How Many Times Has Your 986 Left You Stranded On the Road? - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

fatmike · 07-24-2013, 04:12 AM

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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schnellman · 07-24-2013, 04:52 AM

In four years and over 30,000 miles my '98 hasn't abandoned me once.

bar10dah · 07-24-2013, 06:43 AM

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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?

fatmike · 07-24-2013, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by bar10dah

The dead battery procedure in the owner's manual didn't help you figure out how to open the hood?

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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jsceash · 07-24-2013, 03:35 PM

Not yet a few mile off 30,000 for me, and the car has 56500

tortoise944 · 07-24-2013, 03:44 PM

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.