The 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 5,094 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 6 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the electrical system. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING06V0080002006-01-125,094 affected
Defect
CERTAIN 2 DOOR COUPE AND CONVERTIBLE VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN SUPPLIED WITH A TAILPIPE THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PRODUCED WITH A WELD LOCATED BETWEEN THE FASTENING CLIP AND EXHAUST PIPE, WHICH IS INADEQUATELY DIMENSIONED. ALSO INCLUDED ARE CERTAIN ACCESSORY EXHAUST PIPES INSTALLED BY DEALERS.
Consequence
IF THE WELD COMPLETELY FAILS, THE EXHAUST PIPE CAN DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE, WHICH COULD STARTLE THE DRIVER RESULTING IN A CRASH.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW TAILPIPE WITH A LONGER SEAM WELD FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JANUARY 24, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PORSCHE AT 1-800-545-8039.
Complaints by component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2
1fires
TIRES
2
AIR BAGS
1
1fires
VISIBILITY/WIPER
1
1fires
Total complaints6
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“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…”
“Monday 7/20/15 (97 degrees hot) the car was in front of the garage. Put groceries inside the house, on my way back for more, I saw white smoke and the lights were flickering and smelt like burnt rubber and horn was making noise even though I had the car keys in my pocket. Next, I see black smoke…”
“Monday 7/20/15 (97 degrees hot) the car was in front of the garage. Put groceries inside the house, on my way back for more, I saw white smoke and the lights were flickering and smelt like burnt rubber and horn was making noise even though I had the car keys in my pocket. Next, I see black smoke…”
“Monday 7/20/15 (97 degrees hot) the car was in front of the garage. Put groceries inside the house, on my way back for more, I saw white smoke and the lights were flickering and smelt like burnt rubber and horn was making noise even though I had the car keys in my pocket. Next, I see black smoke…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 porsche 911 carrera s cabriolet equipped with pirelli pzero corsa tires, size: 235/35r19. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked when he noticed severe dry rotting and fractures on all four tires. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was…”
“Tl* the contact owns a 2006 porsche 911 carrera s cabriolet equipped with bridgestone potenza pole position tires, size 295/30r19 (na). While driving approximately 60 mph, the rear passenger side tire blew out. The vehicle was towed to a tire repair shop who replaced the tire with a new one, but…”
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S Cabriolet as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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