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2009 Porsche 911 Turbo problems

Owners filed 2 complaints about the 2009 Porsche 911 Turbo with NHTSA between Mar 2010 and Apr 2013. The most-cited component is engine (1).

Complaints
2
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
0
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
0
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Engine1
  2. Fuel system, gasoline1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Oct 29, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20101
20110
20120
20131

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Engine

1 report
“I AM FILING THE REPORT OUT OF CONCERN FOR SAFETY, NOT ONLY OF MYSELF AND FAMILY, BUT OTHERS ON THE ROAD. THE FAILURE OF THE COOLANT LINES WOULD DISPERSE COOLANT RAPIDLY ONTO THE ROAD CAUSING EXTREME SLIPPERY CONDITIONS CREATING A SITUATION WHERE THE VEHICLE WOULD BE UNCONTROLLABLE. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 30, 2013EngineODI 10510145

Fuel system, gasoline

1 report
“ON OCTOBER 16, 2009, WE PURCHASED A NEW 2009 PORSCHE CARRERA 4S, FOR THE TOTAL SALE PRICE OF $116,232.40, WITH 103 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW SO THAT WE WOULD, PRESUMABLY, NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT DEFECTS OR PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. AS CONSUMERS OF THIS LUXURY SPORTS CAR, WE EXPECTED A SPECIAL, HIGH QUALITY AUTOMOBILE THAT IS MARKETED AS 'METICULOUSLY ENGINEERED' FOR 'PERFORMANCE, PRECISION AND THE PURE JOY OF THE OPEN ROAD.' ON DECEMBER 4, 2009, I WAS DRIVING THIS NEW PORSCHE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR EASTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 92 IN SAN MATEO WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. I WAS SHOCKED, AND FORCED TO ENGAGE IN DANGEROUS MANEUVERS TO AVOID A COLLISION, AND ROLL THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY AT THE WEST HILLSDALE EXIT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE CAR HAD 614 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. ON DECEMBER 5, 2009, WE TRAVELED TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE INTENT TO SPEAK DIRECTLY ABOUT THE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS WITH THE SUBJECT VEHICLE, DID EXPRESS OUR CONCERNS TO THE GENERAL SALES MANAGER, THAT WE FELT THAT THIS CAR POSED SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARDS, AND WERE AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AGAIN. ON DECEMBER 8, 2009, WE AGAIN…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 2, 2010Fuel system, gasolineODI 10315835
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 29, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.