Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
32
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Porsche Boxster.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-06-03 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998 PORSCHE BOXSTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED BETWEEN 1997 A… |
| 2012-07-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAD ONLY APPROXIMATELY 65,000 MILES WHEN THE HORN STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THE HORN STARTED TO ROUTINELY DEPL… |
| 2010-09-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WE BOUGHT A 1998 PORSCHE BOXSTER IN AUG 2009. SERVICED AS REQUIRED. ON 9/7/10 OUT DRIVING, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AS … |
| 2009-08-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1998 PORSCHE BOXSTER AIRBAG LIGHT, RELATED TO SEAT BELT BUCKLE, KNOWN ISSUE WITH A FIX THAT HAS A PART NUMBER, BUT PORS… |
| 2008-03-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE CAR SPONTANEOUSLY AND STAYS LIT AT ALL TIMES INDICATING A FAULT IN THE SYSTEM. FRO… |
| 2007-09-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 POSCHE BOXSTER. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM IN THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE OWNER WILL NOT KNOW I… |
| 2007-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE 1998 PORSCHE BOXSTER, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND HAVE DISCOVERED A LATENT DEFECT WHICH PCNA D… |
| 2006-10-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE KEY, THE IGNITION SWITCH WOULD NOT TURN OR WOULD TURN TOO FAR CAUS… |
| 2005-09-19 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CABLE FAILURE. BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CABLES HAVE FAILED. THIS HAS MADE THE VEHICLE IMPOSSIB… |
| 2005-06-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAD JUST RETURNED TO MY CAR AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER, THE SKY HAD BEGUN TO LOOK AS IF A STORM WAS APPROACHING AND I… |
| 2005-05-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | PORSCHE STARTED SELLING BOXSTERS IN 1997. THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM IN THAT THE AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE OWNER WIL… |
| 2003-08-29 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE COOLANT TANK CRACKED FOR PORSCHE BOXSTER (1998). THE TEMPERATURE MONITOR FLASHES INDICATING OVERHEATING ENGINE … |
| 2002-06-26 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON, AND IT CAN BE USELESS IN EVENT OF A CRASH. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK T… |
| 2002-05-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE BREAKDOWN, BLACK SMOKE AND WATER THROUGH THE EXHAUST, PISTON AND PISTON HOUSING BROKEN & ENGINE BLOCK CRACKED. |
| 2000-10-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | FRONT RIGHT WHEEL BEARING FAILED, DEALER REFUSES TO FIX BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.*ET |
| 2000-07-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE DEALER STATED THE LEFT AND RIGHT SEATBELT NEED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE P… |
| 1999-11-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE FAILURE/BREAKDOWN; NO REAL EXPLANATION FROM PCA, MANY OTHER BOXSTER OWNER WITH ENGINE FAILURE, SEARCH AT-- WWW.9… |
| 1999-02-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE AT 4600 MILES, SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK |
| 1998-07-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | LEFT AND RIGHT SUN VISOR LIDS BROKE TWICE. YH |
| 1998-07-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S DOOR CABLE BROKE. |
| 1998-07-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S DOOR CABLE BROKEN. |
| 1998-06-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | INSIDE RELEASE MECHANISM ON DRIVER'S DOOR BROKEN. |
| 1998-06-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON. IS IT CONSIDERED A SAFTY ISSUE IF THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR? |
| 1998-04-18 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DRIVER'S DOOR CABLE BROKEN. |
| 1998-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | THE DEFECTIVE DOOR CABLE MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. |
| 1998-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | IGNITION FAILED. *YC |
| 1998-02-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP GLIDE PLATES FAILED. YH |
| 1901-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 1998 PORSCHE BOXSTER AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED OVER A YEAR AGO. *TS THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:ROOF AND PILLARS | No | 0 | CONVERTIBLE TOP WOULD NOT GO UP OR DOWN. NLM |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | SENSOR PLATE FAILURE CAUSED OIL TO LEAK. YH |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT LIQUID STARTED TO POUR OUT OF VEHICLE ,VEHICLE WAS IN SERVICE THREE TIMES.CANNOT DETERMINE DEFECT. *AKTAILPIPE… |
| — | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | "NO DEPLOYMENT" OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DURING ACCIDENT. *YC |