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1998 Porsche Boxster structure problems

11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the structure on the 1998 Porsche Boxster34% of all complaints for this model year.

11
Structure complaints
34%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • 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 decided to put up my convertible top. The top would not go up, so I proceeded home in hopes that I would beat the impending bad weather home. Needless to say it began to storm and…

    filed Aug 22, 2005

  • Coolant liquid started to pour out of vehicle ,vehicle was in service three times.cannot determine defect. *aktailpipe cover came off, convertable top motors out of adjustment causing noise on the right side,ecu had to be recoded to accept key head, left headlight lense reflector replaced, the air…

    filed Dec 7, 1998

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Structure problems in other Boxster years

YearReportsShare
1999 Boxster14%
Boxster structure problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.