Porsche 911 Carrera 2003

• Recall 157626 [USA]: If the pin fails, it will cause separation of the strut from the vehicle, affecting vehicle control and increasing the risk of a crash.
  Ohlins usa, inc (ohlins) is recalling certain front struts, part number pos 5n20. These struts were sold as part of ohlins strut kits part number poz mn02, intended for installation on 1999-2005 porsche 911 carrera 4 and 4s (generation 996), and 2001-2006 porsche 911 turbo / turbo s (generation 996) and kit part number poz mn05, intended for installation on 2005-2012 porsche 911 carrera 4 and 4s (generation 997), and 2006-2013 porsche 911 turbo / turbo s (generation 997). The pin of the strut may experience excessive stress during maximum steering, possibly resulting breakage of the pin.
  ohlins will notify owners, and dealers will request the return of all unsold kits containing the subject part from dealer/distributor inventory for a full refund. All owners who purchased one of the kits (poz mn02 or poz mn05) will receive replacement front struts (pos 5n20 or pos 5n21 - these parts are interchangeable), along with new top mount interface solutions, free of charge. The recall began december 22, 2020. Owners may contact ohlins customer service at 1-800-336-9029.
  owners may also contact the national highway traffic safety administration vehicle safety hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (tty 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.Safercar.Gov.

• Recall 34833 [USA]: In the event of a vehicle crash, the seats could twist, tilting on one side to the rear, possibly resulting in personal injury to the vehicle occupant.
  Certain passenger vehicles fitted with front seat backs, which do not meet porsche's strength standards.
  dealers will replace both the front seats. Owner notification began on april 26, 2004. Owners should contact porsche at 1-800-545-8039.
  customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration's auto safety hotline at 1-888-dash-2-dot (1-888-327-4236).

• Recall 2004061 [Canada]: Seats and restraints
  On certain vehicles, the front seat backs may tilt towards the rear during a rear end collision. If this were to happen, seat occupants could be injured. Correction: dealer will replace both front seats.

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Bulletins are notices put out by manufacturers in conjunction with the NHTSA to notify the public of manufacturing issues or changes.

• Rapid coolant loss investigation as of 20130426

  On april 26, 2013, the office of defects investigation (odi) opened pe13-009 to investigate 10 complaints alleging incidents of sudden coolant loss while traveling on public roadways in certain model year (my) 2001 through 2007 porsche 911 vehicles.The complaints alleged that pipe ends joined by epoxy to certain cooling system components may fail suddenly and separate, resulting in large volumes of coolant leakage.The investigation was opened to assess evidence of a design or manufacturing defect in the coolant pipe fittings and any related safety consequences. In response to odi’s information request letter, porsche identified a manufacturing quality issue with the supplier’s application of adhesive to coolant pipe fittings that resulted in elevated failure rates in approximately 6,800 early production 997 generation vehicles (my 2007 and early my 2008).Odi’s analysis of field data showed that the age-adjusted failure rate for these vehicles was approximately six times greater than my 2001 through 2005 996 generation vehicles and my 2008 through 2011 997 generation vehicles built after a process improvement for adhesive application was implemented by the supplier.Most of the leak complaints reviewed by odi did not appear to involve complete separation of the fittings and many were detected when the vehicle was parked.There were no crashes or injuries reported to be related to the alleged defect in any of the subject vehicles.Odi identified two allegations that coolant leakage resulted in loss of control incidents, but neither involved vehicles affected by the assembly process quality issue.A third loss of control allegation involving a vehicle built during the period affected by the supplier process concern is not counted since odi was unable to contact the owner to confirm the incident.See the full closing resume in the document file for pe13-009 for additional information about the subject cooling system and odi’s analysis of field data related to the alleged defect. A safety-related defect has not been identified at this time and further use of agency resources does not appear to be warranted.Accordingly, this investigation is closed.The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by nhtsa that a safety-related defect does not exist.The agency will monitor this issue and reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.
  

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Common OBD Error codes specific to this vehicle.

• B1096 [1] B1096

Odometer reading on the cluster and title do not match what the car actually has. I purchased the car from mullins ford of vero beach. Found many problems with the car and found that the mileage true mileage was actually 13,000 miles more. Spoke to two managers and neither of them wanted to do anything about it. I really loved the car and wanted to keep it but for someone to lie and do something fraudulent is not a pleasure i wanted to be apart so i informed them of it and made them refund my money. After 9 hours of my life wasted for this horrible experience i feel that something needs to be done about it. I have also found out that they are reselling the car with incorrect mileage again.

