Safety Score
95
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
27
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 Porsche Boxster.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | MISFIRES DURING WARM UP, AFTER WARM UP THE ENGINE RUNS SMOOTH WITH HIGH RPM OF 1200 TO 1300. I HAVE TO TAP THE ACCELERA… |
| 2011-01-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE AIRBAG LIGHT HAS COME ON FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE PROBLEM IS IN A SENSOR IN THE SEATBELT. EACH TIME IT IS THE SAME P… |
| 2010-10-11 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | PORSCHE BOXTER AIRBAG ( SRS) MALFUNCTION. SPONTANEOUS DEPLOYMENT. MONDAY, OCT.11 2010 APPROX. 2:00. VEHICLE HAD BEEN U… |
| 2010-01-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT HAD MASSIVE ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH AND THE CRANK S… |
| 2009-05-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS LOW-MILEAGE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT FREEWAY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS CRUISING ON LEVEL… |
| 2008-07-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON IN 1999 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON AND RECURRING PROBLEM WITH PORSCHE BOXSTERS. … |
| 2008-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | IT'S WELL DOCUMENTED THAT EARLY PRODUCTION PORSCHE BOXSTERS HAD A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF ENGINE FAILURES DUE TO CRACKED … |
| 2006-04-10 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT BELTS IN THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE. ON THE… |
| 2005-12-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | I HAD DRIVEN THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT TO A STORE. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR LATER IT WOULD NOT START. IT WAS DETE… |
| 2005-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 BOXSTER. AT 9500 MILES THE ENGINE BLEW UP. IRA MOTORS IN DANVERS REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT ENGINE. I H… |
| 2005-06-29 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE SEAT BELTS NEED TO BE REPL… |
| 2005-06-15 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1999 PORSCHE BOXSTER THAT HAD NO PROBLEMS CONCERNING SAFETY, AIRBAG OR THE SEAT BELTS OF THE CAR UNTIL THE AIR… |
| 2005-06-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | AIRBAG WARNING LAMP STAYING ON DUE TO A POORLY DESIGNED SENSOR SYSTEM THAT RELIES ON SEAT BELT BUCKLE AND GROUNDING SYS… |
| 2004-07-23 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | LEAKING COOLANT TANK. THE COOLANT TANK ON THIS VEHICLE HAS FAILED IN NUMEROUS CARS RESULTING IN EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. MANY… |
| 2004-05-30 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE AT THE CAR WASH THE CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO PULL OUT OF THE FACILITY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEA… |
| 2004-01-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD A REOCCURING AIRBAG LIGHT COMING ON, THE DEALER HAS HAD IT ON 5 OCCASIONS, AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD IT TO … |
| 2000-10-13 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED PREMATURE ENGINE FAILURE, THE ENGINE SIEZED. *MJS |
| 1999-08-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | ENGINE LOST POWER AND FAILED. DIAGNOSIS WAS THAT #3 CYLINDER "BLEW OUT." DEALER REPLACED FAILED ENGINE WITH REMANUFACTU… |
| 1999-08-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | CATASROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC RESULTING IN LOSS OF BREAKS AND VERY HEAVY STEERING. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON T… |
| 1999-07-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | IN THE REVERSE POSITION BRAKES LOCK UP AND CAUSE THE REVERSE TO IDLE LOW. THEN THE IDLE RETURNS TO NORMAL. ALSO, COMI… |
| 1999-06-27 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DIAGNOSED PROBLEM WAS A SLIPPED CYLINDER SLEEVE. HEAT EXCHANGE BETWEEN ALLOY BLOCK AND STEEL SLEEVE HAS BEEN PREVALENT… |
| 1999-06-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE SERVICED BECAUSE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON DASHBOARD. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AND TRIED … |
| 1999-04-23 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | Yes | 1 | POTENTIAL FATALITY / SEVERE INJURY - ROLL BAR IS LOCATED TOO FAR FORWARD AND DOES NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PADDING FOR DRIVERS… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN COMING TO A STOP WHILE AIR CINDITIONING IS ON, VEHICLE SHUTTERS. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STA… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE IDLES TOO LOW ON STOP WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON AND CLUTCH IN CAUSING CAR TO SHAKE AND ALMOST STALL. NLM |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | ENGINE EXPERIENCING HESITATION. *YC |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL/EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE CAR WITH ENGINE COLD, RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALER. MJS |