# 1995 PORSCHE PORSCHE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
> NHTSA complaint `321815` · 2001-11-02 · Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** PORSCHE
- **Model:** PORSCHE
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
- **Speed:** 60 mph
## Narrative
VEHICLE EXHIBITED A NUMBER OF WARNING LIGHTS,CONTINUOUS RUNNING OF THE COOLING FAN AND FINALLY QUIT RUNNING. A SMELL OF BURNING WIRES WAS NOTICEABLE  IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED POR SCHE DEALERSHIP HWERE I WAS ADVISED OF A  DEFECTIVE WIRING HARNESS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AS THE HARNESS TENDED TO BECOME BRITTLE AND A NEW TYPE OF HARNESS WOULD BE INSTALLED.PORSCHE AGREED TO COVER THE PART BUT NO LABOR. THE BURNING OF THE HARNESS ALSO CAUSED THE ELECTRICAL FAILURE OF THE CONTROL HEAD . MY OUT OF POCKET REPAIR COSTS WERE $2900.00.IN TALKING WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM MY SELLING DEALER,REEVES IMPORT MOTORCARS IN TAMPA FLORIDA, I LEARNED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS IS A PROBLEM IN THE SUNBELT STATES AND THAT PORSCHE IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. RAEDGNOS. *AK
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