1996 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet

Routine

Owners filed 1 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails

Component	Reports		Crashes	Fires	Injuries
Air Bags	1		0	0	1

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

Air Bags1 injured

Filed Apr 29, 201571,748 milesFL

I WORK AT A SMALL REPAIR FACILITY WHO SPECIALIZE IN FOREIGN CARS. I PERFORMED WORK ON MY CUSTOMERS 1996 911 CAB. THE HORN WAS BLOWING ALL THE TIME, MY CUSTOMER REMOVED THE FUSE AND ASKED ME TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. I REMOVED THE AIR BAG AND FOUND THE RUBBER INSULATOR HAD BROKEN AND THE RETAINING FRAME WAS MAKING CONSTANT CONTACT. I REPLACED THE RETAINING FRAME PART# 993 347 08 801 . INSTALLED THE AIRBAG AND REINSERTED THE FUSE. THE HORN IS NOW WORKING. I ALSO CHECK FOR CODES IN THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. FOUND CODE 2 AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON , CODE 30 IGNITION CIRCUIT SIDE AIRBAG PASSENGER . I ADVISED THE CUSTOMER AND HE TOOK THE VEHICLE. HE RETURNED A COUPLE HOURS LATER . THE DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG HAD DEPLOYED ,CAUSING BURNS TO HIS CHEST AND A NEAR CRASH. I CHECKED AND FOUND A RECALL HAD BEEN PERFORMED SOME TIME AGO TO REPLACE THE HORN RELAY FOR THIS CONCERN. NHTSA 98V089001. IT HAS THE CORRECT RELAY IN THE VEHICLE. MY QUESTION IS HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER INCIDENTS OF POST RECALL DEPLOYMENT? THE CUSTOMER IS OF COURSE BLAMING MY SHOP. I HAVE NOT REMOVED THE AIRBAG OR ANY THING ELSE AS I AM REQUESTING HELP FROM PORSCHE IN DETERMINING THE ROOT CAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT. I HAVE NO PROBLEM REPLACING THE AIR BAG AND STEERING WHEEL IF IT IS AN ERROR ON MY PART. BUT DO NOT WANT TO GO THRU THE EXPENSE JUST TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN IF THE RELAY OR CONTROL MODULE WAS THE CAUSE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND A DELICATE MATTER BUT FURTHER NEED TO KNOW WHO I SHOULD CONTACT FOR ASSISTANCE. ALSO NO WARNING L

1 of 1 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2003

Year	Complaints	Recalls	Assessment
2003	1	1	Routine
1998	0	1	Routine
1997	0	1	Routine
1996 — this page	1	1	Routine
1995	1	1	Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

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