1983 Porsche 911: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1 owner complaints analyzed
1 distinct recall campaigns
Not available median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1983 model year. Data snapshot: . 0 complaints include usable failure mileage.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Most common problems
Power Train:Clutch Assembly is the most frequently named component, appearing in 1 of 1 complaints (100.0%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Power Train:Clutch Assembly | 1 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 1 |
Power Train:Clutch Assembly: 1; Vehicle Speed Control: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 0 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 0 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 0 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 0 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 0 |
| 150,000 and above | 0 |
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 0; 150,000 and above: 0
No usable failure mileage is recorded. 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 1 |
2001: 1
Pattern summary
Power Train:Clutch Assembly leads the component reports. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 559776 · 2001-02-21 (February 21, 2001)
CONSUMER PRESSED THE CLUTCH PEDAL TO CHANGE GEARS, HOWEVER PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AND IT HAD TO BE DRIVEN IN ONLY 1 GEAR, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND FIXED, HOWEVER IT FAILED AGAIN, THIS TIME WHILE IN FIRST GEAR, VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARDS CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND CONSUMER TO BE INJURED, CONSUMER IS ALSO WORRIED BECAUSE VEHICLE DOESN'T HAVE THE SAFETY FEATURE OF CLUTCH HAVING TO BE PRESSED BEFORE STARTING. *SLC
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 559776 at NHTSA ↗
Recall history
1 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
83V111000 · Seat Belts:Front:Retractor
Reported: 1983-10-26 (October 26, 1983)
THE REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT INCLUDE EMERGENCY-LOCKING OR AUTOMATIC-LOCKING RETRACTORS. THE BELTS DO NOT COMPLY WITH FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION".
Remedy: RECALLED VEHICLES WILL HAVE THE RIGHT REAR SEAT BELT AND A PORTION TO THE LEFT BELT REPLACED WITH RETRACTABLE BELTS.
NHTSA campaign record ↗