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2012 Porsche PANAMERA HYBRID Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	950738
Internal NHTSA #	10484517
Manufacurer	Porsche Cars North America, Inc.
Brand	PORSCHE
Model	PANAMERA HYBRID
Model Year	2012
File date	11/10/12
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	Catastrophic frame failure 10/11/12: the car's frame fractured and the car broke in two during proper loading of the vehicle via the tow hook onto a roll back car carrier. One section, from the frame's front cross member forward, stayed on the carrier. The rest of the car rolled uncontrolled, downhill on the street for about 200 feet and then into a ditch. The car missed hitting a mail carrier due to the tow operator chasing the car, reaching in through its window and steering the car away from the mail carrier. A porsche dealer was picking the car up for service. The owner had stopped driving the car after being unable to control it's steering on i-20 for several brief periods. The frame's welds may have been cracked at that time, possibly affecting the eps and its integrated systems. Excessive tire wear was found 9/11/12. Poor handling and extreme steering difficulties that reduced gas mileage about 25%, began shortly after and seriously injured the owner. Four alignments were required between 9/13/12 and 10/5/2012. On 10/16/12, porsche cars north america, inc. Inspected the car and identified defective welds between the ends of the aluminum frame rails and the front cross member of the frame. Both the driver and passenger side welds were defective at these points. Photos taken 10/11/12 appear to show the welds had been cracked long enough for the exposed metal to oxidize and be visually distinct from the brighter, freshly broken portion of the welds. Photos will be mailed to nhtsa. Relevant car history: 1) while in jim ellis porsche's control, the car's front bumper (driver's side) was damaged. The damage was stated to be from "rubbing a curb". After repair, jep sold it as a cpo demo vehicle in june, 2012. 2) porsche of huntsville did the 2nd and 3rd alignments. Another porsche dealer, during the 4th alignment, then found both tie rod jam nuts fully unsecured.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	14806
Number of Occurences	1
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	JASPER, AL
VIN pattern	WP0AD2A71CLXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	Y
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	1
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	07/08/26
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
Number of cylinders	6
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Vehicle speed	0
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What is Recall?
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.
What is Failure?
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.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2012 Porsche PANAMERA HYBRID Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2012 Porsche PANAMERA HYBRID Structure Body Problems, Complaints and Defects

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