Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,215,138 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA — including 138,663 crashes, 56,255 fires, and 8,561 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim — NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,215,138 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports — when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report — that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
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Showing 2,690 complaints for PORSCHE
Incident date: Jun 8, 2013
I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH AND I NOTICED THAT THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE STARTED INCREASING AND THAT THERE WAS STEAM BELLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY AND CAR WAS POURING OUT COOLANT FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT - HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER TO INSPECT. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH EPOXY COOLANT PIPE FAILURE WHERE THE EPOXY HAD FAILED TO KEEP COOLANT PIPE IN PLACE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 9, 2013
THE COOLANT FITTINGS FAILED, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.. THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR
Incident date: May 17, 2013
I AM REPORTING THE ISSUE OF COOLANT LINE FITTING FAILURE. I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE YET BUT THAT MY MECHANIC HAS ADVISED ME THAT THIS ISSUE MUST BE ADDRESSED AND REPAIRED BEFORE THERE IS A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS IS A KNOWN AND EXPENSIVE ISSUE SO RATHER THAN WAITING FOR A FAILURE, I WAS ADVISED BY A MECHANIC THAT IT IS GOING TO FAIL AND NEEDS TO BE REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Incident date: Jun 3, 2013
1998 PORSCHE BOXSTER. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED BETWEEN 1997 AND 1998 PORSCHE PRODUCED AN ENGINE WITH TWO KNOWN FLAWS. THE FIRST, WAS THE ENGINE BLOCK, THAT WAS TOO POROUS. IT CAUSED THE CYLINDER WALLS TO CRACK, CAUSING LOSS OF ALL COMPRESSION IN THE CYLINDER, AND THEREFORE RENDERING THE ENGINE USELESS. SECONDLY, THEY DESIGNED A FAULTY INTER... Read more
Incident date: Feb 27, 2009
ENTERED HIGHWAY AND REACHED HIGHWAY SPEED, LOW COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED AND LARGE CLOUD OF SMOKE EXITED THE REAR OF THE CAR. PULLED OVER AND ENGINE BAY SMOKING WITH COOLANT EVERYWHERE INSIDE ENGINE BAY AND OVER REAR OF CAR INCLUDING TIRES. COOLANT HAD COMPLETELY DRAINED DUE TO A GLUED IN FITTING WHICH HAD COME LOOSE. *TR
Incident date: Jun 8, 2011
MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT PORSCHE USED AN INFERIOR AND MECHANICALLY POOR DESIGN FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT LINES. THEY ARE GLUED TOGETHER IN A PLACE WHERE THEY GET HOT. AFTER SEVERAL HEAT CYCLES, THEY WILL FAIL. ALL CARS WITH THIS ENGINE DESIGN WILL HAVE THIS FAILURE OVER TIME. IF THE COOLANT LINES FAIL WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING, THE SLICK COOLANT CAN GET ON THE TIRES AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE... Read more
Incident date: Jun 8, 2011
MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT PORSCHE USED AN INFERIOR AND MECHANICALLY POOR DESIGN FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT LINES. THEY ARE GLUED TOGETHER IN A PLACE WHERE THEY GET HOT. AFTER SEVERAL HEAT CYCLES, THEY WILL FAIL. ALL CARS WITH THIS ENGINE DESIGN WILL HAVE THIS FAILURE OVER TIME. IF THE COOLANT LINES FAIL WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING, THE SLICK COOLANT CAN GET ON THE TIRES AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, THE... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2012
