Table 1 shows two common electrical system related problems of the 2000 Porsche 911.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Battery problems | |
| Instrument Panel Speedometer/odometer problems |
The car battery exploded when I turned the ignition key. The car is always parked in the garage when not in use. As the car has very low mileage, about $15k miles over a period of ten years, and I am the original owner. When the car was not in use the car was connected to a Smart charger, manufactured and recommended by the car manufacturer. (the battery was also made by Porsche) the charger was disconnected first before the car was being started, like I always do. After the explosion, my garage was filled with the fume from the battery, and the battery fluid started pouring out on the garage floor. The incidence was reported to dealership immediately and the car was towed to the dealership thereafter for cleanup and inspection. Subsequently, a claim/report, including photo images of the exploded battery, was filed with Porsche USA and my insurance company. So far Porsche USA is claiming that my battery was not maintained properly though my car just had a 30k miles schedule maintenance on April 20th, 2010 and my battery was maintained in a way recommended by Porsche. My question to Porsche in arguing my case is that whether they regard an exploded battery, under normal operating conditions, is acceptable and to be expected. In a sense I feel fortunate that the explosion did not result in injuries or fire, which would be catastrophic, considering where the car was parked at the time.
Odometer fraud. The contact owns a 1991 Porsche 911. The contact stated that the vehicle was recently purchased from a dealer in the state of utah, and the utah dealer had purchased the vehicle from the importing dealer in the state of georgia. The dealer in georgia had purchased and imported the vehicle from a dealer in europe in 2023. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle, the dealer in europe was contacted for additional records on the vehicle and the contact received documents related to the vehicle and the contact became aware that the vehicle had 100,000 additional km/h than listed in the ad for the vehicle. The contact became aware that the mileage on the vehicle had been altered. The contact stated that the mileage on the documents from the dealer in norway exhibited the correct mileage. The contact stated that the mileage had been rolled back when the vehicle was imported into the united states of America. The contact also found records of the mileage at the time that the vehicle was sold by the dealer in georgia to the dealer in utah and it was evident that the mileage had been tampered with. The contact stated that vehicle mileage was in kilometers per hour and indicated that the odometer reading was 233,000 km/h. The contact stated that there was also an invoice for an engine rebuild at 91,000 km/h however, the invoice from the dealer in norway indicated that the engine rebuild was at 191,000 km/h. The contact stated that the mileage when the vehicle was imported from norway indicated that the mileage was 226,000 km/h, and the sales ad in georgia indicated that the mileage was 126,000 km/h. The contact then became aware that the vehicle title had been altered. The contact also found a similar vehicle that was imported from the netherlands on the website for the dealer in atlanta, georgia and noticed that the mileage had also been tampered with after purchasing a european vehicle history report on the vehicle. The contact stated that there have been several lawsuits filed against the imp.