71 of the
89 complaints filed about the Porsche 911 Turbo
are about the engine —
80% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 2007.
AFTER 1 HOUR OF SLOW 880-N HIGHWAY STOP AND GO DRIVING IN TRAFFIC, A LARGE COLUMN OF STEAM WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE OF VEHICLE WHILE EXITING INTERSTATE. IMMEDIATELY OBSERVED HUGE COOLANT PUDDLE DEVELOPING ON FREEWAY OFFRAMP, AND ALERTS ON DASHBOARD GAUGES ("CHECK COOLANT LEVEL"). UPON STOPPING THE CAR IT WAS OBSERVED ONE OF THE COOLANT HOSES LEADING FROM THE WATER PUMP HAD COME LOOSE. THESE ARE HOSE FITTINGS WHICH ARE EPOXIED INTO THE ALUMINUM WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM WHICH COME LOOSE OVER TIME AFTER THE EPOXY BECOMES BRITTLE WITH AGE. THE ENGINE DEPOSITED ITS ENTIRE COOLANT SYSTEM QUANTITY RAPIDLY ONTO THE EXIT OFFRAMP OF THE HIGHWAY WHICH MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A CRASH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY WELL DOCUMENTED ISSUE AFFECTING GT1 BLOCK ENGINES MADE BY PORSCHE IN THE 996TT, 996 GT2, GT3, AND 997 TT VEHICLES.
NHTSA complaint #11092777 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
LOST ALL THE FLUID WHILE DRIVING ENGINE HOSE FELL OUT OF FITTING COMMON PROBLEM ON THESE CARS FROM WHAT I READ. SCARED THE HELL OUT OF ME LOST CONTROL OF CAR THANK GOD I DIDN'T NOT SMASH.
NHTSA complaint #10984795 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
PURCHASED VEHICLE FROM PORSCHE DEALER ON JAN 2 2017 AND OPERATED IT 1600 MILES BEFORE IT BLEW A COOLANT FITTING AND EXPELLED COOLANT ALL OVER THE ROAD , REAR TIRE, AND REAR OF CAR. I WAS ON A BUSY INTERSTATE ON RAMP AND HEARD THE BELTS SQUEAL AND SAW STEAM IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR. I COULD HAVE VERY EASILY LOST TRACTION IF THERE WERE NO CARS AHEAD OF ME GOING SLOW. LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURN THE CAR OFF BEFORE CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE. NO ONE BEHIND ME LOST TRACTION IN THE SLICK COOLANT FORTUNATELY . EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITION THAT COULD EASILY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO SELLING DEALER 3 DAYS OUT OF WARRANTY AND RECEIVED AN ESTIMATE OF $5200 TO REPAIR A COOLANT HOSE. OFFERED A 15% DISCOUNT, THEN AN ADDITIONAL $1000 OFF. I RESEARCHED THE COMMON COOLANT FITTING ISSUE WHERE THE EPOXIED FITTING COMES LOOSE OR ONE OF THE PLASTIC FITTINGS BREAK. THE SERVICE MANAGER ACTED LIKE HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT AND SAID THEY WOULD REPLACE THE ONE HOSE . DECLINED REPAIR AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IT WAS A FITTING , NOT A HOSE AS THE SERVICE ADVISOR HAD STATED. ONE OTHER FITTING WAS ABOUT TO FAIL AS WELL. THIS LARGE WELL KNOWN SHOP PERFORMS UPGRADES TO THESE FITTINGS BY WELDING THEM SO THEY WON'T LET GO. $5000 TO FIX ALL SEVEN FITTINGS. WELD 5 ALUMINUM FITTINGS AND REPLACE THE 2 PLASTIC ONES WITH ALUMINUM AND WELD THEM ALSO. DEFINITELY A DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD PUT A DRIVER AND OTHERS IN A BAD SITUATION. BEEN WITHOUT THE CAR FOR OVER 3 WEEKS SO FAR .