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY PORSCHE TECHNICIAN THAT PORSCHE USED AN INFERIOR AND MECHANICALLY POOR DESIGN FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT LINES. THEY ARE GLUED TOGETHER IN A PLACE WHERE THEY GET HOT. AFTER SEVERAL HEAT CYCLES, THEY WILL FAIL. ALL CARS WITH THIS ENGINE DESIGN WILL HAVE THIS FAILURE OVER TIME. IF THE COOLANT LINES FAIL WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING, THE SLICK COOLANT CAN GET ON THE TIRES AND CAUSE ... Read more
Incident date: May 9, 2012
I HAVE BEEN INFORMED BY MY PORSCHE TECHNICIAN THAT PORSCHE USED AN INFERIOR AND MECHANICALLY POOR DESIGN FOR THE ENGINE COOLANT LINES. THEY ARE GLUED TOGETHER IN A PLACE WHERE THEY GET HOT. AFTER SEVERAL HEAT CYCLES, THEY WILL FAIL. ALL CARS WITH THIS ENGINE DESIGN WILL HAVE THIS FAILURE OVER TIME. IF THE COOLANT LINES FAIL WHILE THE CAR IS MOVING, THE SLICK COOLANT CAN GET ON THE TIRES AND CAUSE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 18, 2013
HAD COOLANT FITTINGS WELDED TO AVOID CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. DONE IN SEATTLE; COST 3485 PLUS 250 SHARKWERKS FITTINGS = 3735 TOTAL. *TR
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
THE EVENT HAPPENED IN 2008. PURCHASED PORSCHE GT 3 FROM PORSCHE DEALER IN 2006. ACCELERATING ONTO A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY FROM AN ENTRANCE RAMP THE CAR MADE A VIOLENT FISHTAIL MOVEMENT IN A COUNTERCLOCWISE DIRECTION CAUSING A 180 DEG. SPIN. I TRIED TO CORRECT BUT NO RESPONSE AND THEN APPLIED BRAKES HEAVILY BUT CAR CONTINUED ITS MOVEMENT EVENTUALLY HITTING A CONCRETE BARRIER IN THE RIGHT REAR. T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
THE EVENT HAPPENED IN 2008. PURCHASED PORSCHE GT 3 FROM PORSCHE DEALER IN 2006. ACCELERATING ONTO A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY FROM AN ENTRANCE RAMP THE CAR MADE A VIOLENT FISHTAIL MOVEMENT IN A COUNTERCLOCWISE DIRECTION CAUSING A 180 DEG. SPIN. I TRIED TO CORRECT BUT NO RESPONSE AND THEN APPLIED BRAKES HEAVILY BUT CAR CONTINUED ITS MOVEMENT EVENTUALLY HITTING A CONCRETE BARRIER IN THE RIGHT REAR. T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Mar 1, 2008
THE EVENT HAPPENED IN 2008. PURCHASED PORSCHE GT 3 FROM PORSCHE DEALER IN 2006. ACCELERATING ONTO A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY FROM AN ENTRANCE RAMP THE CAR MADE A VIOLENT FISHTAIL MOVEMENT IN A COUNTERCLOCWISE DIRECTION CAUSING A 180 DEG. SPIN. I TRIED TO CORRECT BUT NO RESPONSE AND THEN APPLIED BRAKES HEAVILY BUT CAR CONTINUED ITS MOVEMENT EVENTUALLY HITTING A CONCRETE BARRIER IN THE RIGHT REAR. T... Read more
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: Jul 18, 2012
I HAD PRO-ACTIVE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON MY 2004 PORSCHE GT3 COOLANT SYSTEM DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE OF COOLANT PIPES SEPARATING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD THE REPAIR PERFORMED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE (IT IS MY DAILY DRIVER) OR CAUSING A CRASH BEHIND ME. THE REPAIRS COST ME $3900 + CA STATE TAX (7.75%) FOR A TOTAL OF: $4200+. *TR
Incident date: Jul 18, 2012
I HAD PRO-ACTIVE REPAIRS PERFORMED ON MY 2004 PORSCHE GT3 COOLANT SYSTEM DUE TO KNOWN ISSUE OF COOLANT PIPES SEPARATING FROM THE ENGINE. I HAD THE REPAIR PERFORMED BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID OF LOSING CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE (IT IS MY DAILY DRIVER) OR CAUSING A CRASH BEHIND ME. THE REPAIRS COST ME $3900 + CA STATE TAX (7.75%) FOR A TOTAL OF: $4200+. *TR
Incident date: Sep 16, 2011
PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR PREVENTATIVE COOLANT FITTING WELDING. THE EPOXY ON OEM COOLANT FITTINGS IS KNOWN TO FAIL, POTENTIALLY LEAKING COOLANT ON TO THE REAR TIRES OR ROAD SURFACE BEHIND THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING, CREATING A POTENTIALLY DEADLY SCENARIO. *TR
