| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 001083029 | 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, 16 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 |