NHTSA complaint #10969029 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN DECEMBER 2015, ON A LOCAL ROAD NEAR MY HOME, THE ENGINE BEGAN EMITTING A LARGE STEAM CLOUD BEHIND THE VEHICLE AND THE COOLANT LEVEL LIGHT APPEARED. I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK BEHIND THE CAR. I HAD THE CAR TAKEN TO A SHOP, AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE ISSUES AS ONE OF THE COOLANT PIPES HAD SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE AND DUMPED ALL OF THE COOLANT ON THE ROAD. IN THE ATTACHED IMAGE YOU CAN SEE THE SEPARATED COOLANT PIPE FROM THE ENGINE TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE PICTURE. GIVEN THE COST OF REPAIR, I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL SUMMER OF 2016 TO HAVE THE REPAIR COMPLETED.
NHTSA complaint #10939285 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FROM A STOP I ACCELERATED IN A STRAIGHT LINE ONTO A FREEWAY ON-RAMP. APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS LATER I NOTICED A SQUEALING SOUND FROM THE ENGINE BELTS. I LOOKED IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND NOTICED A LARGE VOLUME OF STEAM COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. HAVING READ ABOUT OTHER PEOPLES EXPERIENCES WITH THIS ISSUE I IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE FREEWAY AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE, STOPPED THE CAR, AND TURNED IT OFF TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AS ALL COOLANT HAD EXITED THE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #10795267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING ON THE PUTNAM PARK ROAD COURSE TRACK ON 9/12/15, AND ONE OF MY COOLANT FITTINGS BROKE LOOSE FROM THE DEFECTIVE PORSCHE ADHESIVE. IT SPEWED COOLANT ALL OVER THE TRACK, CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO LOSE CONTROL. I HAD A PORSCHE DEALER REMEDY THE SITUATION BY PINNING THE FITTINGS AND APPLYING NEW ADHESIVE.
NHTSA complaint #10765255 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
COOLANT PIPES COME APART WHILE DRIVING AND THERE WAS RAPID LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. THE PROBLEM EXISTS ON THE GT1 MOTOR BECAUSE THERE ARE A COUPLE COOLANT PIPES IN THESE MOTORS THAT ARE NOT A SINGLE CAST PIECE: THE LARGER CAST PIECES HAVE EXTRUDED INLET/OUTLET TUBES THAT ARE CONNECTED USING AN ADHESIVE. THERE IS NO METAL-TO-METAL FRICTION OR PRESS-FIT TO KEEP THESE TUBES IN PLACE, SO AFTER ENOUGH HEAT CYCLES THE ADHESIVE WILL SOFTEN/LOOSEN UP AND THE TUBE WILL COME OUT OF THE CAST BLOCK (WITH THE HOSE STILL ATTACHED), RESULTING IN A RAPID LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT. ....UPDATED 04/25/16
NHTSA complaint #10716256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHILE ACCELERATING WHEN I FELT THE CAR SQUIRM AND NOTICED A LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE BILLOWING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND IDENTIFIED THE ISSUE AS A CATASTROPHIC COOLANT LEAK FROM THE ENGINE AREA (REAR) OF THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE VEHICLE TRANSPORTED HOME AND THEN TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A COOLANT LINE THAT BECAME SEPARATED FROM THE ENGINE BLOCK. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT PORSCHE, FROM THE FACTORY, USED AN ADHESIVE LIKE MATERIAL TO MATE THE CONNECTORS OF THE COOLANT LINES AND ENGINE AND AFTER USAGE THEY WILL COME APART CAUSING COOLANT TO BE HEMORRHAGED ONTO THE ENGINE AND POTENTIALLY WHEELS/TIRES CAUSING FOR VERY DANGEROUS ROAD CONDITIONS. DURING THE INCIDENT I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE COOLANT CONTACTING THE TIRES WHICH WOULD NOT HAVE OTHERWISE HAPPENED HAD PORSCHE NOT MANUFACTURED THEIR VEHICLES IN THE AFOREMENTIONED WAY. I AS WELL AS OTHERS ON THE ROAD WERE PUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF THIS MANUFACTURING ISSUE.
NHTSA complaint #10682527 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 15 NORTHBOUND WHEN I FELT THE REAR END OF MY CAR SLIP. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPG IN 5TH GEAR ON A 68 DEGREE EVENING. I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND SAW SMOKE / STEAM COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I PULLED OVER AS SOON AS I COULD, WHICH WAS APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE LATER. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN NHTSA ACTION PE13009.