Incident date: May 25, 2013
EXPERIENCED SUDDEN COOLANT LOSS WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADWAY. A BONDED-IN ALUMINUM TUBE (SPIGOT) ON THE COOLANT DISTRIBUTION MANIFOLD POPPED OFF, RESULTING IN A MASSIVE, INSTANT COOLANT LOSS. THE COOLANT DUMPED ALL OVER THE REAR TIRE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO IN TO AN UNCONTROLLABLE SKID, RENDERING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE. LUCKILY MYSELF, MY PASSENGER, AND NO ONE ELSE WAS INJURED. MY VEHICL... Read more
Incident date: May 20, 2013
ENGINE COOLANT LEAK LED TO COMPLETE UPGRADE OF ALL ENGINE COOLANT FITTINGS DUE TO WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM WITH CATASTROPHIC ENGINE COOLANT LOSS FROM SUDDEN DISLODGEMENT OF COOLANT FITTINGS FROM ENGINE. I HAVE SEEN NO FEWER THAN THREE OTHER IDENTICAL MODELS SUFFER SUCH COOLANT LOSS WHILE AT SPEED. MY REPAIRS WERE DONE TO PREVENT A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND/OR COSTLY INCIDENT FROM THIS DESIGN FLAW. ... Read more
Incident date: May 24, 2013
THE COOLANT LINES ON THIS CAR HAVE WELL KNOWN AND DOCUMENTED FAILURE PROBLEMS. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS AND AS SUCH AM GOING TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE. WITH THE FAILURE RATE OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS ON THESE CARS, AND THE USUALLY CATASTROPHIC RESULTS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. I'M GOING TO SPEND MY OWN MONEY TO... Read more
Incident date: Feb 12, 2012
I WAS ACCELERATING UP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS (65 MPH) ON A ON RAMP WHEN I HEARD A POP UNDER THE CAR. I FELT THE CAR SHAKE AND DECIDED TO PULL OVER. I DISCOVERED COOLANT LEAKING FROM UNDER THE CAR AND THE SHAKE WAS CAUSED BY MY REAR TIRES SLIPPING AND TRACTION CONTROL COMPENSATING FOR ACCELERATION UNDER SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. LUCKILY I DIDN'T LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO ANOTHER PERSON THAT MAY HAVE CAUSE... Read more
Incident date: May 13, 2013
I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW FROM PORSCHE AND ALTHOUGH IT ONLY HAS AROUND 14,000 MILES ON IT, I FEEL I MUST LIMIT USE OF THE CAR UNTIL IT GETS THE GLUED COOLANT LINES REPAIRED. I HAVE NOT HAD A FAILURE YET BUT THE RISKS OF WAITING UNTIL THAT HAPPENS ARE HIGH AND COULD EASILY GO BEYOND THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS AND RESULT IN PHYSICAL HARM TO MYSELF, A PASSENGER, OR OTHER MOTORISTS. THE PROBLEM OF CATA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2013
THERE WAS NO INCIDENT, BUT THERE IS A COOLANT SMELL WHICH REGULARLY HAPPENS AFTER A LONG DRIVE. MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT THIS IS BECAUSE THE COOLANT FITTINGS WEEP; I'VE FOUND MANY FORUM POSTS, AND WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT THE LINES BURSTING AND/OR SPILLING IS COMMON IN 996 TURBOS ('01-'05). HE ADVISED ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE PREVENTIVE WELDS TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COOLANT LINES DO NOT UNSEAT AN... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2012
PROBLEM SIMILAR TO CASE PE13009 INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN COOLANT LOSS WHICH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS WELL UNDER HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT (LESS THAN 60MPH). THE PROBLEM OCCUR SUDDEN WITH NO WAY TO AVOID AND CHECK PRIOR INCIDENT HAPPEN. THIS COULD CAUSE HUGE ISSUE TO OTHER MOTORWAY DRIVERS AND I HOPE PORSCHE USA CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. *TR
Incident date: May 1, 2012
