Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
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| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 03V004000 | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | from 11/01/1996 to 05/15/2002 | V (Vehicle) | 12234 | 07/15/2003 | MFR | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 01/23/2003 | 02/04/2003 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Certain 2-door convertible passenger vehicles equipped with the tiptronic (automatic) transmission may have been produced with an incorrectly adjusted key-lock-cable down to the shift selector. if the key-lock-cable is not adjusted correctly, it is possible that the ignition key will snag upon being removed fro the ignition lock or the slector lever can be shifted from position p with the ignition key removed and the locking button operated. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | If the selector lever is then shifted from position p to position r, n or d with the vehicle parked, and if the parking brake is not on, the vheicle will not be secured from inadvertenly rolling away, increasing the risk of a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will inspect the cable adjustment and, regardless of the results of this inspection, the key-lock-cable must also be adjusted. owner notification began july 15, 2003. owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Porsche recall no. a305.customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | ||||||||||||||||
| 98V112000 | PORSCHE CARS N.A. INC. | from 10/22/1996 to 07/31/1997 | V (Vehicle) | 738 | 06/08/1998 | MFR | PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | 05/22/1998 | 05/27/1998 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | Vehicle description: passenger vehicles equipped with tiptronic transmissions. the bearing sleeves can seize in the intermediate selector levers. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | The transmission selector lever becomes increasingly difficult to move resulting in failure to activate the selector lever. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | Dealers will replace the affected bearing sleeves of the lever with bearing sleeves of an improved design. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Owner notification is expected to begin june 8, 1998.owners who take their vehicles to an authorized dealer on an agreed upon service date and do not receive the free remedy within a reasonable time should contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039.also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236). | |||||||||||||||
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||||
| 5A00 | 04/05/2001 | 500 | 624964 | Information regarding selector lever button popping off when selecting drive positions. *yh | 11/16/2001 |
| POWER TRAIN - CLUTCH ASSEMBLY - PEDAL/LINKAGE | |||||
| 105 | 09/06/2005 | 10016915 | Clutch pedal does not fully reach its original position. *tt | 10/17/2005 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| Intermittently in neutral vehicle will stall out and die. dealer has inspected vehicle, and could not correct the problem. please provide additional information.*ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 08/10/2004 | 48000 | 1 | |
| 1997 porsche boxter tiptronic transmission shifter selector increasingly became difficult to move and eventually unable to put in park and or drive. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - MANUAL TRANSMISSION | |||
| 12/01/1997 | 3 | 04/01/1997 | |
| 5 speed transmission has failed several times. | |||