2003 Porsche Boxster Engine cooling Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 8%of 12 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 32,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 2003 Porsche Boxster, 8% of the 12 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 32,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1. I purchased this car new. It is my daily driver. Only serviced my Porsche mechanics. It had 32,500 miles at time of failure. After leaving a doctor's appointment, I noticed an unusual sound coming from the engine compartment. Not very load. I thought it had caught a piece of debris in the belt system. Drove it slowly home, and the sound got progressively louder. The next morning there was a puddle of oil under the car. I called the Porsche dealer in mobile, al for a tow truck. 2. …”
NHTSA complaint #10358136, filed 2010-09, 32,500 milesEngine cooling: other model years
Other parts of the 2003 Porsche Boxster
3 complaintsAir bags
1 complaintsBrakes
1 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaintsTires
1 complaintsVehicle speed control
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2003 Porsche Boxster
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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