1999 Porsche 911 Carrera problems

“1999 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA. S10 DIRECT REPLY- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE NUMEROUS DEFECTS IN PORSCHE CARS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE MANY DEFECTS IN RECENT YEARS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE M96 AND M97 ENGINES. OTHER KNOWN DEFECTS WERE THE TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS, CLUTCH ETC. THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED TWO FAILURES WITH THE ENGINE IN HIS VEHICLE. HE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION DUE TO A RATTLING NOISE, THE CLUTCH PEDAL WHICH WAS BINDING AND THE AIRBAGS. ALSO, THE BATTERY HAD TO BE REPLACED FIVE TIMES. THE CONSUMER STATED PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA ACKNOWLEDGED THE KNOWN DEFECTS, BUT THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER HE WAITED TOO LONG. *JB UPDATED 11/24/10”

“AIRBAG LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED AFTER 54K MILES. AFTER READING PORSCHE FORUM POSTS AND CONTACTING MULTIPLE DEALERS, I HAVE LEARNED THIS IS A _VERY_ COMMON ISSUE. IT MAY OR MAY NOT RESULT IN FAULTY AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR”

“NORMAL SYNTHETIC OIL CHANGE INTERVALS AND RECOMMENDED DEALER SERVICE. AT 65K MILES ENGINE FAILED. DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT A CONNECTING ROD PUNCTURED THE ENGINE BLOCK. NO ASSISTANCE AT ALL FROM PORSCHE, HAD TO PURCHASE A REPLACEMENT ENGINE AS THE CAR WAS 2 YEARS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR”

“PORSCHE 911/996'S BUILT BETWEEN 1999 AND 2005 ARE SUFFERING STAGGERING AMOUNTS OF ENGINE FAILURES DUE TO AN IMS(INTERMEDIATE SHAFT)BEARING FAILURE. SEE HERE: HTTP://WWW.PORSCHEENGINEFAILURE.COM/. *TR”

“TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED STATING THAT SHE WAS ON LINE AND FOUND INFORMATION THAT HER 1999 PORCHE 911 CARRERA COUPE WAS RECALLED DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. SHE RETRIEVED THE INFORMATION AND FOUND THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL BUT A SERVICE BULLETIN, FOUND BULLETIN# 8702. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SHUTS DOWN. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SHE HAS HAD VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH HER CLUTCH WHEN SHE FIRST PURCHASE VEHICLE AND REPLACED CLUTCH IN OCTOBER. THE CONTACT STATES THAT SHE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 01/19/06 AND WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE PURCHASE SHE STARTED HAVING CLUTCH PROBLEMS. THE CONTACT ALSO HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR CONTINUING TO RUN AFTER SHE HAS TURNED IT OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL METER WILL SOMETIMES READ INCORRECTLY. THE CONTACT HAS RUN OUT OF GAS ON OCCASION WHEN THE FUEL METER READS THAT THE TANK IS FULL. THE CONTACT HAS REPLACED HER BATTERY AND HAS TAKEN VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE PURCHASED IT AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL HER NOTHING IS WRONG WITH VEHICLE.”

“TL* -THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA . THE CONTACT RESEARCHED RECALL NOTICE# 00V109000. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLS THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL TO CAPACITY THE FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START IMMEDIATELY WHEN THE GAS TANK IS AT CAPACITY. THE VEHICLE WILL ONLY START AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF THE CONTACT HAS TO MAKE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HONOR THE RECALL AND WAS ABRUPTLY TOLD THAT THEY KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THE RECALL, AND THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER SO THAT THE FUEL LEVEL AND THE RANGE OF REMAINING FUEL ARE DETERMINED AND DISPLAYED CORRECTLY. THIS FAILURE ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE CONTACT FILLS THE GAS TANK WITH FUEL TO CAPACITY. *AK”