PROBLEM SIMILAR TO CASE PE13009 INCIDENTS OF SUDDEN COOLANT LOSS WHICH OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING ON PUBLIC ROADWAYS WELL UNDER HIGHWAY SPEED LIMIT (LESS THAN 60MPH). THE PROBLEM OCCUR SUDDEN WITH NO WAY TO AVOID AND CHECK PRIOR INCIDENT HAPPEN. THIS COULD CAUSE HUGE ISSUE TO OTHER MOTORWAY DRIVERS AND I HOPE PORSCHE USA CAN BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. *TR
Incident date: Apr 15, 2013
WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE CAR TEMPERATURE WENT HIGHER THAN NORMAL. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER THE CAR AND NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS LEAKING SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF COOLANT. TOWED THE CAR BACK HOME. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SOME COOLANT COMING OUT FROM THE GLUED METAL PARTS THAT IS ALSO ATTACHED TO THE COOLANT HOSE. THE PART NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED IN ORDER TO FIX THE... Read more
Incident date: May 12, 2013
WAS TRAVELING ON FREE ENTRY RAMP, AND AS I ENTERED THE FREEWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CAR EXHIBITED A BRIEF SHUDDER AT WHICH TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED AND BEGAN TO BLINK. I NOTICED A VISIBLE WHITE CLOUD OF SMOKE BEHIND THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED FOR APPROXIMATELY 10-15 SECONDS AND THEN REMAINED OFF. I ALSO NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ROSE ABOVE 180F, WHICH IS TH... Read more
Incident date: Mar 13, 2013
MY 911 TURBO SUFFERED A COOLANT SYSTEM FAILURE, AS HAS BEEN WELL DOCUMENTED FOR THIS PARTICULAR ENGINE, THE GT1 3.6 LITER IN THE 2001-2007 TURBO, GT2 AND GT3. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR. UPON PULLING TO A STOP THE CAR HAD DUMPED MOST OF ITS COOLANT. IT WAS FLAT-BEDDED TO THE DEALER AND THE STEEL COOLANT PIPE HAD PULLED OUT OF THE ALUMINUM W... Read more
Incident date: Dec 26, 2010
AN EPOXIED COOLANT FITTING FOR THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THIS RESULTED IN THE SUDDEN LOSS OF MOST ALL THE ENGINES COOLANT ON THE ROADWAY. PERMANENT FIX WAS TO HAVE AUTO REPAIR SHOP WELD THE FITTING IN PLACE. *TR
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
COOLANT PIPE LEAK FROM THE FITTINGS. PROBLEM WITH THE GLUE HOLDING THEM. *TR
Incident date: May 9, 2013
DUE TO A NUMBER OF REPORTED FAILURES OF THE ENGINE COOLANT LINES ON THESE VEHICLES (SEE HTTP://FORUMS.RENNLIST.COM/RENNFORUMS/997-GT2-GT3-FORUM/592328-CATASTROPHIC-COOLANT-HOSE-COUPLING-FAILURE-REGISTRY.HTML FOR REFERENCE), I HAD A PREVENTATIVE PROCEDURE PERFORMED WHERE THE COOLANT LINES WERE WELDED INTO PLACE. IT SEEMS THAT THE ADHESIVE WHICH HOLDS THE LINES IN THE ENGINE FAILS AND ALLOWS THE LI... Read more
Incident date: May 6, 2013
COOLANT LINE/PLASTIC COOLANT HOSE FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY LOW COOLANT LIGHT APPEARED. WITHIN SECONDS, THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING AND THE TEMP. GAGE RAPIDLY BEGAN TO RISE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. I TOWED THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE INDICATED ITS A DESIGN DEFECT FROM PORSCHE AND THE PLASTIC TUBES ARE NOW REPLAC... Read more
Incident date: Apr 26, 2013
ON THE 2013 BOXSTER THE TAILPIPE CAN BURN YOUR LEG IF YOU'RE NOT CAREFULLY WHEN YOU GO TO OPEN THE REAR TRUNK. IT MY VIEW THAT THE TAILPIPE EXTEND TO LONG FROM THE BUMPER OF THE CAR AND THEREFORE, WHEN SOMEONE GOES TO OPEN THE TRUNK YOUR LEG WILL TOUCH THE TAILPIPE. MY WIFE WAS BURN ON HER LEG FROM THE TAILPIPE. I MADE A COMPLAINT TO NORTH AMERICA PORSCHE. I GOT THE FEELING FROM THE SENIOR REP... Read more
Incident date: May 8, 2013
