07-24-2013, 05:17 AM
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Location: Frederick, MD
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*knock on wood* so far, the car has 105k miles and is 12 years old.
it has never actually left me stranded on the side of the road. it's always made it "somewhere" that i can repair or replace a broken part. most were at home.
the alternator failed on the way from nowhere texas to nothing texas on the highway, but the car kept going to a small town with a parts store. the water pump started failing in nebraska, but made it to denver without a complete failure. ignition switch had issues for a while before i finally replaced it. those were the closest to stranded. cracked coolant tank was replaced at home.
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Last edited by tonycarreon; 07-24-2013 at 05:20 AM.
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07-24-2013, 06:28 AM
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#22
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Foster City CA
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Wow, it's looking like I may be the record holder on this one....and that's not a good thing. Thank goodness for AAA.
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07-24-2013, 06:42 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Neither here, nor there...
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Small sampling size, so the numbers won't mean too much. However, I do believe the data will be skewed just a bit, as appears most folks here are enthusiasts who mostly DIY and perform routine maintenance. They're less likely to "break down" as compared to someone who just owns a Boxster and only puts gas in it.
It's still cool to see the common failures that'll leave one stranded somewhere. Good thread!
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07-24-2013, 06:43 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Neither here, nor there...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by fatmike
Once.
2nd ignition switch failure (The ignition switch had already been replaced). Drained battery in the airport parking lot. I couldn't even open the trunk to jump start the car. (spectacular car design flaw).
So I had to do the whole plug a portable battery into the cigarette lighter dance... The problem is my portable battery is at my house (not at the airport after flight).
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The dead battery procedure in the owner's manual didn't help you figure out how to open the hood?
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07-24-2013, 11:32 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: New Jersey
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bar10dah
The dead battery procedure in the owner's manual didn't help you figure out how to open the hood?
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Ignition switch drained battery. Alarm left on. Manually (physically) opened car with key which sets off a dying car alarm sounds. Jump start procedure (touch to frame and special spot to open hood) would not work when alarm is going off. BTW - you can't open the trunk either when the alarm is going off.
This is the Porsche circle of stupidity. Can't get to battery, I am stranded...
Just give me a manual frunk release and none of this would ever happen.
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07-24-2013, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2009
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Not yet a few mile off 30,000 for me, and the car has 56500
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2003 Black 986. modified for Advanced level HPDE and open track days.
* 3.6L LN block, 06 heads, Carrillo H rods, IDP with 987 intake, Oil mods, LN IMS. * Spec II Clutch, 3.2L S Spec P-P FW. * D2 shocks, GT3 arms & and links, Spacers front and rear * Weight reduced, No carpet, AC deleted, Remote PS pump, PS pump deleted. Recaro Pole position seats, Brey crouse ext. 5 point harness, NHP sport exhaust
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07-24-2013, 03:44 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: NC
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Never
Never in the 4+ years of owning my '98 986 and never in my 3 months of owning my 981 S.
I did have a 944 blow its timing belt and break some valves around 12 years ago. That was my only Porsche let down. And it was my fault as I put off replacing the timing belt by 6 months.
Lesson learned on Porsches: always be preventative and they are solid. Ignore servicing them at your peril.
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07-24-2013, 04:20 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Barrie
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Never since I bought my 2000 at 76K km and now at 198k km. Keeping my fingers crossed.
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10-13-2013, 09:43 AM
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Location: BC
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Once. And if I had half a brain I would have paid attention to the warning signs.
The car wouldn't start - dead battery - due to the voltage regulator being shot.
The warning signs were slow top operation with the engine off and slow window action.
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10-13-2013, 01:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: North NJ
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Once I ran out of gas. My gauge was a bit off and I was pushing her on third gear for a while. It was the weirdest feeling, first off never felt a car run out of gas before and secondly i was just downshifting thinking that I was losing power but then I realized that it was a gas shortage. So I lost a good amount of roll time meaning more pushing. Luckily my friends were behind me so they pushed me to an empty lot and we went to get some gas.
The one positive thing that came out of this is that my friend quit smoking cigarets after feeling like S*** after pushing my car. A negative for a positive.
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10-14-2013, 10:49 AM
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Location: Torrance, California
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Never once.
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10-14-2013, 11:33 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Miami florida
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Once. Dead battery, due to age. I don't really consider it a Porsche failure. A dead battery will kill any car.
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2000 Boxster 2.7l red/black
Previous cars
1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
1979 Lancia Beta Coupe
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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10-14-2013, 11:52 AM
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#33
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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Dickinson, TEXAS
Posts: 148
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Neither my Cayman, nor my Boxster, have left me stranded...
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2001 Boxster S, 2007 Cayman SOLD, 2013 Abarth Cabrio
1970 Donzi 18 Holman Moody
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10-14-2013, 12:20 PM
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#34
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upper Marlboro, Md.
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I've owned mine for 2 1/2 years. Started at 66k, now has 88k. has not left me stranded. Even when a deer hit me in 2011.
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'14 Subaru Outback
'06 EG Classic
'05 Sportster
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