Consumer Complaint Detail

PORSCHE / BOXSTER / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005073559 Incident Date: Dec, 06 2005
Consumer's City: CHATHAM Consumer's State: NJ
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Model Name: BOXSTER Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine:gasoline
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: WP0CA2987XU Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Dec, 14 2006 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: May, 31 1999
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I had driven the car without incident to a store. when i tried to start the car later it would not start. it was determined by both an independent mechanic and a porsche dealer that the car had sustained catastrophic engine failure of an unknown origin. (they were not be able to determine exactly what the problem without disassembling the engine. i did not ask them to do this.). i replaced the engine. *nm