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1993 Porsche 968 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 Jul 25, 2000
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 Apr 22, 1999

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1993 Porsche 968. 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

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Powertrain (other)
Filed Jul 25, 2000

THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON OVER 100 OTHER PORSCHE 968 OWNERS (LIST ON INTERNET UNDER 968 CLUB). PORSCHE REFUSES TO IDENTIFY THIS WIDE SPREAD MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS A RECALL. THIS INHERENT FAILURE DUE TO MANUFACTURING MIS ALIGNMENTS IN THE PINION BEARINGS THAT OCCURRED DURING MANUFACTURING COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS INJURIES.*AK

NHTSA ID
726026
Incident
May 15, 2000
Transmission
Filed Jun 3, 1999

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO TOO MUCH FACTORY PRE-LOAD ON THE PINION BEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. MJS

NHTSA ID
546054
Transmission
Filed Apr 22, 1999

MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE(BEARING AND GEAR SET WEAR) CAUSED BY TOO MUCH FACTORY PRE-LOAD ON BEARING/GEAR SET ASSEMBLY. *AK

NHTSA ID
705895
Incident
Jun 9, 1997

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.

Data sources

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