Vehicle description: passsenger vehicles. Inadvertent deployment of the air bag can occur.
1987-2001 · 11 model years
Porsche Carrera Problems by year
Owners have filed 18 complaints about the Porsche Carrera across 11 model years, and it has 4 recalls. The 1992 has the most complaints once its age is allowed for (1), while 1987, 1995 have far fewer than a typical year. The most reported problem area is the airbags, followed by the engine & cooling.
- Complaints
- 18
- Recalls
- 4
- Crashes
- 3
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Deaths
- 0
Carrera 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 Carrera problems
Porsche Carrera recalls 4
Equipment description: child seating system air bag deactivation kit for use on 1997-1998 911 carrera s, carrera 4, carrera 4s, and turbo (1997 model only), part no. 993 803 283 00, And 1997-1998 boxster model vehicles, part nos. 996 803 283 00 And 996 803...
A part of the steering column upper universal joint cracked during the manufacturing process.
After the engine has been turned off, the rear heater will automatically operate in order to dissipate heat in the engine heating system. During this operation, the resistor for the rear heater blower can become overloaded due to a binding or seized rear...
Latest Carrera complaints
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 porsche carrera. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 porsche carrera 996. While driving at various speeds, the contact would hear a noise from the idual row ims bearing. The noise would become louder when the part was cold but as it heated and became lubricated, the noise would cease. The contact located via the internet that once the noise began, then the bearing would fail and the engine would seize. The dealer and manufacturer were contacted but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 39,000.
I was driving down the street in my 1991 porsche carrera 2 at approximately 10-15 mph when the driver's side airbag spontaneously deployed, severely bruising my chest, hurting my neck, and burning my legs with some sort of a burning chemical. I reported it to porsche who eventually came and got the car, kept it for 4-5 months, and claimed to have replaced some components of the airbag system. They refused to share with me what happened to cause this. The car was returned to me, and it was stored all winter until...
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may 2009 when I began driving it for the first time since the incident. After approximately 150 miles later, the airbag warning light came on and I called porsche who now refuses to do anything. I live over 5 hours from the nearest dealer and I am afraid to drive the car to the dealer to be looked at. I also feel since they supposedly replaced the system, the warning light being on is related to whatever they did. I am afraid this airbag explosion is going to happen to me again- which at a higher speed could prove fatal or at least very injurious. *Tr
My 2001 porsche 911 cabriolet had a coolant leak. I took my vehicle to bordwalk porsche in plano texas, the coolant leak was identified as a overflow bottle which had a hole in it. Subsequent investigation lead to the determination that the vehicle had rodent damage to the wiring harness. Farmers insurance paid for the wiring harness and it's installation, I paid for the overflow bottle replacement and it's installation. However, it was determined that there was a 3rd light failure on my vehicle not related to...
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the rodent damage. Neither the third light above the spoiler or the third light in the spoiler when it is deployed work. This means my vehicle has no brake or running light in the spoiler. However, the spoiler raises and lowers both automatically and manually. The porsche service technician determined that the spoiler assembly must be replaced to repair the running light and brake light however, the raising and lowering of the spoiler is not affected by this issue. According to porsche the repair is $1,100 to replace the assembly motor and perform the installation. Since I learned of the final resolution of this issue I have noticed two other late model porsche 911's driving in the dallas area which don't have running light or brake lights in the spoiler assembly that work (which suggests to me this is a manufacturing defect and potential safety hazard). This safety issue, is without the lights you don't have the triangle of lights when driving or stopping. It should be noted that prior to the replacement of the wiring harness, there was no in dash light to indicate failure of any kind in the dash, so I suspect it's possible the other porsche 911's that I have observed don't know of their issue. *Jb
While shifting gears the throttle increases for no apparent reason. Feels like the cruise control activates momentarily then releases the throttle. This has occured several times in the past two days. *Ak dealer has no idea why this happens.
The consumer was involved in a roll over accident, consequently the stability of the windscreen pillars did not withstand the force of the accident which caused the consumer to suffer severe injuries. (Lawyer on behalf of client) *ts *jb
Questions about the Porsche Carrera
Which Porsche Carrera years have the most problems?
Which Porsche Carrera years have the fewest complaints?
What are the most common Porsche Carrera problems?
Across every model year, owners report problems with the airbags (4), engine & cooling (4), wheels & tires (3) most often.
How many recalls does the Porsche Carrera have?
NHTSA lists 4 recalls across all Porsche Carrera model years. Each year's page lists the recalls for that year; check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see whether the repair has been done.
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