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1988 Porsche 924 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 7, 2000
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 1988 Porsche 924, 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 system2100.0%

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.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

THE HOSE MATERIAL USED IN BOTH THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HOSE, AND THE HIGH PRESSURE RETURN FUEL LINE HOSE, LOCATED ABOVE THE ENGINE AND ATTACHED TO THE METAL FUEL LINES, ARE SUBJECT TO HARDENING, AND HAS CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK AND SPRAY AT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING THE HOT EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IGNITION COMPONENTS, THAT COULD HAVE IGNITED AND RESULTED IN AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. THESE TWO FUEL LINE HOSES ARE POSITIONED NEXT TO, AND ARE OF THE SAME HOSE MATERIAL, AND ARE OF THE SAME DANGEROUS PROPENSITY AS NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 90V061000 (THE SHORT SECTION OF THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HOSE BETWEEN THE FUEL RAIL AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR). THESE FUEL LINE HOSES ARE DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY AND MUST BE RECALLED AND REPLACED BY THE FACTORY WITH HOSES MADE OF IMPROVED MATERIAL AS WAS DONE IN CAMPAIGN 90V061000. IT IS VERY FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO SMELL THE FUEL IN TIME WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE CITY BEFORE THE CAR CAUGHT FIRE. THESE TWO ORIGINAL HIGH PRESSURE FUEL LINE HOSES HAD HARDENED, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK AND SPRAY OVER THE ENGINE. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE FUEL PRESSURE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR PULL THE APPROPRIATE FUSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE CONCERNING THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM. - THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID 711184 · filed Apr 7, 2000

THE RUBBER FUEL LINE HAS NUMEROUS HOLES AND IS ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK, COULD CAUSE A FIRE HAZARD. *AK

NHTSA ID 806985 · filed Jan 2, 1997

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.

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Data sources

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