Consumer Complaint Detail

PORSCHE / PORSCHE / 1995

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083023 Incident Date: Jan, 15 2001
Consumer's City: SANTA BARBARA Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Model Name: PORSCHE Model Year: 1995
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:wiring:front underhood
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WPOAA299XSS Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Nov, 01 2001 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Nov, 30 1994
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Vehicle exhibited a number of warning lights,continuous running of the cooling fan and finally quit running. a smell of burning wires was noticeable in the passenger compartment. vehicle was towed to an authorized por sche dealership hwere i was advised of a defective wiring harness. the technician stated that it was a known problem as the harness tended to become brittle and a new type of harness would be installed.porsche agreed to cover the part but no labor. the burning of the harness also caused the electrical failure of the control head . my out of pocket repair costs were $2900.00.in talking with a representative from my selling dealer,reeves import motorcars in tampa florida, i learned that the wiring harness is a problem in the sunbelt states and that porsche is aware of the problem. raedgnos. *ak