NHTSA complaint #10681862 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE LISTED ABOVE 2007 PORSCHE 911 TURBO ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 15TH 2014 FROM CARLSTADT NEW JERSEY. I BEGAN TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO WHERE I CURRENTLY LIVE IN SUMMERVILLE, SC. APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES INTO THE DRIVE A LIGHT CAME ON IN THE GAUGE WHICH SAID COOLANT FAILURE. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I OPENED THE REAR HATCH WHERE THE ENGINE IS HOUSED TO REVEAL STEAM POURING FROM THE BACK OF THE CAR. I CALLED AAA TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO THE NEAREST PORSCHE DEALERSHIP OFF THE NEW JERSEY INTERSTATE WHICH HAPPENED TO BE RAY CATENA PORSCHE OF EDISON NEW JERSEY. THE DEALERSHIP HAS VERIFIED THAT INDEED IT WAS A COOLANT FAILURE WHICH HAPPENS ON MODELS WITH GT1 ENGINE BLOCKS INCLUDING MY VEHICLE ABOVE. THE COOLANT FAILURE RESULTING IN ME ALMOST LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. PORSCHE OF NORTH AMERICA IS REFUSING TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS AN ISSUE ON THESE VEHICLES WHICH IS WHY I'M FILING A COMPLIANT. MY VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY STILL BEING DIAGNOSE FURTHER BY THE DEALER TO SEE IF ANY ADDITIONAL DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE TO THE MOTOR, WHICH HAS LEFT ME WITHOUT MY VEHICLE FOR OVER THREE WEEKS.
NHTSA complaint #10641993 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I NOTICED A SMALL COOLANT LEAK FROM THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ENGINE. THIS LEAK BECAME MORE PROMINENT OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE IT EVALUATED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT 4 OUT OF 6 COOLANT FITTINGS WERE LEAKING. THE DESIGN FROM PORSCHE HAS THE COOLANT HOSES AFFIXED USING AN EPOXY. AFTER MANY HEAT CYCLES AND TIME, THIS EPOXY FAILS AND COOLANT LEAKS FROM THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE MUST BE REMOVED TO PROPERLY FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT IS GOING TO COST ME APPROXIMATELY $6,000. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR THIS CAR AND IS SOMETHING PORSCHE SHOULD TAKE CARE OF.
NHTSA complaint #10597773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ALL CONNECTION PIECES THAT CONNECT TO A RUBBER HOSE ARE LEAKING. THE PIPE THAT COMES OUT OF THE CASTING IS GLUED FROM THE FACTORY. AFTER TIME THE TUBE WILL MOVE AND WATER STARTS COMING OUT IN BETWEEN THE PIPE AND THE CASTING. YOU AN GO TO THIS WEB ADDRESS AND SE WHAT I'M RAKING ABOUT. THIS FROM WHAT I HAVE HEARD AND NOW MY ON CAR IS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENS TO ALL 2007 PORSCHE TURBO ENGINES. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND PORSCHE DOESN'T WANT TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY. I'M GETTING IT FIXED NOW AND COST IS GOING TO BE OVER $2,000.00 DOLLARS. JUST LIKE THE IMS BEARING FAILURE ON PREVIOUS PORSCHE CARS IT'S GOING TO TAKE AWHILE BEFORE PORSCHE WANTS TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ANYONE WITH THIS ISSUE. HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=WIL2-VBANVK THE ABOVE WEB-SITE WILL SHOW YOU ONE OF THE ISSUES. IT WILL NOT SHOW YOU THAT ALL PIPES ARE OR WILL COME LOOSE. I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET THIS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THANKS
NHTSA complaint #10583345 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I NOTICED A SMALL POOL OF COOLANT UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH I BELIEVE THE CAR IS SUFFERING FROM A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE COOLING FIXTURES THAT ARE GLUED ONTO THE MOTOR RATHER THAN WELDED. AMAZING THAT A CAR THIS EXPENSIVE WOULD HAVE SUCH A POORLY THOUGHT OUT PROBLEM LIKE THIS. I WILL TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR ESTIMATES BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT AN ENGINE REMOVAL IS REQUIRED AND ALL COOLANT FIXTURES NEED TO BE WELDED. THIS IS A RATHER EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY FLAWED DESIGN. I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR ONLY A FEW TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT AND NOTICE A POOL OF COOLANT EVERY TIME THE CAR IS PARKED. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL FIXED AS I UNDERSTAND THE COOLANT LEAK CAN BE A HAZARD TO BE ME WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS THE CARS BEHIND ME IF I SUFFER A CATASTROPHIC COOLANT LOSS.
