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1995 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › roof and pillars. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars04V601000
Filed Dec 30, 20048,638 vehiclesPorsche Cars North America, Inc.

Defect. ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE SOFTTOP STRUCTURE CATCH LEVER TENSION CAN EASE RESULTING IN A CRACK.

Risk. THE SOFTTOP CAN INADVERTENTLY OPEN STARTLING THE DRIVER, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.

Remedy. DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE ROOF ALIGNMENT AND ROOF LOCKING PINS. IN ADDITION, THE TWO ROOF LOCKING MOTORS WILL BE REPLACED. ALSO A NEW SENSOR SYSTEM WITHIN THE MOTOR ASSEMBLY WILL PROVIDE AN IMPROVED CONTROL SIGNAL TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IF THE ROOF IS NOT PROPERLY CLOSED WHEN THE DRIVER DRIVES OFF. THE RECALL BEGAN JANUARY 18, 2005. OWNERS SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Structure › Body › Roof and Pillars
Filed Jun 10, 2005CA

THE CONSUMER LETTER CONCERNING THE PORSCHE RECALL A502 CONCERNING THE DEFECT IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM MOTOR IN THE CONVERTIBLE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. *MR RECALL CAMPAIGN #04V601000. *SC THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING DIFFICULTY GETTING THE RECALL REPAIR REMEDIED. ONE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE RECALL HAD BEEN SUSPENDED AND ANOTHER DEALER STATED THE LOCKING MOTOR NEEDED TO BE REVISED BECAUSE IT WAS STILL BAD AND THE RECALL COULD NOT BE PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. *JB

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20031100Routine
19980100Routine
19970100Routine
19961100Routine
1995 — this page1100Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

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Most recent recall on file: Dec 30, 2004. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.