TSB List for the 2005 Porsche Boxster

Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for the 2005 Boxster are official communications between Porsche & their dealerships that describe processes for troubleshooting or fixing certain common problems. All vehicle manufacturers are required by U.S. law to make their TSBs available to the public.

  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
  • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
  • FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
  • FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
  • POWER TRAIN
  • POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)
  • POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
  • POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
  • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
  • EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
  • STRUCTURE:BODY
  • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
  • EQUIPMENT
  • EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)
  • CHILD SEAT
  • UNKNOWN OR OTHER
  • SUSPENSION:FRONT:STABILIZER BAR

    • TSB #0402

      Date Announced:
      DEC 10, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10011679

      CONNECTION ROD (FRONT & REAR) FOR STABILIZER. *TC PORSCHE. *TT Read More »

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

    • TSB #1978

      Date Announced:
      OCT 27, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10017702

      ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #1359

      Date Announced:
      OCT 10, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018051

      INSTALLING PTFE (POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE) CRANKSHAFT SEALS ON REPLACEMENT ENGINES. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #1001

      Date Announced:
      JAN 01, 2004
      NHTSA ID:
      #10012480

      REPLACEMENT ENGINE. *EH Read More »

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

    • TSB #2445

      Date Announced:
      SEP 08, 2008
      NHTSA ID:
      #10027384

      PORSCHE: ROUGH RUNNING ENGINE AT IDLE SPEED-DIAGNOSTICS ON HOT FILM MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR (MAF). *PE Read More »

    • TSB #106

      Date Announced:
      FEB 27, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019397

      SCREECHING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE DURING WARM-UP. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #101005

      Date Announced:
      OCT 10, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10018155

      HANDLING PTFE CRANKSHAFT SEALS. 8JB Read More »

    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

    • TSB #574

      Date Announced:
      OCT 21, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10017786

      WORKSHOP SERVICE ACTION W574 - INSTALLING WASHERS ON EXHAUST SYSTEM BRACKET CLAMPS WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY CAUSE THE EXHAUST TAILPIPE TO TILT DOWNWARDS. *TT Read More »

    FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS

    • TSB #D76

      Date Announced:
      MAY 08, 2008
      NHTSA ID:
      #10025182

      PARTS WITHDRAWN. PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERIC REQUESTS RETURN OF THE FOLLOWING UNIT TO PCNA, BUT ONLY IN CASES WHERE THE DEFECT IS VISIBLE: PART NUMBER 955 110 235 01, DESCRIPTION FUEL LINE. *PE Read More »

    FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER

    • TSB #0603

      Date Announced:
      DEC 15, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10020287

      CARBON CANISTER - SMOKE TESTING. *TT FUEL TANK FLANGE LEAK. *KB Read More »

    • TSB #0605

      Date Announced:
      AUG 31, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10020466

      CARBON CANISTER- LEAK DETECTION MODULE TECHNICAL INFORMATION. PORSCHE. *KB Read More »

    POWER TRAIN

    • TSB #553

      Date Announced:
      JUN 20, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10015569

      W553 - REPLACING TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION (WORKSHOP SERVICE ACTION). *TT Read More »

    POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE)

    • TSB #TB-8-05

      Date Announced:
      MAR 11, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10028751

      PORSCHE: CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT FULLY REACH ITS ORIGINAL POSITION, AFTER BEING PRESSED. THIS IS CAUSED BY AIR IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. *PE Read More »

    POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION

    • TSB #TB-8-05

      Date Announced:
      MAR 11, 2009
      NHTSA ID:
      #10028751

      PORSCHE: CLUTCH PEDAL DOES NOT FULLY REACH ITS ORIGINAL POSITION, AFTER BEING PRESSED. THIS IS CAUSED BY AIR IN THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM. *PE Read More »

    • TSB #567

      Date Announced:
      JUN 20, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10015570

      W567 - REPLACING 6-SPEED TRANSMISSION (WORKSHOP SERVICE ACTION). NOISES CAN BE HEARD FROM THE RING AND PINION AREA DUE TO INSUFFICIENTLY TEMPERED DRIVE SETS. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #3531

      Date Announced:
      JUN 01, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10016050

      6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION: GEAR SHIFT LEVER DOES NOT RETURN TO NEUTRAL. *SC Read More »

    • TSB #3435

      Date Announced:
      MAR 16, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10016613

      MANUAL TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *TT Read More »

    POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

    • TSB #3735

      Date Announced:
      MAR 15, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10016611

      TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION REPAIRS. *TT Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

    • TSB #9270

      Date Announced:
      JUN 13, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10015564

      HEADLIGHT WASHER NOZZLE LOOSE. *TT Read More »

    • TSB #0408

      Date Announced:
      JAN 14, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10012478

      REPLACEMENT CONTROL UNITS. THIS SERVICE BULLETIN REPLACES 0408 DATED 10/22/04. *EH Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

    • TSB #0101

      Date Announced:
      SEP 13, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10020786

      BREAKDOWNS DUE TO LOOSE GROUND STRAP. *KB Read More »

    ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

    • TSB #TI-58-12

      Date Announced:
      MAY 16, 2014
      NHTSA ID:
      #10055907

      PORSCHE: PROCEDURAL INFORMATION PROVIDED REGARDING THE REPLACING OF FAULTY CRACKED IGNITION COILS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. MODEL 1997-2013 BOXSTER (986), BOXSTER/CAYMAN (987), CARRERA (996 & 997). Read More »

    • TSB #405

      Date Announced:
      JUN 20, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10015571

      THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION LOCK AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX. ONE HOUR. W553 - REPLACING TIPTRONIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR SUPPORT (WORSHOP SERVICE ACTION). Read More »

    EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH

    • TSB #TI-39-12

      Date Announced:
      MAY 24, 2012
      NHTSA ID:
      #10044348

      PORSCHE: THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DISPLAYS WARNING OF BRAKE LIGHT REMAINS ON. *PE Read More »

    VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING

    • TSB #D77

      Date Announced:
      MAY 21, 2008
      NHTSA ID:
      #10025186

      PARTS WITHDRAW; PORSCHE CARS NORTH AMERICA REQUESTS RETURN OF THE FOLLOWING UNITS TO PCNA: PART NUMBERS 955 628 320 00 AND 955 628 321 00; DESCRIPTION TIP SWITCH. *PE Read More »

    AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

    • TSB #6953

      Date Announced:
      APR 10, 2008
      NHTSA ID:
      #10015932

      AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED IN MULTI-FUNCTION DISPLAY. *TT UPDATED 5/21/10. *PE Read More »

    • TSB #405

      Date Announced:
      APR 10, 2008
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019499

      DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. *TT UPDATED 7/17/2008 *PE UPDATED 10/30/08. *PE Read More »

    • TSB #TI-4-05-6

      Date Announced:
      APR 10, 2008
      NHTSA ID:
      #10032952

      PORSCHE: DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES IN AIRBAG CONTROL UNIT. AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ACTIVATED IN MULTIFUNCTION DISPLAY. Read More »

    STRUCTURE:BODY

    • TSB #205

      Date Announced:
      JUN 20, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10015587

      A CLICKING NOISE CAN OCCUR IN THE AREA OF THE CONVERTIBLE TOP GEAR WHEN THE TOP REACHES THE FINAL OPEN OR CLOSED POSITION. *TT Read More »

    LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH

    • TSB #556

      Date Announced:
      JUN 20, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10017564

      DIFFICULTY IN LATCHING THE FRONT HOOD. WHEN CLOSING THE FRONT HOOD, THE POSITION OF THE HOOD LATCH MAY HAVE MOVED AS A RESULT OF THE SHIFTING BEHAVIOR OF THE THREADED CONNECTIONS OF THE HOOD LATCH. Read More »

    EQUIPMENT

    • TSB #TI-41-14

      Date Announced:
      JUN 26, 2014
      NHTSA ID:
      #10056330

      PORSCHE: IF POWER DISTRIBUTOR PIN, ON SOME VEHICLES, IS CORRODED AND CAUSE HAS BEEN DETERMINED, THEN PIN ON POWER DISTRIBUTOR MUST BE REPLACED. MODEL 2005-2012 911 CARRERA, BOXSTER, CAYMAN. Read More »

    EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

    • TSB #0511

      Date Announced:
      JUN 22, 2005
      NHTSA ID:
      #10015568

      OVERHEATING FAULT IN PCM DISPLAY WHEN USING THE INCORRECT NAVIGATION DVD. *TT Read More »

    CHILD SEAT

    • TSB #8

      Date Announced:
      FEB 01, 2006
      NHTSA ID:
      #10019400

      CURRENT CHILD SEAT OVERVIEW. *TT Read More »

    UNKNOWN OR OTHER

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