Oct 9, 2015EngineFire
THE AUTOMOBILE LOST POWER ON THE NEW JERSEY TURNPIKE. AFTER GLIDING TO A HALT, FIRE WAS NOTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY ENGULFED AND DESTROYED THE WHOLE CAR.
NHTSA ODI 10781046
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What 5 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Porsche 911 Targa 4s Heritage Edition
These are the actual owner complaints behind this car’s reliability verdict, filed with the federal government, unedited. They’re unverified reports, not confirmed defects: read them as leads for your pre-purchase inspection, not a diagnosis.
All (5)Crash / fire / injury (1)Body & structure (1)Electrical system (1)Engine (1)Fuel system (1)Lights (1)Speed control (1)Transmission & drivetrain (1)
1 of 5 complaints match · Engine · crash/fire/injury only · clear filters
Working with the data? Download all 5 complaints as CSV · fetched from NHTSA July 27, 2026
How to use these: a complaint is one owner’s report, filed voluntarily and published unverified. Patterns matter more than any single story. If several owners describe the same failure at similar mileage, put that system at the top of your pre-purchase inspection list. Back to the full 2012 Porsche 911 Targa 4s Heritage Edition verdict →