NHTSA complaint #10559491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I HAD CATASTROPHIC COOLANT FAILURE. A HOSE ON MY COOLANT SYSTEM POPPED OFF WHILE DRIVING CAUSING ALL OF THE COOLANT TO GUSH OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR, THE CAR DID SLIP A BIT I WAS ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS TO 911 TURBO'S OFTEN DUE TO THE FACT THAT 8 HOSES WERE ATTACHED ONLY WITH A GLUE THAT CAN GIVE OUT AT ANY TIME. MY LOCAL PORSCHE SHOP WANTS $3000 TO DROP THE MOTOR AND REPAIR/FIX THE 8 HOSES. FROM MY READING ONLINE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS OFTEN TO THIS MOTOR IN CARS FROM 2001-2013.
NHTSA complaint #10558119 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
MY CAR BEGAN LEAKING COOLANT. AFTER TOWING MY CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP I WAS TOLD MY METAL COOLANT FITTINGS ARE HELD IN WITH EPOXY AND ONE OF THEM HAD FAILED. TO REPAIR THIS IS A $6000.00 JOB. AFTER CALLING THE DEALER I FOUND OUT THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM BUT THAT PORSCHE IS UNWILLING TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP THE CAR OWNERS PAY FOR IT AT THIS TIME. I THINK ANY TIME YOU HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT IS THAT EXPENSIVE TO FIX YOU SHOULD AT HELP A LITTLE WITH THAT PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10547074 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVING AT A CONSTANT 50MPH AND HAD A VERY STRONG COOLANT SMELL COME THROUGH THE CABIN. PULLED OVER AND SAW COOLANT SLOWLY DRIPPING UNDER ENGINE. LET CAR COOL DOWN AND DROVE HOME. HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR SINCE. SCHEDULED A APPOINTMENT WITH DEALER FOR 08/08/13.
NHTSA complaint #10533689 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUMMARY: FAILURE OF COOLANT HOSES DURING NORMAL OPERATION OF VEHICLE, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE FLUSHING OF ALL COOLANT ONTO ROAD SURFACE AND INTO ENGINE BAY. IMMEDIATE ENGINE SHUTDOWN REQUIRED TO PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE. OBSERVED RISKS INCLUDE: PANIC SITUATION TO OPERATOR AND PASSENGERS OF VEHICLE; CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO OVERHEATING AND CONSEQUENT ACCIDENT THREAT; LOSS OF TRACTION TO VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC DUE TO HIGH VOLUME OF COOLANT ON ROAD SURFACE; VAPOR TRAIL LIMITING VISIBILITY OF SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC; ROADSIDE ACCIDENT HAZARD AFFECTING VEHICLE AND SUBSEQUENT TRAFFIC. DETAILS: SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013, ~7:15PM ET, NASSAU COUNTY NY - WESTBOUND ON STATE ROUTE 24 - HEMPSTEAD TURNPIKE. DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH IN 3RD GEAR, VEHICLE OPERATOR NOTICED A THICK CLOUD OF VAPOR EMANATING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE, OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. OPERATOR BROUGHT VEHICLE TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, WHEREUPON THE ODOR OF BURNING COOLANT WAS DETECTED. HAVING BEEN FAMILIARIZED WITH REPORTS OF LIKE VEHICLES BEING AFFLICTED WITH THESE SYMPTOMS, OPERATOR IMMEDIATELY PLACED VEHICLE INTO REVERSE AND BACKED VEHICLE OFF OF ROUTE 24 AND ONTO A SIDE STREET, AND TURNED OFF VEHICLE BY REMOVING THE KEY. OPERATOR OBSERVED THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 75 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, AND THE VEHICLE'S REPORTED (REMAINING) COOLANT TEMPERATURE TO BE APPROXIMATELY 190 DEGREES CENTIGRADE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ALL OTHER VEHICLE SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND ITS ENGINE, INTAKE, AND COOLING SYSTEMS ARE UNMODIFIED, FACTORY SPECIFICATION. OPERATOR HAS PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCE OF THE EVENT AND WILL PROVIDE TO NHTSA AND RELATED PARTIES UPON LAWFUL REQUEST.
NHTSA complaint #10532180 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.