Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
16
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2005 Porsche Boxster.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-05 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | Foam insulation blows out of windshield defroster vents. It is much worse when heat and fan are turned on. The windsh… |
| 2020-01-31 | ENGINE | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ABOUT 30 MPH, MY 2005 BOXSTER STARTED MAKING A RATTLING NOISE, THEN COMPLETELY … |
| 2016-08-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE IGNITION KEY WAS L… |
| 2014-04-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE … |
| 2012-09-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | PULLING AWAY FROM A GREEN LIGHT IN TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STARTED TO UPSHIFT INTO A HIGHER GEAR MUCH SOONER THAN NORMAL AN… |
| 2012-02-11 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOW IMS FAILURE ISSUE WITH PORSCHE BOXSTER WHICH CERTAINLY CALLS FOR A RECALL FROM PORSCHE. MY 2… |
| 2011-08-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | CATASTROPHIC ENGINE DAMAGE DUE TO INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. THERE ARE NO SIGNS THAT THE PART WILL FAIL. THE… |
| 2011-06-04 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | TRAVELING 75MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN OIL & ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY CAME TO DEAD STOP IN TRAFFIC; DI… |
| 2011-04-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | MY 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER, 23K MI, HAD CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE AT IDLE. THE ENGINE STALLED;I WAS ABLE TO RESTART BUT … |
| 2011-03-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE MADE GRINDING A SOUND AND WOULD NOT START *TGW THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHI… |
| 2011-01-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE HE SMELLED AN U… |
| 2008-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS IS THE SECOND TIME, AFTER A RAIN STORM, OUR 2005 PORSHE BOXSTER WOULD NOT START. DEALER SAYS IT IS WATER IN THE E… |
| 2008-05-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INNER LANE OF THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED… |
| 2006-03-22 | AIR BAGS:ON-OFF SWITCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | 2005 PORSCHE BOXSTER S, IS A 2 SEATER THAT LACKS ANY MEANS TO DISARM FRONT/SIDE PASSENGER AIRBAGS. DANGEROUS CONDITION … |
| 2005-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, AND WHEN STATIONARY, THERE WAS A VERY DISTINCT … |
| 2005-10-31 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS OR WHEN STATIONARY, THERE WAS A SMELL OF… |