Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 2,780 complaints for PORSCHE
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. THE REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING AND HAD A POOR SIGN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. THE REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING AND HAD A POOR SIGN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. THE REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING AND HAD A POOR SIGN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. THE REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING AND HAD A POOR SIGN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. THE REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING AND HAD A POOR SIGN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. THE REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING AND HAD A POOR SIGN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2004
2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE HAD THE FOLLOWING REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE: REAR HATCH LID ADJUSTED, DOME LIGHT COVERS REPLACED, AUDIO UNIT REPLACED, ETC...***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BANGED AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER UPDATED THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXPERIENCED STALLING PROBLEMS. THE REMOTE ENTRY REMOTE LOST IT'S PROGRAMMING AND HAD A POOR SIGN... Read more
Incident date: Jun 15, 2005
I HAVE A 1999 PORSCHE BOXSTER THAT HAD NO PROBLEMS CONCERNING SAFETY, AIRBAG OR THE SEAT BELTS OF THE CAR UNTIL THE AIR BAG LIGHT MYSTERIOUSLY TURNED ON. THE INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP DECODED THE CODE TO FIND THE PROBLEM IS A SENSOR ON THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT THAT IS FAULTY, BUT THE AIR BAG WAS STILL WORKING PROPERLY. THE DEALER (RUSNAK PORSCHE OF PASADENA) ADMITTED THIS WAS NOT NORMAL WEAR AND T... Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2005
SRS (AIRBAG LIGHT) ON DUE TO FAULTY GROUNDING IN SEATBELT SWITCH. PORSCHE BOXSTERS HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT'S AIRBAG LIGHTS ON DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE WAY PORSCHE HAS GROUNDED THE SWITCH ON THE SEAT BELT HARNESS. PORSCHE HAS SUBSEQUENTLY RELEASED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN AND PARTS UPDATE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT FIXES ARE DONE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. I BELIEVE THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER T... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2005
I HAD JUST RETURNED TO MY CAR AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER, THE SKY HAD BEGUN TO LOOK AS IF A STORM WAS APPROACHING AND I DECIDED TO PUT UP MY CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE TOP WOULD NOT GO UP, SO I PROCEEDED HOME IN HOPES THAT I WOULD BEAT THE IMPENDING BAD WEATHER HOME. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT BEGAN TO STORM AND MY VEHICLE AND MYSELF WERE SOAKED. I WAS TERRIFIED AS I COULD BARELY SEE TO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY I ... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2005
I HAD JUST RETURNED TO MY CAR AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER, THE SKY HAD BEGUN TO LOOK AS IF A STORM WAS APPROACHING AND I DECIDED TO PUT UP MY CONVERTIBLE TOP. THE TOP WOULD NOT GO UP, SO I PROCEEDED HOME IN HOPES THAT I WOULD BEAT THE IMPENDING BAD WEATHER HOME. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT BEGAN TO STORM AND MY VEHICLE AND MYSELF WERE SOAKED. I WAS TERRIFIED AS I COULD BARELY SEE TO DRIVE. FORTUNATELY I ... Read more
Incident date: Jul 29, 2005
1997 PORSCHE HAD A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. MY 2000 PORSCHE BOXSTER HAS THE SAME DEFECT. DEALERS CLAIM THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MANY THIS YEAR. MANUFACTURER DID NOT RESOLVE THE CONCERN. PORSCHE CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD ME TO TAKE MY COMPLAINT TO NHTSA. *JB
Incident date: May 11, 2003
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH A 2003 BOXSTER S I PURCHASED IN MAY 2003 FROM MCKENNA PORSCHE IN NORWALK, CA. SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS INCLUDE: 1) CONDENSATION IN OIL FILLER AREA; 2) OIL LEAKS IN 2 LOCATIONS; 3) WORN DRIVE BELT; 4) CLUTCH CAUSING GRINDING NOISE; 5) IGINITION SWITCH & KEY DIDN'T WORK; AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DIDN'T COOL; 6) STEREO SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK. MCKENNA HA... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2003
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH A 2003 BOXSTER S I PURCHASED IN MAY 2003 FROM MCKENNA PORSCHE IN NORWALK, CA. SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS INCLUDE: 1) CONDENSATION IN OIL FILLER AREA; 2) OIL LEAKS IN 2 LOCATIONS; 3) WORN DRIVE BELT; 4) CLUTCH CAUSING GRINDING NOISE; 5) IGINITION SWITCH & KEY DIDN'T WORK; AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DIDN'T COOL; 6) STEREO SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK. MCKENNA HA... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2003
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH A 2003 BOXSTER S I PURCHASED IN MAY 2003 FROM MCKENNA PORSCHE IN NORWALK, CA. SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS INCLUDE: 1) CONDENSATION IN OIL FILLER AREA; 2) OIL LEAKS IN 2 LOCATIONS; 3) WORN DRIVE BELT; 4) CLUTCH CAUSING GRINDING NOISE; 5) IGINITION SWITCH & KEY DIDN'T WORK; AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DIDN'T COOL; 6) STEREO SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK. MCKENNA HA... Read more
Incident date: May 11, 2003
I HAVE HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH A 2003 BOXSTER S I PURCHASED IN MAY 2003 FROM MCKENNA PORSCHE IN NORWALK, CA. SOME OF THE MAJOR PROBLEMS IN THE LAST 2 YEARS INCLUDE: 1) CONDENSATION IN OIL FILLER AREA; 2) OIL LEAKS IN 2 LOCATIONS; 3) WORN DRIVE BELT; 4) CLUTCH CAUSING GRINDING NOISE; 5) IGINITION SWITCH & KEY DIDN'T WORK; AIR CONDITIONING UNIT DIDN'T COOL; 6) STEREO SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK. MCKENNA HA... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2002
DT: RECALL 98V113000. WAS ISSUED CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. CALLER SAID HER CAR HAD SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN RECALL. DEALER SAID THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID THIS CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY , AND NOT IN THE RECALL, AND WILL OFFER NO HELP. ALSO, ANOTHER RECALL 98E005000. CONCERNING AIR BAGS WAS MENTIONED. CALLER SAID THEY WILL NOT HELP HER WITH THIS ... Read more
Incident date: May 15, 2002
DT: RECALL 98V113000. WAS ISSUED CONCERNING IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. CALLER SAID HER CAR HAD SAME FAILURE AS MENTIONED IN RECALL. DEALER SAID THIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. MANUFACTURER SAID THIS CAR WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY , AND NOT IN THE RECALL, AND WILL OFFER NO HELP. ALSO, ANOTHER RECALL 98E005000. CONCERNING AIR BAGS WAS MENTIONED. CALLER SAID THEY WILL NOT HELP HER WITH THIS ... Read more
PORSCHE
911 CARRERA CABRIOLET
(1995) - STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS
Jun 16, 2005
Incident date: Jun 10, 2005
THE CONSUMER LETTER CONCERNING THE PORSCHE RECALL A502 CONCERNING THE DEFECT IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM MOTOR IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V601000. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDIED. ONE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE RECALL HAD BEEN SUSPENDED AND ANOTHER DEALER STATED THE LOCKING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REVISED BECAUSE IT W... Read more
PORSCHE
BOXSTER
(2002) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Jun 14, 2005
Incident date: Jun 12, 2005
BRAKES SUDDENLY LOOSE PRESSURE AND CAR DOES NOT STOP.
Crash
Incident date: Jun 10, 2005
THE SHOULDER "GUIDE" FOR THE SAFETY BELT IS CRACKED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THIS GUIDE WOULD BE WEIGHT BEARING IN ANY ACCIDENT. THE CRACKS COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE SAFETY BELT CONSTRAINT. BECAUSE THESE CRACKS ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO PROTECT RIDERS FROM A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE.
PORSCHE
PORSCHE
(2001) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
May 26, 2005
Incident date: May 2, 2005
DT: CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR AN ANNUAL SERVICE MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A CLUTCH, AND ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKS. *AK
Incident date: May 2, 2005
DT: CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR AN ANNUAL SERVICE MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A CLUTCH, AND ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKS. *AK
Incident date: May 2, 2005
DT: CONSUMER TOOK CAR TO DEALER FOR AN ANNUAL SERVICE MAINTENANCE. AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY FOUND PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, VEHICLE NEEDED A CLUTCH, AND ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF OIL LEAKS. *AK
Incident date: Oct 15, 2004
CONSUMER STATES: VEHICLE DOORS UNLOCK AND WINDOWS ROLL DOWN AUTOMATICALLY WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED. THE VEHICLE DOES THIS WHETHER KEYS ARE IN THE IGNITION OR NOT. DEALER INSTALLED NEW DRIVERS DOOR KEY SWITCH ASSEMBLY AT THE CONSUMERS EXPENSE. *TT
Incident date: May 1, 2005
PORSCHE STARTED SELLING BOXSTERS IN 1997. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM IN THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE OWNER WILL NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS ARE WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT. PORSCHE HAS HAD OVER 7 FIXES ON THIS ISSUE AND NONE HAVE WORKED TO DATE. THEY HAVE REPLACE MINE UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY LOCAL PORACHE DEALER THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. PORSCHE NORT... Read more
PORSCHE
SAFETY BELT
(9999) - EQUIPMENT
May 16, 2005
Incident date: May 1, 2005
PORSCHE STARTED SELLING BOXSTERS IN 1997. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM IN THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE OWNER WILL NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS ARE WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT. PORSCHE HAS HAD OVER 7 FIXES ON THIS ISSUE AND NONE HAVE WORKED TO DATE. THEY HAVE REPLACE MINE UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY LOCAL PORACHE DEALER THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. PORSCHE NORT... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2005
PORSCHE STARTED SELLING BOXSTERS IN 1997. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM IN THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE OWNER WILL NOT KNOW IF THE AIRBAGS ARE WORKING PROPERLY OR NOT. PORSCHE HAS HAD OVER 7 FIXES ON THIS ISSUE AND NONE HAVE WORKED TO DATE. THEY HAVE REPLACE MINE UNDER WARRANTY, AND IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY LOCAL PORACHE DEALER THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM. PORSCHE NORT... Read more
PORSCHE
CARRERA GT
(2004) - STRUCTURE
May 4, 2005
Incident date: Jan 1, 1901
CONCERNS REGARDING 2004 PORSCHE CARRERA GT SITTING EXTREMELY LOW TO THE GROUND.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS AN IMPORT TO THE UNITED STATES THEREFORE THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO PURCHASING IT. THE VEHICLE ONLY SIT 3 INCHES OFF THE ROAD AND AS A RESULT SPEED BUMPS HAVE CAUSED EXTREME DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND REQUEST AN INVE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 16, 2005
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE ENGINE FAILED. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE OWNER WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE ENGINE. THE OWNER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK *SC *JB
Incident date: Apr 13, 2005
SECOND GEAR IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE. *AK
Incident date: Apr 2, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE SAME FAILURE AS RECALL #W03 IN 1998. DEALER REPLACED SWITCH IN 1999, IGNITION SWITCH CRACKED AND FAILED AGAIN 2005. I AM TOLD BY PORSCHE MY VEHICEL IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.*AK
Incident date: Mar 1, 2005
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR HIS 1996 PORSCHE 911 BUT FOR INSURANCE REASONS THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM STORAGE UNTIL APRIL 1, 2005. *NM (CONVERTIBLE TOP LOCKING MECHANISM MOTOR) THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT. RECALL#04V601000 *SC *JB
Incident date: Jan 25, 2005
THE CONSUMER'S 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WITH THE SLIGHTEST SNOWFALL. *NM WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ABS WAS ERRATIC. *JB
Crash
PORSCHE
CAYENNE
(2004) - SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
Mar 31, 2005
Incident date: Jan 25, 2005
THE CONSUMER'S 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE WITH THE SLIGHTEST SNOWFALL. *NM WHEN THE CONSUMER APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP AND CONSEQUENTLY HE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TIRES. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ABS WAS ERRATIC. *JB
Crash
PORSCHE
CAYENNE TURBO
(2005) - ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
Mar 29, 2005
Incident date: Mar 10, 2005
I WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2005 PORSCHE CAYENNE TURBO PURCHASED AT THE END OF DECEMBER, 2004 ON THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 50 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR SHIFTED TO A LOWER GEAR AND JERKED FORWARD WITH SUCH INTENSITY, IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE HAD PUT ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE "EMISSION CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON IMMEDIATELY AFTER THIS OCCURRED. THE INCIDENT CAUSED WHIPLASH BECAUSE THE CAR JOLTED SO S... Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 17, 2005
THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP THEN LUNGES FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THIS IS THE WAY THE VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED. *AK *NM
PORSCHE
CAYENNE S
(2004) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
Feb 15, 2005
Incident date: Nov 4, 2003
VEHICLE HESITATES 1 - 2 SECONDS BEFORE RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL INPUT. IT IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION. *AK
Incident date: Dec 9, 2004
I OWN A 2004 PORSCHE CAYENNE S AND FROM THE VERY FIRST DAY OF OWNERSHIP THE CAR HAS A SERIOUS HESITATION PROBLEM WHEN ACCELERATING. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED AT THE PORSCHE DEALERSHIP (MCKENNA IN NORWALK, CA) AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO WAY TO FIX IT. MANY, MANY CAYENNE OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND PORSCHE REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2004
1) THE VISIT WORKSHOP LIGHT APPEARED ON MY NEW 2005 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA S. 2) ON NOVEMBER 30, 2004 THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING FINE WITH THE WORKSHOP LIGHT ON. THE VEHICLE THEN SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER AT 65 MPH DURRING ACCELERATION ON THE NJ TURNPIKE. THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER CAUSED SEVERAL TRACTOR-TRAILERS TO NEARLY COLIDE WITH MY VEHICLE, AND WITH OTHERS, WHILE I PROCEEDED TWORDS THE SHOLDER A... Read more
PORSCHE
BOXSTER
(1997) - POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
Dec 2, 2004
Incident date: Aug 10, 2004
1997 PORSCHE BOXTER TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTER SELECTOR INCREASINGLY BECAME DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND EVENTUALLY UNABLE TO PUT IN PARK AND OR DRIVE. *AK
Incident date: Dec 1, 2004
THE HORN FAILED TO SOUND WHEN PRESSED. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT AIR BAG MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SPRING FOR HORN WAS LOCATED BEHIND THE AIR BAG. *AK *NM
PORSCHE
CAYENNE TURBO
(2004) - TIRES:TREAD/BELT
Nov 22, 2004
Incident date: Nov 22, 2004
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE TIRES HAD WIRES COMING OUT FROM THEM. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT ALL FOUR TIRES NEEDED REPLACEMENT DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION AND WARE AND TEAR. THE PIRELLI PO ROZOSSO 275/45CR191084N0/DOT NUMBER XNR3D631D103. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
PORSCHE
CAYENNE TURBO
(2004) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Nov 1, 2004
Incident date: Apr 19, 2004
WHILE PULLING OUT FROM A PARKING LOT INTO MAJOR CITY STREET THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR INPUT WITH APPROACHING TRAFFIC.*AK THE VEHICLE MOVED OFF FROM A STOP AND INTO THE CLOSEST LANE FINE BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AS MORE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS APPLIED. THERE WAS NOTICEABLE DELAY/HESITATION, AS TRAFFIC BORE DOWN ON ME, BEFORE THE CAYENNE DECIDED TO ACCELERATE. CONTACTED DE... Read more
PORSCHE
CAYENNE TURBO
(2004) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Nov 1, 2004
Incident date: Jun 13, 2004
WHILE MERGING FROM HIGHWAY 141 ONTO I-70 THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO ACCELERATE FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO MERGE INTO INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND NO NOTICEABLE ACCELERATION WAS APPARENT. THE EXTREMELY CONCERNING ABOUT THIS INCIDENT WAS THAT THIS MERGE WAS BEING EXECUTED BETWEEN TWO 18-WHEELERS. WHILE THERE WAS AMPLE SPACE TO MERGE IF THE VEHICLE HAD RESPONDED WITHOUT HESITATION TO ACCELERATOR PE... Read more
PORSCHE
CAYENNE TURBO
(2004) - VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Nov 1, 2004
Incident date: Oct 8, 2004
WHILE TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC FROM E 2ND AVE ONTO JOSEPHINE ST. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE JUST ABOVE THE FLOOR AND NO DISCERNABLE ACCELERATION RESPONSE WAS NOTICEABLE FOR A SECOND OR TWO. WHEN THERE WAS AN ACCELERATION RESPONSE IT WAS AN EXPLOSIVE, 'OFF TO THE RACES' ONE. THIS INCIDENT TOOK PLACE AFTER THE DEALER ADVISED THAT: UNOFFICIAL FIXES (DME UPDATE AND TRANSMISSION ADAPT... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2003
NEED KIT TO SOLVE AIRBAG PROBLEM. *BF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON AND DID SO EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRING AND A KIT WAS NEEDED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. (VEHICLE MODEL/ PORSCHE 996 C2) *SC
Incident date: Nov 1, 2003
NEED KIT TO SOLVE AIRBAG PROBLEM. *BF THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON AND DID SO EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE SEAT BELTS HAD COME IN CONTACT WITH THE WIRING AND A KIT WAS NEEDED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. (VEHICLE MODEL/ PORSCHE 996 C2) *SC
PORSCHE
911 CARRERA
(1999) - SEAT BELTS:FRONT
Sep 20, 2004
Incident date: Sep 17, 2004
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. MY '1999 911 CARRERA JUST HAD IT'S 30000 MAJOR SERVICE COMPLETED AT STEVINSON PORSCHE IN DENVER, CO. THE NEXT DAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE "$250 AND UP". I HAVE SINCE READ THRU NUMEROUS FORUMS THAT THIS IS A "REPORTED"/"COMMON" ISSUE INVOLVING THE SEAT BELT WIRING SYSTEM AND THAT PORSCHE I... Read more
PORSCHE
911 CARRERA
(1999) - AIR BAGS
Sep 20, 2004
Incident date: Sep 17, 2004
AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON. MY '1999 911 CARRERA JUST HAD IT'S 30000 MAJOR SERVICE COMPLETED AT STEVINSON PORSCHE IN DENVER, CO. THE NEXT DAY THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYS ON. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COST OF REPAIR WOULD BE "$250 AND UP". I HAVE SINCE READ THRU NUMEROUS FORUMS THAT THIS IS A "REPORTED"/"COMMON" ISSUE INVOLVING THE SEAT BELT WIRING SYSTEM AND THAT PORSCHE I... Read more