# 2008 Porsche Cayenne - do I need a second opinion?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-porsche-cayenne-do-i-need-a-second-opinion/146557>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cayenne, porsche\
**Created:** [August 12, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-porsche-cayenne-do-i-need-a-second-opinion/146557 "2019-08-12T19:00:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![KeZang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19b73/32.png) [@KeZang](https://community.cartalk.com/u/KeZang)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-porsche-cayenne-do-i-need-a-second-opinion/146557/1 "2019-08-12T19:00:51Z")

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I first could not start my car in May 2019. It seemed battery issue. I had to leave the town for a previous commitment. So when I came back in June, I had someone help me to jumped it up and he told me it is not safe to drive because there might be some issues. I had it towed to the dealership and a day later I was told there was nothing wrong. The dealership charged me about the $100 for the labor. Just a days later, it happened again. I took it to a mechanic shop, not the dealership this time. They replaced the battery and did something else that might cause some problems in the near future. Now, two months later, I could not start the car again. This time it didn’t seem like a battery issue because it didn’t make any nose. I did try to jump it though, and it didn’t work. I had it towed to the dealership again, I was just told the key system in the steering column electronically failed. They need to replace the entire steering column and the price will be $4129.21 plus taxes. Should I go for it or better to have it checked by another mechanic shop to get a second opinion?

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**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2019, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2008-porsche-cayenne-do-i-need-a-second-opinion/146557/2 "2019-08-12T21:25:28Z")

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> [@KeZang](#):
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> did something else that might cause some problems in the near future

Did something or FIXED something?? And what?

> [@KeZang](#):
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> better to have it checked by another mechanic shop to get a second opinion?

Yes, it is better to have at least a second opinion.