 Ref JP-1210940

Porsche: Four-Wheel Drive Mechanism

Translated from Japanese · machine translation

Country
Japan
Published
12 Mar 2004
Units affected
138
Reference
JP-1210940

Affected vehicles

Porsche Cayenne S 2003 Porsche Cayenne S 2003 Porsche Cayenne Turbo 2003

Hazard

Improper casting process of the secondary transmission housing has resulted in distortion of some housings, which can prevent the hydraulic pump integrated within from operating reliably. This may cause abnormal noise from the secondary transmission and, in the worst case, secondary transmission failure resulting in loss of driving capability.
Show original (日本語)
副変速機ハウジングの鋳造工程が不適切なため、当該ハウジングにゆがみが生じているも のがあり、内部に組み込まれた油圧ポンプが確実に作動しなくなることがある。そのため 、副変速機から異音が発生し、最悪の場合、副変速機が破損して走行不能となるおそれが ある。

Remedy

All vehicles will have their secondary transmission lot numbers inspected, and affected units will be replaced with serviceable secondary transmissions.
Show original (日本語)
全車両、副変速機のロット番号を点検し、対象となるものは、副変速機を良品と交換する 。

Official source

View the official recall notice