Boxster wheel bearing

[G L Francis]

I have an 03 Boxster S (facelift) which needed a wheel bearing replaced after just 16,000 miles. This isn't covered by the Porsche warranty & Porsche have refused a goodwill claim. The mechanic helpfully told me that it was quite a common problem.

Is there a problem with the quality of components used by Porsche or am I just unlucky?

Has anyone else had any luck in persuading Porsche to contribute towards the cost?

Edited by GLF on Monday 15th January 17:20

[andygtt]

Just Unlucky... our 2001 Boxter S has never had a wheel bearing and has done 60k+.

Also the car I am building uses porsche 996 hubs etc and the bearing is much beefier than many others I have seen and the boxter uses the same bearing.

Probably would get more response in the Porsche section tho rather than the readers car though.

[Try5t]

I have to disagree - I have had 3 Boxsters and the wheel bearings failed at the same milegae as all of them. To say I was a little irate would be putting it politely, think i may have told them to stick their 997 as I am off to Ferrari if this what I can expect from their cars. Wrote to Porsche in Reading who then agreed to cover the cost on my last Boxster on a "good will" basis. Having spoken to other owners, they have experienced simialr problems.

[agent006]

Wheel bearings don't seem to have a consitent life really. I've had one last barely a thousand miles, but others last hundreds. Can depend on what use th ecar has (track use on sticky tyres will munch bearings).

[MrFlibbles]

You'd probably get a better resposnce if you posted in the Porsche forum.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/forum.asp?f=48&h=0

[andygtt]

Well following on from my "we've had ours 4years with no problems" statement.... we had to have both rear wheel bearings replaced last week.

Admittedly its done over 50k miles but still rather annoying and not cheap.