Pinion bearing failure in power train of porsche 968 model cars - manufacturing defect, without relationship to driving conditions or wear and tear. Major safety concern. Extremely high cost to repair - should be subject to immediate recall. *Jb
1993-2001 · 5 model years
Porsche 968 Problems by year
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the Porsche 968 across 5 model years, and it has 0 recalls. The 1994 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (4). The most reported problem area is the transmission & drivetrain, followed by the body, doors & structure.
- Complaints
- 11
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
968 complaints by model year
Highlighted: the year with the most complaints for its age. Older vehicles have had more time to collect complaints - the Safety Index grade allows for that.
Most common 968 problems
Latest 968 complaints
Known pinion bearing issue has been ignored by porsche for years. There are hundreds of known cases of this bearing failure yet porsche outright denies a problem. With less than 12,780 units produced worldwide over four years, the ratio of failed units of quite high by any standard. There exists the potential of causualties should this failure be ignored and occur while driving in traffic. While there typically is warning that the bearing is failing, many people continue to drive the vehicle not knowing the...
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potential risk. Porsche should issue a model wide recall and address this issue in all 968 produced over the four year production run as the failure has been reported in units from each year of manufacture. Please visist www.968.Net for a discussion on this matter. You will hear the nightmare stories from many 968 owners - from the failure itself, to trying to get porsche to step up and take responsibility. You will also find that porsche does, in fact, know about this issue and continues to ignore it and dismiss any claims for repairs from owners.*Ak
There exists a known issue with the pinion bearing in the transaxle. This issue has been documented by dealers, consumers, and the manufacturer. To date, there have been hundreds of known failures - considering that porsche produced less than 12,780 of these vehicles worldwide over four years, the ratio of failures is alarmingly high. To date, porsche has rejected claims from consumers for the repair of failed units and continues to ignore the problem which unaddressed can result in catastrophic failure and...
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"could" result in death or serious injury. This is a real safety issue that has gone unresolved long enough. Perhaps the small number of units manufactured is to blame for the problem taking so long to surface as a widepread issue, but there is a growing number of people reporting this failure on various online forums and communities. Originally thought to have affected on a handful of units, the number keeps growing and has reached a level where a recall should be issued for all units. Please feel free to visit www.968.Net for a taste of angry owners.*Ak
All electrical power stops abruptly immediately killing the engine and all power to lights. You can't even put on emergency flashers since there is no electrical power. Appears to happen when a higher electrical load is introduced such as a/c or high beams are used. Most recently, this happened on a two lane highway where the only lights available were the vehicle headlights. When all power stopped at close to 60mph it was pitch black. Without knowing the side of the road, I had no choice but to pull over...
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missing a telephone pole at 50mph by inches. The resulting inspection shows the wiring harness close to the windshield under the passenger side windshield wiper shows that if you wiggle the wiring harness, all power is restored. The engine will start at this point and the vehicle can continue until the next power surge which then kills the engine and all lights once again. No fuses are affected by this.*Ak
The car stalls on slow left turns and at stops, the consumer was aware prior to purchase of the stalling issue that affected early 2002 models in warmer climates, the consumer was asured by the dealer that the issue had been taken care of, four hours after taking delivery of the vehicle it began to stall, the consumer is concerned as to why dealers continue to continue to sell vehicle with stalling defect. Nlm
This failure has occurred on over 100 other porsche 968 owners (list on internet under 968 club). Porsche refuses to identify this wide spread manufacturing defect as a recall. This inherent failure due to manufacturing mis alignments in the pinion bearings that occurred during manufacturing could lead to serious injuries.*Ak
Questions about the Porsche 968
Which Porsche 968 years have the most problems?
Which Porsche 968 years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Porsche 968 problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the transmission & drivetrain (7), body, doors & structure (2), electrical system (1) most often.
How many recalls does the Porsche 968 have?
NHTSA lists no recalls for any Porsche 968 model year on file.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked daily. Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data