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2008 Porsche Boxster problems

Owners filed 1 complaint about the 2008 Porsche Boxster with NHTSA between Aug 2011 and Aug 2011. The most-cited component is engine and engine cooling (1).

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  1. Engine and engine cooling1

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

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03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Engine and engine cooling

1 report
“ENGINE FAILURE WITH CAUSE DETERMINED TO BE CONNECTING ROD BOLT FAILURE, SUBSEQUENTLY LEADING TO DAMAGE TO NEARLY ALL INTERNAL ENGINE COMPONENTS”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Aug 22, 2011Engine and engine coolingODI 10422028
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Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Oct 30, 2026

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