1994 PORSCHE 968 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PINION BEARING FAILURE IN POWER TRAIN OF PORSCHE 968 MODEL CARS - MANUFACTURING DEFECT, WITHOUT RELATIONSHIP TO DRIVING CONDITIONS OR WEAR AND TEAR. MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. EXTREMELY HIGH COST TO REPAIR - SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO IMMEDIATE RECALL. *JB
1994 PORSCHE 968 — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
KNOWN PINION BEARING ISSUE HAS BEEN IGNORED BY PORSCHE FOR YEARS. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF KNOWN CASES OF THIS BEARING FAILURE YET PORSCHE OUTRIGHT DENIES A PROBLEM. WITH LESS THAN 12,780 UNITS PRODUCED WORLDWIDE OVER FOUR YEARS, THE RATIO OF FAILED UNITS OF QUITE HIGH BY ANY STANDARD. THERE EXISTS ...
1994 PORSCHE 968 — POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
THERE EXISTS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE PINION BEARING IN THE TRANSAXLE. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED BY DEALERS, CONSUMERS, AND THE MANUFACTURER. TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF KNOWN FAILURES - CONSIDERING THAT PORSCHE PRODUCED LESS THAN 12,780 OF THESE VEHICLES WORLDWIDE OVER FOUR YEARS, THE R...
1994 PORSCHE 968 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
ALL ELECTRICAL POWER STOPS ABRUPTLY IMMEDIATELY KILLING THE ENGINE AND ALL POWER TO LIGHTS. YOU CAN'T EVEN PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS SINCE THERE IS NO ELECTRICAL POWER. APPEARS TO HAPPEN WHEN A HIGHER ELECTRICAL LOAD IS INTRODUCED SUCH AS A/C OR HIGH BEAMS ARE USED. MOST RECENTLY, THIS HAPPENED ...
2001 PORSCHE 968 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING CARS IN WARMER CLIMATES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PORSCHE CARS OF NORTH AMERICA HALT DELIVERY OF THESE CARS UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
2001 PORSCHE 968 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
THIS PROBLEM IS AFFECTING CARS IN WARMER CLIMATES. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PORSCHE CARS OF NORTH AMERICA HALT DELIVERY OF THESE CARS UNTIL THIS ISSUE IS RESOLVED. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
1993 PORSCHE 968 — POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON OVER 100 OTHER PORSCHE 968 OWNERS (LIST ON INTERNET UNDER 968 CLUB). PORSCHE REFUSES TO IDENTIFY THIS WIDE SPREAD MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS A RECALL. THIS INHERENT FAILURE DUE TO MANUFACTURING MIS ALIGNMENTS IN THE PINION BEARINGS THAT OCCURRED DURING MANUFACTURING COULD L...
1995 PORSCHE 968 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
PINION BEARING, FAILED RESULTING IN $1,800 REPAIR TO TRANSMISSION; ACCORDING TO PORSCHE DEALERSHIP THIS FAILURE WAS A RESULT OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND IS PRESENT IN MOST 968'S. *AK
1993 PORSCHE 968 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO TOO MUCH FACTORY PRE-LOAD ON THE PINION BEARINGS AND ASSOCIATED PARTS. MJS
1993 PORSCHE 968 — POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE(BEARING AND GEAR SET WEAR) CAUSED BY TOO MUCH FACTORY PRE-LOAD ON BEARING/GEAR SET ASSEMBLY. *AK