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1996 Porsche 911 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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 Mar 10, 2005
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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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Feb 5, 1997

What this page shows

Our database holds 6 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1996 Porsche 911. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–6 of 6

Body & structure
Filed Mar 10, 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

NHTSA ID
10115580
Incident
Mar 1, 2005
ElectricalInterior & seats
Filed Sep 23, 2002

PE 01 031/ WIRING HARNESS INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY.ENGINE WOULD REMAIN ON AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION SWITCH OFF. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH, AND A/C WOULD NOT OPERATE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.AK

NHTSA ID
8019179
Incident
Mar 1, 2002
Airbags
Filed Sep 21, 1998
1 injury reported

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON. DRIVER REACHED OVER AND TOUCH CASING OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED INTO HIS HANDS, CAUSING INJURY.

NHTSA ID
541546
Incident
Sep 7, 1998
Airbags
Filed Jun 30, 1998

WHILE REACHING INSIDE VEHICLE HOLDING A CHILD IN HAND, AND VEHICLE ENGINE RUNNING, CONSUMER PRESSED HORN AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRE BAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT REASON. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID
824827
Incident
Jun 26, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Aug 12, 1997

SUDDEN ACCELERATON.

NHTSA ID
521034
Incident
Jul 23, 1997
Tires & wheels
Filed Feb 5, 1997

TIRES--VEHICLE HYDRO-PLANED AND CRASHED.

NHTSA ID
514543

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.

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