2015 Porsche 911

The defect

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (Porsche) is recalling certain model year 2014-2015 Porsche 911, Boxster, and Cayman vehicles manufactured May 7, 2014, to September 23, 2014. The front hood upper lock components were not manufactured to specification and may fail to securely latch the vehicle's hood during operation.

The risk

A failure of the hood latching mechanism may cause the hood to suddenly open during vehicle operation and will severely impede the driver's ability to see out the front windshield, increasing the risk of a vehicle crash.

The remedy

Porsche will notify owners, and dealers will replace the lock on the front hood, free of charge. The recall began December 12, 2014. Owners may contact Porsche customer service at 1-800-767-7243. Porsche's number for this recall is AE04.

Porsche Cars North America, Inc. · up to 1,382 vehicles across all model years covered

THE PCM UNIT WHICH CONTROLS THE CARS COMPUTERS KEEPS SHUTTING ON AND OFF SAYING DO NOT DRIVE. GET SERVICE ….. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY CARS AND THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT REGARDING A RECALL. IT IS NOW CLOSED AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED.

NHTSA complaint 11622211. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

There is an active spoiler that has a brake light built into it. There is a design issue with the wiring for the light in the spoiler. The brake light harness is worn out by the movement of the spoiler causing failure of the brake light. This meams there is no 3rd brake light when the spoiler is automatically activated.

NHTSA complaint 11581753. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

This car has popular aftermarket Spiegler brake lines on it, braided stainless lines, these are the brakes and lines: Yesterday, on startup with the brake pedal depressed, the front right line burst. See uploaded pictures. The lines have been on the car since April 2021, and the car is regularly service and gets annual or more frequent brake flushes. Inspection at the shop this morning revealed multiple areas of discoloration underneath the plastic sheath that is over the braided line. One of the other lines on the front left was bulging in the area of the discoloration, suggesting that one was close to failure as well. There are no signs of abrasion on the lines themselves, it appears the …

NHTSA complaint 11526023, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Spoiler lift spring brackets on both sides are broken allowing the springs to get in the way of the normal performance of the spoiler. This could impede the deployment of the spoiler or the successful retraction of the spoiler, creating a reduction in downforce (grip) or creating a safety hazard of a non-fully retracted spoiler. This was identified by a third-party repair shop during maintenance work. In doing further research online I have determined that this is an extremely common issue on this model generation (991.1) that Porsche will not address.

NHTSA complaint 11456987. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

10,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 PORSCHE 911 CARRERA. SEVERAL TIMES, WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK OIL LEVEL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE CONTACT FILLED THE VEHICLE WITH FUEL, HE ALSO HAD TO ADD OIL TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD TO ADD OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 500-900 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE COLLECTION (200 BIRD RD, CORAL GABLES, FL 33146 (305) 444-5555) WHERE A FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 10,000. *LN CONSUMER DATED THIS IS A MALFUNCTION AS WELL AS A SAFETY ISSUE THE …

NHTSA complaint 11031568, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.