NO INCIDENT OCCURRED. HOWEVER, BASED ON MY KNOWLEDGE OF THE FAILURE OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS IN MY CAR AND WANTING TO TAKE A PROACTIVE STANCE I ELECTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A REMEDY. WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP ON ANOTHER MATTER, THE ENGINE HAD BEEN REMOVED ALLOWING LIMITED ACCESS TO A NUMBER OF THE COOLANT FITTINGS. SINCE THE DEALER DISAVOWED ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM AND WAS THEREFORE UNWILLING T... Read more
Incident date: Jul 16, 2012
COOLANT FITTING FAILURE ON THE GT3/GT2/TURBO GLUED IN FITTINGS. *TR
Incident date: Nov 10, 2012
EARLY COOLANT PIPE LEAKAGE AT ONE OF THE FITTINGS. UNABLE TO REPAIR WITHOUT ENGINE REMOVAL. I CHOSE TO REPAIR ALL COOLANT FITTINGS AT THAT TIME. *TR
Incident date: Apr 5, 2013
COOLANT HOSE FAILURE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RUN MEDIUM/HARD. I LOST 1/2 LITER THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES IN TOTAL, AND ROUGHLY 1 LITER OF COOLANT THE LAST TIME, ALL OVER THE EXHAUST AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL TIRE. LUCKY I DID NOT SPIN OUT OR HAVE MANY CARS BEHIND ME. I CAPTURED PICTURES OF THE LAST LEAK AFTER RETURNING TO MY GARAGE ON 05/03/2013. PRIOR TO THE LAST LEAK, I HAD THE FRONT RADIATOR RE... Read more
Incident date: Apr 25, 2013
I AM SUBMITTING THIS DUE TO THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COOLANT LINES COMING OUT OF THE MOTOR BLOCK. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN TO MY CAR BUT I FELT THE RISK WAS TO HIGH CONSIDERING ALL OF THE DOCUMENTED FAILURES (HTTP://FORUMS.RENNLIST.COM/RENNFORUMS/997-GT2-GT3-FORUM/592328-CATASTROPHIC-COOLANT-HOSE-COUPLING-FAILURE-REGISTRY.HTML ). THIS SERIES OF CARS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO DROP ALL OF THE COOLANT OU... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. INSTANTLY, TEMPERATURE STARTED RISING AND I SHUT IT DOWN. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG BUT I FOUND COOLANT ALL OVER THE REAR WHEELS AND TIRES. AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD, ANOTHER PORSCHE OWNER STOPPED BY. WE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS JUST OVERHEATING, SO WE ADDED WATER. IT SEEMED FINE SO I STARTED DRIVING HOME AND THEN IT HAPPENE... Read more
Incident date: Mar 15, 2013
I WAS DRIVING THE CAR WHEN SUDDENLY THE LOW COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON. INSTANTLY, TEMPERATURE STARTED RISING AND I SHUT IT DOWN. I WASN'T SURE WHAT WAS WRONG BUT I FOUND COOLANT ALL OVER THE REAR WHEELS AND TIRES. AFTER SITTING ON SIDE OF ROAD, ANOTHER PORSCHE OWNER STOPPED BY. WE THOUGHT THE CAR WAS JUST OVERHEATING, SO WE ADDED WATER. IT SEEMED FINE SO I STARTED DRIVING HOME AND THEN IT HAPPENE... Read more
Incident date: Nov 21, 2012
COOLANT FITTING ON ENGINE BLEW OFF ON THE FREEWAY, DUMPING ALL THE COOLANT AND CAUSING A MAJOR TRAFFIC SLOWDOWN. CAR WAS ABLE TO BE REPAIRED BY BONDING (JB WELD) IN THE FITTING INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK. NO ISSUES SINCE. ALSO, THE LEFT FRONT RADIATOR LEAKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Incident date: Jun 26, 2012
I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION. THEY CALLED ME TO INFORM ME THAT ONE OF THE FITTINGS HOLDING MY COOLANT HOSES HAD COME LOOSE AND THIS WAS CAUSING A LEAK OF COOLANT INTO MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD NOT BE SAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR WITHOUT REPLACING THE COOLANT HOSE FITTINGS SINCE IT WOULD SPRAY COOLANT ALL OVER MY TIRES AND THE ROAD. THEY SAID THAT COOLANT... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2013
I OWN A 2002 911 CARRERA TURBO, WHICH HAS A WELL-KNOW AND DOCUMENTED DESIGN DEFECT IN THE ENGINE (GT1 MOTOR). IT IS KNOW AS THE COOLANT-PIPE FAILURE ISSUE. WHILE MY CAR HAS NOT YET SUFFERED A FAILURE, THERE IS A REASONABLE PROBABILITY THAT THE COOLANT PIPES MAY FAIL DURING REGULAR USE, CAUSING A SUBSTANTIAL LIKELIHOOD OF PROPERTY DAMAGE AND PERSONAL INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS UTILIZING THE PUBL... Read more
Incident date: Oct 31, 2007
THE ABOVE CAR HAS A FACTORY WATER COOLING SYSTEM THAT INVOLVES ALUMINUM PIPING THAT IS EPOXIED INTO THE BLOCK AFTER APPROXIMATELY 24 MONTHS OF USE THE EPOXY FAILS AND ALL THE COOLANT IS EVACUATED FROM THE SYSTEM ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND THE GROUND THE MOTOR COULD SEIZE AND THE COOLANT ON THE ROAD IN THAT VOLUME CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR OTHER DRIVERS.THE EPOXY FIX OFFERED BY PORSCHE FAILED ... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2013
HELLO, I DO NOT HAVE AN INCIDENT YET. HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY CONCERN THAT THE COOLANT PIPE WILL COME APART WHILE DRIVING CAUSING MASSIVE COOLANT LEAK. THE SLIPPERY COOLANT CAN CAUSE SPINS AND CRASHES FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. THANK YOU. LINK FOR DETAILED INFORMATION: HTTP://SHARKWERKS.COM/PORSCHE/TECHNICAL-ARTICLES/327-THE-GT1-COOLANT-PIPE-PREVENTION-FIX-ON-GT1-BLOCK-GT3-GT2-TURB... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2011
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO A CHARITY EVENT HOSTED BY A HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM WHEN I NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM MY ENGINE BAY. ALL MY CARS COOLANT LEAKED OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND IT CREATED A VERY LARGE PUDDLE. MY WHEELS WERE COVERED IN COOLANT AND IT CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR THE PARTICIPANTS BEHIND ME WHO WERE FOLLOW ME INTO THE CAR WAS. AS ALL OF THE COOLANT EVACUATED MY CAR, ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2011
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO A CHARITY EVENT HOSTED BY A HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM WHEN I NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM MY ENGINE BAY. ALL MY CARS COOLANT LEAKED OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND IT CREATED A VERY LARGE PUDDLE. MY WHEELS WERE COVERED IN COOLANT AND IT CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR THE PARTICIPANTS BEHIND ME WHO WERE FOLLOW ME INTO THE CAR WAS. AS ALL OF THE COOLANT EVACUATED MY CAR, ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 14, 2011
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO A CHARITY EVENT HOSTED BY A HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS TEAM WHEN I NOTICED STEAM COMING FROM MY ENGINE BAY. ALL MY CARS COOLANT LEAKED OUT INTO THE PARKING LOT AND IT CREATED A VERY LARGE PUDDLE. MY WHEELS WERE COVERED IN COOLANT AND IT CREATED AN UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION FOR THE PARTICIPANTS BEHIND ME WHO WERE FOLLOW ME INTO THE CAR WAS. AS ALL OF THE COOLANT EVACUATED MY CAR, ... Read more
Incident date: May 2, 2013
COOLING FITTING FAILURE ON PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS 2007 WITH GLUED IN FITTINGS. *TR
Incident date: Mar 16, 2013
CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF COOLANT DUE TO COOLANT FITTINGS POPPING OUT. LOW SPEED, STRAIGHT LINE DRIVING AT THE TIME SO THERE WAS NO EXCURSION, HOWEVER REAR TIRES WERE SERIOUSLY WETTED AND IF I HAD BEEN IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES IT COULD HAVE CAUSED VEHICLE/PROPERTY DAMAGE AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY. *TR
Incident date: Nov 13, 2012
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 PORSCHE 911 GT3. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE HOSE FITTINGS FOR THE ENGINE COOLING SYSTEM WERE FAULTY AND WOULD EVENTUALLY FAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE HOSE FITTINGS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MECHANIC WAS CONVINCED THA... Read more