GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: PORSCHE
Manufacturer: DR. ING. H.C.F. PORSCHE AG
Manufacturer Id: 13510
Model: Boxster
Model Year: 2006
Note: GVWR: 3,527 - 3,649 lbs
Other Restraint System Info: Restraint System: Passive
Plant City: Uusikaupunki
Plant Company Name: Valmet
Plant Country: Finland
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
SEAT BELTS:FRONT
WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, AND IT CAN BE USELESS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX WITHOUT COST OT THE CONSUMER. HOWEVER, CONSUMER MENTIONED IT TO THE HOME OFFICE OF PORSCHE AND THEY AGREED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AT NO COST TO CONSUMER. ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE BELT BUCKLE SWITCH NEEDED WIRING MODIFICATIONS. BECAUSE OF PRICE, CONSUMER DECLINED REPAIRS AT THE TIME. *JG
2006
STEERING
DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH AND INTERMEDIATE SHAFT FAILED. CREATED DANGEROUS SITUATION AS ENGINE STARTED BILLOWING SMOKE, OBSCURING TRAFFIC CAUSING MANY CARS TO SWERVE DANGEROUSLY AND HAD STOP ABRUPTLY. CAR TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP EMPIRE AUTOHAUS, INC. WHERE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED. OWNED CAR FOR THREE YEARS WITH ZERO PROBLEMS AND REGULAR SERVICE. LEARNED THAT MANY PORSCHE AUTOMOBILES WITH THE M96 ENGINE (UP TO 25%) WITH LESS THAN 90,000 MILES HAVE HAD SAME PROBLEM AND HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED BY MANUFACTURER. *JB