4ocious

So far my 2010 957 GTS DE3 with 48.5K miles has had the following replaced: front/rear brakes, all fluids, cardan shaft, passenger seat and airbag sensors, horns, numerous bulbs, tires and now, drum roll please ----- my entire trunk is flooded!

Just got my Cayenne back from the dealer and began to detail it. Opened the driver side trunk compartment to place a few items inside when I noticed there was water on the shelf. I knew this was wrong so I removed the spare tire cover and see standing water in the styrofoam tool holder slots, not good! Looking further I see freestanding water sloshing around under my spare tire so I remove the tire. You guessed it, the Bose speaker sub-woofer cabinet was awash in three inches of water. No wonder I thought my Bose Surround System sounded terrible, most of my rear speakers were under water! I remove the four nuts that hold the speaker cabinet, grab a large sponge and begin to remove as much water as I can. Mind you it's 28 degrees and windy so this isn't fun! I get most of the water out and use a hair dryer to dry as much of the affected area as I can. But, I can't get all the water out and it continues to drip from the speaker cabinet. I button everything up, call Porsche to see if this is covered under my OEM warranty which it isn't, unless it's due to a factory structural defect/failure.

Frankly I don't know what caused the water leak but suspect it's a clogged drain plug in my Pano roof. Anyway, I'm now concerned that any water exposed electrical components, speakers etc. will eventually fail due to rust/corrosion. The four nuts holding the cabinet were already rusted.

When I notified Porsche they said they had never heard of this. I'm going to insist they replace the Bose speaker cabinet and all components and extend my rust warranty. Perhaps you should consider looking under your spare tire to see if it's happended to you. Thoughts?

endless_corners

you sure are getting your share of teething issues.. sorry about all the problems mate.

Andy E.

I'm sure it's the pano roof drains that have blocked with ice. Nevertheless, I would leave the car in a heated garage for a few hours, fully open the roof and using a small funnel or large shop syringe, pour water into the surrounding tray. Verify that all drains are unblocked.

kosmo

why are there post missing? Mods???

ltc

So you'd like to report a stolen post?

Can you describe the post?
When was the last time you saw the post?

kosmo

i wrote something like "the dealer should cover it considering that it was recently purchased."

endless_corners

did you check and see if it posted... sometimes at least on my iphone I will accidentally click previous thread instead of quick reply.. The first time i did that I didnt put two and two together and then noticed my post was missing..

Frank 993 C4S

Really sorry to hear. My '10 has been very reliable. No issues. Take it back to the dealer and have them fix it.

D2k

I've heard of pano roofs being problematic in other makes of cars as well.

4ocious

It's slated to return to Mother Porsche for some TLC on Friday. I'm on travel this week or it would have been sooner. Right now it's sitting under cover at the airport. I know the Cayenne has a good to excellent reliability record to-date so this seems a bit odd. I hope the saga ends soon.