Open safety recalls, the components owners report failing most often, crash-test results and running costs for the 2000 Porsche Boxster — assembled from NHTSA and EPA records.
Everything on this page applies to the model as a whole. Run its 17-character VIN to decode that exact car — its engine, trim, assembly plant and factory equipment — alongside these records. Free, no account.
Run a VIN →Recalls and complaints are filed against a specific model year, so figures differ from one year to the next even within a single generation. See every Porsche Boxster year.
NHTSA lists 3 recalls for this make/model/year. Recalls apply to the model, so some may already be fixed on this specific car — check with a dealer using the VIN.
Issue: CERTAIN 2-DOOR CONVERTIBLE PASSENGER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE TIPTRONIC (AUTOMATIC) TRANSMISSION MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH AN INCORRECTLY ADJUSTED KEY-LOCK-CABLE DOWN TO THE SHIFT SELECTOR. IF THE KEY-LOCK-CABLE IS NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THE IGNITION KEY WILL SNAG UPON BEING REMOVED FRO THE IGNITION LOCK OR THE SLECTOR LEVER CAN BE SHIFTED FROM POSITION "P" WITH THE IGNITION KEY REMOVED AND THE LOCKING BUTTON OPERATED.
Risk: IF THE SELECTOR LEVER IS THEN SHIFTED FROM POSITION "P" TO POSITION "R, N OR D" WITH THE VEHICLE PARKED, AND IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT ON, THE VHEICLE WILL NOT BE SECURED FROM INADVERTENLY ROLLING AWAY, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE CABLE ADJUSTMENT AND, REGARDLESS OF THE RESULTS OF THIS INSPECTION, THE KEY-LOCK-CABLE MUST ALSO BE ADJUSTED. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JULY 15, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
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Issue: SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Risk: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
Campaign 09E012000
Issue: DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.
Risk: DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
Campaign 09E025000
The parts named most often across 5 owner complaintsfiled with NHTSA for this make, model and year — the closest free answer to “what is likely to go wrong?”
1 fire
1 crash · 1 injured
THE ENGINE SPONTANEOUSLY CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN THE GAS STATION AND MY HOME. THE DISTANCE WAS NO MORE THAN FIVE MILES AND THE SPEED WAS NO MORE THAN 45MPH. *TR
Complaints are self-reported and skew toward problems people find alarming, so treat this as where to look, not a defect rate.
ENGINE MADE STRANGE NOISES. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC THAT SPECIALIZED IN PORSCHE. DIAGNOSIS WAS INTERMEDIATE SHAFT BEARING FAILURE. *TR
THE SHOULDER "GUIDE" FOR THE SAFETY BELT IS CRACKED ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THIS GUIDE WOULD BE WEIGHT BEARING IN ANY ACCIDENT. THE CRACKS COMPROMISE THE INTEGRITY OF THE SAFETY BELT CONSTRAINT. BECAUSE THESE CRACKS ARE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE, IT SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED TO PROTECT RIDERS FROM A QUALITY CONTROL ISSUE.
THE FRONT RIGHT OF THE CAR COLLAPSED WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. THE FRONT AXILE/SUSPENSION WAS BROKEN RESULTING IN TOTAL SEPARATION OF THE FRONT RIGHT WHEEL FROM THE CAR. THE POLICE REPORT CONFIRMS THAT THE ACCIDENT "WAS CAUSED POSSIBLY BY METAL FATIGUE." THE ACCIDENT CAUSED THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE CAR & SUBSTANTIAL INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. A LIKELY DESIGN DEFECT FROM PORSCHE.
THE REAR WINDOW OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAZE AND BECOME DIFFICULT TO SAFELY SEE THROUGH IT USING REAR VIEW MIRROR. YH
NHTSA has no NCAP crash-test rating for this model/year (common for older, low-volume, or heavy-duty vehicles).
Over 5 years this costs $10,000 more in fuel than an average new vehicle.