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2006 Porsche 911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1348380
Internal NHTSA #	10944569
Manufacurer	Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Brand	PORSCHE
Model	911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET
Model Year	2006
File date	06/01/17
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Porsche has had starting issues for over 5 years. Battery replaced 4 years, retested two time found good and fully charge. Called three porsche dealers and was give a part number for the replacement of a defective positive battery cable/ connector into firewall stud that was not indicated in any maintenance brochures issued by porsche cars of north america, atlanta, georgia, importer. Was advised by senior porsche club of america that pcna issued a service technical bulletin that this 12" red battery cable female quick release connector is causing fires in old porsche 911 & 911s. In 2012 and 2103, the 997-1 was brought to two dealers and they tested electrical system, but did not recommend any maintenance on this battery connector nor male terminal in firewall. On arriving after the holidays, 997-1 failed to start, tow operator started, and by movement in the red battery cable the terminal made a low voltage connection. When the pca senior turbo tech found in 5 minutes the issue and a fire could have occurred. He cleaned the male terminal lug, that was rusted to the quick release female end of the red battery cable and then inspected the quick connect end (red quick release lever) and found that the inside of the female connected to have been arc welded (high amperage restriction) had damages all interior connector surfaces. Porsche cars of north america has open a case and is pending at this time. The car was stationery, in a failure to start condition, parked in my driveway.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	46000
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	ORMOND BEACH, FL
VIN pattern	WPOCB29976SXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	0
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A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
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Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
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Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2006 Porsche 911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2006 Porsche 911 CARRERA S CABRIOLET Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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