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Engine & cooling
Porsche Boxster Engine problems by year
64 complaints filed with NHTSA about the Porsche Boxster's engine & cooling. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
Engine complaints by model year
Engine recalls
Latest Boxster engine complaints
2014 Porsche Boxster- Consumer haves concerns about the hydro-mounting, which is causing a PADM fault. Consumer paid for the repair & it occurred again. The first occurred after 35000 miles and again after 42000 miles. Consumer has read that others have had the same problem. Consumer thinks its a design problem & thinks it will happen again. Consumer ask should they have it fixed again?
Car has 65,000 miles when water-pump failed catastrophically (pump drive shaft sheared) while driving causing breakdown. Needed to be towed to repair facility. 1. Water Pump failed - shaft connecting pully system to impeller sheared in half. Part is available for inspection. 65,000 miles on the engine 2. Car stopped running due to overheating and loss of electrical power - I had to stop in the middle of a busy street and wait for a tow . 3. Car was repaired by dealership and I have the damaged part,...
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service reports and invoice. 4. This occurred without warning - while driving at approx 55mph I heard a "bang" and the coolant and electrical lights lit up on my dashboard. Engine temperature rose rapidly and battery drained quickly. Images of water pump drive shaft show a manufacturing defect of the shaft having been partially compromised prior to the sharing (failure). Google searches show that issues with Porsche Boxter water pumps - including my year and model.
While I was driving on a city street at about 30 mph, my 2005 boxster started making a rattling noise, then completely died in the middle of an intersection on a city street without any prior warning. At the same time, all of the warning lights came on. I was able to put the car in neutral and coast to the side of the road. Car was towed to my mechanic, who states it is an intermediate shaft bearing issue/failure. Had I been driving on the freeway at high speed, I most likely would have been killed. I am the original owner of the car, it has 128,000 miles and recommended maintenance is all up to date.
The ims bearings in the 2001-2005 porsche boxster would just stop the engine if not replaced. Hello, I bought my 2003 posche boxster brand new from rector porsche/audi dealership of burlingame back in 2003. I recently found out that porsche had a faulty part in their engine called the ims bearings. The cars that were involved are cars from 2001-2005 porsche boxster. There was a lawsuit (eisen vs. Porsche cars north america) that took place and settled before going into trial. People that owned the cars were...
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notified to get their ims bearings fixed through porsche. I was never notified. I reached out to porsche cars north america and asked about the lawsuit. The last date to file to get your car fixed was october 15, 2013. They told me that I wasn't even listed in their system as the owner of my porsche boxster. So I asked. How could have I filed a claim if I was never notified about it. People's cars would seized from working without any signs of any problems. My car only has 32,480 miles on it. The dealership mechanic suggest's that I get my ims bearings replaced. But it would cost me $3,500. What can I do about this? They won't own up to this and it's their fault for not having my name listed in their system. I showed them my bill of sales from rector and even showed proof of registrations dating back from 2002 - to present day.
My 2013 boxster is currently at the dealer for repairs for the 7th time due to rodent damage to wiring. Porsche used a soy based compound on its wires which is extremely attractive to rodents. Porsche germany and porsche north america deny the use of these products. An email yesterday stated "we do not have any information that indicates we currently or previously used a soy based product in our wiring". The damage occurs in our garage which is not enclosed. This damage has been ongoing since 6/25/15.
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 porsche boxster. The contact stated while traveling approximately 55 mph, the engine made a loud noise, various warning lamps illuminated on the instrument panel and the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the motor needed to be replaced. The independent mechanic suggested that the vehicle be taken to an authorized porsche dealer for repairs. The vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer who verified the failure and stated...
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that the motor had self destructed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was to be inspected and repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000. Updated 8/12/14*cn updated 8/23/2017*ct
The engine spontaneously caught on fire while driving between the gas station and my home. The distance was no more than five miles and the speed was no more than 45mph. *Tr
My dashboard reads fault of the engine control system and a yellow engine appears I called porsche of ramsey nj as I have not had this vehicle for three months yet and was told not to drive the vehicle they had buckwild towing tow my vehicle to their location I am extremely upset and want restitution from this company I don't have the mileage but I think its 5373 the car was parked at the time I tried to start it and this is what appeared on the dash board. *Tr
Driving on freeway at about 70 mph and intermediate shaft failed. Created dangerous situation as engine started billowing smoke, obscuring traffic causing many cars to swerve dangerously and had stop abruptly. Car towed to repair shop empire autohaus, inc. Where problem was diagnosed. Owned car for three years with zero problems and regular service. Learned that many porsche automobiles with the m96 engine (up to 25%) with less than 90,000 miles have had same problem and has yet to be addressed by manufacturer. *Jb
Pulling away from a green light in traffic, the engine started to upshift into a higher gear much sooner than normal and the car felt down on power. The engine sounded as though it was running on fewer than normal cylinders. I stopped the vehicle immediately & had it towed to a porsche specialist. They told me it was an ims (intermediate shaft) bearing failure and that is was a known problem with m96 and m97 porsche engines. Mine being an m96 engine. *Tr
I rented a 2013 porsche boxter conv. They dropped it off to me at store, due to my car being towed away from being hit. Was quickly shown the outside to verify no body or wheel damage' few days later, driving rental, I pull up behind a pick up truck on the coldwater cyn in los angeles, (one way, each direction} traffic came to a standstill, and then my engine shut off, tachometer went to zero. Odd, and as I was reaching for key to restart, I gently put my foot on the accelerator, and wow, car comes alive and...
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lurches into truck in front of me. Now damage to car can be repaired, but if I had been at a crosswalk when this happened, I could have killed or seriously injured pedestrian. \ Dealer later tells me car has option of auto stop.\ Should be required of rental car companies to inform renter of this feature so as not to have accidents. *Tr
1998 Porsche boxster. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle engine problems. *Smd the consumer stated between 1997 and 1998 porsche produced an engine with two known flaws. The first, was the engine block, that was too porous. It caused the cylinder walls to crack, causing loss of all compression in the cylinder, and therefore rendering the engine useless. Secondly, they designed a faulty intermediate bearing shaft, that had a high rate of failure, and destroying the engine. Also, the computer module was located in a position that exposed it to increased probability to short circuit.
Engine made strange noises. Took the vehicle to a mechanic that specialized in porsche. Diagnosis was intermediate shaft bearing failure. *Tr
The intermediate shaft bearing when out and spread metal shaving throughout the engine. This caused a catastrophic engine failure. I have to have the car towed to the mechanic and will have to have an engine rebuild. The car has been service according to the company provided service manual. I called porsche usa to see if they woudl do anything about the failure, since this has been a documented problem with certain porsches, but the company would not help. *Tt
This is a very well know ims failure issue with porsche boxster which certainly calls for a recall from porsche. My 2005 engine will need to be replaced for 20k just because of the very obvious design flaw porsche has in its m96 engines. I am pretty sure there have been numerous complaints about this in past but nobody has ever heeded to it. I sincerely recommend some one to please look into and ask porsche to accept and recall m96 engines failing due to ims. Any car expert or mechanic or dealership can vouch for the design flaw porsche has. Its potentially fatal too. I sincerely request someone to look into this complaint with uttermost sincerity. *Tr
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