1992 Porsche 911 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 1992 Porsche 911, 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
- Body & structure150.0%
- Brakes150.0%
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
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
THE VEHICLE HAD STRUCK A SLOPE AND ROLLED OVER. RELATED TO IT'S CENTER GRAVITY, THE VEHICLE CRASHED ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE FRAME WHICH HELD THE WINDSHIELD. THE COMPRESSIVE FORCES PUSHED DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD FRAME AND DAMAGED THE A PILLAR. *SCC *JB
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Brakes
Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.
From owner reports, verbatim
THERE IS NO WAY TO FILE THIS COMPLAIN WITHOUT MENTIONING THE COMPANY WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFETY OF SO MANY LIVES. SINGER VEHICLE GROUP ALSO KNOWN AS (SVG) IS RE-MANUFACTURING THESE VINTAGE CLASSIC PORSCHE 911 FROM '89-'94 BY DISASSEMBLING THEM FROM NUT TO BOLT AND REASSEMBLING THEM TO NEW SVG SPECS WITH A MODIFIED ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. THESE CARS ARE REASSEMBLED WITH A 500 HP ENGINE AND A TICKET VALUE PRICE OF OVER A MILLION DOLLARS, AND YET ONE EQUIPMENT THAT IS VERY VITAL TO EVERY MOTOR VEHICLE THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IS THE ONLY USED PART ON THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ON EVERY SINGER VEHICLES IS A REBUILT USED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. AGAIN THIS IS A NEW REASSEMBLED VEHICLE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM EXCEPT FOR THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER. THERE IS A NEW MASTER CYLINDER FOR THESE SPECIFIC VEHICLES, WHERE A COMPANY HAS MANUFACTURED TO OEM SPECIFICATIONS AND SVG IS AWARE OF THE AVAILABILITY AND REFUSES TO OFFER THEIR CUSTOMERS OR IS CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. SVG HAS AN INTERNAL MANAGEMENT ISSUE AS ITS APPARENT ON GLASSDOOR.COM, WHERE PAST ENGINEERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE WORKED AT SVG HAVE EXPRESSED THEIR FEELINGS ONLINE. UPPER MANAGEMENT DOES NOT HAVE A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF THE PRODUCTION LINE. SVG SHOULD HAVE ALL OF THEIR PRODUCTIONS OF THEIR CARS HALTED DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS WHERE PAST CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES ARE STILL COMPLAINING ABOUT THE BRAKING ISSUES THAT HAVE GONE TO THE DEALER (SVG), THIER CORPORATE LOCATION IS STILL USING A USED MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER. SVG WEBSITE DOES NOT LIST THE ITEMS USED TO MAKE UP THE REVISED CAR, WE BELIEVE THEY SHOULD STATE THAT SVG USES A USED REBUILT BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER ON THEIR ONE MILLION DOLLAR/500HP CARS. WE HAVE ATTACHED THE NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER IMAGE AND THE PART NUMBER IS 964-355-015-03, THIS IS THE NEW BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH IS READILY AVAILABLE.
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
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