Bryan Simmons

Hey guys,
The doors, more so the passenger side, on my new to me 2017 991.2 CS sound like old car doors. Remind me of my grandpa getting up off the couch, lots of gripes and groans. Anyway, I have to say I’m surprised. The car has 11K miles and no reason, like being in an accident, that the door(s) should sound so bad. It’s a CPO, think my dealer will assist? Thanks!

_RS_

Is it like a creaking sound? Is that side facing the sun? Mine does that when the panels expand and touch as they pass each other when you open the door.

Bob Z.

Get some lithium grease and lube'em up. I do agree though that the sound of the door closing is not anything special.

Bryan Simmons

well it’s not my daily and garage kept...can’t say for sure if it was garage kept by first owner.
But yes, creaking sound. Very annoying. Haven’t heard a car door sound like that in decades.

Bryan Simmons

Ill try that. Taking it in for an unrelated issue on Monday, I’ll see what they say.

_RS_

Oh, so it does it when cold? Hold a piece of paper between where things move past each other to check for clearance.. Wing to door is where i get it, ceramic coating makes the surface so hard that it makes it worse.
Some sort of lube like Bob says but only when you fine the exact spot. I have another car where the rubber weather strip creaked on the sill. Good luck.

Bryan Simmons

Ive only had the car a month. It’s done it the entire time I’ve had it. So, I don’t thinks it’s a temperature issue.
Yeah, I’ll see if I can pinpoint it and lube. Thanks!

jfischet

mine do it too and it's slightly frustrating. i've asked both my independent and the dealer to lubricate the hinge and both did and neither addressed the sound.

garfunkle

This type of discussion happens amongst new Cayenne owners. The older doors "feel" more solid. They are certainly heavier. They are not aluminum. Aluminum is lighter and stiffer so we get those benefits but the old bank vault feeling like an older Mercedes is absent. That special feeling was traded for lighter, stiffer, aluminum.

B.Kish

You need these. Recently discussed on the “What did you buy your 991..” thread.

https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/SKU9X1GUIDE.html

jaysc

Looks like B.Kish beat me to it, since I posted this on the wrong thread last night (why does this forum jump around to different - sometimes unrelated - pages?). Anyway, here's my copy/paste:

Sounds like the door guide. I've never heard a creaky one, but apparently Porsche released an updated part for the 991 because the original part got creaky after while.

New part: https://www.suncoastparts.com/product/SKU9X1GUIDE.html

jfischet

thanks for the tip. i just ordered two, one for each side.

Bud Taylor

And it fixed the problem. Im sure the porsche gods will now need to sacrifice a virgin or something. It was not the hinges but the control arms squeaking.

Bryan Simmons

Can anybody that has purchased these and installed them confirm that it ended the creaky old door noise? Thanks!

B.Kish

It’s only been a week but so far, so good 🤞