Complaint 453589
2002 PORSCHE BOXSTER • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY • incident Jan 13, 2004
- Complaint ID
- 453589
- Make
- PORSCHE
- Model
- BOXSTER
- Model Year
- 2002
- Component
- POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
- Incident Date
- Jan 13, 2004
- Date Received
- Feb 5, 2004
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
Owner Narrative
MY CLUTCH WAS MAKING A TERRIBLE NOISE FOR A WEEK AFTER I INITIALLY PURCHASED THE CAR AND THEN AGAIN ABOUT A WEEK PRIOR TO THE FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH. I ONLY HAVE 24000 MILES ON THE CLUTCH AND IT FAILED SUDDENLY CAUSING A BURNING CLOUD OF SMOKE. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM INITIALLY TO THE PORSCHE DEALER IN NEW ORLEANS, CRESCENT CITY MOTORS, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT NOISES WERE COMMON AND THAT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS CAUSED MY CLUTCH TO BURN UP PREMATURELY, HOWEVER, THEY FEEL LIKE THERE WAS NO PROBLEM IN THE MATERIALS AND WORKMANSHIP. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH THE THROW OUT BEARING IN PORSCHE BOXSTERS AND THIS IS THE PART THAT WAS MAKING THE NOISE. *JB
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