Odometer reading on the cluster and title do not match what the car actually has. I purchased the car from mullins ford of vero beach. Found many problems with the car and found that the mileage true mileage was actually 13,000 miles more. Spoke to two managers and neither of them wanted to do anything about it. I really loved the car and wanted to keep it but for someone to lie and do something fraudulent is not a pleasure i wanted to be apart so i informed them of it and made them refund my money. After 9 hours of my life wasted for this horrible experience i feel that something needs to be done about it. I have also found out that they are reselling the car with incorrect mileage again.

Vehicle's engine started to "rattle" at warm-up, then would go away, typical for an ims failure. Any longer wait may have resulted in complete engine failure. *tr

Coolant fitting on engine blew off on the freeway, dumping all the coolant and causing a major traffic slowdown. Car was able to be repaired by bonding (jb weld) in the fitting into the engine block. No issues since. Also, the left front radiator leaked and needed to be replaced. *tr

I was driving my car to a charity event hosted by a high school tennis team when i noticed steam coming from my engine bay. All my cars coolant leaked out into the parking lot and it created a very large puddle. My wheels were covered in coolant and it created an unsafe driving condition for the participants behind me who were follow me into the car was. As all of the coolant evacuated my car, it is a miracle that it did not happen on the freeway where it could have caused an accident. Because the cause of this was faulty coolant lines, my alternator was also shorted and need to be replaced, again, if this happened on a long trip or on the freeway i could have been stranded. *tr

This vehicle has a dark history around 2010 ! There were five title issues reported all staying lemon law issues ! I can't get anyone to vlarify

Entered highway and reached highway speed, low coolant light appeared and large cloud of smoke exited the rear of the car. Pulled over and engine bay smoking with coolant everywhere inside engine bay and over rear of car including tires. Coolant had completely drained due to a glued in fitting which had come loose. *tr

2003 porsche 911 c4s coupe: catastrophic engine failure in new york. Would likely have caused a serious accident, if had still been on i-87. Moments before, diverted to nearly empty rt-9. From web research and discussions with porsche service centers, i estimate that 1st gen water cooled boxer engines in boxster and 911 during '99-'08 have had > 5% catastrophic failure rate associated with the intermediate shaft system (shaft, bearings, lubrication system). The 2nd gen water cooled boxer engines introduced in 2009 eliminated the intermediate shaft. My experience indicates porsche ag and porsche na have been conducting a cover-up by persuading authorized service centers to return the engines unopened to porsche ag, where they do a nice business salvaging the case for remanufactured engines sold back to victims. That happened to me at pepe porsche. At first, they said the 'intermediate shaft bolt' broke. There is no such part, although there is a threaded end. My 3rd party warranty company said, 'sorry, fine print, we do not cover failures caused by broken bolts'. Pepe later admitted that the fundamental failure mechanism was likely intermediate shaft bearings. The warranty company demanded an inspection. By then, the broken engine was long gone, and i had spent $13,000 for installation of a remanufactured engine. I fought porsche ag, porsche na, and pepe for satisfaction (by myself, without an attorney). I finally settled for 50% back from pepe. Watching the toyota story vis a vis the nhtsa, i have renewed hope that the nhtsa would pro-actively receive my complaint and investigate. I suggest you poll authorized service centers to find out how many '996-series' engines they have seen from 1999-2008 model years with catastrophic failures, how many were associated with a crash, and how many engines were returned to porsche ag unopened, without a thorough investigation of the failure mechanism. *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 porsche 911 carrera cabriolet. While driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions, upon braking, the driver's side seat back tilted slightly to the rear position without assistance. The seat back support attachments were not properly secured to the seat. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, but they were unable to determine the cause of the failure. The vin was excluded from nhtsa campaign id number 04v070000 (seats), although the failures were identical. The vehicle has not been repaired. The failure mileage was 15,000 and current mileage was 22,000. Updated 11/25/08. *lj updated 11/25/08.*jb

Consumer received a manufacturer's recall a309 notice for replacement of both front seats. No parts were available. Service manager pat collins. *ak *nm

The driver's side seat belt fell off the consumer's shoulders while driving, but the retractor and buckle were still engaged. *ak when driving in the city, the driver seat belt and the passengers seat belts slid off their shoulders when looking over the left and right shoulders. There were no guides on the seats to keep the belts in an appropriate position. This happened on many occasions, especially when turning corners. The seat belt slid out of the out board shoulder. *scc *jb

When the air conditioner a/c was engaged condensation appeared and spread across the windshield. This reduced the driver's visibility. Also, intermittently door remote opener failed to function. *ak *mr

2003 porsche 911 carrera affected by a seat recall. Customer states that his vehicle is in the dealers hands until the seats are changed and the vehicle has been there for 7 weeks. *kb the consumer further stated the dealer does not know when the part will be received to perform the recall. The consumer also stated he asked the dealer for a loaner car and one has not been provided, the dealer stated it has not been approved as of yet. The consumer stated he would like the issue investigated. *tr