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1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Apr 29, 2015
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet, 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

  • Airbags1100.0%

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

Airbags

Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights.

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From owner reports, verbatim

I WORK AT A SMALL REPAIR FACILITY WHO SPECIALIZE IN FOREIGN CARS. I PERFORMED WORK ON MY CUSTOMERS 1996 911 CAB. THE HORN WAS BLOWING ALL THE TIME, MY CUSTOMER REMOVED THE FUSE AND ASKED ME TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE AIR BAG AND FOUND THE RUBBER INSULATOR HAD BROKEN AND THE RETAINING FRAME WAS MAKING CONSTANT CONTACT. I REPLACED THE RETAINING FRAME PART# 993 347 08 801 . INSTALLED THE AIRBAG AND REINSERTED THE FUSE. THE HORN IS NOW WORKING. I ALSO CHECK FOR CODES IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FOUND CODE 2 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON , CODE 30 IGNITION CIRCUIT SIDE AIRBAG PASSENGER . I ADVISED THE CUSTOMER AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE. HE RETURNED A COUPLE HOURS LATER . THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED ,CAUSING BURNS TO HIS CHEST AND A NEAR CRASH. I CHECKED AND FOUND A RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED SOME TIME AGO TO REPLACE THE HORN RELAY FOR THIS CONCERN. NHTSA 98V089001. IT HAS THE CORRECT RELAY IN THE VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS OF POST RECALL DEPLOYMENT? THE CUSTOMER IS OF COURSE BLAMING MY SHOP. I HAVE NOT REMOVED THE AIRBAG OR ANY THING ELSE AS I AM REQUESTING HELP FROM PORSCHE IN DETERMINING THE ROOT CAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM REPLACING THE AIR BAG AND STEERING WHEEL IF IT IS AN ERROR ON MY PART. BUT DO NOT WANT TO GO THRU THE EXPENSE JUST TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN IF THE RELAY OR CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A DELICATE MATTER BUT FURTHER NEED TO KNOW WHO I SHOULD CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE. ALSO NO WARNING LABELS ARE ATTACHED ANYWHERE STATING THIS COULD BE A POTENTIAL PROBLEM. ANY REASONABLE PERSON WOULD AGREE THAT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT UNEXPECTED COULD BE FATAL. A REASONABLE PERSON WOULD ALSO AGREE THERE SHOULD BE A WARNING OF SOME SORT ON THE RELAY OR FUSE BOX STATING THIS POTENTIAL HAZARD AS WELL. *TR

NHTSA ID 10713564 · filed Apr 29, 2015

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

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