Porsche 911 Carrera owners have reported 10 air bag related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common air bag problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag light on (4 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's air bag (2 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Air Bag Light On problems | |
| Air Bag problems | |
| Warning Light On problems | |
| Air Bag Not Deploy problems | |
| Front Air Bag problems |
There is a persistent problem with the air bag. Records (from previous owner) show that there were repairs to the wiring harness and seat buckle at 39,786 miles, again at 44,056 miles, and once again at 45,157 miles. Read details...
Erroneous airbag failure error code detected. Airbag failure light on dash and airbag failure text also appears on dash. Porsche dealer reports that there is a technical service bulletin issued by Porsche cars of north America to fix this problem. Read details...
Porsche has a fault with their 911 and boxster automobiles that causes an airbag fault light to illuminate on the instrument cluster. The cause of this is well known by Porsche and has been addressed with a Porsche TSB 911 (996) 1/04 6924 airbag warning light comes fault codes 45, 46, 48 and 49. Read details...
The contact owns a 2004 porshe 911 Carrera 4s. The contact was driving 25 mph and tapped the brakes to disengage the cruise control but instead of the vehicle decelerating, the vehicle abnormally accelerated and crashed into a preceding vehicle. The airbag also failed to deploy. Read details...
Airbags failed to operate. Read details...