Mrturbo16

Has anyone felt a shudder in the steering wheel when parking, basically when the car is not moving and just turning the wheel. Are the tires too wide and create too much resistance? Kind of weird, no?

deilenberger

My '06 C did that.. it was a combination of compliance in the suspension and the sticky tires. What size tires are you running and what model Cayenne? My '11 CTT hasn't done it yet. On the '06 it never made any difference so I basically ignored it.

jtakhtalian

I just had this same conversation with my service advisor last week while in for a different issue. My GTS runs on 21's and his explanation was that based on the angle of the wheels when fully turned to one side, combined with the extra width of the tires, one of the tires can essentially slide it drag sideways under some conditions, as opposed to rolling like normal. This created a slight shudder in the steering wheel as you can imagine. I've experienced it a couple of times.

DAVfoto

I think I have felt that in my GTS as well. Felt like I was rubbing or was keeping the tire from rolling because I was at full lock (backing up)

projectd18

yep i've experienced the same thing, full lock and backing up.

CayenneBlack

I thought it was related to the AWD system. My Audi A5 does the same and that was the explanation in those forums.

Mrturbo16

I run 21’s. The car only has 7k miles so I can’t think of anything being worn out.

Chaos

Transfer Case?

Mrturbo16

Is not the transfer case, that was replaced 1000 miles ago

jtakhtalian

Wow. Just wow. A transfer case with less than 6,000 original miles requiring replacement due to such a poor design. Speechless!

911-TOUR

Search "Acorn Effect 911" :-)

Mrturbo16

i don’t know how Porsche can be ranked so high in reliability. I hope is not an omen of things to come.

I love how this thing drives, I was about to pull the trigger on an X5M, but the wife liked the Cayenne better. Quite frankly the M has a much harsher ride, but. Mechanical issues at 6k miles. Really?

projectd18

Definitely should've got the X5M, this transfer case issue on Cayenne is ridiculous. I'm hoping my replacement hold up...2015 CS with only 30k miles

PCSE-Hybrid

Our ‘15 E-Hybrid with 21’s does the same thing on our paver driveway when the wheel is turned very sharply. It feels like the tire is sliding to me. It’s def not a Porsche quality issue...

Side note: Coming from an X5, we are amazed by the much tighter turning circle radius of the Porsche vs the BMW. The BMW was tank-like in comparison. Thankful!