NHTSA complaint: 1995 PORSCHE PORSCHE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD
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
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation