2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK

Name: NHTSA complaint: 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
Start: 2007-03-01

1 injured · 615820 · 2007-03-07

Vehicle

Make: PORSCHE
Model: CAYENNE S
Year: 2004
Manufacturer: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Component: LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:LOCK
Miles at failure: 59,000

Severity

Deaths: 0
Injured: 1
Fire: No
Crash: No
Police report: No
Medical attention: No
Vehicle towed: No

Narrative

TAIL GATE FAILS TO REMAIN OPEN IN COLD WEATHER. IT FELL, STRIKING THE BACK OF A PERSON. THE WEATHER WAS BELOW 32 DEGREES F AND THERE WAS NO SNOW OR ICE ON THE TAIL GATE. APPEARS THAT SPRINGS/HYDRAULIC DEVICES FAIL IN COLD WEATHER. *JB

Source

Authoritative: NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number: 10184464
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown