2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Fuel system1100.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Fuel system
Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks.
From owner reports, verbatim
ON OCTOBER 16, 2009, WE PURCHASED A NEW 2009 PORSCHE CARRERA 4S, FOR THE TOTAL SALE PRICE OF $116,232.40, WITH 103 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW SO THAT WE WOULD, PRESUMABLY, NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT DEFECTS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AS CONSUMERS OF THIS LUXURY SPORTS CAR, WE EXPECTED A SPECIAL, HIGH QUALITY AUTOMOBILE THAT IS MARKETED AS 'METICULOUSLY ENGINEERED' FOR 'PERFORMANCE, PRECISION AND THE PURE JOY OF THE OPEN ROAD.' ON DECEMBER 4, 2009, I WAS DRIVING THIS NEW PORSCHE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 92 IN SAN MATEO WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHOCKED, AND FORCED TO ENGAGE IN DANGEROUS MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION, AND ROLL THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE WEST HILLSDALE EXIT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE CAR HAD 614 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON DECEMBER 5, 2009, WE TRAVELED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE INTENT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY ABOUT THE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, DID EXPRESS OUR CONCERNS TO THE GENERAL SALES MANAGER, THAT WE FELT THAT THIS CAR POSED SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS, AND WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. ON DECEMBER 8, 2009, WE AGAIN TRAVELED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND SPOKE WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER, AGAIN EXPRESSING OUR CONCERNS REGARDING SAFETY AND INFORMED HIM THAT WE HAD LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE SUBJECT CAR AND DESIRED A REPLACEMENT. THE SERVICE MANAGER ADVISED US THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN PROPERLY REPAIRED AND WAS IN TOP OPERATING CONDITION AND THAT WE SHOULD 'ENJOY THE CAR.' WE BELIEVED HIM AND DROVE THE CAR HOME. WE WERE UNDERSTANDABLY HESITANT TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN, SO THE CAR SAT IDLE IN THE GARAGE FOR MOST OF THE FOLLOWING TWO WEEKS. ON DECEMBER 19, 2009, I WAS DRIVING THE SUBJECT VEHICLE INTO THE BUSY INTERSECTION OF FOSTER CITY BOULEVARD AND TRITON AVENUE, WHEN THE CAR AGAIN SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RE-START. I COULD NOT ROLL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY AND I WAS STUCK. 2 COMPLETE FAILURES. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .