2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER Problems & Recalls

Foam insulation blows out of windshield defroster vents. It is much worse when heat and fan are turned on. The windshield does not properly defrost and passengers are deluged with particulates and large chunks of black foam. This is a hazard to both breathing and visibility. Porsche is aware of ...

Foam insulation blows out of windshield defroster vents. It is much worse when heat and fan are turned on. The windshield does not properly defrost and passengers are deluged with particulates and large chunks of black foam. This is a hazard to both breathing and visibility. Porsche is aware of ...

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH, MY 2005 BOXSTER STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE, THEN COMPLETELY DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION ON A CITY STREET WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AT THE SAME TIME, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COA...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE IGNITION KEY WAS LOCKED INSIDE THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED A CABLE ADJUSTMENT WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND TH...

Mileage: 47,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD NOISE, VARIOUS WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...

Mileage: 34,000

PULLING AWAY FROM A GREEN LIGHT IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STARTED TO UPSHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR MUCH SOONER THAN NORMAL AND THE CAR FELT DOWN ON POWER. THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS RUNNING ON FEWER THAN NORMAL CYLINDERS. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY & HAD IT TOWED TO A PORSCHE SPECIALIST....

Mileage: 90,000

PULLING AWAY FROM A GREEN LIGHT IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STARTED TO UPSHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR MUCH SOONER THAN NORMAL AND THE CAR FELT DOWN ON POWER. THE ENGINE SOUNDED AS THOUGH IT WAS RUNNING ON FEWER THAN NORMAL CYLINDERS. I STOPPED THE VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY & HAD IT TOWED TO A PORSCHE SPECIALIST....

Mileage: 90,000

THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW IMS FAILURE ISSUE WITH PORSCHE BOXSTER WHICH CERTAINLY CALLS FOR A RECALL FROM PORSCHE. MY 2005 ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR 20K JUST BECAUSE OF THE VERY OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW PORSCHE HAS IN ITS M96 ENGINES. I AM PRETTY SURE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT T...

Mileage: 33,000

THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW IMS FAILURE ISSUE WITH PORSCHE BOXSTER WHICH CERTAINLY CALLS FOR A RECALL FROM PORSCHE. MY 2005 ENGINE WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR 20K JUST BECAUSE OF THE VERY OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW PORSCHE HAS IN ITS M96 ENGINES. I AM PRETTY SURE THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT T...

Mileage: 33,000

CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS THAT THE PART WILL FAIL. THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE IN THE ENGINE AND UPON STOPPING ALL THE OIL LEAKS OUT. AS SOON AS THE NOISE IS HEARD, THE ENGINE IS IRREPARABLE DAMAGED. INSTANT, CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. ENGI...

Mileage: 52,000

TRAVELING 75MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN OIL & ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME TO DEAD STOP IN TRAFFIC; DIAGNOSED AS CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE BY DEALER SERVICE MGR., ENGINE REPLACED AT COST OF $17,000+. NO PRIOR WARNING. NO FAULT OF MY OWN PER SVC.MGR. 38K MILES ON 2005 VEHICLE, 3...

Mileage: 38,081

MY 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER, 23K MI, HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT IDLE. THE ENGINE STALLED;I WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT A LOUD CLANGING NOISE CAME FROM ENGINE. THE CAR THEN DIED AGAIN. THE MECHANIC SAID IT WAS DUE TO AN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT (IMS) FAILURE; THE REQUIRED ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS $14K. THE ME...

Mileage: 23,000

2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE MADE GRINDING A SOUND AND WOULD NOT START *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED NO ONE COULD PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILES WOULD...

TL*THE CONTACT 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE HE SMELLED AN UNUSUAL ODOR. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE GARAGE AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO ADVISED HIM NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS TO...

Mileage: 51,000

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AFTER A RAIN STORM, OUR 2005 PORSHE BOXSTER WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAYS IT IS WATER IN THE ELECTRICAL HARNESS. IS THIS A DESIGN FLAW? *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INNER LANE OF THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. I MANAGED TO HAVE THE CAR SLIDING TOWARD THE SHOULDER AND GET OFF FREEWAY. THE CAR WASN'T ABLE TO RESTART AGAIN. A HIGHWAY PATROL CAME BY AND HELPED TO PUSH MY CAR TO WI...

Mileage: 38,048

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, AND WHEN STATIONARY, THERE WAS A VERY DISTINCT FUME SMELL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE AND CAME IN THROUGH THE VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN ...

Mileage: 1,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS OR WHEN STATIONARY, THERE WAS A SMELL OF FUEL COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE SMELL WAS NOTICEABLE AND CAME IN THROUGH THE VENTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A ...

Mileage: 1,000

2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER S, IS A 2 SEATER THAT LACKS ANY MEANS TO DISARM FRONT/SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. DANGEROUS CONDITION FOR CHILD PASSENGER GIVEN THE LACK OF A BACK SEAT OR ALTERNATIVE SEATING. CERTAINTLY FORESEEABLE THAT CHILDREN WILL RIDE IN SUCH A VEHICLE. *JB